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Optimizing freight management through data-driven logistics & scalable technology

24 April 2025, North America - Chicago IL 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm CST
Data-driven.
People first.
Executive Engagement.

Dinner Location: Tortoise Supper Club

Optimizing freight management through a data-driven approach is key to reducing costs, scaling operations, and improving efficiency—without adding complexity. This event will provide actionable insights into leveraging clean data, smart business processes, and automated freight audit solutions to drive cost savings and enhance supply chain performance.

Attendees will explore best-in-class logistics practices, including carrier selection, invoice auditing, and contract negotiation, all of which contribute to significant financial and operational gains. Key discussions will cover how data-driven logistics improves financial forecasting, the role of automated freight audit & pay in enforcing rate compliance, and how scalable logistics technology can enhance efficiency while minimizing IT burdens.

Join RateLinx and a select group of your peers in Chicago as we discuss strategies to optimize logistics, ensure compliance, and achieve cost-efficient, scalable supply chain transformation. Don’t miss the opportunity to revolutionize your freight management strategy!

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Discussion topics

Leveraging data analytics to reduce freight costs

Freight audit & pay process to streamline operations and reduce risk

Real time freight data to improve forecasting and budget planning

About RateLinx

RateLinx, based in Scottsdale, AZ, is a Gartner top-ranked TMS and market leader for shipping, tracking, and freight payment. RateLinx empowers supply chain businesses to streamline their shipping, match pay, and freight audit processes, offering seamless integrations across your supply chain — making shipping faster and easier. Their solutions handle simple to complex logistics for global businesses in retail, ecommerce, manufacturing, and distribution. Learn more by visiting RateLinx.com.

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Speakers

Shannon Vaillancourt

CEO and Founder
Shannon Vaillancourt, CEO and founder of RateLinx, has been an innovator in supply chain technology for over find out more

Event Agenda

6:30pm - 7:00pm

6:30pm - 7:00pm

Arrivals, welcome drinks, and networking

7:00pm - 7:30pm

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Event welcome and introductions

7:30pm - 9:15pm

7:30pm - 9:15pm

Table discussions and three-course dinner

9:15pm - 9:30pm

9:15pm - 9:30pm

Event wrap up

Why Attend

Closed door, tailored conversations to benchmark, share and get better equipped to solve complex transformation projects.

Experience shared learning

Meet industry leading like-minded executives tackling similar initiatives.

Benchmark with your industry peers

Discover and network to gain expertise and experience on how to best act and succeed.

Accelerate your projects

Accelerate In-depth face time with the world’s leading organizations pushing the boundaries to solve your challenges.

An engaged experience

An expert host facilitates conversations, with live polling, Q&As, and gamification to ensure focused conversation.

Discover next-level ideas

Ensure project success with access to industry experts and cutting edge thought leadership.

De-risk new projects

Gain a range of insights from peers and technical experts who are current with emerging business trends.

"These events are great for relationship building and early stage lead development tool"
Art DuRivage, VP Sales
"It's not a business of selling, it's a business of sharing. And so GDS helps create the environment to share with trust."
David Kidder, CEO & Co-Founder, Bionic
"It's all about exposure and visibility, right? Getting us in front of the right CEOs or the practitioners or whatever, bringing people together to share new techniques, new processes, and new technologies. "
Jason Mical, Cyber Security Evangelist, Devo
"It was a very qualified audience. It was exactly the level and the type of people we want to talk to. The dialogue, the nature of those one on ones gives you the ability to really understand what the client is seeking."
Hamp Hampton, Chief Revenue Officer, Cadalys

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