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Join us for an evening of networking and knowledge sharing with a featured panel event to discuss the future of retail technology and how to build a bridge between startups and big brands.
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Technological advancements such as on-demand delivery, mobile payments and hyper-personalization are creating new shopper expectations and startups are leading the way in disrupting this landscape, while big brands and retailers continue to have the scale to accelerate change. Tonight - we will focus on how connecting these two worlds can create a 1+1=3 outcome. For startups, brands offer proprietary research, proof of concept, and opportunities to scale quickly. For brands, startups represent an opportunity to access emerging technology and cultural best practices to move faster, fail smarter, and accelerate their business - helping brands keep pace with consumers, and leap frog competition.

Panelists will cover topics including:
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<LI>How is shopper behavior changing based on technology adoption?</LI>
<LI>What are some of the trends we're seeing across startup technologies in the retail space?</LI>
<LI>Where do we see the biggest opportunities in retail technology?</LI>
<LI>How can brands and startups find each other?</LI>
<LI>What does a mutually beneficial startup + brand relationship look like?</LI>
<LI>What are some measures of success and/or pitfalls for startup + brand partnerships?</LI>
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Speakers include:
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<LI>Alex Josephson (Moderator), Head of Brand Strategy at Twitter</LI>
<LI>Laura Henderson, Head of Media & Communications (US & NA) at MondelzInternational </LI>
<LI>Kathryn Sheaffer, Senior Associate Brand Manager atMondelzInternational</LI>
<LI>Gina Waldhorn, Co-Founder and COO at Evolt8ion</LI>
<LI>Brian Shimmerlik, Co-Founder and CEO at Vengo Labs</LI>
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