Retail IoT CoE Panel – How can IoT combat inflation, drive smarter decision at/in stores and distribution centers?
Session Abstract:
Inflation is both one of the oldest and yet again the newest disruption that’s affecting retailers – this panel will discuss how IoT can help retailers to mitigate the adverse effects of inflation in a proactive and planful way.
This panel will also discuss how IoT is shaping the Dynamic Store of the future
- Smart shelving
- Digital pricing
- Omni Channel
- Personalized customer experiences
We will also discuss how IoT is enabling Employee satisfaction
- Drive employee productivity
- Efficient operations
- Retention
Speakers:
Matthew Guiste is a veteran retail practitioner with more than two decades of experience across software, and hardware vendors, as well as working directly for retailers. He is passionate about combining strategy, design, and technology to transform retailers and create experiences that customers remember and care about. Today Matthew is the Global Retail Technology Strategist for Zebra. Previously he spent 10 years at Starbucks and worked for Blue Yonder Software and AT&T Wireless. Matthew earned an MBA from the University of Washington.
Sandeep Shekhawat is Director of Engineering at Walmart Labs. Prior to this he was with Meta,WhatsApp, Apple and Yahoo, with a total of 15 year’s experience. His expertise is in areas of Enterprise Internet of Things in the area of Smart Retail. At Apple he architected a cloud based AI solution to deliver real-time price updates to millions of IoT devices in stores, with significant cost savings and improving store productivity for store employees.
As senior director of supply chain for Oracle Retail, David Fleischer is responsible for the strategic decisions and product development of Oracle Retail’s supply chain management solutions. Prior to joining Oracle, David spent 20+ years in retail planning and allocation roles for companies including Carters, Gap, Gymboree, and Payless Shoes. During those years, he led multi-tiered, highly skilled teams in the development and delivery of supply chain management tools across the organizations and IT. He is also recognized as a leader in planning and allocation, presenting at numerous industry events. In addition to his direct retail experience, as a consultant, David has participated in and led strategic supply chain transformations on projects with major pet care, grocery, paint manufacturers, and other major retailers.
Iain Boyle is a Principal Solution Architect and the Chief Architect for Retail in the UK. Iain engages in strategic dialog with IT decision makers and influencers across the ecosystem of Red Hat customers and technology partners. By collaborating with architects and technologists across the globe, Iain strives to unlock the potential of Open Source solutions by drawing upon his extensive middleware and infrastructure experience gained over 25 years in the IT industry.