Patricia Huddleston

Professor and Director of Information and Media PhD program · Michigan State University

Expert in Consumer decision making at Point of Purchase, Retail Strategy

Point of Purchase Marketing Consomer Loyalty Retail Strategy Eye-Tracking

Kirk Wakefield, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

Edwin W. Streetman Professor of Retail Marketing · Baylor University

Dr. Wakefield is the Edwin W. Streetman Professor of Retail Marketing at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.

Sports Marketing Sports Branding Sports Psychology Team Sports Marketing Entertainment Marketing

Professor Chris Edger

Professor of Multi-Unit Leadership · Birmingham City University

Chris has over 20 years' of retail operations, sales and support expertise working for domestic and internationally-owned companies.

Retail Management and Planning Retail Trends Black Friday

Read Hayes

Research Scientist · University of Florida

Read Hayes' research team aims to better protect vulnerable people and places from crime victimization.

Active assailant shooter Artificial Intelligence Burglary Fear of crime IoT

Raymond R. Burke

Chair and Professor of Marketing · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Raymond R. Burke's research focuses on understanding the influence of point-of-purchase factorsvon consumer shopping behavior.

Consumer Goods Consumer Research Retail Consumer Behavior Marketing Research

Xiajun Pan

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Xiajun Pan researches supply chain and retail operations management, business analytics and operations-marketing/information interface.

Business Analytics Operations-Marketing/Information Interface Retail Operations Management Supply Chain Management

Brian P. Vendramin

Professor and Program Coordinator, School of Business · Cambrian College

Brian is an expert in retail trends, branding, and mergers and acquisitions. He contributes to online, television, radio and radio reports.

Ethics in Business Promotions in the Retail Environment Retail Marketplace Retail Trends Online Business

Jayashankar Swaminathan

GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Operations, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC-Chapel Hill

Jay Swaminathan is an internationally recognized thought leader in innovations in global operations and supply chain management.

Sustainability International Operations E-Commerce Retailing

Ivan Hernandez

EMEIA Digital & Emerging Tech Community Leader · EY

Former Flying Trapeze Artist turned Change Catalyst. Speaker on IoT, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Development.

Digital Transformation Customer Experience Experience Design Internet of Things IoT & Mobility

Simon J Anderson

Strategic Foresight Consultant and Speaker · Venture Foresight, LLC

Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author

Keynote Speaking Emerging Technology Future Trends Change Management Augmented Reality

Paul Ellickson

Professor of Economics and Marketing at the Simon Business School · University of Rochester

Paul Ellickson researches quantitative marketing and industrial organization and has expertise in supermarkets, supercenters, and strategy

Supermarket Strategy Pricing Supermarkets Big Box Retailers Walmart and Big Box Retailers

Laura Dickson

Executive Director · Women in Need Society

Non-profit leader, Social Entrepreneur and Social Justice Advocate

Social Enterprise Women & Nonprofit Retail - Thrift Poverty Alleviation Social Services

David Wendland

Vice President · Hamacher Resource Group, Inc.

Dynamic, entertaining, and energetic speaker with strong experience to draw from

Consumer Health Care Trends Retail Dynamics Effective Communication Approaches

Jean-Pierre Lacroix RGD

President · Association of Registered Graphic Designers

President and Owner of Shikatani Lacroix

Structured Authoring Packaging Brand Strategy Strategic Thinking Innovation

Andrea Stairs

Managing Director · eBay Canada

Andrea Stairs leads the Canadian strategy and operations of one of the world’s largest online marketplaces.

E-Commerce Business Strategy Multi-Channel Marketing Marketing Strategy Digital Marketing

Alessandro Previtero

Assistant Professor of Finance · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Alessandro Previtero is an assistant professor of finance

Corporate Finance Household Finance Behavioral Finance

Ezequiel Sánchez

Professor · IE Business School

Partner at Binomio Ventures

Business Strategy Fashion Retail Zara

Jim Roddy

Keynote Speaker & Author · Jim Roddy CBA (Coach & Business Advisor)

Author of "Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer" and "The Walk-On Method to Career & Business Success"

Team Building Business Culture Hiring Best Practices Job Interviews

Xianjun Geng

Norman Mayer Professor of Business & Management Science Area Coordinator · Tulane University

Geng's research interests include pricing, information security, business analytics, supply chain management and behavioral economics

Supply Chain Management Pricing Business Analytics Information Technology Management Information Security

Sehoon Kim

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Sehoon Kim researches corporate finance and financial markets.

Competition Corporate Finance Corporate Governance Financial Markets Public Policy