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Day 1 - Tuesday, October 21
9-9:45 am
Welcome & opening keynote: The AI-powered retail revolution—Shaping 2025 and beyond
A look at how AI is driving retail forward—from experimentation to real-world execution—helping brands adapt to consumer uncertainty, boost efficiency and personalize experiences at scale. Breaking down predictive, generative and agentic AI—and how they’re converging to reshape forecasting, decision-making and operational agility across retail.
09:45-10:15 am
Customer Spotlight: Tecovas
10:15-10:30 am
Coffee break & networking
10:30-11 am
Optimizing inventory and pricing to drive revenue
How AI is solving retail’s most complex planning challenges from allocation to returns with real-world case study highlights.
11:30 am -12 pm
Customer Spotlight
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how invent.ai customers are successfully applying AI to solve complex retail challenges and improve business outcomes.
12-1 pm
Networking lunch
1-1:30 pm
AI that works for operations and people
A look at how AI copilots and agentic systems streamline internal workflows, support frontline employees and unify data to help retailers stay agile in a changing environment.
1:30-2 pm
Achieving quantifiable ROI & rapid implementation with AI
How leading retailers are identifying the right use cases, aligning KPIs and launching high-impact AI programs fast—without falling into common traps.
2-2:15 pm
Afternoon break
2:15-2:45 pm
Retailer panel discussion | 2025 & beyond: Competing on speed, precision & AI
A fast-paced discussion on how AI is enabling real-time decisioning and precision planning for peak seasons—plus what's at stake if retailers fail to act.
2:45-3:30 pm
Industry Speaker
3:30-4 pm
Customer Spotlight: Alo Yoga
4-4:30 pm
Merchandising strategies for the future of retail
Retail is changing fast, and so are the ways we sell merchandise. In this session, we’ll dive into how better tools and fresh strategies are helping retailers get the right products in front of the right customers at the right time. You’ll hear how AI and data are making planning easier and more precise, while keeping things flexible enough to adapt.
4:30-5 pm
Day 1 wrap-up & Q&A
TBD
6 pm
Happy Hour Cocktail Reception
The Standard Biergarten
Day 2 - Wednesday, October 22
9-9:15 am
Opening introduction
Recap of day 1 and intro to day 2
9:15-10:15 am
Interactive workshop | The tech stack behind next-gen retail planning
From dynamic pricing to inventory autonomy, today’s planning solutions depend on a strong, flexible AI stack. Learn how modern AI platforms are enabling better decision-making without ripping and replacing legacy systems.
10:15-10:45 am
Customer Spotlight
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how invent.ai customers are successfully applying AI to solve complex retail challenges and improve business outcomes.
10:45-11 am
Coffee break & networking
11-11:45 am
The autonomous retailer: What’s now and what’s next?
Discover the path to fully autonomous decision-making from self-driving pricing and supply chains to the crucial role of trust and explainability in AI systems.
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Closing keynote | The future is now: Building a resilient retail enterprise with AI
An inspiring close to the summit highlighting why AI-powered decisioning is the foundation for long-term growth, agility and innovation.
12:45-1 pm
Closing statements
1-2 pm
Networking lunch
6 pm