Elizabeth is a seasoned expert in the field of conferences, with nearly a decade of experience in market research and event organization in the retail and finance sectors. Since 2021, she has played an integral role in the powerhouse eTail Palm Springs team, co-producing the event alongside Kristin Schoenstein. 

When not immersed in the world of eCommerce conferences, she calls Queens home, sharing her space with her cat Wednesday. 

Kristin Schoenstein has been a Program Director at Worldwide Business Research since 2010 and has been producing events since 2004. She currently specializes in the retail and eCommerce sector where she is the Portfolio Director for eTail, which includes producing eTail Boston and co-producing eTail Palm Springs. 

In her free time, Kristin lives on the East End of Long Island where she enjoys boating, yoga, running and days at the beach with her husband and three daughters.

In This Conversation We Discuss: 

• [00:49] Intro
• [01:21] Being a program director for industry conferences
• [02:28] Trend #1: the role of AI in retail businesses
• [03:09] Trend #2: Social commerce and live shopping
• [03:32] Trend #3: Launching partnerships to expand reach
• [05:04] Conferences bring like-minded people together
• [06:10] Creating opportunities for people to network
• [07:21] Curating relevant content from outstanding speakers
• [08:22] Inviting panels across different fields
• [09:12] eTail’s 25th anniversary: walk down the memory lane
• [09:56] A fun time for both attendees and staff members
• [10:40] Don’t do everything, divide and conquer

Resources:

• Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube
• A community of retailers launching industry conferences etailwest.wbresearch.com/
• Follow Kristin Schoenstein linkedin.com/in/kristin-paulick-schoenstein-0a7aa95/
• Follow Elizabeth Robillard linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-robillard-a3141150/

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