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

05:15 pm

Dinner

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

Yanni Hronas, BODYARMOR | Wes Finger, Coca-Cola | Mike Greene, 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 CS, Lyric | Natesh Rao, Supply Chain Strategy Lead, Mondelez | Ryan Aseltine, VP North American Supply Chain, ACCO Brands

03:20 pm

Thought Leadership:
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

11:45 am

Lunch

11:00 am

Ask Lyric Anything

Lyric Leadership Team

09:30 am

Breakout Sessions: Leadership, Modeling & Analysis, Planning & Execution

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
Yanni Hronas, BODYARMOR | Wes Finger, Coca-Cola | Mike Greene, 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 CS, Lyric | Natesh Rao, Supply Chain Strategy Lead, Mondelez | Ryan Aseltine, VP North American Supply Chain, ACCO Brands

03:20 pm

Thought Leadership: 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

05:15 pm

Dinner

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

09:30 AM

Breakout Sessions: Leadership, Modeling & Analysis, Planning & Execution

11:00 AM

Ask Lyric Anything
Lyric Leadership Team

11:45 AM

Lunch

DAY 2

Breakouts, Small group session

The Emily Hotel, 311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607

Proudly Working With Our Empower 2025 Sponsors