ENABLE ENLIGHTEN
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS
EDUCATE
Keynote - Donal De Paor, Sage “Emerging Trends - The Road Ahead” Description: Technology seems to be moving at an ever increasing rate. Where does the industry think it is headed? How will this impact small to medium sized business? Be the first to know what’s coming from the Sage 300 ERP (Accpac) team in 2012 and beyond. Learn about the new features and functionality being introduced in future product releases and information that will help you plan for the future of your business. We will share the product strategy and roadmap, with details on upcoming product releases. Join us to learn about the exciting future of the Sage ERP solutions.
Robert Lavery, Orchid Systems Business Intelligence - “How to make Reporting, Budgeting and Communications Simple” Description: I know what you’re thinking. Not another session about reporting and budgeting!! But we know most organizations struggle with getting information delivered to the right people at the right time in a format they can understand. This includes not only people within your organization but also people outside the organization. The problem isn't having the right software tools available. There are plenty of programs available. The problem is knowing he right tool to use for a particular problem. This session is designed to help you understand how to automate the generation and distribution of reports (Crystal and FR), information, forms, and budgets on a timely basis in the most appropriate format based on their intended use. Orchid System’s Information Manager (Report Runner with Process Scheduler, Supplementary Data with Info Explorer and Notes) and Pacific Technology’s Workflow & Notifications and Key Communications solutions will be highlighted to demonstrate these concepts.
Keith Greeno & TJ Tokariuk, Asyma Systems Ltd. Human Resource Management Systems—”What’s your return on Employee Investment?” Description: Nearly all businesses state that their most important asset and largest financial investment is their employees. Therefore, investing in HR-related technology becomes a highly critical aspect in driving business growth and success for an organization. This investment generally results in a very healthy return, often more than 1,000%. We refer to that metric as an organization’s Return On Employee Investment. Traditionally, HRMS and HRIS solutions are designed to make the HR professionals more efficient in their ability to effectively manage an organization’s workforce. Sage HRMS is not only making the HR person and department more efficient than ever, but it also drives the entire organization to become more profitable and competitive as a whole. In this highly informative session, we will take an in-depth look at ten compelling factors on why Sage HRMS is the future of effective employee management.
Rob Greeno, Asyma Systems Ltd. & Leanne Lowe, Sage Customer Relation Management - “Build your business with CRM” Description: This session is a “must see” if you want to learn about key CRM features and how to maximize your efficiency with a CRM system. We’ll show you Sage CRM features in action that will deliver immediate benefits and add value to your business. Attend this session and get fully briefed on how CRM provides value to your business or organization. Get a detailed overview of how to put CRM to work for you.
ENABLE | EDUCATE | ENLIGHTEN
ENABLE ENLIGHTEN
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS
EDUCATE
Bruce Thurston, Management Resource Services, Dick Boorsma/Keith Greeno, Asyma & Leanne Lowe, Sage Management Best Practices—”Let’s Get Real—Real world Management Best Practices and Tips/Tricks for Sage Solutions.” Description: You invested in ERP software to meet organization wide goals and solve business challenges that were costing you money due to inefficiencies and inaccuracies caused by manual processes. It is time to take a step back and ensure you are getting the most out of your business management software. Join this session to learn real-world, tried and true best practices for solving the top ten business challenges associated with businesses and organizations. To ensure an effective operation, specific processes must be developed to ensure the smooth flow of information into and out of the management accounting software. Therefore software is only 50% of the solution, the remaining 50% is in developing, implementing and training on the process enhancements required to use the software effectively and solve your issues. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how your operations compare to best-in-class businesses.
Lunch/Keynote - Robert Lavery, Orchid Systems The Impact of Cloud Computing on SME’s—”Why You Need to Put Your Head in the Cloud” Description: Hosting computing models have been around since the advent of Mainframe computers in the 1950’s. The model has gone through several iterations over the years as technology platforms have changed. Cloud computing is the current trend but will it last? How does this latest iteration of hosted computing affect how organizations operate today? What does it cost to participate or rather what does it cost not to participate? Is it something to be avoided or something you can’t avoid? We’ll look at the cloud from both sides now.
Jim Brown, Empower Performance “The Right People in the Right Seat—Building a Better Workforce” Description: Employees are more productive and more engaged when they are working in jobs that allow them to use their strengths on a daily basis. But how do we make sure they are able to do so? Learn how to take advantage of employee assessment tools that will help you measure current and future employees for critical Job Fit.
Keith Greeno, Asyma Systems Ltd. Document Management—”Extend ERP capabilities with Document Management” Description: for businesses and organizations, keeping track of the mountain of documentation that comes through the door is a never-ending challenge. Attend this session and see how you can use document management and invoice approval routing solutions integrated with Sage to improve the way you handle documentation you receive; ensuring the right people see it and always having access to it. See how solutions from Sage and Acom can help you streamline your approval processes.
ENABLE | EDUCATE | ENLIGHTEN
ENABLE ENLIGHTEN
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS
EDUCATE
Robert Lavery, Orchid Systems “How to Make Securing Assets and Data in Accpac a Snap” Description: If you attended our session on Reporting, Budgeting and Communications, you now have a framework for understanding how to automate the generation and distribution of data in reports so people only see what they need to see and in an appropriate format. But what about people who have access to enter data in Sage 300 ERP (Accpac)? Shouldn’t there be some controls on what Accpac Users can and can not see? Norming Software (the developers of Norming Fixed Assets) thought so and developed a series of Security models that restrict access to banks, Customers, Vendors and Items in Accpac based on the User’s ID and Security Profile. This means for example that any AP Payment Batches or AR Receipt Batches created against a restricted Bank in Bank Services would not be visible. Pacific Technology’s Purchase Workflow can restrict Users to seeing just their requisitions and orders. Sound interesting? We thought so. We hope you’ll think so after this session.
Keynote - Asyma, Sage, Orchid Systems, Management Resource Services, Hire Standard, Empower Performance, Microage, BlackBridge Network “Putting it All Together for Small to Medium Sized Businesses” - Panel - Question/Answer Period Description: This roundtable session offers you the opportunity to discuss all of your business and organizational requirements and how they can be solved with your peers and experts from our panel. Canadian business is said to be lagging behind US and Scandinavian countries in productivity. We must correct this by embracing technology and management best practices which will make us more productive to compete in the world marketplace. Many of the features within these systems allow our employees to be significantly more productive. They allow us all to work smarter, not harder. With the technology available today and enhanced processes we have our best chance for increasing productivity and remaining competitive. We must however choose wisely, not all systems offer the same long term productivity gains and return on investment. We will have experts to discuss hiring right and employee relations. We will have experts in system technology, cloud computing and hosted services. We will have experts in management and software process best practices. We can even discuss issues from disaster recovery to hosted security; it is all up to you.
Mix & Mingle Wine and Cheese Networking Event to Follow.
Space is limited, reserve your seat NOW! www.asyma.com
To register or for more information contact: Rob Greeno
[email protected] P: 403.328.8188 Toll Free: 877.448.9895
ENABLE | EDUCATE | ENLIGHTEN