Check out who is speaking at Amazon Business Reshape 2023.
Registration is now open for Amazon Business Reshape 2023
Summer early birds get the best pricing for Amazon Business Reshape 2023 in November. We recommend the General Admissions pass for access to the full experience—including top-shelf evening receptions, dinner, and entertainment.
Learn more about topics and tracks available at Amazon Business Reshape 2023 here.
Speakers to keep your eyes (and ears) on
Smart Business Buying in Any Economy is a hot topic for both our employees and our customers. As such, we are assembling an inspiring two-day event for procurement, finance, and business decision-makers, as well as others interested in learning more about today’s evolving procurement landscape and solutions to top challenges.
Curious who you might cross paths with at Amazon Business Reshape 2023? Magic Johnson will headline our event this year. Here are five more business leaders we’re excited to welcome to our mainstage in Chicago this year:
- Alexandre Gagnon, VP at Amazon Business WW
Currently Vice President, Amazon Business Worldwide, Alexandre Gagnon has been at Amazon since June 2002. His executive responsibility includes the worldwide management, operation and growth of Amazon Business, which has expanded to 9 countries – in addition to Business Prime, which has expanded to customers in 8 of those countries. Originally from Quebec City, Alexandre started at Amazon working on the launch of Amazon Canada in 2002, where he oversaw the English and French books business. Since that time, he has helped in a number of roles in the United States, including the launch of Amazon’s Print on Demand technology, before spending three years in Europe, supporting the launch of the European Fulfilment Network (EFN), in addition to launching Amazon.com in Italy and Spain. Upon his return to Seattle, he spent one year as Diego Piacentini’s technical advisor, before overseeing Amazon Canada’s retail expansion phase for consumers. The organization he led transitioned to “NA Emerging”, which subsequently included the launch of Amazon Mexico, the North America Fulfilment Network (NAFN), the NA FBA remote fulfilment and the Spanish experience on Amazon.com.
- Stephany Lapierre, CEO, TealBook
AI on the brain? Join Stephany for a discussion about the beneficial relationship between automation and procurement. Stephany Lapierre serves as TealBook’s Chief Executive Officer and Founder. A lifelong entrepreneur, Stephany is one of SCMA’s 100 Influential Women in Canadian Supply Chain and has earned many awards for her innovative approach to supplier intelligence. After spending more than a decade observing the costly and inefficient gap between enterprise buyers and suppliers, she launched TealBook, the world’s leading supplier data foundation, in 2014. Stephany leads TealBook with her fresh vision of advancing the world through better supplier data, enabling all companies to connect and find one another with more trust.
Prior to TealBook, Stephany built a successful procurement consulting firm focused on helping Fortune 500 companies improve strategic sourcing inefficiencies.
- Lani Adebanjo, Global Head of Source to Pay Operations at Meta
Every company is in the market for solutions that drive efficiency, reduce overhead, and inspire innovation. Lani Adebanjo joined Meta 3.5 years ago as a Senior Program Manager in the source to pay organization, leading a team of program managers and analysts in the delivery of procurement transformation & process improvement initiatives. Prior to joining Meta, Lani had attained a wealth of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement & Fiance in a variety of industries (ranging from oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and international financial services.) When she is not slaying cost savings and efficiency dragons at work, you can find Lani spending time volunteering, exercising, baking, or playing soccer with her three boys.
- Candi Castleberry Singleton, VP of Global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion at Amazon
Every department at every organization should be committed to DEI improvements in the workplace, and procurement is no exception. As Amazon’s Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and a member of the senior leadership team, Candi Castleberry is focused on leveraging science and technology to drive systemic change in DEI. A visionary change-agent with two decades of experience helping organizations move from bolted-on to built-in diversity, is leading the integration of DEI throughout the employee, customer, and community experience.
- Other Amazon Business customers just like you
Hearing from everyday Amazon Business customers will be a central focus for this year’s event. You’ll hear about their experiences with Smart Business Buying, lessons learned, and time/risk/cost-saving tips. We heard from 2022 attendees that engaging with and learning from other Amazon Business customers was a major highlight—so you’ll hear the voice of more of our customers this year.
We’ll feature our customers in each area of our event, including case studies, co-presenters in breakout sessions, and helpful customer anecdotes throughout. More on these customer stories to come!
Magic Johnson also set to take the mainstage
If you need even more reason to get your ticket for Amazon Business Reshape 2023 now, we’re thrilled to announce that Earvin “Magic” Johnson is joining our team as this year’s keynote speaker!
As a leader, basketball legend, and successful entrepreneur, we’re excited to welcome Magic Johnson to our Amazon Business Reshape 2023 roster. In his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, we’ll hear all about Magic Johnson’s transition from the basketball court to the boardroom and gain his unique perspective as a business leader spanning multiple industries. It’s sure to be a slam dunk (we had to).
Stay tuned for more updates on our speakers, programming, and offers as we get closer to Amazon Business Reshape 2023. November will be here before we know it—we hope to see you in Chicago!
