Are your shopper plans really future-ready?

Peter Nashed
National Retail Innovation Lead
DELOITTE

The future of retail: blending e-comm with bricks and mortar, shopping with your voice, and lineless stores.
From lineless stores to shopping with your voice to AI and self-driving cars, the future is techy. But what does it mean for stores and the brands that populate those stores? Deloitte’s Peter Nashed demystifies tomorrow’s technology so brands can start preparing today.

Sean Claessen
EVP, strategy and innovation
Bond Brand Loyalty

The changing face of loyalty: Key findings from Bond's The Loyalty Report 2018
Emerging technology, advancing analytics and smarter programs are creating new ways to engage shoppers along the path to purchase. It’s time to adopt a new outlook on loyalty. Using key findings from the Loyalty Report 2018, Sean Claessen will dive into rethinking #retailoyalty and share new models that deliver results.

Patrick Lavallee
Operation marketing manager
Sports Experts

Getting the most bang for your digital buck in-store
From a Facebook-operated gift-grab machine to endless iPhone marathon to discounts based on body heat, Sports Expert has seamlessly blended the in-store and online experience to create activations that get people talking…and shopping. Hear how the sports retailer brought its brand purpose to life digitally and IRL.

Sharon Vinderine
Founder
PTPA MEDIA

Regaining parent's trust in store (and beyond)
Consumer loyalty is on the decline, and more than ever, parents are turning to companies they trust when filling their shopping carts. How do brands win on the trust front? Sharon Vinderine will present new research on what motivates parents, how that influences the growth of private labels and what traditional brands can do about it all.

Susan Salib
Software Client Lead
IBM

What does AI mean for retail?

Daryl Porter
VP, Omni-Channel
Walmart Canada

How Walmart is building out its omnichannel strategy

Don Mayo
Global Managing Partner
IMI International

IMI's strategy to increase your marketing budget by more than 40%