Stewart Tech Director of Sales Jessica Gardner attended the 2025 Sage FUTURE Conference in Atlanta, GA this June. Read on for her recap of her experience and highlights, including what upcoming Sage features she’s excited to bring to the Stewart Tech customers.
Now, two weeks after the 2025 Sage FUTURE Conference in Atlanta, Georgia,, I’ve finally caught up on both my inbox and my sleep. I am still riding the wave of inspiration from my first large-scale Sage event. From the moment you step into the welcome keynotes, the collective energy is electrifying: the hum of conversation, the glint of fresh ideas, and the promise of collaboration buzzing in the air.
Whether I was reconnecting with longtime partners with familiar faces or making unexpected new connections over coffee runs and hallway chats, every interaction left me breaming with possibility. Strategy sessions felt less like meetings and more like celebrations of shared purpose: whiteboards filled with doodles of process flows, high-fives over “aha” moments, and late-day discussions that lingered long after the lights dimmed.
What I carried home besides a suitcase stuffed to the gills with swag (countless socks and water bottles), isn’t just a notebook full of strategic takeaways. It’s gratitude. Gratitude for the ecosystem I’ve literally grown up in, for the clients who trust me to guide their growth, and for a community united by innovation. In the quiet pauses between panels, I felt the true heartbeat of progress: passion, expertise, and unwavering belief that together, we can build the solutions of tomorrow.
As I settle back into my routine, checking off to-dos and charting next steps, I know that the spark ignited at Sage Future will continue to fuel my work. Every feature we launch, every process we refine, every late-night deliverable we tackle is built on these human connections. And with that foundation, the possibilities are limitless.
Highlights from Sage FUTURE
Attending Sage’s Supply Chain Intelligence session at Sage Future and meeting the team was hands down one of my favorite parts of the event. They walked us through the new cloud-native platform, which officially launched June 2, 2025, and demonstrated how its real-time dashboard and machine-learning forecasts can cut logistics delays by up to 35% and protect tight SMB margins without overhauling existing systems. I had the chance to chat with Rodney Manzo and his enthusiasm for seamless first-mile visibility, from purchase order to warehouse delivery, was contagious.
For Stewart Tech clients, this means we’ll be able to embed proactive alerts, milestone tracking, and supplier accountability directly into their workflows, giving them the agility and control they need to scale confidently in an unpredictable market.
And finally, conferences like Sage FUTURE wouldn’t be half as meaningful if we didn’t get to meet, connect, and collaborate with the amazing people who attend. If we started the week as colleagues, we definitely ended the week as friends. Thank you to the amazing Sage partners, clients, and vendors that made Sage FUTURE 2025 such a fulfilling experience!
Just a few of the smiling faces that made Sage FUTURE a memorable experience.