April 14-17, 2024
Directions North America 2024
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
Directions NA 2024 was the largest yet, with a turnout of 1,286 attendees, of which 346 were first-timers. The event hosted 291 sessions and workshops for the attendees who represented 30 countries, 42 states and 6 Canadian provinces.
04-15-2024
Panel discussion: State of Business Central and Manufacturing
Since 2021, NETRONIC Software has conducted a global market survey on the state of Business Central and manufacturing. We made the first survey in Q1 2021, the second in Q1 2022, and the third in Q4 2023.
On average, more than 300 people from more than 50 countries have responded to that survey. These people work for Business Central partners as well as for Business Central customers. Hence, the findings from this survey provide a 360-degree view of the state of Business Central in the manufacturing industry.
This session is a panel discussion with renowned Business Central manufacturing experts. The purpose is to reflect on the recent survey's findings, analyze the trends, and share expectations.
Speakers:
George Delp
George Delp, Senior Sales Executive
George Delp has over 30 years of experience as a CPA and selling ERP/CRM solutions. He spent the 90s with a Big 6 accounting firm, advising clients on accounting information technology issues. Starting in the 2000s, George moved to full-time sales roles. In his current role at Inner Circle partner Stoneridge Software, George leads industry-based efforts for onboarding and managing relations with clients in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.
George Delp
George Delp, Senior Sales Executive
George Delp has over 30 years of experience as a CPA and selling ERP/CRM solutions. He spent the 90s with a Big 6 accounting firm, advising clients on accounting information technology issues. Starting in the 2000s, George moved to full-time sales roles. In his current role at Inner Circle partner Stoneridge Software, George leads industry-based efforts for onboarding and managing relations with clients in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.
James Crowter
Chairman or Directions4Partners, CEO of TecMan & Clever Dynamics and Microsoft MVP
Benefiting from 25 years of experience in implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor Navision and now the rest of the Microsoft Biz Apps stack, I'm passionate about how technology can drive business growth through consistent and efficient processes whilst giving new levels of insight through reporting and AI. Between my day job of leading one of the UK's biggest SME focused Dynamics partners I have the privilege of being Chairmen of Directions, a association of more than 1200 Dynamics partners worldwide and a Microsoft MVP for Business applications.
James Crowter
Chairman or Directions4Partners, CEO of TecMan & Clever Dynamics and Microsoft MVP
Benefiting from 25 years of experience in implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor Navision and now the rest of the Microsoft Biz Apps stack, I'm passionate about how technology can drive business growth through consistent and efficient processes whilst giving new levels of insight through reporting and AI. Between my day job of leading one of the UK's biggest SME focused Dynamics partners I have the privilege of being Chairmen of Directions, a association of more than 1200 Dynamics partners worldwide and a Microsoft MVP for Business applications.
Martin Karlowitsch
CEO | NETRONIC Software
As CEO of NETRONIC, I help SMB organizations to gain operational agility with visual scheduling. I am responsible for NETRONIC's strategy, for innovation, and for our go-to-market. As such, I am the driving force behind providing visual scheduling extensions for Dynamics 365 Business Central.
I am the host of the Business Central Manufacturing Show (podcast) and author of the "State of Business Central and Manufacturing" report.
In my spare time, I am a passionate (and successful) youth football coach and a passionate (and not very elegant) skier.
Martin Karlowitsch
CEO | NETRONIC Software
As CEO of NETRONIC, I help SMB organizations to gain operational agility with visual scheduling. I am responsible for NETRONIC's strategy, for innovation, and for our go-to-market. As such, I am the driving force behind providing visual scheduling extensions for Dynamics 365 Business Central.
I am the host of the Business Central Manufacturing Show (podcast) and author of the "State of Business Central and Manufacturing" report.
In my spare time, I am a passionate (and successful) youth football coach and a passionate (and not very elegant) skier.
Rob Jolliffe
President of Sabre Limited | Manufacturing Expert
Rob graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor's of Engineering in the early 90s. He has read “The Goal†at least 4 times, “Lean Thinking†at least 3 times, and has seen Star Wars more times than he can count (Han shot first!).
He is an avid collector of music and, using “The Rolling Stone Top 500 Album List†as a guide, has managed to buy 490 of the 500 best albums of all time (as CDs - the rest are out of print).
Rob Jolliffe
President of Sabre Limited | Manufacturing Expert
Rob graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor's of Engineering in the early 90s. He has read “The Goal†at least 4 times, “Lean Thinking†at least 3 times, and has seen Star Wars more times than he can count (Han shot first!).
He is an avid collector of music and, using “The Rolling Stone Top 500 Album List†as a guide, has managed to buy 490 of the 500 best albums of all time (as CDs - the rest are out of print).