Smita Katakwar
Senior Vice President of Technology
Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Smita Katakwar is Sr. Vice President of Technology at Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Her team is responsible for defining technical strategies, allowing for the best in-class customer and employee experience at Wegmans. She is also responsible for Data & architecture groups to create a Future Ready Enterprise Architecture. Prior, Smita was Vice President of Product Management, Experience, Design and Engineering at BJ’s Wholesale Club. Previously to joining BJ’s, Smita held the position of Director of Innovation & Strategy at Sears. Smita attended Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned a master’s degree in information system management with highest distinction.
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Monday Jan 15th
10:00am - 10:30am
River Pavilion, goTRG Stage
In 2023, generative AI has taken the world by storm overnight. It has transformed retail, helping brands boost sales and win the hearts of their customers like never before. Use cases vary from hyper-optimization (ex., automating segmentation and customizing products at scale) to hyper-influence when brands tailor virtual product try-on and demos to individual consumers. Unrestrained data circulation remains crucial for AI success: to thrive, retailers need to learn how to orchestrate insights from unstructured data sources and map them to key customer information. Retailers leveraging a composable tech stack will be able to deal with this unlimited data access and unleash the power of AI; those on old, inflexible tech stack will be left behind. What are the must-dos for 2024 to succeed in digital commerce? You'll know at this session.
Sunday Jan 14th
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Javits North, Level 4, Rithum Stage
Why do tough departmental goals not always translate into improved supply chain performance? While you may see short-term gains, over time contradictions across departments diminish the overall results. More meetings, loose integrations, and shared data will only take you so far. Join this discussion to learn how each speaker achieved lasting business impact through an end-to-end supply chain digital transformation with Blue Yonder.
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