Pankaj Sharma, Senior Vice President, Home & Business Networks, Schneider Electric
David Marcotte, Senior Vice President, Kantar Consulting
Charlie Cole, Chief Digital Officer, VP, TUMI
Brian Paul, Director, Global Information Systems, Whirlpool Corporation
The connected appliance is by far the biggest technology challenge in the home appliance industry.
Steve Rempel, CIO, Rite Aid
Many will tell you that today’s consumer is more powerful than ever, thanks to the personal mobile computers we have in our pockets, our homes and even our cars.
Ajit Sivadasan, VP/GM Global eCommerce, Lenovo
In a world defined by internet ubiquity, e-commerce, is arguably the most impactful and transformative business model we have witnessed in over a 100+ years.
Ryan Abood, CEO, Gourmet Gift Baskets
Reporting and analytics are a fundamental necessity of running a business today.
Jeanine Banks, EVP, Global Products & Solutions, Axway
Customers are digitally tethered to mobile applications, social media platforms and websites, resulting in massive volumes of data.
Eric Redmond, Global Director, Technology Innovation, Nike
AI can better support troops by improving training systems and creating novel curricula for war games.
Perry Kramer, SVP & Practice Lead, Boston Retail Partners
Retailers that are thriving—and there are lots of them— anticipate and react to consumers’ demand for an enhanced and continuously changing retail experience.
David Kerr, CEO, Octiv
Making connections between sales and marketing teams can be challenging, but when teams are committed, an entire organization can benefit.
Matan Holander, VP Business Development
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has evolved at multiple levels. Evidently, understanding the unique purchasing preferences of the modern day buyers have become increasingly critical to the long-term growth of B2B merchants.
Warren Perlman, CIO, Ceridian
The role of the CIO is expanding and becoming more customer-facing, as the position plays a larger function in client acquisition and relations.
Peter Charness, SVP America's and Global CMO, TXT e-solutions [MI-TXT]
Great Assortments have to please at least 2 distinct groups. In first place, of course, are the customers who want exactly what they want, when and where they want it.
Andy Mulcahy, Strategy and Insight Director, IMRG
We have all had occasions where we’ve felt that a lack of cutting-edge technology is holding us back. ‘If only this system could talk to this one’; ‘if we put an AI solution in there, it would improve our efficiency exponentially’ etc.
Steve Methvin, VP of Ecommerce and Retail Technology, Bozzuto’s
Today, customers have the choice to either visit brick-and-mortar stores to purchase products or can shop online, or use a combination of both to buy a product of their choice.
Greg Petro, President and CEO, First Insight
Today, our problem isn’t the lack of information, it’s a disconnect within organizations on what data can provide the most impactful consumer insights, and how to best analyze it.
Eric Wilson, Director Planning, Escalade Sports
Prediction is becoming more about behavior than history.
Shelagh Stoneham, SVP of Chico’s FAS, International branding/marketing executive and keynote speaker
Technology is neither the cause of retail’s downfall nor the silver bullet to save it.