Retail Reboot

DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF RETAIL

PANELJessica Banks is an inventor, artist, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of RockPaperRobot, a company specializing in kinetic furniture and lighting. Inspired by physics principles, her creations expand the functional and aesthetic versatility of traditional decor. From levitating and transformable tables to robotic chandeliers and shelves, RPR aligns time-honored craftsmanship with progressive engineering: think Charles Eames’s and Judy Jetson’s wedding registry.

Jessica holds an Engineer’s and a Master’s degree from MIT, where she was in the Humanoid Robotics Group within the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. She left graduate school just shy of her Ph.D. (in the 24th grade!) to teach about distributed power systems in MIT's Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. Jessica also holds a B.S. in General Physics from the University of Michigan, with a concentration in creative writing—a combination which makes even more sense on a quantum level.

Jessica's multi-disciplinary background has also established her as a creative and technical resource. This work includes projects such as campaign consultation for large ad agencies, development of global initiatives, viable products, and market strategies for international corporations, and design of robotic projects for Frank Gehry and Michel Gondry. She also used to be Al Franken’s personal assistant.

Jessica speaks at numerous conferences about design and manufacturing hardware for small businesses. Her work and out-of-context quotes have been featured in over 100 media outlets. And she believes she will someday invent an unlosable mechanical pencil.

Deborah Weinswig has 17 years of Wall Street experience and a global perspective on retail, retail real estate, and also retail technology. A very strong focus on retail analytics, marketing strategies, quality of management teams, technology, and omnichannel strategies drove a top Insitutional Investor ranking for 10 years in the Broadlines Sector. My coverage has included the Broadlines Retailers (Walmart, Target, Costco, Macy's, Kohl's, Nordstrom, JCPenney etc.), the Food & Drug Retailers (Kroger, Safeway, Supervalu, CVS, Walgreens, etc.), and the Home Improvement Retailers (Home Depot and Lowe's). I have also been involved in performance management and stock selection. Additionally, I enjoy advising startups who are working with retailers and CPG companies on everything from workspace to digital strategy. If you are interested in following my thoughts on the retailers and retail technology side, please find me on Twitter @debweinswig.Specialties: financial modeling, marketing strategies, retail technology, retail real estate, Big Data, predictive analytics, performance management, stock selection, and managing global teams.

Jessica Banks

Deborah Weinswig

Anne Marie Stephen

Anne Marie Stephen is a passionate evangelist for innovation in retail technology and analytics. She is currently Vice President of Sales and Customer Development at iinside, location based mobile technology, analytics and engagement for offline environments. !She shares her experience bringing new technologies and data to retail as speaker for: The Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA), Citibank, The Location Intelligence Summit, Future Stores, Place, NextPoint and the Geoweb Summit. She is a regular contributor for Retailing Today and Street Fight. She is also founder of Smart Women in Retail Leadership and a mentor at Plug and Play Brand and Retail Center of Innovation technology incubator in Silicon Valley. Anne Marie is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

DESIGN + TECH + DATA

• Retail is undergoing a renaissance

• Brick and Mortar stores pressured by digital commerce

• What can retailers and malls do to create new and engaging in-store experience

BRICK AND MORTAR REIMAGINED

• Interactive

• Connection

• Excitement

• Unexpected

• Mobile

• Location and Augmented Reality

• Internet of Things

• Engagement Tech

• Indoor Location

• Wearables and Loyalty

• Geofencing/Beacons

• Analytics

DESIGN TECH DATA

– Richard Marcus, Founder, Neiman Marcus

“Tech should have a purpose in impacting the retail customer experience.”

CONTACT INFO

Anne Marie Stephen !

@AnneMarie_ams @IndoorAnalytics

312.613.4434 mobile amstephen@gmail.com