Join us in Denver
for Aptos Engage Direct!
For the first time, we’re bringing the Engage Direct experience to Denver! Join us in the Mile High City for a day and a half filled with interactive learning, networking and thought leadership designed to empower and inspire your retail journey. With the addition of Product Advisory Council (PAC) sessions for Aptos ONE, OMS and Analytics solutions the afternoon of Day 1, you’ll have the unique opportunity to influence the future of Aptos products—all while enjoying the stunning backdrop of Denver’s vibrant culture and scenery.
Aptos Engage Direct
Denver
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm OMS PAC Meeting*
- 2:15pm – 4:45pm Aptos One PAC Meeting*
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm Analytics PAC Meeting
- 6:15pm – 7:30pm Cocktail Reception
By attending an in-person Engage Direct meeting, you will gain access to virtual participation at any relevant PAC meetings hosted in another city.
- 9:00am – Engage Direct
- 5:00pm – Reception & Dinner
*Must own solution to attend PAC meetings
Denver Agenda
Wednesday, May 21
12:30pm
Arrival & Check-in
1:00pm – 2:00pm
OMS Product Advisory Council Meeting*
2:15pm – 4:45pm
Aptos ONE Product Advisory Council Meeting*
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Analytics Product Advisory Council Meeting
6:15pm – 7:30pm
Cocktail Reception
*Must own product to attend PAC session.
By attending an in-person Engage Direct meeting, you will gain access to virtual participation at any relevant PAC meetings hosted in another city.
Thursday, May 22
9:00am – 9:15am
Registration & Settle in
9:15am – 10:00am
Welcome to Aptos Engage Direct! Take this opportunity to get to know your fellow attendees and share what you hope to learn at the event.
10:00am – 10:20am
Aptos General Manager Jeremy Grunzweig will review Aptos’ overall progress to date and where the company is headed for 2025 and beyond.
10:20am – 10:50am
Catch up with Aptos CTO, Tushar Sachdev, on a range of transformative initiatives that are geared to speed delivery, reduce testing burdens and modernize integration for Aptos customers.
10:50am – 11:10am
Morning Break
11:10am – 11:30am
Key to delivering our technology transformation is Aptos’ architecture and data strategy. Hear from John Carney, our lead architect, on key architecture initiatives like event-driven architecture, data sharing and more.
11:30am – 12:00pm
While Aptos has been focused on POS as the lead solution for Aptos ONE, our Unified Commerce Platform is now much more than POS. Catch up on the latest in Aptos ONE capabilities and where the platform is headed next.
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm – 1:20pm
One benefit of Aptos’ technology transformation investments is the ability to significantly improve solution observability and transparency for our customers. CTO Tushar Sachdev will walk through Aptos observability strategy and enhancements.
1:20pm – 1:40pm
Nikki Baird will present a new format for tracking country changes and timelines, and John Carney will present an update on our Country Box effort to isolate localization changes from POS.
1:40pm – 2:00pm
Building on Country Box developments, John Carney will lead a discussion on retailers’ strategies for device and hardware management in stores, as Aptos seeks to enhance how we help retailers manage increasing device footprints and complexity.
2:00pm – 2:20pm
Case Study
2:20pm – 2:40pm
Aptos Merchandising offers some very sophisticated capabilities but we find them among the least-used features in our solution. Solution Principal Lincoln Tatro will walk through some of the easiest and most powerful capabilities that you may already have today – if you start using them.
2:40pm – 3:00pm
John Carney will walk through our new standardized integration patterns, where and how they will be applied going forward, and what that means for your speed of deployment, ease of upgrades and options for integration self-service.
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Afternoon Break
3:30pm – 3:50pm
Carl Nemec, Aptos North American Professional Services Lead, will provide an update on several PS initiatives that are driving faster, higher quality delivery engagements.
3:50pm – 4:10pm
Case Study
4:10pm – 4:30pm
Mike Hughes will lead a discussion on two POS topics that come up all the time, and never seem to come to any solid plans or conclusions: RFID in stores and Self-Checkout. Bring your best lawyer impression, and make your case, pros or cons – what does future adoption look like for these two capabilities in stores?
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Aptos leadership team members come together to answer any questions you want to ask.
5:00pm
Jeremy Grunzweig will offer closing comments on the day before directing you to our reception and dinner plans.
5:15pm
Reception & Dinner
Agenda subject to change
Speakers
Jeremy Grunzweig
General Manager
Tushar Sachdev
CTO
Ian Auerbach
VP, Product Management
Nikki Baird
VP, Strategy
John Carney
VP, Architecture
Helen Fourtounis
VP, Merch & Omnichannel Strategy
Mike Hughes
VP, Customer Engagement
Jason James
CIO
Meeting Location
Halcyon is an independent hotel in the heart of the Cherry Creek shopping district — just outside of downtown Denver and within eyeshot of the Rocky Mountains. Halcyon’s name, inspired by a mythical bird fabled to calm seas, shares characteristics with Kingfisher Bird both representing happiness, carefreeness, and peaceful tranquility.
Hotel & Accommodations
Aptos has a block of rooms at Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek for a rate of US $275 plus applicable taxes/fees per night. The room block will close on Tuesday, April 29, so be sure to book your reservation today.