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This year we have created a chill lounge vibe for you with comfy lounge seating, cold beer, tasty wine, food – all day, every day of our event.
Lounge + Learn with leading innovators and thought leaders while you enjoy a great vibe and a beverage. Bring your people, meet some people, talk innovation, have a drink & play some games!
Lounge + Libations happy hour with cocktails after 4pm followed by a party with a DJ Spinning us into the SXSW.
No badge required for the event.
Beer and wine will be served all day, cocktails begin at 4pm.
Free WiFi, games and workspaces will be provided.
Schedule of events:
Saturday, March 11
10am-4pm Lounge & Learn
10-10:30am Fireside Chat with Under Armour’s Sid Jatia
• Sid Jatia, VP, Direct to Consumer, Under Armour
• Marc Biel, CEO, Shopgate – Moderator
10:30-11:15am Meet Retail’s New Revolutionaries
• Jason Ballard, CEO, Treehouse
• Phillip Raub, Founder & CMO, b8ta
• Anne Marie Stephen, CEO + founder, kwolia
11:30-12:00pm Within a “Click” of Desire – Consumer Engagement in a Digital World
• Scott Ryan, VP National Retail, Coca-Cola
12pm-12:30pm Sneak Preview – What’s Turning Heads at NYC’s Turnstyle
•Anne Marie Stephen, CEO + founder, kwolia
12:30-1:30pm Lounge & Lunch
1:30-2pm Digital Fashion Future
•Anina Net, CEO, 360 Fashion Network
•Urvi Bhandari, Innovation Catalyst, Walmart
2-2:30pm The Rise of Intelligent Search
•Liz Walton, VP, Marketing, Yext
2:30-3:00pm Where New Meets Non-Traditional @ Turnstyle NYC
•Matt McCoy, Co-Founder & COO, Scanalytics
•Daniel Black, CEO, Glass-Media
•Brian Maupin, Founder & CEO, Xclaim Mobile
•Anne Marie Stephen, CEO + founder, kwolia
3:15-4pm Catching Up with Producer & Actor Tanner Beard
•Tanner Beard, Film Producer & Actor, World Premiere Films SXSW 2017
4pm Lounge & Libations
7pm SXSW Party featuring Guest DJ former Olympian Mike Rogers
Sunday, March 12
11am-12:30pm Lounge + Brunch
12:30-4pm Lounge + Learn
12:30-1pm Retail on Facebook & Instagram
•Beth Horn, Industry Manager, Specialty Retail, Facebook
•Sarah Cunningham, Sr. Managing Dir., Client Service & Dvmt., TPN, -Moderator
1-1:30pm Mobile Innovation: Get What you Need & What You Want
•Brian Maupin, Founder & CEO, Xclaim Mobile
•Joshua Hebert, Director of Market Development, TransUnion
•Casey Gannon, VP of Marketing, Shopgate
•Raj Naijjer, GM, GeoMarketing – Moderator
1:45-2:15pm Innovation: Brands & The New Media Future
•David Polinchock, CXO, ExperientialAdvertising.US
•Lori Schwartz, Principal Story Tech & CNN Technology Contributor
•Tiffanie Stanard, Founder & CEO, Prestige Concepts, Technology Influencer & Media Personality
2:15-2:45pm The Next Big Thing in VC Retail Funding
•J. Skyler Fernandes, Retail Futurist, One Match Ventures
•Sumeet Jain, Co-Founder & General Partner, LUMA Capital Partners
2:45-3:30pm Everything is Popping Up Retail
•Nathan Coyle, CEO, Domino Media Group
•Manolo Almagro, Senior Managing Director, Tech & Innovation, TPN
4pm Lounge & Libations
Monday, March 13
10am-4pm Lounge Open
4pm Startup Crawl
