{"id":10422,"date":"2026-05-07T00:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?page_id=10422"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:54:32","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/ai-forum-uk-eu\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Forum UK-EU – Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Agenda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Day. One Room. The Full AI Agenda. <\/strong>A curated day of keynotes, sponsor-led AI solution sessions, and four dedicated networking touchpoints with senior distribution leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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9:00 \u2013 10:00 AM<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Breakfast & Networking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Foyer + Expo Hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:00 \u2013 10:30 AM<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome & Table Sponsor Intros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Main Room<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:30 \u2013 11:00 AM<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Opening Keynote: What’s Really Working in AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Bein, PhD – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every distributor has sat through the AI pitch. Far fewer have seen the systems running in production, on real order volume, inside real ERPs. Jonathan Bein closes that gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walks through the five areas where distributors are getting traction today: AR automation, warehouse robotics, AI-powered CRM, quote and order automation, and inventory management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each with the performance numbers real deployments are producing. He draws the line between generative and agentic AI, maps the customer service functions agentic AI absorbs by 2028, and lays out how to capture the labor savings through attrition instead of a headcount event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKinsey puts early adopters at a 122 percent cash-flow increase and late adopters at a potential 23 percent loss. The swift will beat the slow more than the large will beat the small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n