Manufacturing & Industrial

Champions of Manufacturing 2026

Champions of Manufacturing 2026 is where modern manufacturers come to see and hear about what is actually working - and how to apply it fast. This year’s events focus on the proof that AI, Adaptive ERP, and a Connected Workforce are already delivering measurable results across manufacturing. The event features in-person experiences designed to remove hesitat…

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56Speakers
0Sponsors
76On the bill · sessions
20Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Champions, in alphabetical order.
AJ Heiner
VP of Manufacturing · The Campbell's Company
Alfred Carandang
VP, Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Strategies · Ferrara
Amit Sharma
President, Manufacturing ERP
Anam Rahman
VP of GTM - ChampionAI
Anand Chiddarwar
VP, Chief Architecture
Angie Martin
Sr. Manager of Operational Excellence, Salty Snack Division · The Hershey Company
Anise Madh
CEO · Strategic Information Group
Ben Sattler
Director of Software Engineering · Logan Consulting
Bryan Eldridge
Director, Professional Services
Bryan Lovett
Sr. Procurement Systems Specialist · KION Group
Can Koku
Product Manager - SRM
Carlos García
VP Product Management - Integrations
Chaitanya Josyula
Head of Product, Platform - ERP
Crystal Kuthoor
Implementation Manager
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis
Founder of XPRIZE and Executive Founder of Singularity University
Dwarak Bakshi
VP of Engineering
Elaine Marshman
Director, Services Implementation Standards
Eric Jogun
VP of Coaching · Redzone
Frank Homann
VP & General Manager, Connected Mobility Solutions · Molex
French Williams
Director of IT · Royal Technologies
Hood Gardner
Information Systems Manager · ITW
Ivan Sauceda
Plant Manager · Reyes Automotive Group
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Agenda

Selected from 76 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00 - 3:00 PM

    Adaptive ERP: The Intelligent Backbone | How Manufacturers Modernize, Operationalize AI, and Build Systems of Action

    This session directly addresses concerns about modernization by providing a practical modernization story built around real customer experiences, implementation lessons, partner ex…

  • 1:00 - 3:00 PM

    General Session: Speed, Visibility, and Winning

    This Q&A discussion will explore the leadership principles that separate good organizations from championship organizations, and why sustained success ultimately depends on helping…

  • 1:00 - 5:00 PM

    User Group Breakout Sessions

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    User Group Breakout Sessions

  • 12:00 - 1:00 PM

    Networking Lunch

  • 12:00 - 1:00 PM

    Private Lunch (Supply Chain only)

    Supply Chain
  • 1:30 - 3:00 PM

    Round Table Discussion (Supply Chain only): Navigating Global Trade in an Era of Tariffs, Sanctions, and Scrutiny

    This round table brings together supply chain professionals, 3PLs and manufacturers to discuss key operational challenges - product classification, RPS, PGA/CPSC requirements, and …

    Supply Chain
  • 3:25 - 5:00 PM

    Built-In, Not Bolted On: The New Era of Integrated Warehousing

    QAD's fully integrated Warehousing solution in Adaptive ERP eliminates the wall between ERP and warehouse management. This session shows its capabilities, including smart putaway, …

  • 3:25 - 5:00 PM

    Champion Assist for Adaptive ERP & SRM

    Explore how Champion Assist brings a natural language interface to QAD Adaptive ERP and QAD SRM - helping users query, navigate, and take action inside the core system without leav…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 20 companies, parsed from the program.

Twenty companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
20Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

68% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite611%
  • Founder / Owner24%
  • VP-level1527%
  • Director / Head of1527%
  • Manager / Lead916%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles713%

Of 56 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Redzone4V
  2. 02Ferrara2V
  3. 03KION Group2V
  4. 04Logan Consulting2V
  5. 05Reyes Automotive Group2V
  6. 06Tenneco2V
  7. 07The Hershey Company2V
  8. 08AmSafe Aviation1V
  9. 09Aphena Pharma Solutions1V
  10. 10Arista Consulting1V
  11. 11Autokiniton1V
  12. 12ITW1V
  13. 13Lasko1V
  14. 14Molex1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.