Opal Portis

In today’s retail landscape, shelves and stockrooms are no longer just about availability - they are the new balance sheet of customer trust. Intelligent inventory has become retail’s true currency, determining not just sales, but loyalty.

By unifying AI, RFID, computer vision, and hyperlocalized automation, retailers transform stock from a static asset into a dynamic currency, synchronized across channels, and capable of fueling virtual stylists, conversational analytics, and always-on digital associates.

This session explores why intelligent inventory is now the foundation of profitable, experience-first retail, and how the next wave of leaders will treat it as the ultimate currency for - driving seamless omnichannel fulfillment, elevating customer experience, and enabling autonomous, adaptive stores.