What to Expect at the Acumatica 2026 R2 Virtual Launch Event

A Closer Look at What Is Ahead

The latest version of Acumatica’s industry-leading solution, Acumatica 2026 R2, is nearly here.  To mark its arrival, and to share all the great new features and enhancements that make this a landmark product release, we have scheduled a Virtual Launch Event for Thursday, October 1.  The one-hour general session as well as follow up breakout sessions will give attendees a guided look at a release designed to make everyday work more intelligent, intuitive, and closely aligned with the needs of growing businesses.

This is a brief guide to how the day will unfold, what the General Session will cover, and how to choose from seven focused breakout sessions.

Whether you want the broad product story or details tied to a specific industry or business function, you can build an agenda around what matters most to your team.

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Start with the General Session

The event begins at 9:00 a.m. PDT/12 noon EDT with a General Session led by Acumatica product leaders and experts. This is where attendees will see the larger vision behind 2026 R2 and how Acumatica continues to evolve ERP from a system of record into a system of intelligence that can advise, assist, and automate alongside your team.

The virtual launch video serves as a practical introduction to the release. The session will show how intelligence is being embedded directly into the workflows teams already use, how analytics can stay current without manual spreadsheet exports, and how deeper operational capabilities support the realities of different industries.

The General Session will also preview innovations that will be explored in greater detail during the breakout sessions that follow.

See AI in the Context of Everyday Work

AI will be a central part of the conversation, with a focus on what teams can put to work now. Attendees will see new capabilities in AI Assistant and AI Automation designed to help users answer business questions, spot anomalies, automate repetitive tasks, and trigger prompt-driven workflows.

The important part is where these capabilities live: inside the processes teams already run. Instead of treating AI as a separate tool or destination, Acumatica 2026 R2 brings assistance and automation into the flow of work. The event will demonstrate how that approach can help businesses improve productivity while keeping their people and processes in control.

Explore Modern, Always-Current Analytics

The event will also show how modern analytics can make business information easier to access and act on. Attendees can expect to see capabilities intended to reduce tedious spreadsheet exports and manual reporting, helping teams work from more current information and make faster, more confident decisions.

Together, the AI and analytics advancements illustrate the broader direction of 2026 R2: an ERP experience that does more than store information. It helps teams understand what is happening, identify what needs attention, and move from insight to action more efficiently.

Choose the Breakout Session That Fits Your Priorities

At 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT, the program shifts to seven concurrent 45-minute breakout sessions. Each one offers a more focused view of 2026 R2 based on an industry, business function, or area of the Acumatica platform:

• Construction and Professional Services: Explore capabilities developed for project-driven businesses and the teams managing complex operational and financial work.
• Distribution: See the latest innovations intended to support distributors and their evolving operational needs.
• Manufacturing: Learn how 2026 R2 adds practical depth for manufacturers managing production and related business processes.
• Retail: Discover new capabilities for retailers navigating connected operations and changing customer expectations.
• General Business Edition – Put AI to Work Across Finance and CRM: Take a closer look at how AI can support finance and customer relationship management workflows.
• Payments: Explore the 2026 R2 updates and capabilities related to payments.
• Platform: See what is new in the underlying platform and what those advancements make possible for customers, partners, and developers.

If more than one topic is relevant, register for every session you want to revisit. Because the breakouts take place at the same time, all sessions will be recorded and made available on demand. Registering for the sessions that interest you ensures you receive the recording links, so you do not have to choose between important topics.

Who Should Attend

The virtual format makes the launch useful for several audiences, each with a different reason to tune in:

• Current customers can see what is coming and begin considering which new capabilities may be most relevant to their teams and future update plans.
• Prospective customers can evaluate how Acumatica combines cloud ERP, embedded AI, analytics, and industry-specific functionality in one solution.
• Partners can prepare for conversations with growing businesses and better understand how the release addresses practical customer needs.
• Developers can explore the expanding possibilities of the Acumatica platform, AI Studio, and configurable experiences.

How to Get the Most from the Event

A little preparation can help turn the launch from a product overview into a useful working session. Before October 1, consider the business questions you want the release to help answer. Where does your team still rely on manual reporting? Which repetitive tasks slow people down? Where would earlier visibility into an anomaly or operational issue make the biggest difference?

Use those priorities to select your breakout sessions, and invite colleagues whose roles connect to the topics being covered. A finance leader and a developer, for example, may take away different insights from the same release. With on-demand access available afterward, your team can also compare notes and revisit the sessions most relevant to your plans.

Build Your R2 Launch Agenda

Join the General Session on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PDT for the complete introduction to Acumatica 2026 R2. Then continue at 10:00 a.m. PDT with the breakout session that best matches your priorities. Each session lasts 45 minutes.

If you cannot attend live, or interested in several breakouts? Register anyway. Every session will be recorded, and registrants will receive links to the sessions they selected.

Register today and create your Acumatica 2026 R2 Virtual Launch Event agenda