Hosted at the Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
The 2024 PromoStandards Technology Summit is the premier Promotional Products Technology Event. The Technology Summit features three days of education tracks focusing on industry relevant technology, PromoStandards Integrations and provides ample opportunity to network with industry peers. This event anticipates 200 attendees from over 75 companies.
Attending Companies:
AIA, AIM Smarter, Alphabroder, ALPI.NET, American Solutions for Business, Amla Commerce, Antera Software USA, AnyPromo, Apollo, ASI Central, AWS/Artwork Services USA, BallPro, BamBams, BAMKO, Boost Engagement, Brikl, Broken Arrow Wear, Calibre International, Cap America, Charles River Apparel, commonsku, Consolidus, Custom Logo USA, Distributor Central, Dubow, epromos, eRetailing – FAST Platform, Essent Corporation, Executive Advertising, eXtendTech, Facilis Group, FulFill Engine, G&G Outfitters, Inc., Gallardo Solutions, Geiger, Gemline, Get Moore solutions, GNS World, Goldstar, Halo Branded Solution, Headwear USA, Hit Promotional Products, HPG Brands, iDex International, Integrity Inspired, Innovation Line, iPROMOTEu, Koozie Group/IMAGEN, Kotis Design, Logomark, MadeToOrder Inc, Merch, Midsouth Apparel Solutions, OMG, Overture Promotions Inc, PCNA, Peerless, powerweave, PrintNow Technologies, Proforma, PromoHunt, Robertson Marketing Group, SanMar, Snugz USA, Spector & Co, Staples, Starline, Storm Creek, The Image Group, Summit Group, S&S Activewear, SwagFlo, Thumbprint, TechLiere, Triple Crown Products, Vantage, Web Services Pros, WolfMark, ZOOMcatalog, and more.
Event Agenda
Sunday, Feb 4, 2024
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Annual Members Meeting
Hosted by Amy Rabideau, SVP Strategy & Innovation at Facilisgroup, Vice ChairandJon Norris, VP of Process Improvement at Hit Promotional Products, Board Member
Speaker: Eric Alessi, President & CEO at Essent, Immediate Past Chair
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
Monday, Feb 5, 2024
7:00 am – 8:30 am Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome
Hosted by Amy Rabideau, SVP Strategy & Innovation at Facilisgroup, Vice Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
8:45 am – 10:00 am Keynote Presentation: AI & Cybersecurity Legal Trends
Speaker: Stephen Reynolds, CIPP/US, CISSP
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
10:15 am – 11:00 am Scaling PromoStandards Breakout Session
Hosted by: Phil Gergen, CIO at Koozie Group, Treasurer
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
Intro to PromoStandards Breakout Session
Hosted by : Steve Luisser, Senior Software Architect at Hit Promotional Products, Standards committee
Location: Del Prado Room, 5th Floor
11:00 am – 11:30 am Networking Break
Location: Courtyard
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Implementing PS Directory APIs Breakout Session
Hosted by: Jon Norris, VP of Process Improvement at Hit Promotional Products, Board Member
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
PromoStandards Best Practices Breakout Session
Hosted by: Ajay Kaul, Application Support Manager at SanMar, Best Practices Committee Chair
Location: Del Prado Room, 5th Floor
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm General Session: AI in Promo, A Deep Dive with our PromoStandards Hack-A-Thon Participants
Hosted by: Jon Norris, VP of Process Improvement at Hit Promotional Products, Board Member
Join us in recognizing our 2023 Hack-A-Thon Winners!
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm The Credentials Conundrum: Panel & Discussion about successes and challenges in PromoStandards
Credentialing
Hosted by: David Shutlz, VP Supplier Partnerships at commonsku, Service Provider Committee Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
NetSuite Implementations Breakout Session
Hosted by: Dino Bangiorno, Managing Director at eXtendTech, Service Provider Committee
Location: Del Prado Room, 5th Floor
3:30pm – 4:00 pm Networking Break
Location: Courtyard
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Addressing Decorators Integration Needs Breakout Session
Hosted by: Robert Guler, Founder at WebServicesPros/PromoLink, Decorator Workgroup Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
SOC2 Journey
Hosted by: Daniel Becker, CTO at Kotis Design, Board Member
Location: Del Prado Room, 5th Floor
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Opening Reception, Dinner and Entertainment
Join us for drinks, food and fun poolside and beachside at Don CeSar
Location: South Pool and Beach Access, Ground Level
Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome
Hosted by Catherine Graham, Co-Founder & CEO at commonsku, Board Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
8:45 am – 10:00 am Keynote Presentation: Generating Value from Data: Building a Data Science Practice
Speaker: Andrew Larsen, PhD., Director of Data Science at Jobcase Inc
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
10:00 am – 10:30 am Networking Break
Location: Courtyard
10:30 am – 11:45 am General Session: An Exclusive Panel Interview with Promo Industry CIOs with Q & A
Hosted by: Dustin Downing, CPO at OrderMyGear, Board Member
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Industry Technology Round Tables
Hosted by Beki Ellis, Information Technology Analyst at SanMar, MMEC Committee
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
Join open discussions on trending industry topics or discuss your integration projects one-on-one with supplier and service provider table hosts
Topics: ERP Selection & Implementation, Hiring and Retaining the Best Employees, Streamlining the Credentialing Process, Best Practices, Supplier Challenges, Distributor Challenges, Volunteer Opportunities, AI in Promo, Getting Started with PromoStandards, Product Data in PromoStandards, What are the PromoStandards Pain Points? and Managing Remote Teams. More topics available.
Participating suppliers & service providers: commonsku, DistributorCentral, Essent, Facilisgroup, Hit Promotional Products, Koozie/IMAGEN, and SanMar.More tables available.
2:30pm – 3:00 pm Networking Break
Location: Courtyard
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Committee Meetings & Free Time
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dine-around Dinners
Network with your peers as you join groups for local Tampa waterfront dining options. This opportunity to collaborate with other industry technologists is an attendee favorite!
Location: Lobby Level
Wednesday, Feb 7, 2024
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
8:30 am – 9:00 am PromoStandards Person of the Year Awards
Hosted by Phil Gergen, CIO at Koozie Group, Treasurer
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
9:00 am – 10:00 am Keynote Presentation: The Key to Successful Projects
Speaker: Jana Markowitz, Founder & Principal Consultant of The Collective Mind
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
10:00 am – 10:30 am Networking Break
Location: Courtyard
10:30 am – 11:15 am Introduction of New PromoStandards Services – Order Management, Order Status 2.0, OSN 2.1
Hosted by Eric Shonebarger, President at Hit Promotional Products, Standards Committee Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
11:15 am – 12:30 pm Introduction of What’s Next with PromoStandards – PPC 2.0, Credentialing, Decorator Services
Hosted by Eric Shonebarger, President at Hit Promotional Products, Standards Committee Chair
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Tech Summit Wrap Up
Hosted by Catherine Graham, Co-Founder & CEO at commonsku, Board Chair and Jon Norris, VP of Process Improvement at Hit Promotional Products, Board Member
Location: Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Closing Lunch
Location: King Charles Room, 5th Floor
