Wednesday
July 12
11:00 am–12:00 pm
Palos Verdes Terrace
Join our handpicked group of subject matter experts to discuss future-forward ideas. With three 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:
- AI/ML use cases in retail
- Consumer trends 2025 and beyond
- Customer data platforms and CRM capabilities
- From URL to IRL: Web3, metaverse, NFTs
- Live and social commerce - next-gen affiliates, influencers, TikTok
- Marketplaces - strategies and opportunities
- Mobile and ecommerce technologies
- Optimizing your first-party data strategy
- Privacy impacts - retail tech and marketing
- Product management and methodologies
- Robotics and automation technology
- Unified commerce/seamless commerce
- Updating your tech stack
Our Experts:
Ananda "Andy" Chakravarty
VP, Research, Merchandising and Marketing Analytics, IDC Retail Insights
IDC
Alex Genov
Head of Marketing Insights and Customer Research
Zappos
Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg
Chief Commerce Strategy Officer
Publicis Groupe