At The Lead Summit | July 11th, 2024
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The Innovation Forum
At The Lead Summit
Taking place at The Summit, on July 11th at 3:30, The Innovation Forum brings together Brand and Retail leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate innovators to identify the next big opportunity. This 3-hour event will feature panel discussions, a selection of future-looking curated start-ups, stakeholder (roundtable) discussions and structured networking.
Co-Create The Tech Stack of 2025
See Where VCs Are Placing Big Bets
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussions
Curated Start-Ups Serving Digital Commerce
IN ATTENDANCE
The Innovation Forum, for just 200 attendees, features a well proportioned group of Brand & Retail technology innovators and leadership, venture capital (and CVCs), start-up CEOs and Big Tech. It is a place for all innovation stakeholders to gather to co-create the technology solutions of 2025 and beyond.
SPEAKERS
Pano Anthos
Founder & Managing Director
XRC Ventures
Noam Paransky
Chief Omni and Innovation Officer
Tapestry, Inc.
Sallie Jian
Director, Head of North America at Diageo Ventures
Diageo
Stacey Schulman
Vice President Health, Education and Consumer Industries
Intel
Scott Friend
Partner
Bain Capital Ventures
Deborah Weinswig
CEO and Founder
Coresight Research
THE AGENDA
The agenda is designed to help Brand & Retail technology leadership, investors, corporate (Big Tech) innovators and Start-Ups gather an understanding of the needs of 2025 and beyond.
Robin Barrett Wilson, Director, Customer Engagement, Rizing Consumer Industries (Emcee)
Preliminary Agenda:
3:30 – 3:45 PM:
Coffee and Networking
3:45 – 4:00 PM:
Key Trends in Venture Capital Investments in Retail Technology:
Scott Friend, Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
Will Decker, Investor, Advisor, The Lead (Interviewer)
4:00 – 4:20 PM:
Innovation Priorities for Leading Brands in the Next 2 Years:
Noam Paransky, Chief Omni and Innovation Officer, Tapestry
Stacey Schulman, VP, Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Intel (Interviewer)
4:20 – 4:45 PM:
Round Table Networking
4:45 – 4:55 PM:
Break
4:55 – 5:10 PM:
Research Presentation – Navigating the Risks and Challenges of Using AI Models
Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder, Coresight Research
5:10 – 5:30 PM:
Creating an Effective Innovation Pipeline to Keep up with the Competition:
Sallie Jian, Director, Head of Ventures North America, Diageo
Pano Anthos, Founder & Managing Director, XRC Ventures
Matt Mueller, Founder, The Mindful Innovator (Moderator)
5:30 – 6:30 PM:
Start-Up Cocktail Mixer
6:25 – 6:30 PM:
Start-Up Winners Announced
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Insightful Panel Discussions
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussions
Start-Up Cocktail Mixer
Panel Discussions
Leading investors with proven track records in digital commerce consumer start-ups discuss the investment trends, opportunities, companies and future of the space. Sessions focus on macro trends, disruptive innovations, emerging opportunities and the evolution of the current environment.
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussions and Co-Creation
Join an ecosystem of retail technology leadership, investors, innovators and entrepreneurs. Built with ample time for meeting and connecting, Innovation Forum offers, roundtable discussions and an environment that is designed for conversation.
Cocktail Hour
Grab a drink and interview a start-up. Each brand & retail executive, VC and CVC attendee is assigned 3 start-ups to visit, interview and judge. The votes will be tallied and the winner(s) will be announced!
THE LEADING 100
THE LEADING 100
Innovative Tech Startups Driving
The Future of Brand To Consumer
The Leading 100 List recognizes high-impact technology start-ups that are transforming the industry by driving business value for brands as well as retailers. These companies are solving business problems, powering growth, and helping brands deliver on customer expectations through innovative, accessible, and powerful technology solutions.
SPONSORS
The Innovation Forum is an ecosystem built around the innovation economy. If you are engaged with the start-up, venture or corporate innovation categories, this is an ideal environment at which to join.
Engage leadership and hard-to-reach decision-makers in an intimate discussion based forum.
