January 11: Opening Party
January 12–14: Conference & Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | NYC
Co-Founder and CEO
Nautical Commerce
Niklas Halusa is Co-Founder and CEO of Nautical Commerce, the end-to-end multi-vendor commerce platform. He is a commerce and tech executive with an extensive background in enterprise SaaS, specifically commerce, B2B transactions, and supply chain.
Niklas started his career in venture capital, financing and investing in commerce software and platforms, before turning to his passion for building technology and companies. Prior to its acquisition, he ran the supply-side product and marketplace initiatives at B2B logistics platform Turvo.
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
When should you leverage the dropshipping or marketplace business model to find retail success? In this showdown, panelists will explore ecommerce case studies and debate the best-suited business models for each scenario. While marketplaces can power your team to go the whole nine yards in terms of scalability and profitability, every business has unique considerations and requirements.
You’ll leave the session with a playbook on:
- The differences between owned inventory, dropshipping, and marketplaces
- The marketplace maturity model and the evolution process
- Practical strategies for scaling and optimizing your businesses
- Considerations for selecting which models to use
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
boodleAI is on a mission to make AI technology easy and accessible to everyone. In this session, boodleAI Co-Founder and Co-CEO, France Hoang, will join Nautical's Co-Founder and CEO, Niklas Halusa, to discuss how they’re using the marketplace model to revolutionize the way consumers discover, access, adopt, and integrate AI solutions.
This session will explore:
- France’s vision for the future of AI
- The benefits of the marketplace model for disruption
- The challenges faced in launching a new marketplace
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