150 reasons you can’t afford to miss the eCommerce Show North (Parts 1 and 2)

The biggest ever gathering outside London of companies spanning eCommerce takes place in Manchester next week, on Wednesday October 11th and Thursday October 12th.

eCommerce Show North will represent an unmissable opportunity to access a world of learning, business development and cutting-edge expertise that will grow your business smarter and faster.

Tickets are free and you can register here:

Over 100 global, national and regional companies are exhibiting alongside over 70 leading speakers from brands, platforms, suppliers and agencies who will all be sharing their expertise with attendees in one of the six dedicated theatres: Market Leaders, Marketing, Intelligent Commerce, Export Success, Digital Transformation and with extra sessions covering a range of subjects including logistics, payments and cyber security.

This week, we are outlining just some of the 150-plus reasons why you cannot afford not to attend and profit from this huge array of talent and expertise:

1. 1. Speaker: Ross Matthews, Chief Marketing Officer, Icelolly.com
   2. Speaker: Jim Cahill, eCommerce Sector Head, Royal Mail – his team manages over 3,000 customers worth £600M
   3. Speaker: Abigail Brodie, Director of eCommerce at DHL, specialists in international logistics
   4. Exhibitor: Oracle + Bronto providing a cloud-based commerce marketing automation platform to mid-market and enterprise organisations
   5. Several web and cloud hosters exhibitors including UKFast, one of the largest independently owned hosting providers in the UK
   6. SLI Systems – predictive cloud-based platform. Founded in New Zealand, now in five countries
   7. Cloud Technology Solutions: Leveraging the scalability, security and big data of Google Cloud
   8. FHL/Netsuite: A reliable tech partner of UK, European and Global businesses
   9. Steamhaus: A cloud hosting consultancy based in Manchester, provider independent
   10. Exhibitor: MPP Global. Convert Visitors into Subscribers, Predict & Minimise Churn
   11. Theatre sponsor: Magento. Quite simply the World’s #1 Commerce Platform
   12. Theatre: World First, foreign currency specialists
   13. Speaker: Neil Tunbridge, Director, Pivot
   14. Speaker: Jesse Wragg, InterCultural Elements. How Northern Businesses are Making the Most of Cross Border Trade
   15. Speaker: Nilay Oza, Co-Founder, Klevu – conversational commerce & artificial intelligence
   16. Exhibitor: UnifiedVU. One User Interface to connect all your business software
   17. Exhibitor: Statement Agency – leading Shopify agency for growing brands
   18. Exhibitor: M2E Pro – integrating the Magento eCommerce platform with eBay, Amazon & Rakuten marketplaces
   19. Exhibitor: PRWD – Conversion optimisation (CRO) agency
   20. Exhibitor: Greater Manchester Chamber. The Chamber in the UK with over 5000 members
   21. Speakers: Chris Leo and Tom Wild, MadeByPi
   22. Speaker: Gavin Masters, Head of eCommerce Consultancy, Maginus – turbo-charge your B2B Platform
   23. Exhibitor: The Filter – providing personalised customer experience solutions, based in Bath
   24. Speaker: Benoit Bossuet, Temando, global fulfilment solutions for e-retailers and logistics
   25. Speaker: Graham Broughton, MD Europe, We Are Pentagon – Tips when expanding globally
   26. Speaker: Rob Jackson, Head of Paid Search, Mabo Media – optimising Google Shopping
   27. Exhibitor: Best Response Media, websites and SEO, PPC and CRO
   28. Exhibitor: Mastermindset. We help companies grow using a science model
   29. Exhibitor: Exact Abacus. Vertically integrated provider of ERP software, ecommerce and fulfilment services
   30. Speaker: Joseph Darwin. International Digital Trade Adviser, Department for International Trade
   31. Speaker: Mark Leach, Head of eCommerce, Missguided
   32. Speaker: Sebastian Dubois. Head of User Experience, Park Group plc
   33. Exhibitor: Pimberly – a SaaS-based Product Information Management (PIM) platform
   34. Exhibitor: Peoplevox – Warehouse management software
   35. Several ecommerce payment service providers including GlobalPay – a global provider of payment technology services
   36. Exhibitor: WorldFirst. Changing money around the world
   37. Exhibitor: Payoneer. Supporting millions of businesses in over 200 countries with seamless, cross-border payments
   38. Exhibitor: Barclaycard. Multinational credit card and payment services provider
   39. Exhibitor: Worldpay. Payments processing technology and solutions for merchant customers
   40. Exhibitor: Tech North. Accelerating the growth of the digital business sector in the North of England
   41. Speaker: Lawrence Jones. Founder, UKFast
   42. Speaker: James Poole. Strategy & Innovation Executive, MBNA
   43. Exhibitor: dotmailer. A global marketing automation platform
   44. Exhibitor: Allies. A group of ecommerce experts
   45. Exhibitor: 2J Commerce. Magento Enterprise Solution Partner with offices in Sheffield, London and India
   46. Exhibitor: Capita. Translation and interpreting services in more than 180 languages
   47. Speaker: Philip Driver. eCommerce Head, Canon Europe
   48. Speaker: Kristal Ireland. Ecommerce and Retail, Virgin Trains
   49. Exhibitor: Bring Digital. Search, social and web agency
   50. Exhibitor: Bunting. A website personalisation and product recommendation tool for marketers
   51. Exhibitor: M2E. Integrating Magento backend with eBay, Amazon & Rakuten marketplaces
   52. Exhibitor: Moltin. Unified APIs for inventory, carts, the checkout process, payments and more
   53. Exhibitor: Cheetah Digital/Experian. A global enterprise cross-channel marketing solutions provider
   54. Speaker: Melanie Shabangu. Tax Partner, AVASK
   55. Speaker: Emma Scotton, Founder, KnowGlobal
   56. Exhibitor: Branded content marketing agency in Leeds
   57. Exhibitor: InterCultural Elements, eCommerce service provider based in Leipzig, Germany
   58. Exhibitor: Maginus. Delivering complex technology projects for retailers and distributors
   59. Exhibitor: PureClarity is a SaaS eCommerce personalisation solution utilising AI and Big Data
   60. Exhibitor: VisualSoft. Working with retailers to build, grow and sustain their businesses online
   61. Speaker: Dave Furness. Co-Founder, UnderstandingE & silicate
   62. Speaker: James Heyes. Co-Founder, Parcel Station
   63. Speaker: David Lawson. Managing Director, AO Retail UK
   64. Exhibitor: Plentymarkets, a global eCommerce solution headquartered in Germany
   65. Exhibitor: Klevu. Providing online retailers with unique search technology.
   66. Speaker: Darren Ratcliffe. Founder, Digitl
   67. Speaker: Abdul Alim. Co-Founder, Bidooh
   68. Speaker: Scott Hanson, Pimberly. Product information tech.
   69. Speaker: Peter Wright, Managing Director, DigitalLawUK
   70. Speaker: Steph Kershaw, Channel Sales Manager, Magento
   71. Exhibitor: Several logistics and fulfilment companies including 3PL – B2C & B2B eCommerce order fulfilment
   72. Exhibitor: DHL. Global deliveries and other customised logistic services
   73. Exhibitor: Promotional Handling. Fulfilment, logistics and distribution services within eCommerce
   74. Exhibitor: SmartConsign – simplifying the shipping process and carriage management
   75. Exhibitor: ProSKU – warehouse management software for smaller businesses
   76. Exhibitor: PeopleVox. Warehouse Management System (WMS) for eCommerce and multi-channel business
   77. Exhibitor: SmartConsign. A cloud SaaS solution within the logistics industry
   78. Exhibitor: Tamandua. Tools for the 21st century shipping experience
   79. Event Partner and exhibitor: Space 48. Award-winning eCommerce agency that specialises in the Magento eCommerce platform
   80. Speaker: Martin Calvert, Marketing Director, Blueclaw
   81. Exhibitor: Nosto. Working with 10,000-plus online retailers globally across their shopping journey
   82. Speaker: Chris Leo, Director of Innovation, MadeByPi
   83. Exhibitor: Websand. Marketing automation platform
   84. Exhibitor: milklab media. Connecting brands and audiences
   85. Speaker: Richard Silk. Creative Director, Gather
   86. Exhibitor: xsellco. An eCommerce platform helping online sellers of all sizes around the world
   87. Keynote sponsor: MEC. A global media planning agency with expertise in digital and social media
   88. Speaker: Jon Woodall, Founder, Space 48
   89. Exhibitor: Pinpoint. Digital agency in specialising in Magento development and design
   90. Bar sponsor: Knight Corporate Finance. Advising businesses and entrepreneurs in the telecoms, media & technology sector
   91. Exhibitor: The International Business Festival, June 2018. Hosting the world’s biggest business event
   92. Sponsor: Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company
   93. Exhibitor: Pure360. Email & SMS marketing provider working with over 1400 organisations
   94. Speaker: Ann Payne, Agency Development Manager, Google
   95. Exhibitor: Green River Media, Web design and development agency
   96. Speaker: Nilay Oza, Co-Founder and CEO, Klevu
   97. Exhibitor: Fluid Digital, Magento e-commerce and PPC agency
   98. Speaker: Richard Gibbons, Global eCommerce Director, Kellogg Company
   99. Exhibitor: Liverpool and Sefton Chambers of Commerce
   100. Speaker: Zak Edwards. Managing Director, Prezzybox

More reasons will follow tomorrow.

The two-day event will feature dozens of additional talks and seminars from key figures within the sector, covering the complete eCommerce spectrum.

Here’s a full list of confirmed speakers so far

There will also be a wide range of industry-critical partners on hand to advise and support visiting eCommerce businesses, including hosting companies, global payment providers and a variety of media partners.

Manchester-based hosting company UKFast is the headline sponsor of the event and CRO specialists Endless Gain, eCommerce website experts Space48, Magento agency Digitl and email marketing automation business dotmailer are all on board as event partners.

Theatre sponsors to have committed to the event so far include global eCommerce platform Magento, business support network Business Growth Hub, international payments company WorldFirst, creative and data-driven digital agency twentysix, B2B marketing specialists SteinIAS and global advertising company Finch.

Here’s a full list of the 100 plus eCommerce companies already involved in eCommerce Show North

The event will feature leading exponents of eCommerce with businesses specialising in the full range of available services and solutions, including platforms, payments, analytics, security, marketing, hosting, backbone, logistics, mobile, hardware and innovation.

There will also be a huge range of industry presentations and specialist businesses talks, conference sessions and seminars.

Find out more

eCommerce Show North will be an unmissable event for all those with a connection to the eCommerce sector, from CEOs, CMOs and MDs to heads of digital, developers and technical managers.

There’s still time to get involved as an exhibitor, sponsor or partner – please contact Martyn Collins on 07764 406873 or by emailing martyn@prolificnorth.co.uk.