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Former Chief Analytics Officer of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Merck, Sony Music Entertainment and Royal Caribbean International joins Stitched Insights Advisory Team Sol Rashidi has been awarded 'Top 10 Women in Data & Applied AI', Forbes 'Forbes AI Maverick of the 21st century", “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech”, “Top 20 CDOs”, and ”Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics” https://lnkd.in/eRCPuV8Z #ai #pioneer #stitchedinsights

What a momentous month filled with energy and creativity - starting with launching our dh ventures’ Retail Innovation Network in Bentonville, then an electric Groceryshop in Vegas (including kicking off a wonderful new tradition bringing together fellow investors with a great co-host, Matthew Nichols), followed by an inspirational Growth Leadership Forum in London, and closing out the month at dunnhumby’s 12th annual Global Partner Summit in Miami (special thanks to my panelists Melissa Jurgens (Beaton), Atul (Raj) Singh, and Dmitriy Pavlov).

Our inaugural dunnhumby ventures 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 in Bentonville, Arkansas was a huge hit! This gathering brought together startups and industry veterans alike, to discuss the future of retail. We delved into key topics like: • 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 Panelists:Chuck Ennis, James Bauer, Ross Finman, Jorge Risquez and Dr. Mark Chrystal • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Panelists: Greg Stevens, Steven Dietch, David Pollet, Scott Hamm and Eric Ashworth • 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 Panelists: Zohar Hod, Atul (Raj) Singh, Bryan Moore, Anabel Maldonado and Dmitriy Pavlov • 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Panelists: Mark Bowman, Cem Kent, Are Traasdahl, Sanjeev Sularia and Tim Mahlman • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 Panelists: Darian Harris, Kathryn Carlisle and Michael Paladino   We’re grateful for the insightful discussions and valuable connections made at this event. #retailinnovation #Bentonville #dunnhumbyventures

🕔 5 days until we welcome 100 carefully selected senior retail data & technology innovation leaders at our inaugural Retail Innovation Forum in Bentonville, Arkansas, with the aim to create a new gold standard in collaborative innovation. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? • Established data & technology market leaders • Innovative cutting-edge startups from Bentonville and beyond • Leading industry investors • Academics, thought leaders, and innovation evangelists 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: • Interactive panel discussions and roundtables on topics including: unlocking unique data assets, evolution of retail media, store of the future, building unique consumer experiences, Bentonville's innovation ecosystem, and the retail startup founder's journey • Structured speed networking opportunities • Direct engagement with dunnhumby’s senior leadership to explore partnerships Would you like to engage with us in Bentonville next week? Please reach out to ventures@dunnhumby.com. Curious about future events? Join our Retail Innovation Network so you can be the first to know where we’ll be next. Link in comments. #RetailInnovationForum #CPGtech #dunnhumby #networking #Bentonville

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