Empower 2025
Empower 2025
Empower 2025
Breaking Barriers, Building Intelligence
Breaking Barriers,
Building Intelligence
Breaking Barriers, Building Intelligence
Proudly Working With Our Empower 2025 Sponsors
Lyric Empower
Agenda & Schedule
Tuesday
Tuesday
AUG
12
AUG 12
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
DAY 0
Training
05:00 pm
Welcome Reception at City Winery on the Riverfront
01:00 pm
Training
Please note: Training requires a separate registration. You can register here
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY
AUG
13
AUG 13
City Hall, 838 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642
City Hall, 838 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642
DAY 1
Full conference
08:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
04:30 pm
Cocktail Hour
06:00 pm
Dinner & Comedy Show
08:00 pm
After Party at Tony’s Rooftop at Time Out Market
09:10 am
Lyric Keynote:
Breaking Barriers, Building Intelligence
Ganesh Ramakrishna, Founder & CEO, Lyric
10:00 am
Customer Talk:
"Can We Do That in Lyric?"
Sam fellows, VP of US Logistics, Krispy Kreme
10:40 am
Comedy Break | Second City
11:00 am
Customer Panel:
Breaking the Planning Blueprint
Evan Quasney, Head of Revenue, Lyric | Yanni Hronas, Sr. Director of Supply Chain Operations, BODYARMOR | Wes Finger, Group Director, Strategic Initiatives, NAOU, Coca-Cola | Mike Greene, Vice President of Logistics, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
02:50 pm
Customer Panel:
One Small Step for Modelers, One Giant Leap for Supply Chain Intelligence
Laura Carpenter, Head of Customer Success, Lyric | Natesh Rao, Supply Chain Strategy Lead, Mondelez | Ryan Aseltine, VP North American Supply Chain, ACCO Brands | Andriy Pranik, VP, Head of Global Control Tower Operations, Performance and Continuous Improvement, K+N
03:20 pm
Thought Leadership:
Past vs. Future : Is Your Tech Mindset Holding You Back?
Dr. Mike Watson, Professor, Northwestern University | Colin Kessinger, Supply Chain Innovator & Advisor, Independent Consultant
11:30 am
Thought Leadership:
The Future of Supply Chain Tech
Razat Gaurav, CEO, Planview (Former LLamasoft CEO)
12:50 pm
Roadmap Reveal:
Where Lyric is Heading in 2026 and Beyond
Lyric Product Team
01:50 pm
Customer Talk:
Do You Believe in Digital Twins?
Christophe Theys, Global Head of Data, AI, and Analytics, DHL
03:50 pm
Customer Talk:
The Beauty of Composable Intelligence
Eileen Rogan, Executive Director, Estee Lauder
thursday
AUG
14
AUG 14
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
DAY 2
Breakouts, Small group session
08:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
09:00 am
Sponsor Keynote
Tarik Hammadou, Director of Developer Relations, NVIDIA
12:00 pm
Lunch
11:15 am
Ask Lyric Anything
Lyric Leadership Team
10:00 am
Breakout Sessions : Planning & Execution
Patricia Lynn Burgess, Product Manager, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
Modeling & Analysis
Saeed Siddiqi, Sr. Director - Supply Chain Optimization & Infrastructure Planning (NAOU), Coca-Cola NAOU | Brain Carpentier, Sr. Manager- Network Design, Treehouse Foods
Leadership
Colin Kessinger, Supply Chain Innvator and Adivsor, Independent Consultant | Paari Rajendran, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
Lyric Empower
Agenda
DAY 0
Training
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
01:00 pm
Training
Please note: Training requires a separate registration. You can register here.
05:00 pm
Welcome Reception at City Winery on the Riverfront
08:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
09:10 am
Lyric Keynote: Breaking Barriers, Building Intelligence
Ganesh Ramakrishna, Founder & CEO, Lyric
10:00 am
Customer Talk: “Can We Do That in Lyric?”
Sam Fellows, VP of US Logistics, Krispy Kreme
10:40 am
Comedy Break | Second City
11:00am
Customer Panel: Breaking the Planning Blueprint
Evan Quasney, Head of Revenue, Lyric | Yanni Hronas, Sr. Director of Supply Chain Operations, BODYARMOR | Wes Finger, Group Director, Strategic Initiatives, NAOU, Coca-Cola | Mike Greene, Vice President of Logistics, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
11:30 am
Thought Leadership: The Future of Supply Chain Tech
Razat Gaurav, CEO, Planview (Former LLamasoft CEO)
12:50 pm
Roadmap Reveal: Where Lyric is Heading in 2026 and Beyond
Lyric Product Team
01:50 pm
Customer Talk: Do You Believe in Digital Twins?
Christophe Theys, Global Head of Data, AI, and Analytics, DHL
02:50 pm
Customer Panel: One Small Step for Modelers, One Giant Leap for Supply Chain Intelligence
Laura Carpenter, Head of Customer Success, Lyric | Natesh Rao, Supply Chain Strategy Lead, Mondelez | Ryan Aseltine, VP North American Supply Chain, ACCO Brands | Andriy Pranik, VP, Head of Global Control Tower Operations, Performance and Continuous Improvement, Kuehne+Nagel
03:20 pm
Thought Leadership: Past vs. Future: Is Your Tech Mindset Holding You Back?
Dr. Mike Watson, Professor, Northwestern University | Colin Kessinger, Supply Chain Innovator & Advisor, Independent Consultant
03:50 pm
Customer Talk: The Beauty of Composable Intelligence
Eileen Rogan, Executive Director, Estee Lauder
04:30 pm
Cocktail Hour
06:00 pm
Dinner & Comedy Show
08:00 pm
After Party at Tony’s Rooftop at Time Out Market
DAY 1
Full conference
City Hall, 838 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642
08:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
09:00 am
Sponsor Keynote
Tarik Hammadou, Director of Developer Relations, NVIDIA | Marc Del Vecchio, Solution Manager, Supermicro
10:00 am
Breakout Sessions :
Leadership
Colin Kessinger, Supply Chain Innvator and Adivsor, Independent Consultant | Paari Rajendran, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
Modeling & Analysis
Saeed Siddiqi, Sr. Director - Supply Chain Optimization & Infrastructure Planning (NAOU), Coca-Cola NAOU | Brain Carpentier, Sr. Manager- Network Design, Treehouse Foods
Planning & Execution
Patricia Lynn Burgess, Product Manager, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
11:15 am
Ask Lyric Anything
Lyric Leadership Team
12:00 pm
Lunch
DAY 2
Breakouts, Small group session
The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Proudly Working With Our Empower 2025 Sponsors