November 9 - 11, 2026
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, GA
Nixalkumar Patel is a Sr. Product Manager at LG Electronics and a Product Leader specializing in enterprise digital commerce, B2B platform transformation, and AI-enabled customer experiences. He has led the development and expansion of B2B commerce capabilities supporting dealer, SMB, and professional customer channels, connecting digital storefronts with customer onboarding, account-specific pricing, product and inventory data, payments, ERP order execution, fulfillment, and post-order visibility. His work helped establish a reusable B2B commerce transaction architecture that was extended across multiple customer channels and buying models. These capabilities supported the launch and growth of digital commerce platforms while improving customer adoption, transaction reliability, operational visibility, and commercial performance. Nixalkumar focuses on building transaction-ready commerce architectures that enable manufacturers to modernize complex buying journeys while maintaining governance across legacy enterprise systems. Across his career, he has led digital transformation initiatives spanning manufacturing, supply chain, retail technology, and enterprise platforms. He is also a published author and industry speaker whose work explores B2B commerce modernization, agentic AI, conversational commerce, and governance for autonomous enterprise transactions.
Building a beautiful storefront is pointless if it cannot effectively communicate with your core backend operational systems. This highly technical panel dives into the messy reality of connecting modern e-commerce platforms with legacy ERPs and payment gateways. Learn how to navigate API limits, synchronization delays, and the dreaded Available-to-Promise (ATP) inventory challenges.
Evaluate the true Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and the "build vs. buy" dilemma when selecting a new e-commerce architecture or PIM system.
Design robust APIs that seamlessly pass pricing, order history, and real-time inventory availability between the site and the ERP.
Establish a clear source of truth for customer data to prevent conflicting records when bolting disparate legacy systems together.
Secure post-launch funding by accurately budgeting for the maintenance, enhancements, and integration tweaks required in years two and three.
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