Martine Reardon
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP Content & Membership
National Retail Federation
Agenda
Monday, January 16
7:30am–8:00am
8:00am–8:45am
Power. Perseverance. Passion – A conversation with decorated athlete and advocate Simone Biles
8:00am–5:00pm
NRF membership lounge
8:00am–5:00pm
Crystal Palace, Level 3
8:45am–9:15am
The future of retail leadership: Target CEO Brian Cornell in conversation with top female leaders
9:00am–5:00pm
9:15am–9:45am
A conversation with NRF’s 2023 Visionary honoree
9:15am–9:45am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre
9:15am–10:00am
Better deliveries make better business produced by FarEye
9:15am–10:00am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
Philippe Lambotte
VP, Customer Care, Logistics & Field Operations
Tonal Systems Inc.
Kushal Nahata
CEO
FarEye
Elena Bernardo
SVP, Operations
HelloFresh
Judd Marcello
CMO
FarEye
Getting real about Cloud POS and the future of the store produced by Aptos
9:15am–10:00am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Dylan Bruntil
Global Director of Retail Technology
New Balance
Nikki Baird
VP, Retail Innovation
Aptos
Calvin Anderson
VP, Global Digital Strategy
VF Corp/Dickies
How Chick-fil-A drives next-generation guest experiences produced by Comcast Business
9:15am–10:00am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Marybeth Pearce
Executive Director, Restaurant and Hospitality Technology
Comcast Business
Ray Hatch
Vice President, Enterprise Solutions Vertical Markets
Comcast Business Services
The devil’s in the data: AI-driven allocation in a world of constant change produced by Impact Analytics
9:15am–10:00am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Vera Bradley’s modern store experience lifts productivity, engages associates and meets customer demand produced by Zebra
9:15am–10:00am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Kelly Brown
Vice President of Stores
Vera Bradley
Mary Beth Trypus
Chief Revenue Officer
Vera Bradley
Sara Lauer
Head of Zebra Customer Success
Zebra Technologies
9:45am–10:15am
A conversation with Kroger Companies CEO Rodney McMullen
9:45am–10:15am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre
Matthew Shay
President and CEO
National Retail Federation
Rodney McMullen
Chairman of the Board and CEO
The Kroger Co.
10:00am–12:00pm
Expo tours
10:00am–12:00pm
Level 1, Room 1A 03
10:00am–4:00pm
Consumer Product Showcase
10:00am–4:00pm
Special Events Hall, Level 1
10:15am–10:45am
Beyond buzzwords…From “customer-centric” to connected customer experiences produced by Treasure Data
10:15am–10:45am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Beyond buzzwords…From “customer-centric” to connected customer experiences produced by Treasure Data
Irene Sibaja
Retail Industry Principal
Treasure Data
Crush data silos and optimize marketing spend with MuleSoft produced by MuleSoft from Salesforce
10:15am–10:45am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Sara Isaacson
Retail and Consumer Goods Product Marketing Lead
MuleSoft, from Salesforce
Delivery as a strategic differentiator - AutoZone & Bringg success story produced by Bringg
10:15am–10:45am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
Guy Bloch
CEO
Bringg
Michelle Borninkhof
SVP Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officer, Customer Satisfaction
AutoZone
Gain key insights into how retail leaders are driving growth and innovation produced by SAP
10:15am–10:45am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Kristin Howell
Global Vice President, Retail Marketing & Merchandising
SAP
Dan Shull
SVP, CTO
REI CO-OP
Linh Calhoun
CMO
Replacements, Ltd
Strengthening brick-and-mortar locations decision-making through (geo-) analytics platform produced by Esri
10:15am–10:45am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Luca Delli Santi
Real Estate Director
LUXOTTICA North America
10:15am–11:15am
10:30am–11:00am
Building an innovative and personalized luxury experience with FARFETCH and Harrods
10:30am–11:00am
Javits North Level 4, Room 404, Twilio Stage
Hilary Milnes
Executive Americas Editor
Vogue Business
Kelly Kowal
Chief Platform Officer
FARFETCH
Michael Ward
Managing Director
Harrods
Future drivers 2025: Strategies that will shape your business
Racing into resale: Recommerce is the future for luxury but its authenticity is key
10:30am–11:00am
Javits North Level 4, Room 406, UST Stage
Emily Erkel
Co-Founder
LePrix
Sarah Davis
Founder/ President
Fashionphile
Molly Taylor
Chief Merchant
Saks OFF 5TH
11:00am–11:30am
Five reasons automation will save your restaurant
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 1, Food Service Tech Stage
James Boushka
Digital Experience Director
Aramark
Driving retail business transformation through customer-oriented culture and RFID produced by Avery Dennison
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Dr. Bill C. Hardgrave
President
University of Memphis
Bill Toney
Vice President, Global RFID Market Development
Avery Dennison
Field leadership excellence - drives results produced by Opterus
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Matthew Broel
Store Operations Support
Dollar Tree/Family Dollar
Salesforce and Aldi: Modernizing store intelligence that drives productivity and revenue produced by Tableau by Salesforce
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Derek Russo
Director, Finance & Administration
Aldi
Ken Bowman
Area VP, Consumer Goods & Retail Global Enterprise Sales
Salesforce
The here and now of retail: What every retailer must know to navigate today’s landscape produced by Microsoft
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Alysa Taylor
Corporate VP, Industry, Apps, and Data Marketing
Microsoft
Turning disruption into opportunity: Global retailers weigh-in produced by Jesta I.S.
11:00am–11:30am
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
Stephen Jackson
EVP and CIO
Harry Rosen
Arvind Gupta
President
Jesta I.S.
David Lee
CIO
Careismatic Brands, Inc.
Ervan Rodgers
CIO
Designer Brands
11:00am–11:45am
Voice in retail: It speaks, it listens, it’s impacting our real world businesses
11:00am–11:45am
River Pavilion, Level 4, commercetools Stage
Vicki Cantrell
Chief Executive Officer
Vendors in Partnership LLC
Glenn Allison
Vice President, Customer Facing Applications
Tractor Supply Company
Mirko Saul
Head of Innovation
Schwarz Digital GmbH & Co. KG
Donald Buckley
Co-head, Lullaboo Studios, Founder
Treehouse Consulting, LLC
11:15am–11:45am
But will it fly? The lowdown on drones
11:15am–11:45am
Javits North Level 4, Room 406, UST Stage
Deborah Weinswig
CEO
Coresight Research
Harlan Bratcher
Global Business Development Head, JD Fashion
JD.com
Yariv Bash
CEO and Co-Founder
Flytrex
David Guggina
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Engineering and Product Walmart US
Walmart US
Collaborative sustainability: Leveraging suppliers’ sustainability stories
11:15am–11:45am
Javits North Level 4, Elastic Path Stage
Martin Wolf
Director, Sustainability & Authenticity
Seventh Generation
Corey Tarlowe
Senior Equity Research Analyst: Discount & Specialty Retail
Jefferies
Hana Kajimura
Head of Sustainability
Allbirds
Retail Media Networks: How the physical store will power their next phase of growth
11:15am–11:45am
Javits North Level 4, Room 404, Twilio Stage
Andrew Lipsman
Principal Analyst, Retail and eCommerce
Insider Intelligence
Kristi Argyilan
SVP, Retail Media
Albertsons Media Collective
Aaron Dunford
Senior Director of Digital Merchandising & Marketing
Nordstrom
11:30am–1:30pm
Attendee lunch options
11:30am–1:30pm
Various locations in Javits
11:45am–12:15pm
Driving innovation in retail with the power of Slack produced by Slack by Salesforce
11:45am–12:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Duane Peck
Head of Industry Marketing, Slack Retail and Consumer Goods
Slack
Exceeding shoppers’ connected retail expectations produced by CI&T
Exhibitor Big Ideas Session produced by Bringg
Hindsight is not 20/20: How to perfect in-store execution for 100% OSA produced by Movista
11:45am–12:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
The adaptive retailer: Putting innovation at the center of your business produced by IBM
11:45am–12:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Luq Niazi
Global Managing Director, Consumer Industries
IBM
Joe Dittmar
Partner & Retail Industry Leader, Consumer Industries
IBM
12:00pm–12:30pm
Technology to streamline your staff operations and drive customer engagement
12:00pm–12:30pm
Expo, Level 1, Food Service Tech Stage
David Helms
Chief Technology Officer
Flybuy by Radius Networks
Shaz Shaukat
Product Manager
Chipotle Mexican Grill
12:00pm–1:00pm
12:30pm–1:15pm
Frontline work is on the verge of a revolution produced by WorkJam
12:30pm–1:15pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
Steven Kramer
CEO and co-Founder
WorkJam
James McQuivey
PhD, VP, Research Director
Forrester
How Loblaws unlocked innovation to transform pricing at scale produced by Revionics, an Aptos Company
12:30pm–1:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Janet Rickford
VP, Retail and Merchandising Data Products and Services
Loblaw Companies Limited
Mike Ryan
SVP of Science & Product
Revionics, an Aptos Company
PVH x Workday: Driving digital-led associate experiences across 2 iconic global brands produced by Workday
12:30pm–1:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Hari Dorai
VP, HR Operations, Systems and Analytics
PVH Corporation
Nancy Weitl
VP, Product Management
Workday
Shift happens: Choose remarkable or irrelevance produced by MarketDial
12:30pm–1:15pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Michael LeBlanc
Founder & President
M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc.
Gretchen Ganc
EVP, Strategy & Analytics
The Container Store
Steve Dennis
President & Founder
SageBerry Consulting, LLC
Walgreens, transforming for current and future needs with AI demand forecasting & planning produced by Antuit.ai
12:30pm–1:15pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Andy Kettlewell
Group VP, Inventory and Analytics
Walgreens
Sivakumar Lakshmanan
CEO
Antuit.ai
12:30pm–2:30pm
Expo tours
12:30pm–2:30pm
Level 1, Room 1A 03
12:45pm–1:15pm
Retailer table talks
12:45pm–1:15pm
Level 1, Room 1E 02-03
1:00pm–1:30pm
Placing sustainability at the heart of retail – A conversation with Holt Renfrew’s president & CEO, Sebastian Picardo
1:00pm–1:30pm
River Pavilion, Level 4, commercetools Stage
Matt Laukaitis
EVP and Global GM, SAP Consumer Industries
SAP
Sebastian Picardo
President and CEO
Holt Renfrew
1:15pm–1:45pm
Reimaging online holiday shopping: How luxury brands are innovating holiday shopping experiences
1:15pm–1:45pm
Javits North Level 4, Elastic Path Stage
Sheena Butler-Young
Senior Correspondent
The Business of Fashion
Janet Wang
Vice President of Alibaba B2C Retail, GM of Tmall Luxury
Alibaba Group
Restaurant brands that don’t play by the rules
1:15pm–1:45pm
Javits North Level 4, Room 406, UST Stage
Christopher Thomas-Moore
SVP, Customer & Store Experience
Domino’s
Jamie T. Richardson
Vice President
White Castle
Travis Freeman
Senior Vice President, Demand Generation
Inspire Brands
Joanna Fantozzi
Senior Editor
Nation's Restaurant News
Working together to combat organized retail crime
1:15pm–1:45pm
Javits North Level 4, Room 404, Twilio Stage
Millie Kresevich
Senior Director- Asset Protection
EssilorLuxottica
David Johnston
VP, Asset Protection and Retail Operations
National Retail Federation
1:30pm–2:00pm
Retailer table talks
1:30pm–2:00pm
Level 1, Room 1E 02-03
Serving the customer of tomorrow by blending in-person and digital experiences
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 1, Food Service Tech Stage
Robert Irvine
Celebrity Chef
R’ Mission, Inc.
Marybeth Pearce
Executive Director, Restaurant and Hospitality Technology
Comcast Business
Russ Richardson
Executive Director
MachineQ
Emma Powers
Executive Director, Marketing
Comcast Business Services
Bridging the gap between data capture and decision making produced by Anyline
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
Chi Park
Director of Sales Engineering
Narvar
Christian Plaichner
CPO
Anyline
Jeff Crosby
Sr. Account Executive
Anyline
Mark Thomson
Retail Industry Director EMEA
Zebra Technologies
How 3PLs are driving value to the customer through omnichannel fulfillment produced by Koerber
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Louis Pagan-Rodriguez
Account Executive
Körber Supply Chain Software
Shira Yoskovitch
VP, Corporate Development & Transformation
SCI Group
Steve Congro
Sr. Director, Systems
Saddle Creek
How T-Mobile is activating customer data to deliver personalized buying experiences produced by Adobe
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Loni Stark
VP, AEM & Commerce/Digital Experience
Adobe
Monique Misrahi
Director, Digital Experiences Operations
T-Mobile
The new shopper journey is powered by an agile supply chain produced by Blue Yonder
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Corey Tollefson
President, Worldwide Field Operations
Blue Yonder
The power of loyalty innovation through combined MarTech strategies produced by Givex
1:30pm–2:00pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Maria Costa
Managing Director, Givex Latin America
Givex
David Ruiz
Product Director, iFood Brasil
iFood
Gustavo Schifino
Head of Digital Transformation
Grupo 4all
2:00pm–2:30pm
The intersection of innovation & intention: Shaping the next store experience
2:00pm–2:30pm
River Pavilion, Level 4, commercetools Stage
Kevin O'Riordan
Head of Physical Retail and Supply Chain Engineering
Wayfair
Fredrik Carlegren
VP of Marketing & Communications
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
Yevgeni Tsirulnik
Senior Vice President, Innovation and Incubation
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
A look ahead to 2023: Impasse or opportunity for a new path
2:00pm–2:30pm
Javits North Level 4, Room 406, UST Stage
Ira Kalish
Chief Global Economist
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
Here, there, everywhere: International strategies for selling direct to consumer
2:00pm–2:30pm
Javits North Level 4, Room 404, Twilio Stage
Eduardo Yamashita
Operations Director
Gouvêa Ecosystem
Valerie de Charette
VP International Digital
American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
César de Vicente
Global Retail Director
Mango
When currency isn’t monetary: Could belonging and culture be the retail currency of the future?
2:00pm–2:30pm
Javits North Level 4, Elastic Path Stage
Suresh Krishna
CEO and President
Northern Tool + Equipment
Theresa Watts, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
True Religion Brand Jeans
2:15pm–3:00pm
20 strategies and tactics from the Omnichannel Retail Index produced by OSF Digital
2:15pm–3:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Bernardine C. Wu
Founder and CEO
OSF Digital
Kacey Sharrett
VP, eCommerce
GoPro
Rob Garf
GM & VP, Retail
Salesforce
Matt Blonder
President, Global eCommerce
Wolverine Worldwide
How Fabletics is leveraging its digital presence to drive physical store growth produced by Storeforce
2:15pm–3:00pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Ron Harries
SVP and Head of Retail
Fabletics
Katherine Dela Cruz
Sr. Director of Retail Operations
Fabletics
Jacklyn Hammer
Sr. Director and Regional Manager
Fabletics
Bliss Gordon
StoreForce
Organizing for growth: How The Container Store aligns employees behind its vision produced by Zipline
The pros and cons of retrofitting vs. Greenfield Distribution Centers for today’s market produced by SSI SCHAEFER
2:15pm–3:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Saif Sabti
VP, Business Development
Schaefer Systems International, Inc.
Threading the needle: Building standout marketplace strategies to power eCommerce growth produced by Mirakl
2:15pm–3:00pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Adrien Nussenbaum
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Mirakl
Matt Baer
Chief Digital & Customer Officer
Macy's, Inc.
2:45pm–3:00pm
Consumer Product Showcase: Coolest Product Competition
2:45pm–3:00pm
Special Events Hall Level 1
2:45pm–3:15pm
Churning innovation: When you know that a big move is the right move
2:45pm–3:15pm
River Pavilion, Level 4, commercetools Stage
Jen Jones
Chief Marketing Officer
commercetools
Omar Koncobo
IT Director, Ecommerce and Digital Systems
Ulta Beauty
Nourishing people and the planet: A conversation with Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel
2:45pm–3:15pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre
Nick Handrinos
Vice Chair & US Leader | Retail & Consumer Products
Deloitte LLP
Jason Buechel
CEO
Whole Foods Market
3:00pm–3:30pm
How prescriptive analytics solves real-world grocery retail problems
3:00pm–3:30pm
Expo, Level 1, Food Service Tech Stage
3:15pm–3:45pm
Exhibitor Big Ideas Session produced by dunnhumby
3:15pm–3:45pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Exhibitor Big Ideas Session produced by McFadyen Digital
3:15pm–3:45pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
Preparing for the year ahead: Translating consumer behavior into action for your business produced by PayPal
The data game - How to win at personalization with DICK'S Sporting Goods produced by Adobe
3:15pm–3:45pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 3
Michael Klein
Global Director, Industry Strategy & Marketing - Retail, Travel and Consumer Goods
Adobe Inc
Shawn Wilkinson
eCommerce Program Manager for Personalization
DICK’S Sporting Goods
Titan Brands: Optimizing the customer experience through improved order visibility and fulfillment produced by Koerber
3:15pm–3:45pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
Grant Isley
Sr. Director
Körber Supply Chain Software
Jeff Hill
Director, Supply Chain
Titan Brands
The win-win of embracing refugee talent in business: A conversation with Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and Founder of Chobani and Founder of Tent Partnership for Refugees
3:45pm–4:15pm
Reimagining retail through consumer insights: A conversation with Petco CEO Ron Coughlin
3:45pm–4:15pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre
Matthew Shay
President and CEO
National Retail Federation
Ron Coughlin
Chief Executive Officer
Petco
4:00pm–4:30pm
Exhibitor Big Ideas Session produced by Board
4:00pm–4:30pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4
From vision to reality: PVH’s data management journey produced by Stibo
How eCommerce retailers overcome economic uncertainty with innovative automation technologies produced by Radial
4:00pm–4:30pm
Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Steve Hewitt
Executive Chairman
Gymshark
Chris Ormonde
Global Operations Director
Gymshark
Laura Ritchey
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Radial, Inc.
It’s time to reimagine what onboarding can really do produced by Axonify
Responding to black Friday peak produced by Kyndryl
4:00pm–4:30pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
4:00pm–5:00pm
5:00pm–7:00pm
Talking Shop (by invitation only)
5:00pm–7:00pm
Bloomingdale’s Flagship Store
6:00pm–8:00pm
Retail store tours
6:00pm–8:00pm
Meet at designated location