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Explore the sessions shaping the future of WMS and supply chain execution at Inspire 2026 from May 11 - 13.
Each session is built to address real challenges and opportunities in your world, helping you uncover new ways to optimize, scale, and lead.
We are excited to welcome you to beautiful Austin, Texas. Registration opens Monday, May 11 at 3:00 PM local time, followed by the Welcome Reception and dinner at 5:00 PM, and the event concludes with our final session on Wednesday, May 13 at 3:30 PM.
Inspire 2026 Opening Keynote: Bold Ideas, Big Reveals, and the Future of Supply Chain
Kick off Inspire 2026 with bold ideas and big reveals. We’re unveiling the product roadmap, showcasing game-changing updates, and introducing next-gen solutions that will transform your supply chain. Expect immersive demos, insider insights, and a first look at innovations designed to help you move faster and smarter. Join us - the future starts now.
Beyond the Box: Reshaping Warehouse Operations with Cutting-Edge Tech with Keynote Speaker Dwight Klappich
In today’s turbulent warehousing environment, the old adage that “a box is a box” no longer holds. What worked yesterday doesn’t meet today’s demands. Inundated with audacious promises—from agentic AI to humanoid robotics—logistics operations need clarity more than ever. This session cuts through the noise, spotlighting the emerging technologies transforming warehouse operations. Discover what’s real, what’s ready, and where the true value lies today, tomorrow, and in the fast-approaching future.
Navigating the Future of Supply Chain Tech: Panel Discussion
The supply chain landscape is evolving faster than ever, driven by innovation, global disruptions, and shifting customer expectations. In this interactive panel, industry leaders and technology experts will share insights on emerging trends, critical challenges, and the technologies shaping the next decade. Join us for a candid discussion on automation, AI, sustainability, and digital transformation—and leave with actionable strategies to future-proof your operations.
IKEA + Made4net: Fulfillment Management Solution Project Update
Discover how IKEA and Made4net are partnering to redefine fulfillment management. This session provides an inside look at the project’s goals, implementation milestones, and early outcomes. Learn how advanced technology and collaborative planning are driving efficiency, scalability, and customer satisfaction in one of the world’s most complex supply chains. Gain insights into lessons learned and what’s next for this transformative initiative.
The Amazon Effect: How It’s Reshaping Warehouses and Freight
Customer expectations for speed and flexibility are higher than ever, thanks to the “Amazon Effect.” This session explores how these demands are transforming warehouse operations and freight networks. Learn strategies to stay competitive and discover how leading companies are adapting to meet next-day delivery standards without sacrificing profitability.
Cybersecurity & Automation in the Supply Chain: Protecting Your Digital Warehouse
As warehouses add more automation, they also become more vulnerable. This session addresses the growing cybersecurity risks in supply chain operations and offers actionable steps to safeguard your systems, data, and customer trust. Learn recommendations for threat detection, response planning, and compliance in an increasingly digital world.
AI and Automation: Redefining Roles and Workflows
AI and automation change more than processes—they change people’s jobs. Hear real life examples of companies leveraging AI and automation to reduce costs, improve accuracy, and gain a competitive edge, and learn how to manage change effectively and create a collaborative environment where technology and people thrive together.
AI, Orchestration & Robotics in Today’s Warehouse: How Leaders Drive Real Operational Gains
Join us to explore and see how leading organizations are architecting their operations to successfully integrate Orchestration, AI and Robotics into the core of their fulfillment and distribution environments. Learn how benchmarking and performance statistics will help turn metrics into money and how practitioners are building practical roadmaps, aligning technology with process, and achieving tangible results—reducing costs, improving accuracy, increasing throughput, and creating sustainable competitive advantage in an increasingly demanding supply-chain landscape.
From On-Premise to SaaS: Why Migration Matters
The shift from on-premise systems to SaaS solutions is accelerating. This session outlines the advantages of cloud-based platforms, including scalability, security, and cost efficiency. Learn how to plan a smooth migration and unlock the flexibility your business needs to thrive in a rapidly changing market.
Made4net Latest AI Capabilities
Explore the latest advancements in AI and ML within our product suite. Our experts will showcase recent deliverables and cutting-edge capabilities driving innovation.
KPI Masterclass: Measuring What Matters in Your Warehouse
Are you tracking the right metrics? This masterclass will help you identify and measure the KPIs that truly drive performance in your warehouse. From order accuracy to labor productivity, we’ll show you how to turn data into actionable insights that improve efficiency and profitability.
Going Green: Sustainability Trends in Warehousing
Sustainability isn’t just good for the planet—it’s good for business. This session highlights the latest green initiatives in warehousing. Learn how to align sustainability goals with operational performance and meet growing consumer and regulatory expectations.
Experience the next-generation user interface across both workstation and handheld (RF) applications, designed for enhanced usability and efficiency.
Inside the Box: Advanced Facility Setup
Optimizing the space you have through advanced facility configuration
The Allocation Station: Allocation Rules
Learn best practices for allocation and review use-case scenarios for complex situations
API Power-Up: Application Programming Interface (API)
Turning your warehouse system into a data command center
Beyond the Forklift: Automation/MHE
Architecting a human-robot collaborative warehouse
Billing Guru: Billing Advanced
Wow your team with these complex setups and automation options
The Granular Grind: Billing Basics
Advanced event-based billing and activity capture
Time to Renew Your Billing: Billing Renewals
Explore the billing methods and business events that work together to automate your renewal billing and review setup scenarios that range from simple to complex
The Total Package: Carton Packing and Package Shipping-Omni Channel/EComm
Optimizing your packing and package shipping process
The Inventory Detective: Cycle Counting/ Inventory Control/Troubleshooting
Using cycle counting to track down variances
Keep It Together People: Directed Put-Away
The Sticky Business: Label Procedures
Label profiles, procedures and ports
Gold Rush: Mining the Warehouse by Leveraging Synapse Data
Synapse data: profitability, space utilization, pricing/rate development, customer profiles, data warehouse
We Got This: Managed Integration
Reduce the stress of complex integrations with our Managed Integration Services
New Version Immersion: New Features in Standard Release
Standard release features you will love
The End-of-Year Crunch: Physical Inventory Processing
Making physical inventory painless
Confronting Your Pick Fronts: Pick Front Options
Pick front types and when to use them
Pick of the Litter: Picking Options
What picking options exist and when to use them
Your burning warehouse questions answered by industry experts
Let's Get Movin': Synapse Go Demonstration and Feedback Session
Your warehouse now in the palm of your hand
The QA Shield: Testing/Onboarding
Designing robust testing plans to protect your Go-Live
Keep Calm and Troubleshoot On: Tips, Tricks & Truths Technical Support Services Session
Tips, tricks and truths from the Support Desk
Riding the Wave: Wave Creation and Task Management
Mastering advanced techniques for order grouping and release
Join our product experts as they unveil the roadmap for Made4net’s technology framework and solutions. Explore our 3–5 year vision and learn where innovation is headed.
SC Expert Recent Product Releases
Take a deep dive into the latest product releases and explore the key deliverables driving innovation.
Made4net Latest AI Capabilities
Explore the latest advancements in AI and ML within our product suite. Our experts will showcase recent deliverables and cutting-edge capabilities driving innovation.
SCExpert Next Gen User Interface
Experience the next-generation user interface across both workstation and handheld (RF) applications, designed for enhanced usability and efficiency.
SCExpert Delivery Expert Demo
Review the Made4net Last Mile Delivery solution covering functional capabilities and analytics.
Join an interactive discussion with customers and Made4net experts to address key challenges, uncover new opportunities, and spark innovative ideas.
SCExpert Advanced Configuration – Dashboard Insights and Automation Opportunities
This session explores the power and flexibility of dashboards as a quick, visual view into key operational KPIs. Leveraging our editing capabilities, we will demonstrate how to design dashboards using the visual component editor and deploy them to the UI home screen. In addition, we’ll highlight powerful automation features that streamline repetitive processes such as order, wave, and task management.
SCExpert Advanced Configuration: Screen Editor
Learn how Professional Services and Made4Net partners leverage our powerful screen-building and editing capabilities. From initial creation through integration into the UI menu structure, this advanced configuration session will highlight the flexibility and control available to tailor the user experience.
SCExpert Power of Policies
Explore the power and flexibility of configuring policies to manage workflow operations. Key functional areas including Putaway, Task Assignment, Wave Assignment, Picking, Replenishment, Stage Lane, and Shipments are all driven by these adaptable rules. Advanced topics include Scoring, Segmentation, Release Management and Over Allocation.
SCExpert Inbound Trailer Check In & QC Inspection
This session explores add-on capabilities from our Professional Services catalog. The Inbound Trailer RF function enables the systematic capture and recording of inbound trailer inspections using customer-specific, configurable inspection criteria. Plus, where RF device capabilities allow, this feature supports the capture and attachment of photos to enhance inspection accuracy and documentation. In addition, we will cover the powerful QC Inspection module, which defines and manages the quality testing process while capturing detailed test responses and results.
