Michael is the CEO of SmarterHQ, a Wunderkind company. SmarterHQ makes it easy for marketers to increase revenue now and customer relationships over time by powering highly personalized, cross-channel experiences. Trusted by leading brands such as Bloomingdale’s, Hilton, Santander Bank, and Finish Line, SmarterHQ activates real-time, multichannel data, identifies audiences quickly based on customer behavior and information, and automates personalized content across outbound and online channels. They have been recognized by Forrester’s Total Economic Impact study to deliver 667% in ROI. Learn more at SmarterHQ.com.

Alper Aydemir is the co-founder and CEO of Volumental, a footwear technology company. A technologist turned entrepreneur, Alper has a deep passion for building and scaling companies and solving hard problems. 

Peter Stubbs is an experienced product manager with a passion for retail software. He has order management and store applications in his blood with roles at Sterling, Yantra, and IBM. Now, as the senior director of product management at NewStore,  he helps brands solve retail challenges and business problems in innovative ways. 

Kalim Sheikh is the senior manager of retail excellence, in his role he serves as a key partner to internal teams and external customers of NewStore. 

Rachel DelGrande is the senior retail success manager, and in her role, she serves a champion and resources for NewStore customers.

Jill Manoff is the editor-in-chief at Glossy, and host of the Glossy Podcast which features honest, in-depth conversations with the brand founders and leaders moving fashion-forward. 

Andrew Smith is the co-founder of ThinkUncommon. In his role, he helps brands solve problems and embark on transformational change. He's held a number of roles designing digital and physical customer journeys, frontline experiences, IT systems enhancements and transformation, channel capacity planning, retail strategy, store design and merchandising, sales planning, and customer experience, as well as behavioral economics and human behavioral focused design. 

Ben is the co-founder and CCO of Personify XP. The mission at Personify XP is to help brands personalize online shopping for their customers. Personify is the first platform to focus exclusively on anonymous visitors, and its AI technology connects great products and content with visitors by automating how content and products are shown to visitors, providing unique insights into how anonymous customers shop while ensuring customer data stays private.

Lauren Bitar is the head of retail consulting and customer experience insights at RetailNext. She's an experienced retailer with a passion for creating the new paradigm of customer experience and the brand organizations that support it. 

The 2021 Omnichannel Leadership Report, a critical assessment of the industry’s omnichannel competence. The report looks at over 200 retail brands and the availability and seamlessness of 14 core omnichannel capabilities–from contactless payments and store pickup to remote selling and appointment booking. 

Michelle Grant is the Senior Manager, Strategy & Insights, Retail and Consumer Goods at Salesforce.

Amanda McLaughlin is the Senior Manager, Content Marketing at NewStore. 

Jane Cannon is the Chief Product Officer at NewStore. She's a seasoned product leader in the OMS and POS spaces, with experience leading start-up and enterprise-level teams across many functions.

Scott Matza is the Senior Director, Product at NewStore. He's an accomplished product management leader with experience in technology and software development, specializing in the retail, hospitality, and IoT industries.