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The Future of Retail

Join VEF online on Tuesday September 21st

About this Event

The Future of Retail

Please join us for our first online forum for the 2021/2022 program season.

Our panel of experts will share their perspectives on some of the shifts in consumer behaviour and how brands can adapt to capitalize on the move from brick and mortar stores to e-commerce and showrooms, from traditional ads to leveraging social media and influencers and the demand for more custom personalized and sustainable products.

MC: Scott Ellis | Account Executive, Commerce Cloud | Salesforce

Moderator: James Basnett | CEO | Shape Immersive

Panelists:

Igor Faletski | VP Product, Salesforce (formerly CEO, Mobify, acquired by Salesforce) | Mobify/Salesforce

Ian MacKinnon | Founder & CTO | Later

Riz Somji | CEO | Cymax Group Technologies

Lightning Pitches:

René Gauthier, Founder and CEO, Ecologyst

Arielle Lok, Co-Founder, Peko Produce

Valli Manickam, Founder, Plenty Hard Kombucha

Where Are They Now:

Zack Eberwein, CEO, Stoko

Christa Hull , VP of Growth, Stoko

Event Format: 

3:45 - 4:00pm: Virtual Networking

4:00 - 4:05pm: Welcome

4:05 - 4:10pm: Lightning Pitches

4:10 - 4:15pm: Where are They Now

4:15 - 5:15pm: Panel Discussion

5:15- 5:30pm: Q&A with Panel

5:30-6:00pm: Virtual Networking

This event is sponsored by:


Important Note: 

The link to sign into the Online Forum will be emailed to ticket holders on September 21st.

Ticket Pricing: 

For this event we have made a “pay what you want” model.

We have elected to add three ticket prices for our events: for each of our general admission and ‘Founder’ tickets, we will add a “virtual discount” of roughly 50% that you can select to recognize the shortcomings of a virtual rather than in-person event. We have created a zero-cost ticket for those who wish to rely on the support of their community. And we will maintain our existing ticket prices for those who wish to fully support our not-for-profit. Learn more.

This event is being delivered by New Ventures BC.

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