November 12th, 2026 · BMW Performance Center, Spartanburg/Greer, SC
Join Akeron and The Sales Management Association for a day that blends candid industry conversation with the thrill of the BMW Performance Driving School.
This is not a product pitch. It’s a working session for comp and revenue operations leaders who are ready to move past spreadsheets, legacy systems, and overly complex processes — and want to hear, directly from peers, what actually works.
The Conversation
Bob Kelly, Chairman of The Sales Management Association, will moderate a candid discussion with compensation leaders from a small group of industry organizations. Together, they’ll unpack:
- The real challenges of running incentive compensation at scale — spreadsheets, legacy tools, and processes that can’t keep up
- The business case and ROI behind modernization
- The less tangible wins: visibility, trust, and organizational agility
- Where AI is starting to bring practical value to compensation management
The Day
- 10:00 — Registration and coffee
- 10:30 — Welcome remarks by Bob Kelly, Sales Management Association
- 10:45 — Modernizing your ICM process, by Vulki
- 11:00 — Panel discussion
- 12:00 — Lunch
- 1:30 — On the track
- 4:15 — Recap and awards
- 4:30 — Closing reception
- 5:30 — Departures
The Experience
After the morning’s discussion, guests head to the track for BMW’s own driving curriculum: braking exercises that build real confidence at speed, a wet-pad session on controlling a slide, and a handling course to bring it all together — instructed by BMW’s professional team.
Seats are limited to 20.
See you on the track!
