2026 Agenda

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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
Wednesday, September 30
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8:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Show Floor Open
Wednesday, September 30
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9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Brand Strategies for Leveraging Marketplaces
Wednesday, September 30
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Ecommerce Excellence
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Building a Successful Pitch Deck for Startups and Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, September 30
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Tactical Workshop
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Discounts, Value Menus, and Serving the Price-Conscious Consumer
Wednesday, September 30
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Understanding the Customer
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Insights: How People Spend Their Entertainment Time and Budget
Wednesday, September 30
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Merging Shopping & Entertainment
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Pitch Me: Three Vendors Onstage Sharing How They'd Address a Real Business Challenge
Wednesday, September 30
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Get Stuff Done
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Case Studies: Innovations in Livestreaming and Video Shopping
Wednesday, September 30
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Merging Shopping & Entertainment
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Designing New Approaches to Digital Discovery
Wednesday, September 30
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Ecommerce Excellence
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Insights: The Economic Outlook for 2027 and Beyond
Wednesday, September 30
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Understanding the Customer
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Overhyped! Blunt Takes on Hot (or Not) Technologies
Wednesday, September 30
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Get Stuff Done
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Tech-Enhanced Merchandising
Wednesday, September 30
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Tactical Workshop
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Networking Break
Wednesday, September 30
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10:45 AM - 11:55 AM
Meetup
Wednesday, September 30
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
Wednesday, September 30
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12:15 PM - 1:05 PM
Tabletalks
Wednesday, September 30
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1:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Keynotes
Wednesday, September 30
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2:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Meetup
Wednesday, September 30
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Break
Wednesday, September 30
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4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
A Crisis Management Toolkit: Managing Successfully When Things Go Wrong
Wednesday, September 30
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Tactical Workshop
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Case Studies: How Conversational Agents Elevate the Customer Journey
Wednesday, September 30
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Ecommerce Excellence
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Debating AI Marketing Content: Slop, Savior, or Something Else?
Wednesday, September 30
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Get Stuff Done
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Gen Alpha Shoppers' No-Cap Views on Brands and Retail
Wednesday, September 30
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Understanding the Customer
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Leveraging Product Drops and Collabs to Drive Awareness and Sales
Wednesday, September 30
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Merging Shopping & Entertainment
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Hands-On Session: Using AI to Solve a Problem Live
Wednesday, September 30
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Get Stuff Done
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Tech Spotlight: Innovative Ecommerce Technologies
Wednesday, September 30
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Ecommerce Excellence
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Tech Spotlight: Interactive Entertainment, Gamification, and More
Wednesday, September 30
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Merging Shopping & Entertainment
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Tech Spotlight: Interactive Entertainment, Gamification, and More
Wednesday, September 30
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Merging Shopping & Entertainment
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Tech Spotlight: Solutions Enabling Operational Agility
Wednesday, September 30
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Understanding the Customer
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
To Be Announced
Wednesday, September 30
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Tactical Workshop
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Shoptalk Fall Party
Wednesday, September 30
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