Tuesday
July 16
1:45 pm–2:45 pm
Palos Verdes Terrace
Expert-Led Think Tanks
Join our handpicked group of subject matter experts to discuss future-forward ideas. With four separate opportunities to engage, NRF’s Expert-Led Think Tanks allow attendees to dive deep into a single topic or explore three different topics for a broader perspective. Join your peers and be inspired during these insightful share-and-learn “group thinks” held on Terranea’s gorgeous lawn. Topics include:
- Customer engagement and marketing using AI/ML (Amit Kumar)
- Content creation + product creation using AI/ML (Rick Lockton)
- Code + app dev; democratizing low-code/no code using AI/ML (Scott Devlin)
- Consumer trends 2025 and beyond (Kate Ancketill)
- Customer data platforms and CRM capabilities (Martin Gilliard)
- Applications for retail media networks (Dan Hight)
- Mobile and ecommerce technologies (Dave Finnegan)
- Optimizing your zero/first-party data strategy (Michael Klein)
- Unified commerce/seamless commerce optimization: Enabling unified commerce experiences and data (Philippe Bottine)
- Composable tech stack field guide (Matt Biilmann)
- Predictive analytics in pricing strategy (Ananda "Andy" Chakravarty)
- Customer journey mapping: Measuring performance of key segments (Kevin Ertell)
- Holiday marketing: Campaigns and new strategies (Katherine Cullen)
- Brand storytelling: Protecting brand reputation in age of deep fakes (Miranda An)
Miranda An
Director of Retail & Media
Plug and Play Ventures
Kate Ancketill
CEO and Founder
GDR Creative Intelligence
Matt Biilmann
CEO and co-founder
Netlify
Adrien Boudier
VP of Sales, Americas
VusionGroup
Ananda "Andy" Chakravarty
Vice President, Research, IDC Retail Insights
IDC
Katherine Cullen
Vice President, Industry and Consumer Insights
National Retail Federation
Scott Devlin
CIO
The Vitamin Shoppe
Kevin Ertell
CEO
Mistere Advisory
Dave Finnegan
Founder
BlackFinn
Martin Gilliard
CEO
Arteli Inc.
Dan Hight
VP, Advertising and Media Partnerships
Placer.ai
Michael Klein
Principal
Klein4Retail Consulting
Amit Kumar
CEO and Founder
Dragonfruit AI
Rick Lockton
Sr. Vice President, eComm, Digital & Master Data
Tractor Supply Company