Retail Ready Summit

Date/Time:	Thursday, 28 Mar 2024 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:	Student Innovation Center, fourth floor
Cost:	Free
URL:	https://sictr.iastate.edu
Phone:	515-294-7800
Channel:	Student Innovation Center
Categories:	Conferences
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"Leveraging AI: Working Smarter in Retail," industry innovators will share retail success stories and strategies. Panelists include Tyler Valladolid and Tyler Parker, both from Abercrombie & Fitch; Josh Streets from Scoreboard Group; and Ames small business owners Patrick Bergstrom, Bethany DeVries, and Eric Abrams. Registration requested for in-person or virtual attendance.

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REGISTER
Registration is free and open to the public.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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12:15 pm: Kick-off

12:30 pm: Keynote, "How AI is Shaping the Future of Retail
Tyler Valladolid, Senior Director of Merchandising, Abercrombie & Fitch
Tyler Parker, Senior Designer, Abercrombie & Fitch

1:45 pm: "Making AI Less Artificial, for Your Business & Customer"
Josh Streets, CEO of Scoreboard Group

3 pm: "AI: Small Retail, Big Impact"
Patrick Bergstrom, Co-Owner/COO Eliot Pointe LLC: Cooks' Emporium, Nook & Nest, ZW Mercantile, the Recipe
Bethany DeVries, Owner Crucoli LLC: Della Viti
Eric Abrams, Co-Owner A&R Enterprises LLC: The Loft, Duck Worth Wearing

SPONSORS
College of Human Sciences
Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station Project
Innovate 1858
Sparks Cafe