AI Forum Speaker Lineup Announced: October 14 in NYC

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CommerceNext’s AI Forum is a closed-door event for retail and ecommerce leaders turning AI investment into real P&L impact. It’s happening October 14 at Tapestry’s HQ in NYC, and here’s who’s speaking.

Speaker lineup:

  • Ekta Chopra, Chief Technology & AI Officer, e.l.f. Beauty
  • Tirath Kamdar, Group Director, Product – Marketplace & Ecommerce, Walmart
  • Vijay Talwar, Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer, Avolta 
  • Justin Edwards, VP, Creative DTC & Ecommerce, SharkNinja
  • Sreeharsha Upadhyayula VP, Transformation, Under Armour
  • Irene Joo, Global Head of Process Innovation, MCM
  • Margaret Yuan, MIT AI Safety Fellow & Director of AI Innovation, The EstĂ©e Lauder Companies Inc.
  • Mandeep Bhatia, SVP, Global Digital Product & Omnichannel Innovation, Tapestry
  • Sabrina Valdez, Founder, Next Move Consulting 
  • Kimberly Shenk, Co-Founder & CEO, Novi
  • Jenna Posner, CEO & Co-Founder, Chief Digital Agency 
  • More to be announced soon…

 

Sessions cover:

  • Moving from AI experimentation to P&L impact — including a panel on productivity, workflow redesign and ownership
  • GenAI for creative, merchandising and marketing
  • Personalization, search and recommendations
  • AI assistants and conversational buying
  • Predictive inventory, demand and pricing
  • Responsible AI: ethics, transparency and compliance
  • What retail operating models actually look like when AI is built in

 

Get your seat for the AI Forum on October 14.

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