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Monday — March 4, 2019
Track 1:
Next Generation Retail Experiences: Global
Track Room 1
Retail and Ecommerce Innovation and Opportunities in Latin America
View DescriptionTomás Gazmuri, Group Chief Digital Officer, S.A.C.I. Falabella
Juan Carlos Garcia, Global eCommerce Director, Grupo Elektra
Michelle Lima, Founder, Blue Bird Shoes
Lily Varon, Analyst, Forrester Research (Interviewer)
Track 2:
The New Retail Organization: The Retail Industry in the New Normal
Track Room 2
Track Keynote: The Transformation of Traditional Retail
View DescriptionNilam Ganenthiran, Chief Business Officer, Instacart
Hilary Milnes, Retail Editor, Digiday (Interviewer)
Roger Rawlins, CEO, DSW
Gilbert W. Harrison, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Financo; Chairman, Harrison Group, Inc. (Interviewer)
Track 3:
Marketing and Today's New Consumer: Marketing through New Platforms and Partnerships
Track Room 3
New Content Marketing Platforms
View DescriptionRaissa Gerona, Chief Brand Officer, REVOLVE
Andrea Fasulo, SVP, Consumer Products Marketing & Home Entertainment, Nickelodeon
Sandro Corsaro, Chief Creative Officer, Fandango
Erik Huberman, Founder & CEO, Hawke Media (Interviewer)
Track 4:
The Future of Brands: Building Brands
Track Room 4
Track Keynote: Creating Brands for Today's Consumer
View DescriptionDaniella Vitale, President & CEO, Barneys
Jordyn Holman, Retail Reporter, Bloomberg News (Interviewer)
Marc Rosen, EVP & President of Direct-to-Consumer, Levi's
Track 5:
Technologies Transforming Retail: Artificial Intelligence
Track Room 5
Marketing
View DescriptionTomer Tagrin, Co-Founder & CEO, Yotpo
Tuomo Riekki, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Smartly.io
Jonathan Cherki, Founder & CEO, ContentSquare
Graham Mudd, Product Marketing Director, Ads, Facebook
Track 1
Creating New Global Shopping Experiences
View DescriptionAndrea Dorigo, SVP/GM Global Retail, Estée Lauder
Henry Stupp, CEO, Cherokee
Zia Daniell Wigder, Chief Global Content Officer, Shoptalk (Interviewer)
Track 2
Track Keynote: Brand Perspectives on Retail Evolution
View DescriptionJamie Salter, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Authentic Brands Group
Phil Wahba, Senior Writer, Fortune (Interviewer)
Richard Dickson, President & Chief Operating Officer, Mattel
Gilbert W. Harrison, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Financo; Chairman, Harrison Group, Inc. (Interviewer)
Track 3
Using Influencers Effectively
View DescriptionKevin Lavelle, Founder & CEO, Mizzen+Main
Jennifer Goldfarb, Co-Founder & Executive Chairwoman of the Board, ipsy
Cathey Curtis, Global VP, Women's Marketing, Billabong
Eric Liaw, General Partner, IVP (Interviewer)
Track 4
Evolving Private Brand Strategies
View DescriptionChris Phillips, GM, Stitch Fix Men, Kids & Exclusive Brands, Stitch Fix
Gil Phipps, VP Branding, Marketing, & Our Brands, The Kroger Co.
JT Marino, Co-Founder, Tuft & Needle
Hilary Milnes, Retail Editor, Digiday (Interviewer)
Track 5
Personalization
View DescriptionEmre Baran, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Qubit
Jana Eggers, CEO, Nara Logics
Christian Selchau-Hansen, CEO, Formation.ai
Philip Thompson, World Wide Technology Leader – AWS Retail, Amazon
Track 1
Track Keynote: Operating a Global Digital Business
View DescriptionChristoph Barchewitz, Co-CEO, Global Fashion Group
Ryan Ostrom, Global Chief Digital Officer, KFC
Zia Daniell Wigder, Chief Global Content Officer, Shoptalk (Emcee)
Track 2
Track Keynote: Private Equity Perspectives on Retail Evolution
View DescriptionJim Donald, President & CEO, Albertsons
Scott Wille, Co-Head of Private Equity & Sr. Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management (Interviewer)
Private Equity Perspectives on Retail Evolution
View DescriptionLily Chang, Chief Portfolio Services Officer, Leonard Green & Partners
Colin Welch, Managing Director, TSG Consumer Partners
Ken Pilot, Board Member, Lenox (Interviewer)
Track 3
New Approaches to Sourcing and Merchandising
View DescriptionShawn Outler, EVP & Chief Diversity Officer, Macy's
Jim Nielsen, Co-CEO, President & Chief Operating Officer, Sprouts
Shan-Lyn Ma, Co-Founder & CEO, Zola
Weston Gaddy, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Radian Capital (Interviewer)
Track 4
Customer Data and Brand-Building
View DescriptionEdward Park, SVP of North America, GUESS? Inc.
Tami Mohney, EVP, Marketing, eCommerce and Human Resources, Modell's Sporting Goods
Sarah Engel, VP, Marketing & Creative Communications, Lilly Pulitzer
Brendan Witcher, VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research (Interviewer)
Track 5
Image and Facial Recognition
View DescriptionLihi Pinto Fryman, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Syte
James Crawford, Founder & CEO, Orbital Insight
Sanjeev Katariya, VP, Chief Architect, eBay
Peter Trepp, CEO, FaceFirst
Dani Reiss, CEO, Canada Goose
Ryan Cotton, Managing Director, Bain Capital (Interviewer)
Frans Muller, President & CEO, Ahold Delhaize
Helena Foulkes, CEO, Hudson's Bay Company
Track 1:
Next Generation Retail Experiences: The Edge of Innovation
Track Room 1
Overview of Retail and Ecommerce in China
View DescriptionHans Tung, Managing Partner, GGV Capital
Justine Chao, Head of Fashion & Luxury, North America, Alibaba
Lily Varon, Analyst, Forrester Research (Emcee)
Track 2:
The New Retail Organization: The Ethical Business
Track Room 2
Catering to the Conscious Consumer
View DescriptionJames Reinhart, Founder & CEO, thredUP
John Tabis, Founder & CEO, The Bouqs Company
Adam Goldston, Co-Founder, Athletic Propulsion Labs
Ryan Goldston, Co-Founder, Athletic Propulsion Labs
Dan Levitan, Co-Founder & Partner, Maveron (Interviewer)
Track 3:
Marketing and Today's New Consumer: New Tactics and Approaches
Track Room 3
Experiential Marketing
View DescriptionJeff Miller, Global Head of Business Marketing, Snap Inc.
Stephan Jacob, Founder, President & Chief Operating Officer, Cotopaxi
Shrenik Sadalgi, Head of Next Gen Experiences, Wayfair
Alex Taussig, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners (Interviewer)
Track 4:
The Future of Brands: Changing First- and Third-Party Relationships
Track Room 4
Selling on Marketplaces
View DescriptionJohn Evons, VP, Global Direct-to-Consumer, KEEN
Bridget Davies, VP, Revenue & Seller Growth, eBay
Jordan Bass, Head of eCommerce, The Wonderful Company
Jason Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer, Publicis Communications (Interviewer)
Track 5:
Technologies Transforming Retail: Artificial Intelligence
Track Room 5
Artificial Emotional Intelligence
View DescriptionRussell Scherwin, Chief Marketing Officer, Watson Commerce, IBM
Assaf Baciu, Co-Founder, SVP Product & Engineering, Persado
Keren Zimmerman, Co-Founder & President, North America, Personali
May Habib, Co-Founder & CEO, Qordoba
Track 1
Track Keynote: Next Generation Shopping Experiences
View DescriptionPatrick Bousquet-Chavanne, CEO, Emaar Malls
Stephen Sadove, Founding Partner, JW Levin Management Partners (Interviewer)
Maureen Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, Rent the Runway
Ian Friedman, Co-Head, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (Interviewer)
Track 2
Data-Driven Retail: Personalization, Privacy and More
View DescriptionSheila Colclasure, Global Chief Data Ethics Officer & Public Policy Executive, LiveRamp
Michael Wystrach, Co-Founder & CEO, Freshly
Joe Laszlo, VP Content, Shoptalk (Interviewer)
Track 3
The C-Suite on the Evolution of Marketing
View DescriptionLisa Kauffman, Chief Marketing Officer, Perry Ellis International
Suzy Deering, Chief Marketing Officer, Americas, eBay
Michelle Cordeiro Grant, Founder & CEO, LIVELY
Nadine Dietz, Editor, CMO Moves & Innovators, Adweek (Interviewer)
Track 4
New Brand-Retailer Relationships
View DescriptionJuE Wong, CEO, Moroccanoil
David J. Katz, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Randa Accessories
Billy May, CEO, Sur La Table
Cathy Halligan, Board Member, Ulta Beauty (Interviewer)
Track 5
Operational Excellence
View DescriptionDrew McElroy, Co-Founder & CEO, Transfix
Gabrielle Chou, Founder & CEO, Allure Systems
Carlos Moncayo Castillo, Co-Founder & CEO, Inspectorio
Pravin Pillai, Global Head of Retail Industry Solutions, Google Cloud, Google
Matthew R. Shay, CEO, NRF
Stephen Sadove, Founding Partner, JW Levin Management Partners (Interviewer)
Art Peck, President & CEO, Gap Inc.