All about Symposium, Sitecore 9 and Beyond

• What we'll do

Agenda
Since we haven’t caught up since August, there is a lot to cover off regarding new releases from Sitecore, be prepared for the “Bruce and Ryan show” where we will rip through all the new stuff with a particular focus on how it can be used to add value to your business.

6.00 Introductions
6.15 Bruce and Ryan– Greatest hits of Sitecore 9 high level overview
• xConnect & Data exchange framework
• Machine learning Cortex
• Goodbye Lucene! Hello SOLR or Azure Search – Search changes
• Hello SQL Server
• Secure by default
• Sitecore Installation Framework (SIF)
• Rule-based Configuration
• Federated Authentication
• SPEAK 3
• Forms (Demo)
• Engagement Automation (Demo)
• Sitecore JavaScript Services (JSS)
• Sitecore Cloud
• Upgrading to Sitecore 9
• Experience Commerce 9

7.00pm Luke Ballantine & Gitesh Shah- Navigating Sitecore Experience Accelerator (SXA): A look at the pros and cons of multi-lingual SXA

7.30 Nel Johnson – “Creating Moments That Matter” - We’ll look at a recent case study for Nissan to explore how a customer-centric approach can uncover innovation opportunities for brands.

8.00pm Bruce - Roadmap from Symposium - Xenith and Horizon

8.15 Discussion

• What to bring

Yourself and a keen interest in the future and any Sitecore questions you may have.

• Important to know

Beer, Wine and Pizzas will be supplied with post meetup drinkies nearby at a location TBA.

Entry is through Khartoum Place, through the sliding doors to the left of Gloria Jeans Coffee shop, then take the elevator to level two, there will be signage. PLEASE RSVP ASAP as interest is huge and numbers limited