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Converge is a high-energy, immersive virtual retail tech event. 

Industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers will be sharing their innovative ideas on how to leverage technology and deliver powerful, personal, and enhanced experiences. This event will decode what’s next in tech to shape the future of retail. 

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Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants to forge connections through strategic networking and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape. 

Get inspired by some of the world's most renowned technologists and their insights on modern tech stacks.

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9:30 AM - 9:50 AM IST
Fireside chat: Retailing the world

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Walmart

Retail as an industry continues to prosper in an ever-changing environment. Across the world, infinite possibilities shape up by taking risks, keeping in mind customer service, and leveraging technology to create new retail experiences. Sam Walton was the first retail maverick, he built Walmart’s culture on the foundation of curiosity and an aspiration for constant progress. Walmart was amongst the leading retailers that recognised the potential of technology. With business models evolving rapidly and ‘consumer commerce’ materializing like never before, putting purpose at the core and making cost sustainable are aspects to be prioritised as we move ahead.

9:50 AM - 10:20 AM IST
Fireside chat: Role of technology in retail

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund

Retail is benefiting from technological advancements, where we are reimagining everything – how we think, work, live, invent and collaborate. Here, technology acts as the catalyst that enables this shift. It is transforming the way people shop with automated delivery, personalization, secure transactions and much more that benefits customers. While using technology for the greater good, staying incredibly nimble and agile is essential as the retail industry continues to grow rapidly.

10:20 AM - 10:55 AM IST
Fireside chat: How are companies and suppliers winning in the current retail landscape

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Tathagat Varma, Walmart Labs IndiaSr. Director and Head, Technology Strategy & Business Operations; and Chief of Staff, Walmart Global tech India. (Moderator)
Ashwin Mahesh, Professor of Public Policy, IIM Bangalore
Arun Maira, Member of the National Innovation Council
Aditya Dev Sood, Founder and CEO, Center for Knowledge Societie

Retail is a challenging space, so to be successful, it is critical to understand the overall value chain that brings everything together in serving customers effectively. In this discussion, you will explore how leaders address these challenges and build winning retail organizations. 

Key Takeaways:
  • Understanding the global retail landscape
  • Key players and the complete ecosystem
  • Opportunities and challenges in building a retail organization
  • A data and metrics-driven approach to create impact
10:55 AM - 11:35 AM IST
Masterclass: How to build habit-forming products

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Marty Cagan, Partner,  Silicon Valley Product GroupBack Up: Nir Eyal, Author of Hooked

In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products. Nir Eyal, the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products", has constructed a framework for designing better products and will share his years of research in this presentation. This masterclass gives you a new way to think of the necessary components in changing user behavior - by studying how the world's most engaging products make users come back again.

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM IST
Talk: Pathbreaking innovations in retail

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Hari Vasudev, Country Head & SVP - Tech, Walmart

Everchanging customer expectations, throughout the shopping journey, are pushing retailers to think out of the box and elevate end-to-end customer experience with meaningful innovations. Focusing on unmet/unspoken customer wants and delivering at pace is the need of the hour. So, how are retailers looking at these problems and building thoughtful experiences for customers?

Key Takeaways:
  • Learn about the latest innovations in retail tech
  • Decipher what customers want
  • Bridge the gap from research to practice
  • Agile Innovations: Test, Rinse, and Repeat
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM IST
Masterclass: Building scalable platforms

Platforms have transformed the availability of goods and services for customers by providing access to supply from a plethora of suppliers both large and small. In this session, listen to an expert on how to create reliable, secure, flexible and scalable platforms that are built to last.

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Amod Malviya, Co-Founder, Udaan
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Sanjeev Barnwal, Founder and CTO, Meesho
  • Essentials of a retail tech stack
  • Robust and scalable architecture to meet the customer demand
  • Nimble tech stack to keep pace with an everchanging landscape
  • Building secure systems is key while working with customer data
12:25 PM - 12:50 PM IST
Masterclass: Build as SaaS

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Amod Malviya, Co-Founder, Udaan
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Sanjeev Barnwal, Founder and CTO, Meesho

Engineers code day in and day out delivering software and meeting business goals. With a well-defined product idea and a clear plan in mind, the next step of the software buildout  is to define the technical and functional requirements for the services you want to build. This session, an Engineer to Engineer talk, focuses on what mindset to adopt to build Software as a Service and own the responsibility, as an Engineer.

Key Takeaways:
  • Essentials of a retail tech stack
  • Robust and scalable architecture to meet the customer demand
  • Nimble tech stack to keep pace with an everchanging landscape
  • Building secure systems is key while working with customer data
12:50 PM - 01:35 PM IST
Panel discussion: Retailing financial services in India - building for the billion

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Hemant Gala, Head, Banking and Financial Services, PhonePe (Moderator)
Lalit Keshre, CEO, Groww
Kavitha Subramanian, Co-founder, Upstox
Yashish Dahiya, CEO, Policy Bazaar

Growing tech savvy - middle-class and young - population in India has opened the door for tech driven products that unlock financial inclusion. By building simple and intuitive experiences, these products are educating the retail customers on their wealth creation journey. You can learn about this journey and what they do to scale further.

Key Takeaways:
  • New channels and experiences in financial services
  • Customer reaction to the digital move
  • Rethink customer offerings and needs through data
  • Financial inclusion to bridge the digital economy divide
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM IST
Fireside chat: Retailing in the digital world

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India (Moderator)
John Furner
, President and CEO of Walmart US

The unprecedented rise of eCommerce, data driven personalized offerings, delivery, and trials at the comfort of home are some of the elements that are shaping retail. The COVID-19 pandemic has reset the retail game, making the players rethink their strategy. In this new normal, the time is to ask ‘What’s Next’?

Key Takeaways:
  • Emerging trends in retailing
  • Experiences in the digital and physical world
  • Personalization at scale
  • World class customer service by leveraging data and insights
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM IST
Panel discussion: Decoding the new frontiers of healthcare

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Prashant Tandon, Co-founder & CEO, 1MG
Shashank ND, Co-Founder & CEO, Practo
Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals
Cheryl Pegus, Walmart (Moderator)

Healthcare is an essential service and a dynamic industry. The constant demand for innovation, better outcome, quality, accessibility, and affordability is creating multiple new opportunities. As the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the healthcare industry worldwide reinvented its delivery models and provided technology-driven healthcare solutions.

Key Takeaways:
  • Future of healthcare and where it is headed
  • Build scalable, transparent, effective, and economical healthcare delivery models
  • Bridge the distance through telemedicine and virtual care
  • Role of wearables and digital health solutions in healthcare
  • Importance of data and AI to provide personalized healthcare 
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM IST
Panel discussion: Fintech trends and evolving retail experiences

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Vishal Gupta, Head of Product, PhonePe
Harshil Mathur, CEO & Co-founder, Razorpay
Arvind Ronta, Head of Products, India and South Asia, Visa
Mrinal Chatterjee, Vice President of Engineering, Marketplace and Retail & Emerging Tech · Walmart Global Tech India (Moderator)

In an effort to provide the best customer experience, the lines between fintech and retail tech are blurring continuously. From being at the tail end of customer journey in retail, payments moved up the chain where it now decides the customer shopping journey, product discovery, and retail engagement. This segment explores the fintech trends that help enable provide better retail experiences.

Key Takeaways:
  • Opportunities in fintech with emergence of fintech-as-a-service platforms
  • Fintech-retail collaboration enabling access to various financial products and services for millions of merchants
  • Influence of AI in creating autonomous financial products
  • Role of security in the fintech world
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM IST
Panel discussion: Retail’s sustainable future

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Walmart Global Sourcing Leader (Moderator)
Peter Betzel
, CEO & CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer), IKEA India

Across the world, retail players have started to work on initiatives to reduce their impact on the environment. The focus is on climate change, biodiversity, and creating a sustainable ecosystem in retail. The leaders in sustainable retail are taking actions that could make it more environment-friendly, socially caring, and economically responsible across the world.

Key Takeaways:
  • The Informed Customer - their preference trends on sustainable fashion
  • Current landscape on sustainability and industry partnerships
  • Focus on ESG – environmental, social, and corporate governance
  • Alignment to strategic and operational goals and challenges
  • Supply chain support and customer advocacy
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM IST
Panel discussion: Creating resilient supply chains of the future

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

David Guchina, SVP, Supply Chain
R Raghuraman, Head of Supply Chain Strategies, ITC
Deepak Wadhwa, Managing Director - IT for Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & Africa Region at FedEx Express
Balu Chaturvedula, VP Engineering – Item and Inventory, Walmart (Moderator)

Future-ready supply chains are profitable yet customer-centric, agile, and can operate in the dynamic digital world. Innovative technologies can provide significant advantages to existing supply chain operating models as companies seek to exploit the benefits of greater levels of digitization. 

Key Takeaways:
  • Emerging technology in supply chain, including the role of blockchain in innovative solutions
  • Transparency and process automation solutions using IoT and other technologies
  • Value of responsible sourcing to address freshness, flexibility, and agility
  • Opportunities and gaps in supply chain
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM IST
Panel Discussion: Lessons from service retailing

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Guy R. C. Hayward, CEO, MassMart
Akhil Vishwanatham, VP Technology - International Tech, Walmart Global Tech India (Moderator)

The emerging marketplace of service retailing worldwide is setting the stage for opportunities to combine product and service retailing for better customer experiences. While service retailing has been the new buzz word, it always existed in its essential form across sectors. You will explore how technology has helped the world of service retailing.

Key Takeaways:
  • Service retailing and its market outlook
  • Using AI and data in personalized services
  • Anticipating customer needs and enhancing customer satisfaction
  • Emerging opportunities in service retailing and addressing the skill gap
  • Reacting to the pandemic and executing a successful service retail playbook
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM IST
Newsroom: Day one highlights

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory in conversation with (Hari)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM IST
Deep dive roundtables:

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Deep Dive Roundtables are breakout rooms that will be created for closed conversations around a theme. Each deep dive roundtable would be is led by a subject matter expert to share their insights and knowledge with a curated group of select attendees. Each deep dive huddle session will host up to 10 participants for 45 minutes of valuable discussions.

Day 1:  Logistics |  Healthcare | Fintech | Logistics | Sustainability | Fashion
Curated product quizes related to the various topics of the conference posted on the engagement arena
The Campus Connect rooms are virtual break out forums at the conference to connect job candidates with HR personnel at Walmart Global Tech.  The matchmaking enables to filter job seeking participants by various criteria like skill, industry etc. to help recruiters and candidates find their perfect matches - by directly connect with your person of interest via chat, for a limited-time controlled
exchange.

Room 1: Engineering Room 2: B-School

Room 1
Technology trends influencing fintech

To discuss the latest developments in fintech and the role of technology in enabling hundreds of millions to access financial services in faster, easier, innovative, and secure ways. 

Room 2
Influence of tech on healthcare

It is amazing to look back and see how our world has evolved technologically, and healthcare is no exception. From improved operational efficiency to standards in patient care, transformation in healthcare has enhanced the overall experience of both patients and medical professionals.

Room 3
Technology trends changing the fashion industry

To debate and discuss on customer behaviors, including upcoming trends, and future of technology in fashion that will demand more emphasis on sustainability from fashion brands and upcoming strategies that we can benefit from.

Room 4
Resilient and sustainable supply chain

A discussion on the future of supply chain, including the role of technology and innovation in removing vulnerabilities, and promoting resilience and sustainability within the supply chain.

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM IST
Keynote: How retail tech enables "Make in India"

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Judith McKenna, President and CEO, Walmart International

As India becomes a global design and manufacturing hub, one thing is clear: technology will play a huge role, especially in enabling micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to realize the “Make in India” vision. How does Walmart—a global company that operates in 23 countries worldwide— leverage its customer insights and partner network to support India’s digitization and growing economy? How are Walmart’s investments in people and innovation bringing value, access and opportunity to Indian suppliers while enabling the surety of its supply chains.

9:50 AM- 10:20 AM IST
Fireside chat: Building digital payments and financial services for a billion Indians

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Sameer Nigam, CEO, PhonePe

PhonePe very recently became the first player to cross the billion-transaction mark on UPI. As the company builds India’s most comprehensive financial services platform, gain insights from two of its leaders on launching customer-centric products, how to simplify payment flows, and more.

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM IST
Panel discussion: Brand stories

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Jeyandran Venugopal, CPTO, Flipkart
Albinder Dhindsa
, Co-founder, Grofers
Kapil Bharati
, Co-Founder, Delhivery
Shradha Sharma
, Founder & CEO, YourStory (Moderator)

In the last decade or two, India witnessed a surge of new brands in every space. However, what does it take to be a brand and sustain in this crowded market?   In the session, you will hear from these brands on how to succeed in this dynamic market.

Key Takeaways:
  • The Indian retail landscape
  • Creating a data & metrics-driven solution
  • Learning from successful deployments
  • How the pandemic has changed the industry
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM IST
Panel discussion: Role of AI in retail tech

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Ankit Agarwal, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Ranjan Kumar, CEO, Entropik
Ashwini Asokan, Founder and CEO, Vue.ai
Kishore Mardikar, Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Unistore
Priyadeep Sinha, Founder & ex-CEO, Kidovators (Moderator)

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly taking over traditional analytics in the data-driven retail industry. In 2021, 28% of retailers have deployed AI solutions, as compared to that of 4% in 2016. Here, let us learn from the experts on what changes AI is bringing to the retail industry.

Key Takeaways:
  • Decoding user persona and what they are looking for
  • Socioeconomics of new users
  • Creating immersive technology to target Millennials and Gen Z
  • Personalizing and social marketing to engage the target segment
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM IST
Fireside chat: Learning from eCommerce: The post-pandemic playbook

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Hari Menon, CEO and co-founder, BigBasket

The pandemic-induced lockdowns resulted in pivoting consumer behavior and rethinking of business process and delivery. eCommerce played a key role and answered the roll call of the nation, which brought immense learning. In the session, we go through challenges and learnings for businesses during the pandemic and how that is shaping eCommerce.

Key Takeaways:
  • Decoding user persona and what they are looking for
  • Socioeconomics of new users
  • Creating immersive technology to target Millennials and Gen Z
  • Personalizing and social marketing to engage the target segment
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM IST
Panel discussion: From seed to scale - start-up funding stories

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India and Surge
Manoj Kohli/Sumer Juneja
, Country Head - Softbank India
Vani Kola
, Kalaari Capital
Shekhar Kirani
, Accel
Rajul Garg
, Founder and Managing Partner at Leo Capital (Moderator)

India continues to be the land of opportunity and the apple of investor’s eye. In 2021, Indian start-ups have already raised more than USD 10 billion and have created 15 more unicorns. In this session, you will learn how investors see this landscape and its evolution in the future.

Key Takeaways:
  • The retail funding landscape
  • Early seed and angel funding strategies
  • The retail enablers and innovators - emerging technologies
  • What enterprises and venture capitalists want from retail start-ups
  • Recent mergers and acquisitions
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM IST
Panel discussion: The age of social commerce

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Vidit Aatrey, Founder and CEO, Meesho
Abhijit Bose
, India Head, WhatsApp (Modertor)
Ajit MohanModertor:

First there was eCommerce, followed by social networking at scale, and now the perfect evolution - Social Commerce. But, what is social commerce? Is it a millennials trend? Or is it the way forward for retail industry? Through this conversation, you will understand this industry and its nitty-gritties.

Key Takeaways:
  • What is social commerce?
  • What are the stats and key insights based on data?
  • Role of Influencers
  • Social shopping through native and immersive experiences
12:55 PM - 1:25 PM IST
Fireside chat: Applying technology to sustainability

A riveting conversation on the paradigm shifts in education system and the role of regenerative technology. Explore how natural resources are utilized in the remote regions of Ladakh, to pave way to sustainability and bring in eco-solutions.

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Andrew Ng, Founder and CEO, Landing AI
Key Takeaways:
  • Personalization across channels and customer touchpoints
  • Use of data and the underlying security requirements
  • Use of AI and human insight to create personalized experiences
  • Personalization as a retention lever
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM IST
Panel discussion: The future of loyalty programs

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Ignacio Caride, VP eCommerce, Wal-Mart de Mexico
Gautam Kaushik
, MC & CEO, Payback
Pratik Pal
, CEO, Tata Digital
W+/Sams
Praveen Sharma
, Customer Product Head (Moderator)

Nearly every retailer has a loyalty program to drive customer engagement, build a sticky customer base, and increase lifetime customer value. This session covers how some of these programs embraced technology to create true value through seamless and personalized loyalty experiences.

Key Takeaways:
  • Overview of loyalty programs that build customer trust
  • Building a high-value reward program
  • Tech enablers for accumulations and redemptions
  • Customer redemption patterns and opportunities
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM IST
Masterclass: Design thinking for retail

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Valerie Casey, Head of design, Walmart/Apple

‘What do my customers really want?’ is the most important question for every retailer. This session focuses on how design thinking, through user research and prototypes, evaluates and anticipates gaps to build great and seamless customer experiences.

Key Takeaways:
  • Design thinking for retail
  • Putting customer at the center of all design decisions
  • User experience during the need for social distancing
  • Building human interfaces for the future
11:10 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Fireside chat: More women in tech - building greater diversity

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Dr. Geetha Manjunath, Founder & CEO, NIRAMAI
Sindhu Gangadharan
, SAP
Sonia Parandekar
, Head of Engineering for Commerce, Atlassian
Prashanti Bodugum
, Vice-President, Technology and Centre Head, Walmart (Moderator)

Organizations are beginning to realize that a diverse workforce offers business a competitive advantage. While diversity and inclusivity has made some gains in the last few years, it still has a long way to go. Here, industry leaders will talk about closing this diversity gap, empowering women leaders, addressing skills, and mentoring gap at the grass roots.

Key Takeaways:
  • Building a culture that promotes diversity at workplace
  • Barriers to gender diversity and bridging the gap
  • Role of STEM education in narrowing the gender gap
  • Mentoring and networking to improve gender diversity in leadership positions
11:45 AM - 12:25 PM IST
Panel discussion: Building the new consumer machine

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Tejas Vyas, Head of Product and Design at Bigbasket.com
Anuj Rathi
, VP, Product, Revenue, Growth, Swiggy
Prajwal Barthur
, Vice President Of Products, InMobi
WM Leader - Priya Subramani
(Moderator)

Digital transformation of products in India is at an inflection point with the potential for mass adoption. In this session, you will understand how some of the leading companies are creating products that are loved by a billion customers. 

Key Takeaways:
  • Product Grid: Trends in India
  • Dissecting the customer journey
  • Metrics that matter in the journey of a product
  • Playbooks for creating successful products
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Fireside chat: The future of payments and blockchain in retail

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Jaspreet Bindra, Founder, Digital Matters (Moderator)
Jaynti Kanani/Sandeep Nailwal/Anurag Arjun, Co-founders, Polygon

Blockchain is emerging as an alternative to modern mainstream currency. This fireside chat is about how distributed ledger technology is helping lower costs and speed of transaction, which includes deeper analysis into the future of blockchain and its impact on payments in the retail industry.

Key Takeaways:
  • Overview and current landscape of blockchain
  • Opportunities in payments for retail
  • Interoperability and security-as-a-service
  • How cryptocurrency is transforming retail
12:45 PM - 1:25 PM IST
Panel discussion: Bridging the retail tech skill gap

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Karthik Ramanna, Director, University of Oxford
K. Srikrishna, Professor, Northeastern University, USA
Hari Krishnan Nair, Co-Founder, Great Learning
Krishna Kumar, Founder, Simplilearn
Sudeep Relhan, HR Head, Walmart Tech (Moderator)

The supply-demand mismatch of emerging IT skills has led to a gap that impacts business competitiveness. Listen to the expert panel on how traditional institutions and new age Ed-tech companies are evolving their curriculum and processes to meet the skill gaps of the future.

Key Takeaways:
  • Upskilling and reskilling in tech industry for retail
  • Changing training needs of the workforce during the pandemic
  • Emerging skills needed due to Automation and AI
10:20 AM - 11:40 AM IST
SparkTech Showcase pitches

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Ignacio Caride, VP eCommerce, Wal-Mart de Mexico
Gautam Kaushik
, MC & CEO, Payback
Pratik Pal
, CEO, Tata Digital
W+/Sams
Praveen Sharma
, Customer Product Head (Moderator)
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM IST
India Innovators' Showcase

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Valerie Casey, Head of design, Walmart/Apple
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM IST
Newsroom: Day two highlights

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory in conversation with (Hari)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM IST
Curated product quizes related to the various topics of the conference posted on the engagement arena
Academia connect

Delve into insights from XXX latest research that addresses why consumer-facing businesses struggle to become truly customer-centric, data driven organizations and what needs to change to overcome the structural, cultural and technological obstacles.

The Campus Connect rooms are virtual break out forums at the conference to connect job candidates with HR personnel at Walmart Global Tech.  The matchmaking enables to filter job seeking participants by various criteria like skill, industry etc. to help recruiters and candidates find their perfect matches - by directly connect with your person of interest via chat, for a limited-time controlled exchange.

Room 1: Engineering Room 2: B-School

Room 1
Inspiring Entrepreneurship

A view on the evolution of the start-up ecosystem in India, the opportunities and challenges as well as potential to foster entrepreneur/intrapreneurs through sustained collaboration and industry support.

Room 3
AI Roundtable: Industrialization of AI/ML for Retail

Prof. Kurt Keutzer will give a birds eye view of the industrialization efforts in addressing computational complexity and more generally, efficiency of deep learning. Thereafter, an esteemed panel delves into the industrialization aspects further and also discusses the importance of academia and its role in teaching/training of students who become the torch-bearers of the technology.

Day 1: Track 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM IST
Masterclass: How to build habit-forming products

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Marty Cagan, Partner,  Silicon Valley Product GroupBack Up: Nir Eyal, Author of Hooked

In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products. Nir Eyal, the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products", has constructed a framework for designing better products and will share his years of research in this presentation. This masterclass gives you a new way to think of the necessary components in changing user behavior - by studying how the world's most engaging products make users come back again.

Day 1: Track 1
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM IST
Masterclass: Building scalable platforms

Platforms have transformed the availability of goods and services for customers by providing access to supply from a plethora of suppliers both large and small. In this session, listen to an expert on how to create reliable, secure, flexible and scalable platforms that are built to last.

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Amod Malviya, Co-Founder, Udaan
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Sanjeev Barnwal, Founder and CTO, Meesho
  • Essentials of a retail tech stack
  • Robust and scalable architecture to meet the customer demand
  • Nimble tech stack to keep pace with an everchanging landscape
  • Building secure systems is key while working with customer data
Day 1: Track 1
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM IST
Masterclass: Build as SaaS

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Amod Malviya, Co-Founder, Udaan
or
Sanjeev Barnwal, Founder and CTO, Meesho

Engineers code day in and day out delivering software and meeting business goals. With a well-defined product idea and a clear plan in mind, the next step of the software buildout  is to define the technical and functional requirements for the services you want to build. This session, an Engineer to Engineer talk, focuses on what mindset to adopt to build Software as a Service and own the responsibility, as an Engineer.

Key Takeaways:
  • Essentials of a retail tech stack
  • Robust and scalable architecture to meet the customer demand
  • Nimble tech stack to keep pace with an everchanging landscape
  • Building secure systems is key while working with customer data
Day 2: Track 2
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM IST
Masterclass: Design thinking for retail

Converge promises an ultimate experience for participants' to - forge connections through strategic networking, be part of catalyzing conversations and discover breakthrough innovations that are transforming the retail landscape.

Marty Cagan, Partner,  Silicon Valley Product GroupBack Up: Nir Eyal, Author of Hooked

‘What do my customers really want?’ is the most important question for every retailer. This session focuses on how design thinking, through user research and prototypes, evaluates and anticipates gaps to build great and seamless customer experiences.

Key Takeaways:
  • Design thinking for retail
  • Putting customer at the center of all design decisions
  • User experience during the need for social distancing
  • Building human interfaces for the future
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