Dr. Bill C. Hardgrave

President

University of Memphis

Dr. Bill Hardgrave currently serves as President of the University of Memphis. In 2005, Hardgrave founded the RFID Lab which became the world’s leading center for examining the business value of RFID. He has worked with numerous companies, including Walmart, Macy’s, Dillard’s, and Target, on a variety of RFID projects. Dr. Hardgrave is an accomplished scholar—having published several books and more than 85 articles—and is considered a thought leader in the field of RFID.

Speaking in:

Monday

January 16

11:00 am–11:30 am

Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5

Driving retail business transformation through customer-oriented culture and RFID produced by Avery Dennison

Digital ID technology is key to the next evolution of IoT, which will see trillions of connected items added to the billions we have today. Since its inception, Fast Retailing has continuously transformed itself, digitizing clothing with RFID and combined it with other technologies such as AI and robotics to automate, visualize and optimize supply chain management, leading to the evolution of the… Read more