Immersive industry event unveils curated agenda full of insightful conversations led by experts from General Mills, Coach, NBCUniversal, Walgreens, Liquid Death, Puma, Dollar General, Walmart, AT&T, Monster Energy, and more.

The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (#RICE23) today is excited to unveil the official programming schedule for its highly anticipated conference. Taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from June 13^th – 15^th, #RICE23 will include a wide variety of can’t miss keynotes, panels, actionable content and thought-provoking conversations surrounding what’s next in connected commerce.

With over 100 sessions and 150+ speakers scheduled to present, #RICE23 promises to be an exciting and informative event for retailers and industry professionals alike. This year’s conference will include discussions led by today’s boldest and most prominent brands, including General Mills, Coach, NBCUniversal, Walgreens, Liquid Death, Puma, Dollar General, Walmart, AT&T, Monster Energy, and more.

“We are thrilled to offer such a diverse range of engaging discussions and compelling content offerings for this year's conference,” said Alicia Esposito, VP of Content at RICE. “Our goal is to provide attendees with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in today's rapidly evolving retail landscape. We believe this year's event will be our best yet and encourage all retail professionals to join us in Chicago.”

The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo is the industry’s go-to event for connected commerce, focusing on what’s top-of-mind for executives along with emerging trends and technologies driving the industry’s next wave of disruption. The conference offers a jam-packed schedule full of exciting learning opportunities, interactive workshops, dynamic panels, intimate roundtables, and more. The main conference agenda’s track sessions are organized into three micro-conferences thoughtfully designed to address the unique needs of different job roles: IRCE, Design:Retail and Retail Innovation Summit. In addition to its educational programming, #RICE23 will also feature co-located special programming and events including Deep-Dive Workshops, The D2 Summit: Retail Edition and The Visions Summit by Future Commerce.

Throughout the event, attendees will get the unique opportunity to meet with some of the brightest minds in the business in an intimate and collaborative setting. To encourage and facilitate on-site networking, the official event app will include built-in functionality that pairs AI and human matchmaking capabilities. By using the app to access the community, exhibitor, and sponsor sections, participants can easily search and filter to find the brands and people they want to engage with, while an intelligent matchmaking engine draws upon profiles, interactions, and contextual data to recommend booths to visit, meetings to book, and sessions to attend.

Attendees can expect to gain actionable insights that they can apply in their daily work, as well as thought-provoking perspectives to inspire new ideas for the future. Highlights from this year’s conference schedule include:

• IRCE: Where digital teams and ecommerce leaders can learn how to grow their brands.
  • VC Investor Panel: Candid Conversations on What's Next in Retail with Listen, Corazon Capital, Pritzker Group and Compass Rose Ventures
  • How to Grow Your Brand with First-Party Data-Driven Strategy with Boisson
  • Aligning Sales & Marketing to Drive Online-to-Offline Success with Monster Energy
  • Driving a New Approach to DTC & Powering the Future of Connected Commerce with General Mills
  • A New World of Ecommerce Expansion: How One Disruptive Brand is Rewriting the Growth Playbook with Liquid Death and Morning Consult
  • Retail Media Networks' Evolution: Making the Most of Media Assets Across Digital and Physical Touch Points with Dollar General, Lowe’s One Roof Media Network, Marriott International, and Insider Intelligence

• Design:Retail: Where store design and brand experience leaders can get inspired by innovative store designs, formats and concepts.
  • Render to Reality: A Functional Framework for Bringing Your Brand Promise to Physical Spaces with Purple and Felbro Displays
  • From Store Building to Mind Building: Leveraging the Senses to Drive Immersion with Arigami
  • How Leveraging Purpose Drives Brand Success with Nelson Worldwide
  • Sustainability’s Impact on Store Design with Timberland and Little Diversified
  • The Next Era of Brand Storytelling: How the Digital-Physical Convergence is Inspiring New Opportunities for Engagement and Innovation with Coty, Inc.

• Retail Innovation Summit: Where omnichannel executives and CX leads can learn how to bring their commerce strategies to the next level.
  • Cashing in on Convenience: How Walgreens is Investing in Omnichannel Innovation with Walgreens
  • How Coach is Blending Digital and Physical Experiences to Activate Local Engagement as a Global Brand with Coach
  • From Uninspired to Awe-inspired: Embracing Brand, Obsession, & Innovation to Create Breakthrough Experiences with AT&T
  • How NBCUniversal is Driving Commerce in the Age of Media Convergence with NBCUniversal
  • Building the Future of Retail & Commerce: The Evolution of Walmart’s Store No. 8 with Walmart & Store No. 8
  • Leveling Up Your Customer Experience: How to Achieve Personalization at Scale with AI with Marks & Spencer

For more information on #RICE23 and to view the full schedule, please visit retailinnovationconference.com/agenda.

Registration for the conference is open now with early bird pricing still available through today, Thursday, May 18^th. For more information and details regarding pricing, visit the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo registration page.

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