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What is Empower?

What is Empower?

What is Empower?

Empower is Lyric’s annual conference for supply chain leaders navigating a faster, more volatile world.

Empower is Lyric’s annual conference for supply chain leaders navigating a faster, more volatile world.

Empower is Lyric’s annual conference for supply chain leaders navigating a faster, more volatile world.

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Conversations will highlight a shift from static, silo'd plans to intelligent, connected, and agile decision-making across the enterprise.

Conversations will highlight a shift from static, silo'd plans to intelligent, connected, and agile decision-making across the enterprise.

Conversations will highlight a shift from static, silo'd plans to intelligent, connected, and agile decision-making across the enterprise.

Why Attend?

Why Attend?

Why Attend?

Network with 300+ supply chain leaders shaping the industry

Thought Leadership

01

Hear from keynote speakers who offer a clear perspective on where supply chains are headed and how better decisions create competitive advantage.

Inspiring Perspectives

02

Learn how real teams are improving planning, modeling, and execution to adapt faster in a changing environment through curated sessions.

Hands-On Learning

03

Build practical skills you can apply immediately, with pre-event expert-led training designed around real workflows.

Community & Connection

04

Learn from practitioners tackling real-world supply chain challenges.

Join 300+ supply chain leaders in Chicago.

Join 300+ supply chain leaders in Chicago.

REGISTER NOW

August 11-13

August 11-13

Agenda at a Glance

Agenda at a Glance

Agenda at a Glance

Day 1

Aug 11, Tuesday

  • Pre-Event Training

  • Welcome Reception

Day 2

Aug 12, Wednesday

  • Empower Kickoff

  • Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

  • Evening Dinner and After Party

Day 3

Aug 13, Thursday

  • Rooftop Morning Yoga

  • Half Day of Focused Sessions

Day 1

Aug 11, Tuesday

  • Pre-Event Training

  • Welcome Reception

Day 2

Aug 12, Wednesday

  • Empower Kickoff

  • Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

  • Evening Dinner and After Party

Day 3

Aug 13, Thursday

  • Rooftop Morning Yoga

  • Half Day of Focused Sessions

Day 1

Aug 11, Tuesday

  • Pre-Event Training

  • Welcome Reception

Day 2

Aug 12, Wednesday

  • Empower Kickoff

  • Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

  • Evening Dinner and After Party

Day 3

Aug 13, Thursday

  • Rooftop Morning Yoga

  • Half Day of Focused Sessions

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & AI OFFICER

Ekta Chopra

e.l.f. BEAUTY

SENIOR DIRECTOR, END-TO-END PLANNING

Armand Frigo

fairlife

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Amit Jhunjhunwala

FIVE BELOW

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Andy Kung

BEYOND BETTER FOODS

SENIOR MANAGER, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK OPTIMIZATION

Roberto Mendoza

SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS

DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

Natesh Rao

MONDELĒZ

SENIOR MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN DATA SCIENTIST

Bachar Sbeiti

e.l.f. BEAUTY

SOLUTIONS ANALYST

Jake Speiser

RED CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION

VICE PRESIDENT, REVENUE MANAGEMENT

Carl Spendale

POST HOLDINGS

SENIOR MANAGER, NETWORK DESIGN AND SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS

Teresa Viola

EXOL

Pre-Event Training

Pre-Event Training

Pre-Event Training

Join us for complimentary, hands-on, builder-focused sessions to help you get more out of Lyric - and more out of Empower.

Join us for complimentary, hands-on, builder-focused sessions to help you get more out of Lyric - and more out of Empower.

Join us for complimentary, hands-on, builder-focused sessions to help you get more out of Lyric - and more out of Empower.

Beginner:

Intro to Lyric - From Zero to App

Best for: New users or app-only users ready to start building.

This hands-on session introduces you to demand forecasting as your entry point into the platform. Work alongside Lyric's data engineering agent to clean and shape your data, then run state-of-the-art AI time-series models alongside traditional statistical and ML algorithms. You'll leave knowing how to build a demand planning product for any supply chain.

Beginner:

Intro to Lyric - From Zero to App

Best for: New users or app-only users ready to start building.

Beginner:

Intro to Lyric - From Zero to App

This hands-on session introduces you to demand forecasting as your entry point into the platform. Work alongside Lyric's data engineering agent to clean and shape your data, then run state-of-the-art AI time-series models alongside traditional statistical and ML algorithms. You'll leave knowing how to build a demand planning product for any supply chain.

Intermediate:

Building in Lyric - Modeling & Analysis Foundations

Best for: Intermediate builders ready to go deeper into Lyric's core building workflow.

Import data, shape it into clean tables, and build reusable metrics for analysis. When things don't go as expected, Lyric's modeling agent helps you debug and iterate faster. You'll validate results, explore scenarios in dashboards, and understand how models connect downstream to decision workflows.

Intermediate:

Building in Lyric - Modeling & Analysis Foundations

Best for: Intermediate builders ready to go deeper into Lyric's core building workflow.

Intermediate:

Building in Lyric - Modeling & Analysis Foundations

Import data, shape it into clean tables, and build reusable metrics for analysis. When things don't go as expected, Lyric's modeling agent helps you debug and iterate faster. You'll validate results, explore scenarios in dashboards, and understand how models connect downstream to decision workflows.

Intermediate:

Planning & Optimization in Lyric

Best for: Intermediate builders ready to operationalize outputs into action.

Turn business inputs into constraints, objectives, and recommended actions. Work with Lyric's planning agent to design and build your planning interface, then connect scenarios to optimization and push outputs through dashboards and decision workflows.

Intermediate:

Planning & Optimization in Lyric

Best for: Intermediate builders ready to operationalize outputs into action.

Intermediate:

Planning & Optimization in Lyric

Turn business inputs into constraints, objectives, and recommended actions. Work with Lyric's planning agent to design and build your planning interface, then connect scenarios to optimization and push outputs through dashboards and decision workflows.

Ready to join? Register today.

Ready to join? Register today.

Ready to join? Register today.

REGISTER NOW

August 11-13

August 11-13

Plan Your Stay

Plan Your Stay

Plan Your Stay

Planning to attend Empower? Make the most of your experience by staying close to the action. We've secured exclusive Lyric rates at two great hotels in the area. Rates are subject to availability, so we recommend booking early. Book your lodging separately from conference registration.

The Emily hotel

Reserve

The Emily hotel

Reserve

311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL

(4-minute walk to the venue)

Crowne Plaza

Reserve

Crowne Plaza

Reserve

25 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL

20-minute walk to the venue (shuttle available morning & evening)

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Empower 2025

On Demand from Empower 2025

On Demand from Empower 2025

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