Last updated 4/19/24
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
6:00 PM Badge Pickup
6:30 PM Cocktail Reception
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Wednesday, May 1
8:00 AM Badge Pickup & Networking
9:00 AM Breakfast Provided
10:00 AM Welcome
10:15 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Demography is Destiny - Kenneth Gronbach
11:30 AM Networking & Snack
11:45 AM PRESENTATION: The Consumer, The Retailer & The Real Estate - Gregg Katz
12:30 PM Lunch
1:45 PM PANEL: Data & Property Optimization - David Spawn, Meghann Martindale, Lesley Newman, & Stacie Malinowski
2:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
· Grocery: PWTA Workshop - Sean Puffer
· Data: Mobile Data Uses & Challenges - Kevin Kiepert
· AI: The Realities and Futures of AI in Retail - Michael Puline
3:30 PM Networking & Snack
3:45 PM PRESENTATION: Placemaking Using Data & Analytics - Jerry Hoffman & Dan Sheridan
4:30 PM Networking
6:00 PM Dinner
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Thursday, May 2
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Badge Pickup
9:00 AM Welcome Meeting
9:15 AM FIRESIDE CHAT: Changes Facing Grocery Retailers - Rachel Wein & Gregg Katz
10:15 AM Break & Networking
10:45 AM SPEAKER: State of the Economy - John Chang
11:45 AM Networking
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM SPEAKER: The Bonfire Effect - Kevin Ervin Kelley
2:30 PM PANEL: Predictive Analytics for Grocers & Retailers - Brian Strickland, Ryan Hilton, Douglas Sherrard, & Sam Lowder
3:15 PM Break & Networking
3:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
· Grocery: PWTA Workshop - Sean Puffer
· Data: Mobile Data Uses & Challenges - Kevin Kiepert
· AI: Leveraging AI/Machine Learning in Retail Location Analytics - John Ebert & Jake Johnson
4:30 PM Networking
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Friday, May 3
8:00 AM Light Breakfast
9:00 AM QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUM
10:00 AM Conference Wrap-Up