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WIRED Retail 2017 will cover core themes and topics including ecommerse, the use of VR and AR as oppose to brick-and-mortar stores, the future of retail, types of consumers and innovation within retail.
The Main Stage will host top-level talks and present big ideas to the audience; the EY Access Stage will feature more personal, fireside chats with a selection of speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Showcase.
2017 WIRED Retail Agenda
Main Stage Agenda
REGISTRATION
WELCOME REMARKS
Greg Williams, Editor-in-Chief, WIRED
EARLY MORNING SESSIONS
The possible futures of retailJohn Vary, John Lewis
Partner Session: Convenience and the Connected ConsumerKaren Pepper, Amazon Pay
Bricks and mortar get smartCraig O'Donnell, Landsec
Retail in the Age of DiscoveryMartin Harbech, Facebook
The potential of predictive analytics and conversational commerceKira Radinsky, eBay Israel
BREAK
MID MORNING SESSIONS
Robots And The Future Of FulfilmentElram Goren, CommonSense Robotics
How Customers Can Really Get What They're Looking ForJenny Griffiths, Snap Tech
5 Technologies for RetailJeremy Morris, Google
Navigating The New App LandscapeDaniel Murray, Grabble
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
12.50 Partner session: How AI can help solve mobile shopping's biggest problem
CHAIR James Temperton, Digital Editor, WIRED UK
PANEL PARTICIPANTS Graham Cooke, CEO and Founder, Qubit Nathan Dierks, Director of Technology, ColourPop George Graham, CEO, Wolf and Badger
Mobile traffic now matches desktop, but conversion is less than half. If you need to tackle the problems of m-commerce be sure to join this session to hear from Qubit alongside, ColourPop and Wolf & Badger to learn about how AI-powered personalisation is set to transform mobile shopping.
EARLY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Micro-Brands And The Digital MarketplaceCarl Waldekranz, Tictail
Innovation In High FashionMatthew Drinkwater, London College of Fashion
The Augmented Reality StoreLeila Martine, Microsoft UK
Making Moments: Emotional connections in retailAnnabel Kilner, Made.com
NETWORKING
FINAL SESSIONS
Anyone Can Become A RetailerPer Cromwell, Wheelys
Omni-Channel Is Over. So What's Next?Sandrine Deveaux, Farfetch Store of the Future
Startup Showcase Winner
CLOSING REMARKS
Greg Williams, Editor-in-Chief, WIRED
NETWORKING
EY Access Stage Agenda
REGISTRATION
BREAK
MORNING SESSIONS
Helen Merriott, EYPartner Session: Fireside Chat
Jeni Fisher, GoogleFireside Chat
Janine Albrecht Webb, ShellPartner Session: Clicks and Mortar: Redefining The Physical Store
John Vary, John LewisFireside Chat
Alex Berezovskiy, WonderStartup Showcase
Dagmara Lacka, BoldmindStartup Showcase
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Tanvi Bhardwaj, MishiPayStartup Showcase
Zoe Cuthbert, BrewgooderStartup Showcase
Charlie Pool, StowgaStartup Showcase
Ricardo Varela, LocalisticoStartup Showcase
João Marques Fernandes, BuzzStreetsStartup Showcase
Startup Showcase Winner Announcement
NETWORKING
This article was originally published by WIRED UK