TORONTO

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April 10 - 12
2024

Your Hosts

catherine

Catherine Graham

Co-Founder & CEO
mark

Mark Graham

President & CBO
bobby

Bobby Lehew

Chief Content Officer
aaron

Aaron Kucherawy

VP of Customer Success
kate

Kate Masewich

VP of Marketing
dave

David Shultz

VP of Supplier Partnerships
charlie

Charlie Moscoe

VP of Product Management

SCHEDULE

Below is our schedule which includes an awesome mix of peer-led open panel discussions as well as commonsku application topics for leaders. To get a sense of the experience, you can also read highlights from one of our last CEO Summits here!

Everyone arrives in Toronto

1:30 - 4:30 PM

1:30 - 4:30 PM

Meetings with our product and design teams

Location: Sky Suite at Bisha Hotel (43rd Floor)

For guests arriving in Toronto earlier in the day.
Sign up for your session here.

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Welcome cocktails

Location: KŌST at Bisha Hotel (44th Floor)

6:30 PM onwards

6:30 PM onwards

Dinner

Location: SARA Restaurant at 98 Portland St
(About a 10-min walk from Bisha)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

Location: Sky Suite at Bisha Hotel (43rd Floor)

9:00 - 9:10 AM

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Welcome

catherine
Catherine Graham
mark
Mark Graham

9:10 - 9:30 AM

9:10 - 9:30 AM

Survey Results / Setting the Table

bobby
Bobby Lehew
To kick off our morning, we’ll share the results from our survey of best practices from those in the room, these insights will help guide our open discussions throughout the day!

9:30 - 10:15 AM

9:30 - 10:15 AM

How Leaders Make the Most of commonsku

aaron
Aaron Kucherawy
Join commonsku’s Aaron Kucherawy as he walks through some of the most important tools and tips specifically for distributor executives on the commonsku platform.

10:15 - 11:00 AM

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Open Panel: Growth, Scaling, Structure, Ops

It’s rare to have so much amazing industry talent in one room and in such an intimate setting. Because of this, we’ve created Open Panel Discussions. Open Panel Discussions are not your typical panel, they are a group-think involving the entire room. Since this is an open forum, we’d love to hear from everyone, so bring your questions and your ideas as we share best practices and biggest challenges!

11:00 - 11:30 AM

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Break / Snacks

11:30 - 12:30 PM

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Prioritizing Client-Led Platform Development

charlie
Charlie Moscoe
Charlie Moscoe, commonsku’s Vice President of Product Management, will share how we make decisions about where to focus our feature development efforts and provide visibility into our product roadmap. Charlie will also lead an open discussion to get feedback and input on future development priorities from attendees.

12:30 - 1:30 PM

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 - 1:50 PM

1:30 - 1:50 PM

Zapier + commonsku

Gabe Peters (ScreenBroidery)
Gabe Peters with ScreenBroidery will share some of his learnings and productivity gains using commonsku’s new integration with Zapier.

1:50 - 2:20 PM

1:50 - 2:20 PM

Strengthening Supplier Partnerships

dave
Dave Shultz
What are the new parameters for a more efficient relationship with your supplier partners? What factors contribute to a supplier’s success? In this open forum, Dave Shultz, commonsku’s VP of Supplier Partnerships will share our vision behind the three levels of commonsku suppliers ( connected+, connected, and community+) and our goal to contribute to greater efficiency, scalable growth, and more profit for our distributor customers.

2:20 - 3:00 PM

2:20 - 3:00 PM

Open Panel: Leadership, Team, Culture, Recruitment

It’s rare to have so much amazing industry talent in one room and in such an intimate setting. Because of this, we’ve created Open Panel Discussions. Open Panel Discussions are not your typical panel, they are a group-think involving the entire room. Since this is an open forum, we’d love to hear from everyone, so bring your questions and your ideas as we share best practices and biggest challenges!

3:00 - 3:30 PM

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Macro Trends Driving Innovation

bobby
Bobby Lehew
What are the high-impact trends driving product? What trends are we seeing from buyers? And how is tech reshaping the landscape of today’s most competitive distributors? Join Bobby Lehew as he shares insights from The Backpack, the biweekly newsletter built to discover and share the most recent trends by some of the hottest brands and smartest distributors (and come prepared to share your insight into what you’re seeing too!)

3:30 - 4:00 PM

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 - 4:40 PM

4:00 - 4:40 PM

Open Panel: Sales, Goals, Comp

It’s rare to have so much amazing industry talent in one room and in such an intimate setting. Because of this, we’ve created Open Panel Discussions. Open Panel Discussions are not your typical panel, they are a group-think involving the entire room. Since this is an open forum, we’d love to hear from everyone, so bring your questions and your ideas as we share best practices and biggest challenges!

4:40 - 5:00 PM

4:40 - 5:00 PM

Q&A / Open Discussion

catherine
Catherine Graham
mark
Mark Graham

To close our day, Mark and Catherine Graham will lead an open discussion and take your questions on the future of commonsku and the platform, and will open the floor to the room’s collective industry leaders to share insights on the most pressing challenges and unique opportunities facing our industry today.

6:30 PM onwards

6:30 PM onwards

Closing dinner

Location: Lee Restaurant at 497 Richmond St West
(We will meet in the lobby at 6:15 and walk over together, about a 10-min walk from Bisha)

Everyone departs (no programming)

VENUE

CEO Summit will be hosted at the Bisha Hotel, in the heart of Toronto’s downtown.

80 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, ON