Chief Enterprise Architect & VP Data, AI and MarTech
Catalyst Brands LLC
Philip Glebow is the Chief Architect and VP of Digital Engineering at Catalyst Brands. Prior to joining Catalyst Brands, Mr. Glebow led enterprise architecture at Gap, Inc. Before moving to retail, he was a software architect in financial services for both Blackrock, Inc. and Barclays. He began his career as a consultant where he worked on complex custom software solutions in the Information, Communications and Entertainment practice at BearingPoint (previously KPMG Consulting, Inc.). Mr. Glebow holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a Master's of Science in Bioinformatics from the Johns Hopkins University.
Monday Jan 12
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Exhibitor Big Ideas Stage 4
Retail's competitive edge relies on empowering its people. Consumer dynamics are rapidly changing, setting a new bar for the pace of innovation. This session explores how Google AI is creating the new front door for the employee, accelerating innovation, enhancing creativity, and improving performance. Hear from leaders who are deploying agentic workflows to accelerate roadmaps and transform their retail value chain. We will cover practical applications, including how marketing agents leverage Gen Media to rapidly create and optimize campaigns , and how employees are using AI to live life differently across coding, marketing, and merchant functions. Discover how integrating Google AI with existing systems reduces organizational friction, and ensures back-of-house operations - from supply chain to payroll - run with unprecedented efficiency.