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Retail Week Live 2023 Maze Headline Partner

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TECH & DIGITAL ZONE

The biggest and most experiential area of the show, Retail Week LIVE’s Tech and Digital Zone will showcase the newest trends shaping the tech and digital retail world, and enable them to explore the most innovative solutions first-hand.

The Tech and Digital Zone will include immersive content sessions (to be revealed), and is the place to hear about the must-know trends in digital transformation. It’s also home to Retail Week’s famous ‘Discovery Zone’ - showcasing the UK’s most exciting startups.

Day One

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11:05
  1. Team-friendly tech - the solutions transforming your store staff's working lives
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    Within the vast tech landscape, it can be difficult to decipher the right solution for your business. Join us to hear how retailers are using their in-store tech to create a more informed and engaged ...
    Mark Thomson
    Mark Thomson, Director of Retail and Hospitality Solutions EMEA - Zebra Technologies
    Hannah Barnes
    Hannah Barnes, VP Operational Excellence Europe - BP
    Ian Mahoney
    Ian Mahoney, Technology and Engineering Director - New Look
11:40
  1. Next-level ecommerce: A winning formula to surpass your competitors
    Tech & Digital Zone
    20 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    As consumer spend becomes harder to win, search quality and recommendations in ecommerce are becoming more important than ever. So how can you stay ahead of the competition? In this session, we are jo ...
    Alexey Shevenkov
    Alexey Shevenkov, Chief Technology Officer - Hepsiburada
    Olga Megorskaya
    Olga Megorskaya, CEO - Toloka AI
12:05
  1. Customer before code – the need to knows before you embark on your digital transformation journey 
    Tech & Digital Zone
    20 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    It may be a cliché, but it’s true: everything should start with the customer. For retailers looking to build or buy new IT capabilities, you can’t just jump to the solution and hope the technology wil ...
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Broadcaster and Tech Enthusiast
    John Godwin
    John Godwin, VP of UK Retail - Intellias
    Kyle Leivers
    Kyle Leivers, Head Of Digital & Ecommerce - Travis Perkins
12:30
  1. Marketplace monopoly - is it time to buy-in?
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    From launches to acquisitions, successful fundraising rounds and demises, the marketplace world continues to evolve at pace. Marketplaces are omnipresent, with McKinsey reporting that they will accoun ...
    Jessica Christenson
    Jessica Christenson, Regional VP for the UK and Nordics - Mirakl
    Matt Walburn
    Matt Walburn, Marketing, eCommerce & Customer Director - A.S. Watson UK (Superdrug & Savers)
    Moses Rashid
    Moses Rashid, Founder and CEO - The Edit LDN
15:05
  1. Metaverse for the masses - how to prepare for a new reality
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    Bored of metaverse chat? Don't be. Let us cut through the noise. This isn't a digital pipe dream but a whole new world of opportunities. We hear from the experts on how the metaverse promises to chang ...
    Mei Chen
    Mei Chen, Head of Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle - Alibaba Group
    James Ross
    James Ross, Co-CEO - Hype
15:40
  1. What does it mean to be a truly omnichannel retailer?
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    Retailers are turning to new and emerging technologies to create unique and memorable experiences for their customers, but one size doesn’t fit all. From frictionless commerce, to metaverse opportunit ...
    David Hennessy
    David Hennessy, Group CIO - Wilko
    Steve Hall
    Steve Hall, President - ISG EMEA
    John Taylor
    John Taylor, Head of Retail Practice (UK) - UST
16:15
  1. Reimagining payments in retail
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    When it comes to payments, the industry has made huge strides, but we're a long way off from the 'frictionless' experience customers crave. With customer expectations constantly evolving, how can reta ...
    Mat Megens
    Mat Megens, Founder & CEO - HyperJar
    Pete Trainor
    Pete Trainor, Consulting Partner - MMT

Day Two

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09:00
  1. Morning of Young Minds Explained
    165 mins
    • Young Minds
    • Consumer
    • Future Leaders
    • People & Wellbeing
    • Tech & Digital
    • Main Stage
    Brand new to Retail Week LIVE 2023, we’re bringing to the stage a curated morning of reverse mentoring for retail’s most senior leaders. Think you know Gen Z? Think again. Think Gen Alpha is too young ...
10:45
  1. YOUNG MINDS: The future of retail tech? Here’s what the true digital natives think…
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Young Minds
    • Tech & Digital
    The world of retail tech continues to explode with new solutions and ways of thinking. AR, VR, Web3 – the innovations keep on coming. And there is no one better to cut through the noise than the peopl ...
    Mabintou Kolley
    Mabintou Kolley, Senior Product Designer, SANS Institute and Founder - Hummmble
    Peyton Pocock
    Peyton Pocock, Technical Marketing Specialist, Hundo - Co-founder, NexCollective
    Albert Marealle
    Albert Marealle, Social Media Coordinator and Graphic Designer - hundo
11:20
  1. YOUNG MINDS: ​Define and disrupt - The metaverse is inevitable and the time to act is now
    Tech & Digital Zone
    20 mins
    • Young Minds
    • Tech & Digital
    New research from Kantar Worldpanel tells us that one in five people are entering the metaverse, and the ramp-up of adoption will come more quickly than expected. Identifying the value of the metavers ...
    Scarlet McNicol
    Scarlet McNicol, Fashion Client Executive - Kantar
11:45
  1. Time to be brave? Can AR really drive growth in retail?
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    With nearly three-quarters of smartphone owners using Snapchat, that's a lot of consumers already familiar with augmented reality. But what is AR's true potential in driving retail sales? Is there one ...
    Fintan Gillespie
    Fintan Gillespie, Director - UK Large Client Solutions at Snap
    Lea Sandell
    Lea Sandell, Global Social Media Innovation Lead - The LEGO Group
12:20
  1. Artificial intelligence – smart by name, smart by nature
    Tech & Digital Zone
    30 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    AI is not new to retail, getting it right to fit your business and maximising its benefits is no easy feat. In this session, we hear from retail leaders whose investments in AI have helped them manage ...
    John Mildinhall
    John Mildinhall, Head of Data Science for Retail - Marks and Spencer
    Paul Wilkinson
    Paul Wilkinson, Group Product Manager - Deliveroo
    Rob Hughes
    Rob Hughes, Head of Brand and Thought Leadership - GreyOrange
14:50
  1. Elvis, Abba and now your shop floor. Why the hologram hype is real
    Tech & Digital Zone
    20 mins
    • Tech & Digital
    Customers are crying out for truly engaging in-store experiences. ‘Phygital’ has been mooted for years with arguably limited progress. Could holograms change all that? We explore how holographic image ...
    Kiryl Chykeyuk
    Kiryl Chykeyuk, CEO and Co-Founder - HYPERVSN
15:15
  1. Finalist Pitch-Off & Crowning the Start-Up of The Year!
    Tech & Digital Zone
    20 mins
    • Tech & Digital

    Join us to find out who the three finalist start-ups are, as voted for by our group of retail judges from across the two days of fast and furious pitching at the Discovery Zone. After the pitches, Discovery’s Start-Up of The Year 2023 will be crowned.

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