EVENT DETAILS

The transformation of retail and shopping over the past decade has been thrilling, with no end in sight. Simple yet sophisticated solutions around e-commerce mean that it has never been easier to “set up shop,” fulfill an order and get paid. Sure, you still need to attract your customer but you wouldn`t be the first multi-million dollar businesses that started on a platform like eBay.

At the same time we remain firmly anchored to the physical world, whether we shop on our couch or in brick & mortar. Today`s challenges circle around increased data-driven personalization, automated and otherwise interruptive ways to shop, and satisfying the consumer demand for a more coherent merging of the online and offline experience. There is still a lot of room for innovation and monetization on every step of the retail life-cycle from product need and discovery to upgrade and replacement.

It is up to the brightest minds in technology and business to find solutions to these exciting challenges ¬ and how to profit from that.

We invite seasoned and fresh innovators, entrepreneurs who are currently monetizing the changing landscape, representatives from within the retail industry as well as investors who provide the capital that moves the needle. Together, we will talk about challenges, solutions, and innovations in the space. Bright minds with an interest in the changes in retail and a willingness to actively contribute to the session are welcome.

PLEASE NOTE:

• This is no panel discussion but a think tank event format that asks all attendees to actively participate.

• Admission will be limited to facilitate high participation. Some places will be held for attendees with significant involvement in Retail (see below).

• Qualified attendees are invited to provide a short introduction to the organizers so that they can be identified and featured in discussion as “lead participants.” Please email to with the subject "Think Tank Participation." If registration has been closed, some reserved places may still be available.

• All free MITEF-NYC Member registrants will be required to re-confirm attendance between October 5 and 10, and all registrants are requested to notify us if they will not attend, so that seats can be made available to others. Please email to with the subject "Think Tank Attendance."

For updates on requested topics and lead participants for this session, please visit: http://futureofx.wordpress.com

Serial entrepreneur Katja Bartholmess is a professional brand builder and has conceptualized and launched e-commerce platforms, consulted brands and businesses in the areas of strategic communications, branding and positioning, digital and social. The German native has a keen eye for what today`s global and interconnected audiences desire and utilizes her international outlook as well as her digital savvy to connect brands and audiences across the globe. She has worked and lived in Berlin, London, Pretoria, Tokyo, New York and holds a Master in Cultural Anthropology from Humboldt University Berlin.

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