Kate Ancketill

CEO and Founder

GDR Creative Intelligence

Kate is a business futurist with a tech, consumer, retail and brand specialization. She contextualizes complex societal shifts and emerging technologies into big picture narratives that help business leaders plan for the 5-10 year future. For 20 years her company, GDR has been the innovation partner to corporations like Tesco, Waitrose, Target, P&G, The BBC, Sephora, Clorox and the Far East Consortium. Working across all commercial sectors and geographies, Kate road-tests her thinking with real-world companies, often at board level.

Speaking in:

Wednesday

July 17

8:30 am–9:00 am

American Express Theatre

Looking toward a post-app future: How empathic AI agents will take real-world action on consumers’ behalf

Business futurist Kate Ancketill will explore the impact of AI agents on tomorrow's consumers and how their changing behavior will impact all retail channels. She'll describe scenarios to help retailers envisage pathways to adaptation in a fast-changing landscape and what this means for retail’s future.

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… Read more

Wednesday

July 17

10:00 am–11:00 am

Palos Verdes Terrace

Expert-Led Think Tanks