inPOWER 2026, September 14-17th, Pewaukee, WI

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September 14 -17, Pewaukee, WI

Greetings to everyone interested in the inPOWER Conference, focused on Infor LX, System21 and XA!

inPOWER Session Descriptions as of Sept. 2, 2026

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Thank you to everyone who made inPOWER 2025 successful. We had a huge amount of positive feedback.

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Dates: September 14-17. Our Monday content has been enhanced substantially, now as "Monday-inPOWER PLUS", with traditional favorites, but also including new content focused on AI, System Admin, new modernization, etc. Tuesday - Thursday will consist of over 100 sessions

Location: The Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, WI

Target Audience: Infor Customers and Partners focused on Infor LX, System21 and XA. For the last 3 years, our user attendee count has been more than 200 attendees, from more than 100 Manufacturing companies.

Format: The general flow of the conference will be similar to 2025. We’ll start with inPOWER PLUS on Monday, including both Infor and IBM content, followed by over 100 sessions on Tuesday – Thursday. We’ll also expand the educational content on Wednesday. We've also started working on a full AI track this year.

Pricing: Pricing has now been confirmed.

Monday inPOWER PLUS enrollment will be $400, and we'll have at least 5 session options to choose from.
For enrollments completed by August 15th, single attendee pricing for the full 3.5 day event will be $1,300. Including access to all sessions, meals, nightly events, etc. We feel this is a fantastic value.
Full 3.5 day enrollment pricing will increase to $1,550 for enrollments after August 15th.
Lodging will once again be available at the Ingleside, AVID and Marriott, with free shuttles to the AVID and Marriott. Nightly room rates will start at $139 per night. Click on the HOTEL OPTIONS tab above to book your room now

Monday's inPOWER PLUS content is nearly final, please click on the Monday-inPOWER PLUS tab above for details. Tuesday - Thursday content is pending, but rest assured that we'll once again have over 100 sessions, covering numerous topics focused on better usage of your system, industry practices, AI, etc. Check back often for updates.

As always, we truly welcome content contributions from our attendees. If you have a story to tell or expertise to share - Modernization, Innovation, Unique usage of your system, Successful Implementations, etc... we’d love to have you share your story at inPOWER. If you have suggested content, please contact us and we’ll reach out to take next steps.

Are you looking for justifications to attend inPOWER 2026? Click on the video below for a quick 1-minute overview, or click on the "Testimonial" link above for comments from numerous past attendees."

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When & Where

Monday, September 14th, 2026 → Thursday, September 17th, 2026

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The Ingleside Hotel

2810 Golf Road

Pewaukee,WI53072

Organizer

Loring Kaveney

Betty Schlimgen

Shawna Vickers

Brian White

Tony Fleischman

Dan Kaveney

Eric Lopez

Megan Soderberg

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Monday inPOWER PLUS - PDF version (2).pdf

Highlevel inPOWER 2026 Agenda (1).pdf

inPower2026 Publish Session List (1).xlsx

Fees

Audience: Attendee

Name/Fee

Start Date

End Date

Type

1. inPOWER - 2.5 Days

$1,150.00

08/22/2026

09/17/2026

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Name/Fee

Start Date

End Date

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2. One Day Pass - Tuesday OR Wednesday

$400.00

04/13/2026

09/17/2026

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Name/Fee

Start Date

End Date

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3. Guest Pass for Monday Reception, Tuesday on-site Event, Wednesday Happy Hour

$250.00

04/13/2026

09/17/2026

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Audience: Sponsor

Name/Fee

Start Date

End Date

Type

Sponsor Standard inPOWER 2.5 Days

$1,150.00

04/13/2026

09/17/2026

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Sessions

Tag Filter: ACCOUNTING AI ANALYTICS ANY APIS AUTOMATION BACKUP BI CLOUD COMPLIANCE CPQ CRM CUSTOMER ORDER CUSTOMER STORY DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS DR EC EDI EDUCATION ENGINEERING FINANCE IBM IDF INFOR INFOR OS INTEGRATION INTERGRATION INVENTORY ION KEYNOTE LOGISTICS LX MANUFACTURING MES NETLINK OPERATIONS ORDER FULFILLMENT PANEL PLANNING POWERLINK PRICING PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION RELEASE 11 REST APIS ROADMAP ROUNDTABLE S21 SALES SECURITY SHOP FLOOR SIW SIWA SPONSOR STRATEGY SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMLINK UI UPGRADE VELOCITY VENDOR XA

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Monday - September 14th, 2026

Breakfast

8:30 AM

7:15 AM

Morning Breakout Sessions

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                    *No thank you, I will not be attending any of the Monday morning sessions.

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                    InPOWER Plus -  AI in Manufacturing,  Part 1,  9:00 - noon

(Max Capacity/Registered: 75/63)Limited seats available (12 left)
12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Woodland C and D

 - The AI Landscape in Manufacturing
 - A moderated Q&A session with Dr. Jeremy Roberts, with a focus on leveraging AI to improve business operations and customer engagement 
 - Getting a Pulse of the Room with interactive/Live AI
 - Claude Dashboard Presentation.  Production use of Claude in and Infor XA environment.
Fee: $200.00

                    inPOWER PLUS -  Intro to the Infor Development Framework (IDF),  NetLink for Beginners

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/10)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

Are you clueless how to make Net-Link do what everyone says it can do -- customize this and personalize that? You can take a 20-hour instructor led course with hands-on workshops from Infor U. Too much? Then how about the first 3 hours of it? You will learn a lot and get a taste of what the whole course is about.
(Students should bring their laptops with internet access.)
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Francisco Daffre
Product Manager
Infor

                    inPOWER PLUS - Db2 for IBM i SQL – Scripts, Services and Performance

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/19)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

In this one-of-its-kind workshop, Scott Forstie (aka the SQL Tutor) will focus on all things Db2 for i and SQL for the database engineer.
You'll learn how to leverage Db2 for i SQL Services to manage both your database environment and broader IBM i system operations using SQL statements. Through live demos and hands-on examples, you'll explore:
 - SQL Services for database and system management
 - Run SQL Scripts in IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS)
 - Visual Explain for query analysis
 - SQL Performance Center for monitoring
 - SQL Plan Cache and SQL Performance Monitor
You'll leave with working examples ready to implement in your IBM i environment, plus practical knowledge of the tools and techniques demonstrated.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Scott Forstie
Db2 for i Business Architect, IBM i Technology Updates wiki Content Manager
IBM

                    inPOWER PLUS - Infor OS – FOUNDATION  (Morning Session Part 1 - Afternoon session Part 2 below)

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/16)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

Many Infor customers are embracing the Infor OS technology, but not sure where to start, or what’s all included. Our Infor OS session is designed to be an in-depth introduction to the core elements of the Infor OS Suite. Our morning session will start with a core introduction to the Infor OS Suite, then move on to ION, Workflow and Infor Document Management (IDM), as well as many other core features and functionality that come with the standard deployment.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

JESSICA MELGER
Principal Learning Consultant
Infor

                    inPOWER PLUS - LX Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires - Session 1:  Foundations, Navigation & Inventory Essentials

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/4)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026
Whether you're new to Infor LX, cross-training into a new role, or looking to strengthen your ERP knowledge, the Concepts & Applications track provides the perfect starting point. These interactive sessions deliver the essential concepts, navigation skills, and application knowledge every LX professional needs to become more productive and confident.  Start your journey with a solid understanding of the Infor LX ecosystem. Learn the core concepts that drive the application, explore IDF and WebTop navigation, and gain practical insight into Inventory Management fundamentals.
Fee: $200.00

                    inPOWER PLUS - Navigating IBM i Systems Administration and Management

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/9)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

In this workshop administrators, admins, and anyone that wants to better understand how to keep the IBM i secure, and running well, will learn though live demos the best tools and practices for managing the IBM i. We will focus on using the latest Modern interfaces, like Navigator, ACS, and the DCM Gui interface. We will cover many topics like:
 - Working with Users
 - Jobs
 - System security including Multi-Factor Authentication
 - Monitoring system performance
 - License management
 - And Much more!!!  
Bring your own list of questions and topics… we will dive into this list, using live demos to show you what is possible.  
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Tim Rowe
STSM - IBM i Application Development & System Management
IBM

                    inPOWER PLUS- Extending & customizing your ERP via Enterprise Integrator (Morning Session Part 1 - Afternoon session Part 2 below)

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/17)

12:00 PM
9:00 AM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

This is the first half of our 5-hour hands-on training session targeting those somewhat new to Enterprise Integrator (EI) who would like to go beyond tailoring the User Interface (i.e. screen layouts) and understand the technical capabilities of EI and how to use it to augment and customize your Infor ERP installation to your organizational needs. This workshop is targeted to the technical oriented who want to explore the application extension capabilities of the EI framework by extending the UI over your user-owned database and/or programs to augment the XA user experience. We will work through exercises on logical attributes, code files, action buttons, edits and audits, field level security, discrete domains, relationships, transactions, host processes and publish and subscribe for both Infor and user-owned objects. IDF in XA will be used for class demonstrations and documentation but those using IDF in another ERP may attend and follow along as well since each student will connect to their own system and business environment to perform the class exercises. This allows students to use their own objects, tables and source files where they are most comfortable and for easy reference post-workshop!
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Nora Holland
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems

Erin Klanderman
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems, Inc.

Lunch

1:00 PM

12:00 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

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                    *No thank you, I will not be attending any of the Monday afternoon sessions.

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                    InPOWER Plus -  AI in Manufacturing,  Part 2,  1:00 - 4:00

(Max Capacity/Registered: 75/58)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Woodland C and D

 - Recap of the morning,  (for any new arrivals)
 - The Executive View:  First Steps, Governance and the Board,  discussion with Ryan Smith,  with Mount Olive Pickle
 - Fireside/follow-up discussion with Ryan
 - Panel discussion - From Curiosity to Action.  Input from several end users in manufacturing.
Fee: $200.00

                    inPOWER PLUS - Extending & customizing your ERP via Enterprise Integrator (Afternoon session Part 2 continued from morning session)

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/12)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Heartside

This is the second half of our 5-hour hands-on training session targeting those somewhat new to Enterprise Integrator (EI) who would like to go beyond tailoring the User Interface (i.e. screen layouts) and understand the technical capabilities of EI and how to use it to augment and customize your Infor ERP installation to your organizational needs. See complete description above.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Nora Holland
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems

Erin Klanderman
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems, Inc.

                    inPOWER PLUS - IBM i System Security

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/15)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

In this one-of-its-kind workshop, Scott Forstie (aka the SQL Tutor) will teach you how to think like a "bad actor", review your security posture on IBM i, and use SQL to close security attack vectors.

Scott will explore the many ways that attackers attempt to subvert IBM i security, including:
 - SQL Injection attacks and prevention techniques
 - Privilege escalation vulnerabilities and how to close them
 - Discovering and protecting unprotected objects
 - Using SQL Services to audit and strengthen security
 - Implementing security best practices with Db2 for i
Through hands-on demonstrations and practical examples, you'll learn evaluation techniques and  protective measures to discover and eliminate attack vectors within your IBM i and Db2 for i environment. Leave with actionable SQL scripts and security assessment strategies you can implement immediately.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Scott Forstie
Db2 for i Business Architect, IBM i Technology Updates wiki Content Manager
IBM

                    inPOWER PLUS - Infor OS – Foundation (Afternoon session Part 2 continued from morning session)

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/14)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

We’ll leverage the morning’s content to continue down the Infor OS path. Topics will include extended functions in Infor OS - the Data Lake, Security, Single Sign-On, API Gateway, etc… Those who attend both the morning and afternoon sessions will have satisfied one of the recommended prerequisites to proceed with the second prerequisite through Infor U Campus, to then register to attain Infor OS Associate Certification.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

JESSICA MELGER
Principal Learning Consultant
Infor

                    inPOWER PLUS - Intro to the Infor Development Framework (IDF) - Integrator for Beginners

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/10)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

Do you know how to create new functions in Net-Link? It requires a tool called Integrator, and it lets you create new objects indistinguishable from the ones you already have. That is, they look and act and interact just like the ones from Infor. You can take an 8-hour (basic) or 20-hour (full) instructor led course through Infor U, and we’ve brought the first four hours to inPOWER. You will learn what Integrator can do, complete with instructors and hands-on workshops. (Bring their laptop with internet access.)
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Francisco Daffre
Product Manager
Infor

                    inPOWER PLUS - LX Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires - Session 2:  Advanced Inventory & Bills of Material

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/3)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026
Continue building your expertise with a deeper dive into Inventory Management before exploring Bills of Material (BOMs)—the foundation of manufacturing planning and product structure. Learn how inventory and BOM information work together to support planning, production, costing, and operational efficiency throughout the enterprise.
Fee: $200.00

                    inPOWER PLUS - Meet IBM Bob, your new development partner

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/16)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

This hands-on workshop demonstrates how IBM Bob transforms IBM i development by addressing three critical challenges: understanding IBM i native code, accelerating development, and enabling systematic modernization. - Code Understanding: IBM Bob rapidly analyzes complex RPG, COBOL, SQL, CL, and DDS codebases to decode business logic, map dependencies, and generate comprehensive documentation—dramatically reducing the learning curve for new developers and enabling faster maintenance. - Intelligent Development: Generate complete programs, display files, and database structures from natural language requirements while maintaining best practices and organizational standards. Developers focus on business logic while IBM Bob handles repetitive coding tasks. - Systematic Refactoring: Enable incremental modernization by converting fixed-format to free-form RPG, migrating DDS to SQL DDL, and modularizing monolithic programs—all while preserving business logic and minimizing risk. Participants will gain hands-on experience using IBM Bob to analyze existing applications, generate new code, and refactor legacy systems using modern best practices.
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Tim Rowe
STSM - IBM i Application Development & System Management
IBM

                    Theory of Constraints Workshop

(Max Capacity/Registered: 25/5)

4:00 PM
1:00 PM
09/14/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

Manufacturers face many challenges, including issues related to the supply chain, manufacturing production scheduling and internal capacity. During this interactive session, you will: Learn what is driving the changes in manufacturing today; Better understand some of the internal scheduling challenges; Understand world-class manufacturing initiatives and why your organization should adopt these strategies to achieve a competitive advantage; Understand what Lean Manufacturing and The Theory of Constraints are and how eliminating waste and maximizing flow will improve your profitability and responsiveness; Recognize the benefits of implementing value-based and constraint-based manufacturing methodologies; View your challenges in a different way and leave motivated and excited to act on your new understanding of how to achieve world-class results!
Fee: $200.00
Presenters

Harold Cavallaro
Principal / Owner
CavCo Management Partners

Our Official Kickoff to inPOWER 2026. Our inPOWER Welcome Reception.

9:00 PM

5:30 PM

The evening reception will be held in the Oakton Ballroom and Foyer, inside the Ingleside Hotel. Food and beverages provided. Solution Fair will be open

Tuesday - September 15th, 2026

Breakfast

8:00 AM

6:45 AM

Room: Lake Country Ballroom

Coffee Talk with MES Guru's

7:45 AM

7:00 AM

Room: Woodland C

Come connect with our MES experts and discover practical strategies to optimize MES on the shop floor. Discuss how to improve operational efficiency, enhance visibility into production processes, reduce downtime, and unlock greater value from your MES investment.

Tagged: MANUFACTURING, SHOP FLOOR, SPONSOR

Presenters

Sean Watts

Senior Application Consultant

Information Systems Engineering, Inc.

Ric Vasquez

Application Consultant

ISE

Cookin' or Getting Cooked - Mastering Data Backup and Protection

7:45 AM

7:00 AM

Room: Woodland D Presenters: Derek Henderson and Deb Saugen - Cybernetics

"In the world of data backup and protection, the line between cookin' and getting cooked isn't about luck—it's about design. Cookin' means your strategy is seasoned, tested, and resilient. Getting cooked means your data is charred, your recovery window slammed shut, and your organization is left scrambling for the fire extinguisher."

Tagged: BACKUP, SECURITY, LX, XA, S21

Day 1 - 7:00 AM- 7:45 AM Sessions

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                    Bank Reconciliation & Email Remittance Automation

7:45 AM
7:00 AM
09/15/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

Join us with your early morning coffee for a highly interactive session exploring the benefits of Bank Reconciliation Automation. While time savings and improved accuracy are often the most immediate benefits, automation can also deliver significant advantages across your finance function, including fraud and error reduction, real-time visibility, scalability, stronger controls, and improved audit readiness.

In the second part of the session, we will focus on Email Remittance Automation. You will see a live demonstration of how remittance information can be automatically captured and processed, giving you a practical understanding of the technology and how it could fit within your organization.

Come along, ask questions, and see firsthand how automation can help reduce manual effort and improve efficiency across your reconciliation and cash application processes.

                    Tagged: VENDOR, INTEGRATION, APIS, AUTOMATION, FINANCE, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

David Rushe
Business Development Manager
Cashbook

Craig Bolton
Pre sales consultant
Consultant

                    From AI Curious to AI Capable: Building a Team That Can Put AI to Work

7:45 AM
7:00 AM
09/15/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

Your employees already know about AI—and most are probably using it in some capacity—but how do you turn individual experimentation into a responsible, practical business capability? Virtutem will share an honest look at our own AI journey, including how our team has used AI to develop proposals, technical approaches, estimates, test scripts, training plans, policies, and other real ERP deliverables. We will discuss what worked, what required human correction, and what we are still learning. Attendees will leave with practical ideas for selecting initial use cases, developing employee skills, establishing appropriate controls, and beginning a formal AI adoption program within their own organizations.

                    Tagged: VENDOR, AI, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Ronald Wood
Professional Services Manager
VIRTUTEM
Ron is the Professional Services Manager at VIRTUTEM, an Infor Alliance Partner, where he leads the consulting services team and oversees all projects. With over two decades of experience at SSA / Infor, Ron has held a variety of roles centered around the Infor LX product line, including more than 10 years leading the Infor LX Global Support team.  He brings deep expertise as a subject matter expert on numerous implementation projects and continues to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support for both new deployments and ongoing system optimization and modernization.

Jose Acosta
Senior Technical Consultant
Virtutem

                    Interform Morning Coffee: Output Management in the real world

7:45 AM
7:00 AM
09/15/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: Interform

45 minutes, 45 examples. Sit back, enjoy your coffee, and see what Output Management actually looks like in practice. High pace, nothing required of you. You will leave with ideas 

                    Tagged: VENDOR, DOCUMENTS, CUSTOMER STORY, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

Peter Sorensen
CEO
InterForm
I have been in the IBM i and output management arena for almost 20 years. I am a fond believer in sharing know-how and experience while learning from others.

Opening Remarks

8:15 AM

8:00 AM

Room: Lake Country Presenters: Tony Fleischman

Tagged: KEYNOTE

AI Keynote

9:00 AM

8:15 AM

Room: Lake Country Presenters: Felix Schmidt, GenAIus

Tagged: KEYNOTE, AI

Presenters

Felix Schmidt

CEO

GenAIus Inc.

Infor AI in manufacturing

9:45 AM

9:00 AM

Room: Lake Country Presenters: Rick Rider, Infor

In this session, Rick Rider, SVP AI Innovation with Infor, will bring to life inspiring customer success stories in manufacturing, showcasing how organisations are harnessing the power of Infor AI to transform operations, unlock new opportunities, and drive meaningful business outcomes.

Tagged: KEYNOTE

Presenters

Rick Rider

SVP, AI Innovation

Infor

Closing Remarks

10:00 AM

9:45 AM

Room: Lake Country Presenters: Tony Fleischman

Tagged: KEYNOTE

LX Product Strategy and Vision

12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Room: Hearthside Presenters: David Rapacz, Infor

Hear directly from product leadership about upcoming investments, initiatives, and the product direction that will help you maximize your value out of LX now and in the future.

Tagged: ROADMAP, LX

S21 Product Strategy

12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Room: Woodland A Presenters: Adrian Masters, Infor

Hear directly from product leadership about upcoming investments, initiatives, and the product direction that will help you maximize your value out of System21 now and in the future.

Tagged: ROADMAP, S21

Presenters

Adrian Masters

Product Manager, Senior

INFOR

XA Product Strategy

12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Room: Lake Country Presenters: Ross Freeman, Infor

Explore the XA priorities and understand how Infor is putting your maintenance dollars to work.

Tagged: ROADMAP, XA

Presenters

Ross Freeman

Senior Product Manager

Infor

Ross Freeman has been the Product Manager for the XA ERP since 2008.

Lunch

1:15 PM

12:00 PM

Day 1 - 1:15 PM-2:00 PM Sessions

Day 1 - 2:15 PM-3:00 PM Sessions

Day 1 - 3:15 PM-4:00 PM Sessions

Day 1 - 4:15 PM-5:00 PM Sessions

Flight Night- Beer and Wine Flights with pairings.

6:00 PM

5:00 PM

Evening Under the Stars.

9:00 PM

6:00 PM

Dirty Boogie live, enjoy delicious food truck fare, play lawn games, sip from the beer wagon, and visit the Golf Simulator to earn a spot on the Crossroads Cup Leaderboard! Special Thank You to Our Evening Sponsors: ISE, CISTECH, Guide Technologies, Trimin, BW Design Group, Fresche Solutions, and Crossroads RMC

Wednesday - September 16th, 2026

Breakfast

8:00 AM

6:45 AM

Day 2 - 7:00 AM- 7:45 AM Sessions

Day 2 - 8:15 AM-9:00 AM Sessions

Day 2 - 9:15 AM-10:00 AM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 7 : Capacity Planning

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. In this session you will learn how manufacturing capacity impacts production.

                    Tagged: EDUCATION, LX, PLANNING
                
                    Fresche Solutions - Cloud Strategies

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: Fresche Solutions

                    Tagged: IBM, SPONSOR
                
                    From Curiosity to Action

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Felix Schmidt, GenAIus

AI adoption looks very different depending on where you sit. One person asks AI for help with everything, another experiments by building apps, while others are redesigning legacy business processes or trying to establish appropriate controls. This panel brings together five perspectives on AI—from curious newcomer to seasoned expert—to discuss what works, what creates risk, and how organizations can move from individual experimentation to responsible business value.

                    Tagged: AI, XA, LX, S21, PANEL
                
Presenters

Shawn Frieler
VP/General Manager - MTO
Engineered Transportation International

Shawna Vickers
Director, Information Systems & Technology
Engineered Transportation International
Over 15 years experience working with INFOR XA, EI, SystemLink, and IBMi.  Overall business process specialist, Vice Chair XA User Group Board, and Enterprise Integrator User Group Facilitator.

Ryan Smith
Vice President of Information Technology
Mt Olive Pickle Company

Jeff Eaton
Sr. Director of IT
REV Group

Felix Schmidt
CEO
GenAIus Inc.

                    Innovate with MV2 AI

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

Discover how MV2 AI empowers manufacturers to innovate and optimize shop floor operations. Gain real-time visibility into orders at risk of missing due dates, identify the most critical priorities, employee and workcenter efficiencies, and uncover underperforming work centers so your team can take action before issues impact production

                    Tagged: AI, OPERATIONS, SHOP FLOOR, XA, S21, LX, SPONSOR
                
Presenters

Sean Carney
Director, Professional Services & Customer Success
ISE

                    System21 Services

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Matt Davage, Infor

3.3 Upgrade Process and Active/Completed Project review

                    Tagged: S21
                
Presenters

Matt Davage
Director Consulting Practice
Infor

                    Your ERP Already Has the Answers. Are You Using Them?

10:00 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Shane Grumbles, Nick Olson and Frank Petrasio, Crossroads

Most manufacturers are sitting on more ERP data than they're putting to work. Crossroads RMC shares practical strategies LX and BPCS leaders are using to unlock that data, from dashboards to reporting to smarter shop floor visibility, and get more value from the system they already own.

                    Tagged: LX
                
Presenters

Nick Olson
Lead Consultant, AI & Product Innovation
Crossroads RMC
I provide exemplary support in the BPCS/LX, IBMi, and IT spaces.

Shane Grumbles
VP of Sales
Crossroads RMC

Frank Petrasio
LX Practice Director
Crossroads RMC
My background takes us back into the late 1980's,  starting off as a developer within the BPCS ranks on a System 36 and eventually landing on the IBMi.   I was promoted to Technical Project Manager in the early years, and then around 2006, I was promoted to run the BPCS/LX Practice.  I am honored to work with such a driven and knowledgeable team.

Day 2 - 9:15 AM-10:30 AM Sessions

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                    AM to eFinancials - what are you waiting for?

10:30 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

                            Presenters: Julie Kienast, Cistech

Preparation, timing, project planning, and expectations

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Julie Kienast
Consultant
CISTECH

                    Material Logistics

10:30 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

                            Presenters: Rick Worley, Guide Technologies

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, PLANNING
                
Presenters

Rick Worley
Consulting Manager
Guide Technologies
Have been working with manufacturing and distribution since early 1980s.  First exposure to XA was in 1981 as a customer.  Worked with an managed multiple XA affiliate companies and built software to support the XA and other IBM Midrange ERP solutions.  Currently back in the XA affiliate world as a consulting manager for Guide Technologies

                    RPA & Value+ Automation

10:30 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

                            Presenters: Tim Rancourt, Guide Technologies

RPA is the automation engine at the heart of Velocity Suite, and it is the most XA-friendly piece because bots can drive Infor, non-Infor, browser-based, and on-premises systems - including Net-Link and green-screen tasks. This 75-minute session pairs RPA with the Infor Value+ catalog of prebuilt, AI-powered automations and prescriptive use case packs, many deployable in under 30 days. We show how bots eliminate manual re-keying, tour the Value+ catalog, and walk the XA processes that make strong first candidates - order entry, accounts payable, master-data maintenance, and reconciliation. Customer reference: Miller Industries automated parts order entry across 50-plus layouts and saved roughly 3,000 hours in 60 days.

                    Tagged: XA, VELOCITY, EDUCATION
                
Presenters

Tim Rancourt
Lead Technicial Consultant
Guide Technologies

                    The Infor OS Experience: One Place to Get Work Done

10:30 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: David Fichtinger, TriMin Systems

The starting point - and the session for anyone who has never seen Infor OS. In plain terms, Infor OS is a single modern layer that sits over your ERP and ties everything together. This session focuses on the part your people touch every day: the experience. Role-based Homepages and Workspaces put the tasks, data, and alerts each person needs on one screen; Ming.le keeps conversations and approvals attached to the work; and Infor Go carries it to a phone or tablet on the floor. Instead of jumping between green screens, spreadsheets, and email, your team works from one connected place - and every session that follows plugs into this experience.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INFOR OS
                
Presenters

David Fichtinger
Senior Software Engineer
TriMin Systems

                    Work Center Scheduling

10:30 AM
9:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

                            Presenters: Rick Altenau, Guide Technologies

How work centers are sequenced and scheduled; the role of planning systems such as VP versus execution systems such as OBPM and MES; sequencing orders in XA; critical ratio; and creating dispatch lists or work center schedules.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, PLANNING, OPERATIONS
                
Presenters

Rick Altenau
Managing Partner
Guide Technologies

Day 2 - 10:15 AM-11:00 AM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 8: Production

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. In this session you will learn about the Shop Floor Control (SFC) module and shop order management.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, PRODUCTION
                
                    Agentic Coding Live: From Idea to Working Application Part 1

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Felix Schmidt, GenAIus

Come see what we can do for you.

                    Tagged: AI, DEVELOPMENT, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

Felix Schmidt
CEO
GenAIus Inc.

                    App Dev & Db2 and Bob

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

This session will explore IBM i Application Development & Database Use Cases made possible by IBM Bob and the Premium Package for i

                    Tagged: IBM, AI, DEVELOPMENT, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

Tim Rowe
STSM - IBM i Application Development & System Management
IBM

Scott Forstie
Db2 for i Business Architect, IBM i Technology Updates wiki Content Manager
IBM

                    From Siloed to Seamless: Integrating Optiva PLM and more with LX through ION

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Ronald Wood, Virtutem

Learn how one organization brought multiple applications together with LX using ION to eliminate manual processes and improve data accuracy. See how ION, BODs, and custom integrations enabled real-time synchronization of items, BOMs, and customer information across the enterprise.

                    Tagged: LX, INFOR OS, ION
                
Presenters

Ronald Wood
Professional Services Manager
VIRTUTEM
Ron is the Professional Services Manager at VIRTUTEM, an Infor Alliance Partner, where he leads the consulting services team and oversees all projects. With over two decades of experience at SSA / Infor, Ron has held a variety of roles centered around the Infor LX product line, including more than 10 years leading the Infor LX Global Support team.  He brings deep expertise as a subject matter expert on numerous implementation projects and continues to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support for both new deployments and ongoing system optimization and modernization.

                    INFOR XA Enhancements by TriMin Systems, Inc.

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Nora Holland, Erin Klanderman, TriMin Systems

Making work life more efficient with tools that enhance INFOR XA daily procedures. From Inventory accuracy to automating reporting, we have tools that can help! Come see what we can do for you... SmartCount, Workflow, Customer Order Repricing, BOM Upload Tool, iBOM, IDF Data Extractor, SQL Manager

                    Tagged: XA, SPONSOR
                
Presenters

Nora Holland
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems

Erin Klanderman
Senior Technical Consultant
TriMin Systems, Inc.

                    System21 IDF

11:00 AM
10:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Adrian Masters, Infor

System21 extension through IDF

                    Tagged: S21, IDF
                
Presenters

Adrian Masters
Product Manager, Senior
INFOR

Day 2 - 10:45 AM-12:00 PM Sessions

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                    Connect & Automate: Let the System Do the Busywork

12:00 PM
10:45 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: David Fichtinger, TriMin Systems

Most wasted time lives in the gaps between systems and steps - re-keying data, chasing approvals, watching for exceptions. This session shows how Infor OS closes those gaps with ION: connecting your ERP to the other systems it needs to talk to, and automating the repeatable process flows on top. We keep it about the outcome - a purchase-order approval that routes itself, an alert that reaches the right person when something needs attention, a hand-off that simply happens - rather than the plumbing underneath. It is the connective tissue that turns the single experience from Session 1 into moving, automated business processes.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INFOR OS
                
Presenters

David Fichtinger
Senior Software Engineer
TriMin Systems

                    EPDM: Processes, BoMs, Routers

12:00 PM
10:45 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

                            Presenters: Rick Altenau, Guide Technologies

Why the EPDM foundation is key to shop floor success, including EPDM setup, processes, revisions, implementation status codes, and how EPDM supports inventory and planning.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION
                
Presenters

Rick Altenau
Managing Partner
Guide Technologies

                    GenAI & Industry AI Agents

12:00 PM
10:45 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

                            Presenters: Tim Rancourt, Guide Technologies

The generative and agentic side of Velocity Suite. Infor GenAI helps users draft, summarize, analyze, and translate from inside the applications they already use - turning long documents and records into something usable in a click. Industry AI Agents go a step further: role-based agents built on micro-vertical processes that don't just advise but orchestrate and automate work across functions. This session covers practical, low-risk first uses of GenAI and the guardrails that keep it trustworthy, then explains what an agent is, how it differs from a chatbot or a single automation, and where agents create leverage for manufacturing roles - kept grounded in what is available now.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, VELOCITY, AI
                
Presenters

Tim Rancourt
Lead Technicial Consultant
Guide Technologies

                    IFM to EFIN Conversion - Lessons Learned & Modern Approaches

12:00 PM
10:45 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

                            Presenters: Noah Emerson, ISE

For customers planning an EFIN transition in the next 18–24 months, this session delivers a clear, experience based roadmap of what a successful conversion really looks like. We’ll cover how to prepare your accounting team and technical environment, the key decisions that shape a smooth migration, and what to expect during each phase of the IFM→EFIN process. Attendees will also see what effective follow up and stabilization looks like after go live, based on real world implementations. 

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Noah Emerson
Senior Application Consultant
Information Systems Engineering, Inc.

                    Inventory practices

12:00 PM
10:45 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

                            Presenters: Rick Worley, Guide Technologies

Controlled vs. uncontrolled warehouses, batch/lot control, EPDM impacts, safety stock, floorstock, non-netable inventory, phantom stock, backflushing, MDCC/MES impacts, and improving inventory accuracy.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INVENTORY
                
Presenters

Rick Worley
Consulting Manager
Guide Technologies
Have been working with manufacturing and distribution since early 1980s.  First exposure to XA was in 1981 as a customer.  Worked with an managed multiple XA affiliate companies and built software to support the XA and other IBM Midrange ERP solutions.  Currently back in the XA affiliate world as a consulting manager for Guide Technologies

Day 2 - 11:15 AM-12:00 PM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 9: Productions - Continued

12:00 PM
11:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Customer Order Repricing

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, PRODUCTION
                
                    Agentic Coding Live: From Idea to Working Application Part 2

12:00 PM
11:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Felix Schmidt, GenAIus

In this two-part live demonstration, Felix Schmidt will transform an idea into a functioning application using Claude or another AI development agent. Attendees will see how natural-language instructions can shape requirements, functionality, testing, and iteration. The session will also expose the limits of vibe coding and show where architecture, security, validation, and human technical judgment remain essential. No laptops are required; this is an audience-engaged demonstration rather than a hands-on lab.

                    Tagged: AI, LX, S21, XA, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Felix Schmidt
CEO
GenAIus Inc.

                    Future-Proofing Your IBM i Team - Ensuring your business-critical applications continue running — while planning for the future

12:00 PM
11:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: "Doug Artis – Manager of Managed Services - Fresche Solutions
David Jones - Presales Solutions Technical Lead - Fresche Solutions"

The IBM i experts who built and maintain your systems and applications are retiring, and the RPG talent pipeline behind them is thin. This session moves past the problem you already know to a practical framework for keeping business-critical applications running while you plan for the future. You'll leave knowing you don't have to face the future alone — or tackle it all at once.
Presenters

David Jones
Presales Solutions Technical Lead
Fresche Solutions

                    Self-Healing LX-WMS Integrations: Eliminating Exceptions Before They Become Problems

12:00 PM
11:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Sandra Mueller, Mt Olive Pickle

SmartCount -> Workflow
Presenters

Sandra Mueller
LX User Group Board; Lead Programmer Analyst
Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc
My first fruits go to serving the community and drawing closer to Jesus.  I am also a Rotarian and an LX User Group Board Member.  In my spare time I work for the #1 manufacturer of pickles, peppers and relish in the United States!

                    System21, Infor OS and AI

12:00 PM
11:15 AM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Adrian Masters, Infor

BOM Upload Tool

                    Tagged: S21, AI, INFOR OS
                
Presenters

Adrian Masters
Product Manager, Senior
INFOR

Lunch

1:15 PM

12:00 PM

Day 2 - 2:00 PM-2:45 PM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 10: Cost Accounting for Manufactured Items

2:45 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. In this session you will learn how manufactured items actual cost is calculated and how you can track cost variances.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, ACCOUNTING
                
                    An AI Adventure to use ION and BODs as a Modern Integration Strategy - Lessons Learned

2:45 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Sandra Mueller, Mt.Olive Pickle

Follow the real-world learning adventure of building an automated AP Remittance process using Infor ION, BODs, ChatGPT, and Copilot. See how AI assisted with understanding the RemittanceAdvice BOD, mapping data, creating transformations, troubleshooting XML and namespace issues, and storing remittance details in SQL Server. Along the way, we’ll explore what worked, what didn’t, and what required human judgment—providing practical lessons for using AI tools to accelerate integration development without surrendering control of the solution.

                    Tagged: AI, LX, S21, XA, INFOR OS, ION
                
Presenters

Sandra Mueller
LX User Group Board; Lead Programmer Analyst
Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc
My first fruits go to serving the community and drawing closer to Jesus.  I am also a Rotarian and an LX User Group Board Member.  In my spare time I work for the #1 manufacturer of pickles, peppers and relish in the United States!

                    Lost in Inventory? Regain Full Serial Number Traceability with MV2

2:45 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Sean Watts, ISE

Do you need to trace individual parts by serial number but lose visibility once they enter a stock location? Discover how MV2 tracks the movement of every serial number - from warehouse inventory locations throughout the manufacturing process, you'll always know exactly where a serial number resides.

                    Tagged: S21, XA, LX, INVENTORY, SPONSOR
                
                    Off the Record: LX & BPCS Roundtable with Crossroads RMC

2:45 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Shane Grumbles, Nick Olson, Tim Baker, and Frank Petrasio, Crossroads

No-slide-deck conversation with Crossroads RMC consultants. We'll share what we're seeing across LX, BPCS, and IBM i shops today, then open it up to your questions. Small group, real talk.

                    Tagged: LX, ROUNDTABLE
                
Presenters

Nick Olson
Lead Consultant, AI & Product Innovation
Crossroads RMC
I provide exemplary support in the BPCS/LX, IBMi, and IT spaces.

Shane Grumbles
VP of Sales
Crossroads RMC

Tim Baker
Sr. Solution Architect
Crossroads RMC

Frank Petrasio
LX Practice Director
Crossroads RMC
My background takes us back into the late 1980's,  starting off as a developer within the BPCS ranks on a System 36 and eventually landing on the IBMi.   I was promoted to Technical Project Manager in the early years, and then around 2006, I was promoted to run the BPCS/LX Practice.  I am honored to work with such a driven and knowledgeable team.

                    System-Link – New Tricks Enabling Integration Efficiency

2:45 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

This topic explores how Infor System-Link serves as XA’s integration backbone, providing secure, standards-based connectivity between XA and external applications such as MES, WMS, PLM, EDI, analytics platforms, and custom applications. The session focuses on practical techniques that improve integration efficiency, automate business transactions, maintain data integrity, and enable real-time information exchange. It also highlights how System-Link reduces maintenance complexity while supporting future scalability and digital transformation initiatives.

                    Tagged: XA, SYSTEMLINK, INTEGRATION
                
Presenters

Vinay Gautam
Delivery Lead
BWDG

Day 2 - 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Sessions

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                    AI in Accounting: A Consultant Roundtable + Audience Discussion

3:15 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

                            Presenters: Jeff Weitkamp, TriMin Systems, Jeff Eaton, Terex, Julie Kienast, Cistech, Noah Emerson, ISE

AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday accounting work — but everyone uses it differently, and most teams don’t realize how much they can learn from each other. This session is designed as an open, interactive roundtable where consultants and attendees share practical examples of how they’re already using AI to simplify tasks, improve accuracy, and rethink long standing processes. Rather than a step by step tutorial, the discussion focuses on real experiences, creative approaches, and “I didn’t know you could do that” moments. 

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, AI, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Jeff Weitkamp
Sr. Business Consultant
Trimin

Jeff Eaton
Sr. Director of IT
REV Group

Noah Emerson
Senior Application Consultant
Information Systems Engineering, Inc.

Julie Kienast
Consultant
CISTECH

                    Docuements & Content: Stop Losing the Paperwork

3:15 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: David Fichtinger, TriMin Systems

Every process runs on documents - POs, invoices, drawings, certs, quality records - and every business loses time hunting for them or reconciling versions. Infor Document Management (IDM) gives those documents one home: captured automatically, attached to the right transaction, versioned, secured, and found in seconds. This session is about the everyday relief: no more shared drives and email attachments, faster approvals, and audit-ready records when you need them. And it connects to the rest - documents surface right inside the Workspaces from Session 1 and travel along the workflows from Session 2.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INFOR OS
                
Presenters

David Fichtinger
Senior Software Engineer
TriMin Systems

                    Forecasting to Planning to Execution

3:15 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

                            Presenters: Rick Worley, Guide Technologies

Demand management concepts including forecast consumption, safety stock, make-to-order vs. make-to-stock, and how XA drives demand through TP, VP, and MRP.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, PLANNING
                
Presenters

Rick Worley
Consulting Manager
Guide Technologies
Have been working with manufacturing and distribution since early 1980s.  First exposure to XA was in 1981 as a customer.  Worked with an managed multiple XA affiliate companies and built software to support the XA and other IBM Midrange ERP solutions.  Currently back in the XA affiliate world as a consulting manager for Guide Technologies

                    Machine Learning & Decision Optimization

3:15 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

                            Presenters: Tim Rancourt, Guide Technologies

A grounded look at machine learning for the XA manufacturer - concepts, Infor's tooling, and real use cases in one session. We open with a plain-language primer (what ML is, and what it isn't), then show where Infor delivers it: the data-science, machine-learning, and decision-optimization capabilities that run on the Infor data foundation. We anchor it in manufacturing outcomes - predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and quality and scrap prediction - and the data prerequisites an XA shop needs to get there. The goal is to separate genuine ROI from hype and give attendees a realistic first step.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, AI, VELOCITY
                
Presenters

Tim Rancourt
Lead Technicial Consultant
Guide Technologies

                    Tracking bar, sheet, coil

3:15 PM
2:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

                            Presenters: Rick Altenau, Guide Technologies

Inventory tracking for production processes that convert from one unit of measure to another, including metal, paper, liquid, pellet, and plating examples. WIP v. Raw

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INVENTORY
                
Presenters

Rick Altenau
Managing Partner
Guide Technologies

Day 2 - 3:00 PM-3:45 PM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 11: Procurement

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. In this session you will learn about the LX Purchasing (PUR) module and how it interacts with accounts, payable, costing, and inventory.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, PROCUREMENT
                
                    Disaster Recovery vs. Backup: They Are Not the Same Thing

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: Greg Wanzek, Maxava

Probably one of the best beginner topics. Explain that a backup protects the data, while disaster recovery protects the ability to operate. You could use a simple analogy: having the architectural plans for your house is not the same as having another house ready to live in.

                    Tagged: IBM, DR, XA, LX, S21, SPONSOR
                
Presenters

Greg Wanzek
Regional Sales Manager, Americas
Maxava

                    Ditch the Copy-and-Paste and legacy tools: The Art of the Possible in Modern IBM I / Infor LX Reporting, Alerting, and Visualization

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

Are your end users manually building spreadsheets by copying and pasting from IBM i spool files? Your Infor LX system holds a goldmine of data, and you do not need a massive budget to unlock it. This fast-paced session is an inspiration-driven look at the "art of the possible" when you expand your reporting toolkit using infrastructure you likely already own. Rather than a technical tutorial, we will showcase real-world examples including Python-automated system health reports, direct-to-Excel spool file conversions, email alerts, and user-defined table functions for complex BOM data. You will also see how to query Infor extension files, leverage PolyBase and Power BI to deliver GL data to department heads, and integrate with plant-floor systems. You won't leave as an expert coder, but you will leave inspired by new concepts you may not have known were possible. To kickstart your journey, we will share our learning resources, potential partners who can help, and critical considerations regarding security and prerequisites. Leave with a definitive guide on where to start building your team's skills for a low-cost modernization journey.

                    Tagged: LX, AUTOMATION, INTEGRATION
                
Presenters

Drew Caldwell
Developer Analyst
Red Gold

Brian White
Director of IT
Red Gold
Infor LX User Group President / Member of the Infor WMS User Group Board

Over 30+ years of IT experience including leadership, strategy, alignment, team development, project management, security, partner management, ERP (BPCS/LX) / Warehouse Management System implementations, and implementation of 3rd party tools (such as trade funds management, data collection, AP workflow, forms management, websites,  etc.) to extend ERP with a focus on modification elimination/minimization and effective integrations.

                    Modern IBM i Development with AI and Git

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Christophe Heyman, Infor & Sumit Malik, Infor

Get a fast‑paced preview of how Integrator User Exit server code can be built and maintained using a modern, AI‑enhanced development workflow. This session highlights how an AI coding assistant, a streamlined IDE, and Git‑based version control come together to transform User Exit logic into a clean, collaborative, and auditable process-complete with intelligent guidance and automation. It's a sharp look at what next‑generation development can feel like when AI is part of the toolchain.

                    Tagged: XA, IBM, LX, S21, AI
                
Presenters

Christophe Heyman
Sr. Director, Software Development
Infor

Sumit Malik
Director - Software Development & Support
Infor

                    System21 Wrap-Up

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Adrian Masters, Infor

General informal chat whcih is designed to help us review the conference and plan the 2027 conference. Your insights drive this what comes next.

                    Tagged: S21, ROUNDTABLE
                
Presenters

Adrian Masters
Product Manager, Senior
INFOR

                    The Executive AI Agenda: Turning Opportunity into Organizational Strategy

3:45 PM
3:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Felix Schmidt, GenAIus

Most organizations no longer need to be convinced that AI matters. The harder challenge is deciding what to do next. Felix Schmidt will guide executives through the choices required to move from scattered experimentation to a coherent AI agenda, including strategic priorities, governance, workforce readiness, investment decisions, infrastructure, and organizational accountability.

                    Tagged: AI, LX, S21, XA
                
Presenters

Felix Schmidt
CEO
GenAIus Inc.

Day 2 - 3:30 PM-4:45 PM Sessions

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                    Data, Insight & AI: Decisions from What You Already Have

4:45 PM
3:30 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

The payoff of a connected operating layer is that your data lands in one place and can finally answer questions. This session shows how Infor OS turns everyday activity into insight - a data foundation (Data Fabric and the Data Lake) that collects it, dashboards and analytics that make KPIs visible to the people who own them, and embedded intelligence that surfaces what needs attention. We keep it outcome-first: see performance at a glance, spot problems earlier, and measure whether the improvements from the first three sessions are actually working. For the deeper AI, automation, and machine-learning story, we point to the Velocity Suite path.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, INFOR OS
                
Presenters

David Fichtinger
Senior Software Engineer
TriMin Systems

                    Mastering Enterprise General Ledger

4:45 PM
3:30 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

                            Presenters: Noah Emerson, ISE

EGL remains one of the most powerful — and most misunderstood — components of XA. This education session provides a deep, structured walkthrough of EGL concepts, terminology, posting logic, and configuration patterns that every accountant should understand. Whether used daily or in preparation for an upcoming conversion, attendees will gain clarity, confidence, and practical knowledge they can apply immediately. 

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Noah Emerson
Senior Application Consultant
Information Systems Engineering, Inc.

                    Planning to Execution

4:45 PM
3:30 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 1

                            Presenters: Rick Worley, Guide Technologies

How releasing planned orders to execution systems such as OBPM, PM, and ML connects material planning to meaningful production scheduling.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, PLANNING, OPERATIONS
                
Presenters

Rick Worley
Consulting Manager
Guide Technologies
Have been working with manufacturing and distribution since early 1980s.  First exposure to XA was in 1981 as a customer.  Worked with an managed multiple XA affiliate companies and built software to support the XA and other IBM Midrange ERP solutions.  Currently back in the XA affiliate world as a consulting manager for Guide Technologies

                    Putting It All Together: How to Apply Velocity Suite to Your Work

4:45 PM
3:30 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

Description - The closing session ties the whole path together — not with more features, but with a way to think. The core skill is matching a problem to the right tool: repetitive re-keying points to RPA; reading, writing, or summarizing points to GenAI; 'where is the time and money going?' points to process mining; a task that spans several steps and systems points to an AI agent; and needing to predict or optimize points to machine learning. We work through everyday examples so users learn to spot the pattern in their own day, then show how the tools compound — mining finds the opportunity, automation removes the busywork, and AI makes it smarter. A shorter 'next level' segment shows advanced users how to combine the tools into one flow, and we close on how to pick a sensible first move and tell whether it worked.

Topics
•	Which tool fits which problem
•	Spotting the pattern in your own day
•	How the tools compound (find → automate → improve)
•	A "next level" for advanced users
•	Picking a sensible first move
•	Knowing where not to use it.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, AI, VELOCITY
                
Presenters

Tim Rancourt
Lead Technicial Consultant
Guide Technologies

                    Standard Costing for Non-Accountant

4:45 PM
3:30 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

                            Presenters: Rick Altenau, Guide Technologies

Explanation of XA cost fields, standard costing, WIP tracking, variances, new item cost fields, and which fields matter most to the business.

                    Tagged: XA, EDUCATION, OPERATIONS
                
Presenters

Rick Altenau
Managing Partner
Guide Technologies

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 12: Accounts Payable

4:45 PM
4:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. Gain information about the LX Accounts Payable (ACP) module and how vendors, invoices, and pavements are managed. Also, how invoicing impact item costs through the 3 way match process.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, FINANCE
                
                    AI + LX: Real-World Innovations That Deliver Results

4:45 PM
4:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Ronald Wood and Jose Acosta, Virtutem

See how organizations are using AI to extend the value of LX across support, development, testing, and operations. Explore practical use cases that improve responsiveness, accelerate problem solving, enhance visibility, and reduce manual effort. Leave with actionable ideas you can bring back to your team immediately.

                    Tagged: LX, AI
                
Presenters

Ronald Wood
Professional Services Manager
VIRTUTEM
Ron is the Professional Services Manager at VIRTUTEM, an Infor Alliance Partner, where he leads the consulting services team and oversees all projects. With over two decades of experience at SSA / Infor, Ron has held a variety of roles centered around the Infor LX product line, including more than 10 years leading the Infor LX Global Support team.  He brings deep expertise as a subject matter expert on numerous implementation projects and continues to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support for both new deployments and ongoing system optimization and modernization.

Jose Acosta
Senior Technical Consultant
Virtutem

                    From Quote-to-Shop Floor: Discover how Infor CPQ automates the process

4:45 PM
4:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Konrad Gren, Infor

Ready to eliminate manual steps and supercharge your quote-to-manufacturing processes? Join this dynamic session to see how Infor CPQ seamlessly connects with your XA ERP to create a faster, smarter, touchless process.

                    Tagged: INFOR, CPQ, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

Konrad Gren
Product Specialist - Infor CPQ
Infor

                    Infor's Agentic Enterprise - AI autonomous agents

4:45 PM
4:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

                            Presenters: Rick Rider, Infor

This session is a must-attend for organizations looking to unlock the full potential of AI-driven automation. Join Rick Rider as they unveil Infor's vision for the Agentic Enterprise, showcasing how autonomous AI agents are transforming the way businesses operate. Discover how customers can harness the power of Infor's Leap Program to accelerate innovation, drive intelligent decision-making, and take the next step on their Agentic AI journey with confidence and purpose.

                    Tagged: AI, INFOR, XA, LX, S21
                
Presenters

Rick Rider
SVP, AI Innovation
Infor

                    Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) - Best Practices and Approach

4:45 PM
4:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Harold Cavallaro, CavCo

"Sales Inventory and Operations Planning" (SIOP) refers to the business process that integrates sales, inventory management, and operations planning to achieve aligned goals, ensuring optimal production levels to meet demand while maximizing profitability and customer service. It is a holistic approach to managing the entire supply chain by coordinating different departments within a company to make informed decisions based on anticipated demand and available resources. This presentation will highlight the basic of this process and how you can get started.

                    Tagged: XA, LX, S21, PLANNING, OPERATIONS
                
Presenters

Harold Cavallaro
Principal / Owner
CavCo Management Partners

Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires. Session 13: Customer Order Management

5:45 PM

5:00 PM

Room: Lapham 4 Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. In this session you will learn about order entry configuration including order types and order classes and how they impact the order process.

Tagged: EDUCATION, LX, CUSTOMER ORDER

Analytics Hub (SharePoint + Power BI + Infor XA)

5:45 PM

5:00 PM

Room: Lapham 1

Combine Infor XA, Microsoft SharePoint, and Power BI into a unified analytics platform. XA remains the enterprise system of record, while SharePoint provides a single portal for accessing operational dashboards covering sales, inventory, orders, shipping, and KPIs. The session further illustrates how this architecture lays the foundation for future AI-enabled capabilities, including Copilot-driven inquiries, workflow automation, business insights, and intelligent ERP interactions.

Tagged: XA, AI, ANALYTICS, INTEGRATION, AUTOMATION

Presenters

Vinay Gautam

Delivery Lead

BWDG

IBM i Migrate While Active (MWA)

5:45 PM

5:00 PM

Room: Woodland A

IBM i Migrate While Active (MWA) helps organizations relocate workloads, modernize infrastructure, and perform operating system upgrades with minimal disruption to business operations. Whether migrating an IBM i logical partition (LPAR) within the same server, across data centers, or to a remote environment such as IBM Power Virtual Server in IBM Cloud, Migrate While Active is designed to reduce downtime and simplify migration planning.

Tagged: IBM, XA, S21, LX

Presenters

Mike Breitbach

IBM i ERP Development Tech Lead

IBM Rochester

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                    Confessions of an AI Dabbler - What happened when I asked AI to help with everything I didn't know how to do.  Real examples from XA, dashboards, IT spending and even my diet.

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

You do not have to be an AI expert to put it to work. In this practical and candid session, self-described “AI Dabbler” Shawna Vickers shares how she used AI to tackle real problems she did not initially know how to solve. Examples include analyzing thousands of BOMs for a configurator, writing SQL views, building an XA-based dashboard, troubleshooting VBA and duplicate data, organizing IS&T spending, researching perimenopause supplements, and automating the inPOWER conference session grid. Along the way, Shawna will share what worked, what failed, and where human knowledge remained essential. Attendees will leave with a realistic approach for using AI to ask better questions, build useful first drafts, validate results, and attempt work they might not have tackled on their own.

                    Tagged: AI, LX, S21, XA, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Shawna Vickers
Director, Information Systems & Technology
Engineered Transportation International
Over 15 years experience working with INFOR XA, EI, SystemLink, and IBMi.  Overall business process specialist, Vice Chair XA User Group Board, and Enterprise Integrator User Group Facilitator.

                    Infor CPQ (Configure Price Quote) - Picture What's Possible

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: Konrad Gren, Infor

Visualization has revolutionized how sales teams and customers build quotes and experience products long before an order is placed. From stunning photorealistic images and immersive 3D models to augmented reality and automated 2D/3D CAD, modern visualization tools are transforming the way manufacturers sell. The payoff? Fewer costly mistakes, faster decisions, and profit margins that skyrocket. Discover how Infor's CPQ Visualization can elevate your entire sales game!
Presenters

Konrad Gren
Product Specialist - Infor CPQ
Infor

                    Lead time planning, reductions, ATP

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

How planning affects customer service, available-to-promise, quoting before lead time, and cumulative manufacturing lead time.

                    Tagged: XA, PLANNING
                
Presenters

Kevin Russell
XA Consultant Manager
Guide Technologies
Infor XA Subject Matter Expert with hands-on experience in materials, accounting, and IT. He specializes in modernizing legacy custom applications and building innovative solutions using Integrator in the IDF. Kevin is the digital creator behind the popular @HOWTOXA YouTube channel, where he shares practical tips, tutorials, and insights to help users unlock the full potential of Infor XA. A past inPower conference speaker, he is recognized for making the connection between business process and technical function.

                    The New Electronic Commerce

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

Electronic Commerce has been the EDI interface between XA and the world for many years. Now released in a fully modernized form with significant enhancements and much greater flexibility and ease of use. If you need EDI to work with your customers or suppliers, it may be time to look at using XA's native capability with Enterprise Electronic Commerce.

                    Tagged: XA, EDI, EC
                
Presenters

Nathan Quinones
Managing Partner
Custom IT Solutions
Nathan Quinones is a Managing Partner at Custom IT Solutions.  Nathan has been working with XA back when it was MAPICS in 1990.  He was one of the primary developers of the EC module and performed the first EC implementation back in 1996 with the likes of Home Depot, Staples, Office Max and more.  With extensive experience with XA and EC, he can speak to best practices in the EDI world for XA customers.

                    Transforming IDF Help: Tailored Business Guidance

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Francisco Daffre, Infor

Experience the next evolution of IDF Help, where Infor's expanding library of embedded video instruction meets a framework built for richer, more process‑aligned guidance. You'll get an early look at upcoming capabilities that will allow organizations to tailor help content that will let you augment standard Infor help through Enterprise Integrator with extended explanations and business‑specific workflows. This session also highlights training options designed to help end users fully leverage the depth of XA, ensuring your organization gains maximum value from both the enhanced help experience and the application itself.

                    Tagged: INFOR, IDF, XA, LX, S21, UI
                
Presenters

Francisco Daffre
Product Manager
Infor

                    VPi Visual Planner - Beyond Traditional ERP

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Harold Cavallaro, CavCo

The Infor Visual Planner for System i, includes an infinite-based visual planning application that meets the need for visual, graphical, and advanced planning. VPi lets you interactively plan production and purchase orders, simultaneously considering both material and resource/labor requirements, to meet forecasted and actual customer requirements.

                    Tagged: XA, PLANNING
                
Presenters

Harold Cavallaro
Principal / Owner
CavCo Management Partners

                    XA Output Management - XML and Interform

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: Phillip McWhinney, Infor & Peter Sorensen, Interform

Say goodbye to old‑school spool files and hello to flexible, XML‑based output. Spool files are rigid, fixed‑format, and difficult to customize. XA Output Management enables easy manipulation, enhancement, and integration across your systems. When paired with tools like Interform and IDM, XML output can be transformed into rich, modern documents that are automatically stored, cataloged, and instantly accessible through the XA and Infor OS.

                    Tagged: XA, LX, S21, DOCUMENTS, INFOR
                
Presenters

Phillip McWhinney
Development Program Manager
INFOR

Peter Sorensen
CEO
InterForm
I have been in the IBM i and output management arena for almost 20 years. I am a fond believer in sharing know-how and experience while learning from others.

                    XA Release 11.0 - How to get there and why do it?

5:45 PM
5:00 PM
09/16/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

                            Presenters: Ross Freeman, Infor

Release 11.0 features major updates to shop floor, employee and many other parts of the system. It is also the first step in completing the final modernization of the XA system in the IDF architecture. Release 11.0 is recommended for all customers as a stepping stone to the final completion of the IDF rollout in subsequent deliveries of the Release 11 series. this session will also focus on not just the why, but the how to for release 11.0.

                    Tagged: XA, INFOR, RELEASE 11
                
Presenters

Ross Freeman
Senior Product Manager
Infor
Ross Freeman has been the Product Manager for the XA ERP since 2008.

Casino Night!

9:30 PM

6:00 PM

Try your luck at Casino Night! Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold ‘Em and Craps. Fun for everyone! Come grab a drink, enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert, and DJ music entertainment. Special Thank You to Our Evening Sponsors: IBM and Maxava

Thursday - September 17th, 2026

Breakfast

8:00 AM

6:45 AM

Coffee Talk with MES Guru's

7:45 AM

7:00 AM

Room: Woodland C

Tagged: XA, MES

Presenters

Ric Vasquez

Application Consultant

ISE

Morning Coffee Sessions Day 3

7:45 AM

7:00 AM

Day 3 - 8:00 AM-8:45 AM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires.  Session 14: Pricing

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology.  In this session you will learn about the product pricing features available within Infor LX. This includes special pricing, promotions, and more.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, PRICING
                
                    Hilliard MV2 Success Story

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Woodland A

                            Presenters: Ric Vasquez, ISE and Hilliard MES Team

Discover how Hilliard leveraged a phased "crawl, walk, run" approach to successfully implement MV2, driving improvements in production, inventory management, and quality processes with minimal impact on day-to-day operations.

                    Tagged: MES, SHOP FLOOR, CUSTOMER STORY
                
                    IBM i VS Code for i Introduction

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Woodland B

                            Presenters: IBM

"Code for IBM i" is a Visual Studio Code extension that turns VS Code into a modern development environment for IBM i systems. This allows you to connect from Visual Studio Code to an IBM i system and maintain and compile your RPGLE, CL, COBOL, C/CPP right from Visual Studio Code. Edit and compile all ILE languages, view errors inline, content assist for RPGLE and CL, source date support, and much more. Additional VS Code extension Db2 for IBM i will also be introduced.

                    Tagged: IBM, LX, S21, XA, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Mike Breitbach
IBM i ERP Development Tech Lead
IBM Rochester

                    Implementing & Using Planning Applications

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

                            Presenters: Matt Dionne, Guide Technologies

Common reasons planning applications fail and common-sense steps for implementing material planning, MRP, VP, and related planning processes.

                    Tagged: XA, PLANNING
                
                    Infor's iSeries Alphabet Soup

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Lapham 3

Management-level review of Infor technology terms including IOS, ION, AI, BI, 10x, CloudSuite, SaaS, and Velocity.

                    Tagged: XA
                
Presenters

Rick Altenau
Managing Partner
Guide Technologies

                    Integrator Enhancements for Finance: Small Tweaks, Big Wins

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: Jeff Weitkamp, TriMin Systems, Noah Emerson, ISE

Many XA finance teams don’t realize how much time and frustration they can eliminate with a handful of targeted enhancements. This session showcases a curated set of practical improvements — primarily Integrator based, with a few additional high impact tricks — that customers are already using to make EFIN faster, cleaner, and easier to manage. Every enhancement shown is something attendees can take home and apply in their own environment, without major development or long project timelines. 

                    Tagged: XA, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Jeff Weitkamp
Sr. Business Consultant
Trimin

Noah Emerson
Senior Application Consultant
Information Systems Engineering, Inc.

                    Mastering the LX Item Master: AI-Powered Insights for Better Data Governance

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: Ronald Wood and Jose Acosta, Virtutem

Unlock the hidden value within your Item Master. Discover how AI can help analyze field usage, improve governance, identify inconsistencies, and support smarter decision making-giving both IT and business teams greater confidence in their data.

                    Tagged: LX, AI
                
Presenters

Ronald Wood
Professional Services Manager
VIRTUTEM
Ron is the Professional Services Manager at VIRTUTEM, an Infor Alliance Partner, where he leads the consulting services team and oversees all projects. With over two decades of experience at SSA / Infor, Ron has held a variety of roles centered around the Infor LX product line, including more than 10 years leading the Infor LX Global Support team.  He brings deep expertise as a subject matter expert on numerous implementation projects and continues to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support for both new deployments and ongoing system optimization and modernization.

Jose Acosta
Senior Technical Consultant
Virtutem

                    Tips and Tricks for upgrading to XAR10, and preparing for XAR11

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone West

Best practices and proven strategies to upgrade to XA Release 10 and prepare for XA Release 11.

                    Tagged: XA, UPGRADE
                
Presenters

Candy Hein
Programming Constultant
ISE

Scott Stackhouse
Senior Application Consultant
ISE

                    XA Release 11.1 – Completing the IDF rollout for XA

8:45 AM
8:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Ross Freeman, Infor & Francisco Daffre, Infor

This session will show you what is in Release 11.1, which contains the rollout of picking and shipping rebuilt in the IDF architecture.

                    Tagged: INFOR, XA, RELEASE 11
                
Presenters

Ross Freeman
Senior Product Manager
Infor
Ross Freeman has been the Product Manager for the XA ERP since 2008.

Francisco Daffre
Product Manager
Infor

Day 3 - 9:00 AM-9:45 AM Sessions

Infor Velocity Suite

10:45 AM

10:00 AM

Room: Lapham 1 Presenters: Max Fisher, Infor

Infor Velocity Suite extends the value of your ERP by pulling together advanced technologies from our industry cloud platform to make process innovation easy. Infor Velocity Suite includes Process Mining which identifies inefficiencies in existing business processes (ie Procure-to-Pay | Order-to-Cash), pre-built Value+ automation solutions delivering rapid time-to-value, and Infor GenAI capabilities which optimize processes for maximum productivity.

Tagged: AI, VELOCITY, INFOR

Presenters

Max Fisher

Day 3 - 10:00 AM-10:45 AM Sessions

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                    Accelerate Your LX Knowledge: Concepts & Applications for Power Users and New Hires.  Session 16: Billing and Accounts Receivable

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Lapham 4

                            Presenters: Martin Foglesong, Crossroads

Whether you're onboarding new team members or expanding your own expertise, this session provides a practical introduction to core LX concepts, processes, and terminology. Learn how to generate invoices from completed customer orders and manage invoices through the payment process.

                    Tagged: LX, EDUCATION, FINANCE
                
                    Codex Ready: Setting Up Your Environment for Better AI Development

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Woodland D

Successful AI-assisted development depends on more than installing a tool and entering a prompt. Codex needs the right environment, project context, instructions, permissions, and development practices to produce useful and dependable results. This session will demonstrate the practical steps required to prepare Codex to work effectively with an existing codebase. Attendees will learn how to structure project instructions, provide relevant context, define development boundaries, connect source control, and create a workflow that allows the developer to remain in control. The session is designed to help technical users move beyond isolated code suggestions and begin using Codex as a productive development partner. This will be a demonstration-based session; attendees will not need laptops.

                    Tagged: XA, AI, LX, S21, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Sandra Mueller
LX User Group Board; Lead Programmer Analyst
Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc
My first fruits go to serving the community and drawing closer to Jesus.  I am also a Rotarian and an LX User Group Board Member.  In my spare time I work for the #1 manufacturer of pickles, peppers and relish in the United States!

                    EC enchancement

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Fieldstone East

                            Presenters: Julie Kienast, Cistech

Outbound supplier communications and how to get more value from existing Electronic Commerce investment.  A case study of McElroy Manufacturing

                    Tagged: XA, EC, CUSTOMER STORY
                
Presenters

Julie Kienast
Consultant
CISTECH

                    Financial Reporting Options in XA: F9, Excel, Spreadsheet Server, Beyond

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Lapham 2

                            Presenters: Jeff Weitkamp, TriMin Systems

Comparison session to help customers choose the right reporting path.

                    Tagged: XA, FINANCE
                
Presenters

Jeff Weitkamp
Sr. Business Consultant
Trimin

                    Roundtable with Infor LX Development

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Hearthside

                            Presenters: David Rapacz, Infor

Attend this session to share your thoughts, challenges, and concerns regarding Infor LX and associated technologies with Infor and other like-minded customers. This open discussion can provide feedback to Infor that may help drive solutions or provide answers.  

                    Tagged: LX, ROUNDTABLE
                
                    Start using ILE RPG Modernization Techniques

10:45 AM
10:00 AM
09/17/2026

                            Room: Woodland C

                            Presenters: Jim Buck, imPower

"Developing ILE code requires the developer to change their thought processes, gone are the large programs that do complicated processes. ILE requires the developer to think in small easily managed procedures. Reusable procedures, modules, and service programs. This session will not only explain “Why you need to change"", it will have examples that are easy to understand, and you can start using immediately.
Learning Objectives
• Why use Model View Controller architecture
• Improve developers understanding of service programs
• Learn how the latest features of RPG and SQL can improve your coding efforts
• Learn to write service programs that can easily be used as API's
• Learn why Service programs should be data centric rather than application centric
• Learn how correctly designed service programs will make your life easier
Audience
IBM i Developers" 

                    Tagged: IBM, LX, XA, S21, DEVELOPMENT
                
Presenters

Jim Buck
CEO - Lead Instructor
imPower Technologies, LLC
Jim Buck’s career in IT has spanned more than 35+ years, primarily in college education, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Past president (13 years) of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (www.wmcpa.org) and has served on several teams developing IBM and COMMON certification tests. Jim has co-authored several IBM i books with Bryan Meyers that are used by many companies and in colleges worldwide, "Programming in ILE RPG" 5th Edition being the latest in 2015.Other accomplishments include; recipient of the 2007 IBM System i Innovation – Education Excellence Award, 2014 COMMON Presidents Award and named 2013/2016/2017/2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023 IBM Champion - Power Systems. Jim is the president and founder of imPower Technologies where he provides professional IBM I training and consulting services (www.imPowerTechnologies.com) . He is active in the IBM i community working to help companies train their employees in the latest IBM technologies and helps companies develop the next generation of IBM i professionals.

Ask the Developers

12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Room: Lake Country Ballroom Presenters: Infor Development

Here is your chance to ask Infor development your questions.

Tagged: XA, LX, S21

Day 3 - 11:00 AM-11:45 AM Sessions

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The Infor LX Wrap-Up: Your Voice, Our Next Steps

11:45 AM

11:00 AM

Room: Hearthside Presenters: Brian White, Red Gold

Don't head home without having your say. Meet up with the Infor LX community one last time to reflect on the week's best moments and areas for improvement. This informal chat is designed to help us plan the 2027 conference, complete final event surveys, and introduce easy ways you can collaborate with us year-round through monthly webinars or board roles. Your insights drive this community-let's build what comes next together.

Tagged: LX, ROUNDTABLE

Presenters

Brian White

Director of IT

Red Gold

Infor LX User Group President / Member of the Infor WMS User Group Board

Over 30+ years of IT experience including leadership, strategy, alignment, team development, project management, security, partner management, ERP (BPCS/LX) / Warehouse Management System implementations, and implementation of 3rd party tools (such as trade funds management, data collection, AP workflow, forms management, websites, etc.) to extend ERP with a focus on modification elimination/minimization and effective integrations.

About *inPOWER

The inPOWER conference is hosted by the XA, LX and System21 User Groups. Our focus is to provide valuable content, education and networking opportunities to all users and partners focused on these three Infor ERP systems running on the IBM platform.

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