Agenda
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday October 25th
Registration Night
Get ready for the 2023 Lightspeed Summit with Registration Night at the Castle (Lightspeed HQ). Shuttle buses will start running at 6.45PM, between the hotel and Montreal Lightspeed office, where you will grab a bite, get your event credentials and pick up your gift bag.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Thursday October 26th
Breakfast
Breakfast will take place at the Montreal Chateau Champlain in the Tidan room.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Thursday October 26th
Doors Open & Expo
9:00 AM
Thursday October 26th
The Lightspeed Story
Speaker
JP Chauvet, Chief Executive Officer
Join Lightspeed Chief Executive Officer JP Chauvet as we kick off Lightspeed Summit. Our leader will start us off with an engaging recap of the Lightspeed story and how we're powering the world's best businesses. Sit back as JP discusses who we are, where we're going—and what this means to you!
10:00 AM
Thursday October 26th
Vision
Speaker
Ryan Tabone, Chief Product & Technology Officer
We know where we’re headed: Lightspeed was built to become the leading global commerce platform for ambitious entrepreneurs. What does that look like? How does our product roadmap get us there? Our CPTO Ryan Tabone will walk us through the journey we’re on, and how we’ll keep our customers at the heart of everything we do along the way.
11:00 AM
Thursday October 26th
Break & Expo
11:30 AM
Thursday October 26th
Powered by Lightspeed:
Customer Fireside Chat
Speaker
JD Saint-Martin, President
Melissa Joy Manning, Founder/Creative Director Melissa Joy Manning Inc.
Peter Litvinenko, Head of Food & Beverage for Life House Hotels
Listen to our incredible Lightspeed customers, Melissa Joy Manning Founder and Creative Director of Melissa Joy Manning Inc. and Peter Litvinenko, Head of Food & Beverage for Life House Hotels, share their experiences, perspective, and story of scaling with the help of our products.
12:30 PM
Thursday October 26th
Lunch & Expo
It’s time to eat! Lunch will take place in the Tidan room.
2:00 PM
Thursday October 26th
Breakout Session A
Industry Product Overview and Roadmap
Partner Track
Retail: John Shapiro, SVP Product
Hospitality: Adoniram Sides, VP of Product
Meet the visionary leaders behind our core business verticals, taking the stage to talk industry trends and get you revved up about our product roadmap. Learn what market insights and customer challenges are driving our decisions for how we build products that solve today and tomorrow’s business needs. You’ll leave with exciting updates on what innovations are in the product pipeline, and how we’re transforming the customer experience.
2:00 PM
Thursday October 26th
Breakout Session B
Industry Think Tank
Customer Track
Retail & Ecomm: JD Saint-Martin, President
Hospitality: Peter Dougherty, General Manager
B2B: Michael Ganci, SVP B2B GTM
Golf: David Hope, General Manager
Nobody knows what you do—like others that DO what you do. Get inspired in our Industry Think Tanks, exchanging ideas, insights and learnings with other leaders. Led by our General Managers, we’ll discuss all things vision, roadmap and Lightspeed Solutions. Fuel yourself in these small but mighty group chats.
2:45 PM
Thursday October 26th
Break & Expo
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Thursday October 26th
Partner Awards 5 à 7
Moderators
Scott Varner, Head of Retail Partnerships
Rose Francois, Head of Hospitality Partnerships
Join us for a Montreal-style happy hour, otherwise known as a 5 à 7, as we recognize partners for their many achievements over the past year. Each award is a testament to the diverse ways our partners contribute to our mission and drive us towards an even brighter future. Prepare to be inspired!
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Thursday October 26th
Cocktail Dinner Event
Get ready to fill the night with even more memories! Cap off the exciting day with some cocktails, tasty food, and dancing. Marriott Chateau Champlain
Partners
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Friday October 27th
Breakfast
Breakfast will take place at the Montreal Chateau Champlain in the Tidan room.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Friday October 27th
Doors Open & Expo
9:00 AM
Friday October 27th
Welcome Back
9:30 AM
Friday October 27th
Global Partnership Vision: The Path Forward
Scott Varner, Head of Retail Partnerships
Rose Francois, Head of Hospitality Partnerships
At Lightspeed, we’ve made waves over the past fiscal year—and we couldn’t have done it without help from our partners. Because they’re so integral to what we do, we’ve dedicated more support to partnerships than ever before, merging our distribution and integration teams and even expanding our partner services. And, there’s even more exciting developments to look forward to. In this session, our Heads of Partnerships Scott Varner and Rose Francois take us through this vision for the future, and recap our growth and results thus far.
10:00 AM
Friday October 27th
Finding Your Fire: Marketing & Our Partner Ecosystem
Kady Srinivasan, Chief Marketing Officer
Christina Dam, VP of Product Marketing
Join Lightspeed’s CMO Kady Srinivasan and VP of Product Marketing Christina Dam to take a deep dive into Global Partner Marketing. You’ll hear firsthand where Lightspeed is headed in the coming year and what we can do for our partners. From building proof of value to driving our shared growth, we’ll cover a lot of ground and open the door for collaborative campaign planning.
11:00 AM
Friday October 27th
Break & Expo
11:30 AM
Friday October 27th
Partner Services Roundtable: Supporting Your Growth
Scott Varner, Head of Retail Partnerships
Rose Francois, Head of Hospitality Partnerships
We’re going face-to-face in this interactive session to learn from each other and find new ways to collaborate! Participants will fill out a survey ahead of this session and join round table discussions with our Partner Services teams. Through this session, partners will come away with a deeper understanding of our partner teams and the services and resources available to them.
12:30 PM
Friday October 27th
Closing Remarks & Lunch
Customers & Guests
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday October 27th
#PoweredByLightspeed Brunch
Conclude your experience with an exclusive #PoweredByLightspeed brunch. Over breakfast, we'll welcome special guest speaker Manuel Sainsily. A renowned futurist, artist, and advocate at Unity, Manuel pioneers advancements in mixed realities and AI. He has been featured in Fast Company and The Guardian for his work with Dall-E and brings a wealth of knowledge to share with us. The conversation will be just as strong and stimulating as that morning coffee.