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Near Future of Retail
Exploring the leading edge of retail as the digital-physical convergence unfolds: AI/ML, VR/AR, voice, IoT, digital spaces. Sharing what we see and why it matters, and channelling our collective wisdom into practical guidance for those with a vested interest in this near future.
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Exploring the leading edge of retail as the digital-physical convergence unfolds: AI/ML, VR/AR, voice, IoT, digital spaces. Sharing what we see and why it matters, and channelling our collective wisdom into practical guidance for those with a vested interest in this near future.

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Neil Redding
Keynote Speaker. Author. Near Futurist. The Ecosystem Paradigm. Founder and CEO, Redding Futures. Near Future of Retail. Advisor. Investor. Global.
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Tony Parisi
Metaverse OG. Entrepreneur. Investor. Co-Creator, VRML & glTF. Head of XR Ads/E-Commerce, Unity Technologies. Pre-apocalyptic author. Music. @auradeluxe
Writers
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Cortney Harding
Founder and CEO at Friends With Holograms. Adjunct at NYU. Bylines Billboard, Ad Week. Speaker. Ultrarunner in my spare time.
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Alison Greenberg
Brand witch, runner, gay American. Co-founder (@mraudreywu) / CEO of Ruth Health and Dioptra—companies built to improve womxn's health for us, by us, by design.
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CGTrader
The world’s preferred source for stock and custom 3D content, optimized for e-Commerce, Gaming, AR/VR, Entertainment and 3D Printing.
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Gwan Yip
CEO and Co-Founder at Code & Craft
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Beck Besecker
Beck Besecker is a retail tech leader and the co-founder and CEO of Marxent, the leading 3D product visualization platform in retail.
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Tom Emrich
AR Pioneer 🚀 On a mission to make #AugmentedReality for everyone. New blog posts including recent AR Roundups are on LinkedIn, head on over!
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TANK & BEAR
We create digital companions that make life magical. Based in New York, ex New York Times, NEWINC alumni, former design lead at K Health.
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Ashley Crowder
Co-Founder/CEO VNTANA — leader in 3D, AR, VR content and immersive experiences.
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Cosmo Kramer
CEO @ Bitreel — helping retailers share their in-store experience online using augmented reality 👾.
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James Patten
James Patten is the Founder and Principal of Patten Studio, an experiential design lab that specializes in brand activations, retail innovation, and placemaking
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Raffaella Camera
XR Strategist. Digital Product Innovator. Brand Builder. Former Global Head of Innovation & Strategy, Accenture XR. WXR Fund Advisor. @rcamerala