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Western Infor User Group Fall Conference: Sept 30 - Oct 1 2025
Location: Valley Medical Center

Don’t miss out on WIUG 2025 in Seattle, WA!


We are excited to invite you to the upcoming in-person Western Infor User Group event September 30 – October 1 where you can unlock the full potential of Infor's industry-specific solutions.

Innovation at work is key to your business success. Come hear from Infor about the latest innovation tools and solutions they are developing and discover how you can utilize these tools to help your employees save time and focus on high-value tasks.

This is a great opportunity to share, learn, and collaborate with other like customers, Infor, and our partner network.

Valley Medical Center Medical Arts Center Conference facilities (MAC)  Maps

Click Here: **Shuttle service will be provided between hotel and conference location in the morning and the evening on 1st day and morning and end of conference on 2nd day

Agenda details to come:

  • General Track
  • V10 Track
  • Cloverleaf Track
  • Finance Track
  • Supply Chain Track
  • Technology Track
  • HCM Track

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When & Where

Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 → Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Valley Medical Center - Medical Arts Center Conference facilities (MAC)
4033 Talbot Rd S, First floor
Renton,Washington98055

Organizer

Loring Kaveney
Paula Knaul
Kate Rogers
Teri Cardoza
Yvonne Cheslog
Alicia Whitten
Dan Kaveney

Attachments

Sessions

 
Title
End
Start

Tuesday - September 30th, 2025

Breakfast / Registration
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium
Breakfast provided
General Session - Infor Update - Sam Greem & Adam Luff
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium

1st Session

FIN: Invoice Processing Automation
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
GEN: "Infor Data Archive Solutions – 'S3 and Beyond': Understanding What’s Inside the Box and How to Use It"
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC D Presenters: Mark Duetsch
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
HR/HCM:What's New & Next: HR + Payroll Administration
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E
Presenters
Kate Rogers
Senior Manager of Financial Systems
Xanterra Travel Collection
SCM:Supply Chain Distruptions and Best Practices
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC F
Presenters
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
TECH:Infor AI - The Complete Strategy & Vision
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B Presenters: Tanya Gonzalez & Tugce Vural Remote: Don Peterson -- Facilitator

2nd Session

FIN: Dashboard Gear presents How to do Financial Reporting using stand enterprise analytics
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium
How to do Financial Reporting using your standard enterprise analytics platforms such as Microsoft Fabric/Power BI or Tableau as well as native Microsoft Excel
Presenters
Rich Bendickson
President
Dashboard Gear
Rich Bendickson is the founder of Dashboard Gear. He has over 25 years of experience in Business Intelligence and Reporting Solutions. He has developed numerous business intelligence and reporting solutions related to ERP, Time Tracking and other enterprise data sources. Rich is responsible for Dashboard Gear’s Product Development and Implementation Services. Prior to founding Dashboard Gear Rich was a Sr. Product Manager with Lawson Software.
HR/HCM:What's New & Next:
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E
Vision, roadmap and future of Infor’s Human Capital Management suite
Presenters
Kole Hainz
Maciek Makarski
SCM: Overview of Workspaces
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: FSM/HRT Suite
Presenters
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
Vivianna Wilhelm
Director, Consulting Services
Intellias
TECH:What is Configuration Console and How Does It Work in Infor Financials & Supply Management
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Don Peterson
Principal Solution Consultant
Infor
LUNCH
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium
Lunch provided

3rd Session

FIN: New Report Designer Functionality
1:50 PM
1:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium Presenters: Noel Cook
GEN:Infor Adoption Accelerator
1:50 PM
1:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: FSM/HRT Suite Presenters: Jake Simon - Remote Elisha Sutherland | Facilitator
Overview of Workspaces
HR/HCM:WFM - Ask the Infor Experts Anything
1:50 PM
1:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E Presenters: WFM Product Team
Presenters
Maciek Makarski
SCM:October 2025 Release Roundtable- All PMs - Remote
1:50 PM
1:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC F
Presenters
Sue Moerlein
Director, Product Managment (Supply Management)
Infor
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
Vivianna Wilhelm
Director, Consulting Services
Intellias
TECH:Getting the Most Out of Application Reporting for the End User
1:50 PM
1:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Don Peterson
Principal Solution Consultant
Infor

4th Session

FIN:Workspace Review and Overview
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Open
GEN: ERP Success
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC D Presenters: Vic Cleven -- Facilitator
Pathways to Seamless Implementation (Possibly customer presentation)
Presenters
Vijit Chhabra
Mr.
Infor
GEN:ERP Success - Pathways to Seamless Implementation
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Presenters: Jake Simon -- Remote Vic Cleven -- Facilitator
HR/HCM:Presented by Intellias
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E Presenters: Vendor
New & Underutilized Features in HR Talent Description: Join Intellias experts to explore new and underused features in Infor HR Talent. Learn how your organization can unlock more value from these tools and boost productivity. Whether you’re already using HR Talent or planning an implementation, this session will showcase the latest functionality and how Intellias can help you leverage Infor technology to transform your organization.
SCM:Generative AI for FSM
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC F Presenters: April Wright | Facilitator
Presenters
Marilyn Sizemore
Principle Learning Consultant
Infor
Marilyn Sizemore is an instructor with Infor Education with over 20 years experience working with Lawson and Infor OS technologies. She began working with Lawson applications in 1998 as a customer with a focus on system and data administration, application development, business reporting, system security, and IT management. Having held a variety of support and management roles, her background includes extensive real-world system troubleshooting as well as deep experience using Infor Lawson applications to improve and enhance business processes.
Marilyn joined the Infor Education team in 2015 with a mission to help existing and potential customers get the most out of their ERP investments through education on technology and product features.

Marilyn holds the following certifications:
PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Infor Certified Instructor
Infor Certified Lawson Administrator
Infor Certified Landmark Developer
Infor Certified Security Administration Consultant
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
TECH:Landmark application security - Regression testing after a release
2:50 PM
2:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Elisha Sutherland
Product Owner - Application Security
Infor, Inc.

5th Session

FIN: RPI Consultants
3:50 PM
3:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium
Enhancing AP Automation with the latest from Yoga for FSM
GEN: Uncover industry insights and drive business excellence with infor Process Mining
3:50 PM
3:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
HR/HCM:Tips & Tricks:
3:50 PM
3:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E Presenters: Maciek | Facilitator
How to approach and design your desired empoloyee self-service experience for optimal employee engagement and efficiency
Presenters
Kole Hainz
SCM:Presented by BDO -
3:50 PM
3:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC F
TECH:Getting the Most out of Infor Spreadsheet Designer
3:50 PM
3:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Don Peterson
Principal Solution Consultant
Infor

6th Session

FIN:Using the Automated Bank Statement Reconciliation Functionality in the Cash Module
4:50 PM
4:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: Auditorium Presenters: Noel Cook
GEN: Infor's Reporting Approach
4:50 PM
4:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
General: Able Ventures - Data-as-a-Product vs Data-as-a-Service
4:50 PM
4:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC F
Preparing for AI means tackling your data consumption and data delivery needs. Understanding how to deliver and support end to end data requirements in the age of multivendor Cloud environments and ERP is a critical success factor. Join us for an operational discussion of how to accomplish this at your organization.  
HR/HCM:Rules, Roth, and Readiness: A Practical Guide to SECURE 2.0 for HR Talent and Payroll
4:50 PM
4:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC E
Presenters
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
TECH:The Audit before the Audit:
4:50 PM
4:00 PM
09/30/2025
Room: MAC B
How to navigate segregation of duties analysis reporting in Landmark
Presenters
Elisha Sutherland
Product Owner - Application Security
Infor, Inc.
Happy Hour
8:00 PM
5:30 PM
09/30/2025
Embassy Suites Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 15920 West Valley Highway, Seattle, WA 98188

Wednesday - October 1st, 2025

2nd Day Breakfast
7:50 AM
7:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium
Breakfast provided

Day 2, Session 1

FIN:October 2025 Release Roundtable - all PMS
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium Presenters: Sam Green -- Facilitator
Presenters
Ron Newberry
Infor Finance Strategist
Ciber
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
HR/HCM: ROI Healthcare Solutions
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC E Presenters: ROI Healthcare Solutions
Inventory Intelligence-ROI System Solutions Learn how inventory intelligence provides your organization with data to use science-driven replenishment parameters to actively and intelligently maintain stock. Save costs by reducing unnecessary inventory and improving service by reducing stockouts.
SCM:Optimizing Warehouse Management Using New Features
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC F Presenters: Vivianna Wilhelm | Facilitator
Presenters
Zossane Marudo
Sr Product Manager
Infor
A multi-faceted professional with a track record of on-time project deliveries in both software and process implementations. Strong experience in various industries i.e. manufacturing, software, BPO, and agribusiness. Advanced skills in software particularly QMS and ERP (Infor S3, SAP, Infor M3, Oracle Cloud), technical documentation using UML and BPMN. Leadership roles in captive BPO, Finance operations, and Supply Chain.

Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zossane-marudo/
Vivianna Wilhelm
Director, Consulting Services
Intellias
TECH:ISD Next
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Stephanie Aussem
Financial Systems Manager
Xanterra Travel Collection
V10: Contract to Req Underutilized features
8:50 AM
8:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Kristin Miller
Sr Principal Customer Success Executive
Infor

Day 2, Session 2

FIN: HyBridge Solutions, Inc. | An Argano Company
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium
Leveraging the new purge and archiving feature in Infor FSM (virtual)
HR/HCM:October 2025 Release Roundtable - all PMs
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC E Presenters: All PMs Kole Invite WFM Team
Presenters
Maciek Makarski
SCM: Meet and Greet
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC F
TECH: Infor Velocity Suite - RPA, process mining, Gen AI, document processor
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
V10: Financial & Supply Chain Tips for Cloud Readiness
9:50 AM
9:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Elizabeth Murray
Solution Architect
Infor
FIN:Grant Management:  Overview how to access and review grant project transactions. 
11:00 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Review of pricing grant billing processes and revenue recognition.

Day 2, Session 3

Grant Management: Overview how to access and review grant project transactions.
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium
Open Discussion - Community/User Group - What would you like to see in the future events?
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC E
SCM:Using pre-delivered integrations, with a focus on how the IPA / ION integration platform works. 
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Includes a review of the pre-delivered IPA / ION templates
Presenters
Marilyn Sizemore
Principle Learning Consultant
Infor
Marilyn Sizemore is an instructor with Infor Education with over 20 years experience working with Lawson and Infor OS technologies. She began working with Lawson applications in 1998 as a customer with a focus on system and data administration, application development, business reporting, system security, and IT management. Having held a variety of support and management roles, her background includes extensive real-world system troubleshooting as well as deep experience using Infor Lawson applications to improve and enhance business processes.
Marilyn joined the Infor Education team in 2015 with a mission to help existing and potential customers get the most out of their ERP investments through education on technology and product features.

Marilyn holds the following certifications:
PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Infor Certified Instructor
Infor Certified Lawson Administrator
Infor Certified Landmark Developer
Infor Certified Security Administration Consultant
April Wright
Customer Engagement Director
Infor
TECH: October 2025 Release Highlights - all PMs
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC B
Presenters
Sam Green
Senior Product Director
Infor
Del Dehn
V10:Data Management
10:50 AM
10:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Kristin Miller
Sr Principal Customer Success Executive
Infor

Day 2, Session 4

FIN:Reconciliation to Close Management: 
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium Presenters: Vivianna Wilhelm
Overview of the Reconciliation processes to Close Management configurations
HR/HCM:What's New & Next: Workforce Management
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC E
Presenters
Maciek Makarski
Nordic Global - Data Retention and Archiving
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC B
SCM:Explore and Configure Supply Chain Analytics
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC F Presenters: Board Facilitator -- Alicia Rec'd
Presenters
Marilyn Sizemore
Principle Learning Consultant
Infor
Marilyn Sizemore is an instructor with Infor Education with over 20 years experience working with Lawson and Infor OS technologies. She began working with Lawson applications in 1998 as a customer with a focus on system and data administration, application development, business reporting, system security, and IT management. Having held a variety of support and management roles, her background includes extensive real-world system troubleshooting as well as deep experience using Infor Lawson applications to improve and enhance business processes.
Marilyn joined the Infor Education team in 2015 with a mission to help existing and potential customers get the most out of their ERP investments through education on technology and product features.

Marilyn holds the following certifications:
PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Infor Certified Instructor
Infor Certified Lawson Administrator
Infor Certified Landmark Developer
Infor Certified Security Administration Consultant
V10:Best Practices for One-time vendor Payments
11:50 AM
11:00 AM
10/01/2025
Room: MAC D
Presenters
Elizabeth Murray
Solution Architect
Infor
Lunch
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
10/01/2025
Room: Auditorium
Grab and go lunch provided

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