Schedule
March 24-26, 2024 | Austin, TX
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SUNDAY
March
24
11am-5:30 pm
Registration & Orientation
1-5 pm
Austin Brewery + Distillery Tour
6:15-7 pm
Welcome Reception
brought to you by
7-9:15 pm
Dinner + An Evening with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
NY Times Best Selling Author / Modern Stoic
MONDAY
March
25
6:30-7 am
Group Run/Walk
7:15-8 am
Breakfast
brought to you by
8-8:45 am
Innovating Beyond the Big Blue Box: The IKEA Approach to Sustainable Expansion
Rob Olson
COO – IKEA U.S.
8:50-10:10 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:15-10:35 am
To Connect is Human: Why the Store Experience Has Never Been More Important
Matt Marcotte
Principal – M2 Collaborative
10:35-11 am
Defining the Store of the Future
Albert Gilkey
SVP, Store Design & Visual – Victoria’s Secret & Co.
11:05 am – 12:05 pm
Sourcing Meetings
12:10-12:55 pm
The Mall is Dead…. Or Is It?
Yaromir Steiner
Founder & CEO – Steiner + Associates
Lee Peterson
EVP, Thought Leadership – WD Partners
12:55 -1:55 pm
Networking Lunch
brought to you by
1:55-2:40 pm
Growing with Purpose
Christina Minardi
EVP of Growth and Development – Whole Foods Market
Michael Owens
Executive Producer – RetailSpaces
2:45-3:45 pm
Sourcing Meetings
3:50-4:50 pm
Deep Dives
Tackling Construction Costs + Timelines
Leveraging AI In Your Role
Store Security & Loss Prevention
Sustainability in Store Design & Development
(Retail Execs only)
4:55-5:25 pm
Happy Hour
Immersive Joy // Tapping Into the Kid in All of Us
Manish Vora
Founder & CEO – Museum of Ice Cream
5:25-6:45 pm
Free Time
6:45-10 pm
The RS Cowboy Disco @aba
TUESDAY
march
26
7:45-8:45 am
Breakfast
8:45-9:45 am
Maintaining Growth, Driving Innovation // A Podcast Recording with Omni Talk
David Carey
VP, Design, Construction & Maintenance – Schnucks
Dan Gavin
VP, National Real Estate – ALDI
Anne Mezzenga
Co-CEO – Omni Talk
Chris Walton
Co-CEO – Omni Talk
9:50-10:30 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:35-11:05 am
Is Every Store a Flagship?
Scaling Prototype Thinking for Your Entire Fleet
Jay Highland
EVP, Creative – WD Partners
11:05-11:25 am
Navigating the Biggest Trends Shaping Retail
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
President – SLD
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Deep Dives
Overcoming Permitting Delays
Addressing Labor Shortages
Balancing Cost + Creativity in Store Design
Finding Quality Real Estate
(Open to retail execs + vendors)
12:30-1:30 pm
Bon Voyage Lunch
Wanna join us?
ATTEND
(RETAIL EXEC)
Qualified execs attend at no cost. The invitation includes accommodations for two nights, full meals and access to all networking excursions.
PARTNER
(INDUSTRY VENDOR)
Partnering is a great way to get your company in front of the top minds in retail store development, design, construction, and facilities.