Nov 8, 2023
San Francisco, CA
2023
User
Conference
How can businesses thrive in this new age of uncertainty? By zipping toward opportunity.
At Zip, we’re increasing the pace of innovation in the world by helping businesses get the things they need to build faster, safer and more affordably. To put our customers further ahead, we’re launching Zip Forward, our first annual user conference.
Inspiring stories of how people and businesses have built big things faster than anyone thought possible
MIKE SCARPELLI
CFO, Snowflake
LAURENCE A. TOSI
Former CFO, Airbnb + Blackstone
DR. ELOUISE EPSTEIN
Procurement Futurist
Keynote sessions from innovative leaders on how designing for speed and user experience allows them to thrive in times of volatility
8:00 AM
Check-in begins at 8:00 AM
8:45 AM
Zip’s reason for existence + where we’re headed as a company
Rujul Zaparde — CEO & Co-founder, Zip
Lu Cheng — CTO & Co-founder, Zip
9:15 AM
Why the digital transformation of procurement and finance is critical for running a predictable business in 2024.
Mike Scarpelli — CFO, Snowflake
10:00 AM
What is top of mind for procurement and finance leaders heading into 2024?
Nick Heinzmann — Head of Research, Zip
Joe Frederick — Sr. Director Procurement, Snowflake
Chris Kee — VP Sourcing and Procurement, Northwestern Mutual
Sussana Rustard — CPO, University of California, Irvine Health
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
An expert look at how the economy is impacting finance teams and the future of spend control
Laurence Tosi — Former CFO, Airbnb
12:15 PM
Mix & Mingle with the product team, give feedback, see the latest Zip product live, and learn about our roadmap
1:30 PM
An inside look at how Discover Financial rolled out Zip and saw a game-changing increase in procurement adoption and cross-functional collaboration
Jason Moore — Director Procurement Operations, Discover
2:00 PM
The latest and greatest of Zip’s upcoming products
Felix Meng — VP & Founding Team Member, Zip
2:30 PM
Hear from a number of customers as they discuss their procurement journeys
John Capaldi — CRO, Zip
Hugh Drinkwater — Head of Procurement, OpenAI
Davie Cardinali — SVP Procurement, Two Sigma
Tyler Herb — VP Controller, Figma
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
Why Zip is at the center of the procurement spider chart and what this means for procurement in 2024
Dr. Elouise Epstein — Futurist and Partner at Kearney
Rujul Zaparde — CEO, Zip
4:30 PM
Rujul Zaparde — CEO, Zip
4:30 PM
Happy Hour to mingle and network with customers and prospects
Only a 7-minute walk from the venue
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