Trends/Analysis

Tami Harrigan Visit Author's Page

Tami Harrigan is VP, business development for the AppsFlyer Data Collaboration Platform, a market-leading platform that powers business growth. She is an experienced executive with previous partnership leadership roles at Stackline, Criteo, Rocket Fuel, and NexTag.

Dirk Hoerig Visit Author's Page

Dirk Hoerig is the Founder of commercetools. Pioneering in Agentic Commerce. Inventor of Headless Commerce. Leader in cloud commerce software for enterprise companies. commercetools provides the most flexibility and scalability commerce platform enabling hundreds of brands and retailers to create commerce possibilities that had not been possible before. Powering $100B+ of GMV.

Ashfaque ChowdhuryVisit Author's Page

Ashfaque Chowdhury, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of Exol, bringing over two decades of experience in scaling global supply chain operations. His leadership is defined by driving transformative growth and innovation for some of the world’s most recognized brands. Previously, Dr. Chowdhury was the CEO of North America for CEVA Logistics. Before that, as President of XPO Logistics’ supply chain business in the Americas and Asia Pacific, he spearheaded the integration of multiple acquisitions, transforming the business into the world’s second-largest contract logistics provider. An innovator in the field, he holds several patents in supply chain technology.

Adam WeissVisit Author's Page

Adam Weiss is president, North America at Awin, where he oversees growth and operations. He is a well-respected industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in online marketing and advertising, specializing in affiliate and performance marketing strategy. Adam excels in roadmap development, client relations, and building high-performance teams to deliver budget and sales goals. Prior to joining Awin, Adam ran his own strategic consulting practice and has held various leadership positions in affiliate marketing.

Tom CoeVisit Author's Page

Tom Coe is the Vice President of Growth at Retail Insight, where he helps retailers solve complex operational challenges through advanced analytics and AI. Working across customer success, innovation and analytics, he partners with leading retailers to improve profitability, go-to market strategy, and initiatives to reduce waste and make smarter decisions using data.

Since joining Retail Insight in 2020, Tom has held a number of leadership roles, including Vice President of Strategy & Special Projects, Chief of Staff to the CEO and Engagement Director, giving him broad experience across the company's strategic growth and customer operations.

Before Retail Insight, Tom completed Unilever's Future Leaders Programme in Global Supply Chain and was an NCAA Division I distance runner while earning his MBA. He is also a founding member of The 93% Club, a network dedicated to improving social mobility for state school-educated students.

Pam ShulerVisit Author's Page

Pam Shuler is the owner and founder of Shuler Studio, where her creativity and vision set the tone for everything they do. She leads the way by designing Shuler Studio’s signature fonts, while also managing customer service, finances, and the many moving parts of the business. With her dedication and eye for detail, Pam ensures Shuler Studio continues to deliver timeless designs and exceptional service.

Rob WantVisit Author's Page

Rob is a business technology leader with a lifelong connection to retail and consumer goods starting in the family business and evolving into a career focused on transforming operations through applications, analytics, and automation. His hands-on experience across accounting, merchandising, supply chain, sales, and IT gave him a front-row seat to the day-to-day challenges teams face. That foundation helps him connect strategy with execution and bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions.

For over a decade, Rob led delivery and customer service teams, implementing and supporting business applications and infrastructure for omni-channel retailers and wholesalers. He then spent eight years leading global solution architects, aligning industry trends with business applications for the Retail & Consumer Goods industry.

Today, his focus has expanded across the full spectrum of digital transformation, spanning Data & AI, Modern Workplace, Business Applications, Security, and Strategic Advisory.

Max DowalibyVisit Author's Page

Max Dowaliby is senior vice president, product management at Rokt, an e-commerce company using machine learning and AI to make the shopping experience more relevant to each customer. Previously, he was vice president, head of product management at Kargo.

Peter CurranVisit Author's Page

Peter Curran is the chief product officer at Coveo. Over the years, he has worked across various eCommerce business models, categories, and company sizes. Peter co-founded and acted as President and Head of Sales for Cirrus10, a Web Content Management and Ecommerce Technology consultancy. Cirrus10 was acquired by Lucidworks in 2019. At Lucidworks, he served as GM of Commerce, SVP Go to Market, and CRO. Peter then managed his own strategic consulting firm, implementing various product discovery platforms. With 30 years of experience in enterprise technology, Peter has dedicated the last 15 years to enhancing product discovery across diverse industries, use cases, and platforms.

David MainieroVisit Author's Page

David drives our enterprise AI strategy as Chief AI Officer and leads AI Digital Labs--our innovative transformation practice helping client partners unlock the power of artificial intelligence. He has started and scaled tech-enabled businesses across several verticals including InGenius Prep–the category leader in university admissions consulting. Most recently, at Factor, he spearheaded AI enablement for Fortune 100 legal departments and launched The Sense Collective–a pioneering community for enterprise AI adoption. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A. from Dartmouth College. David lives in Boca Raton with his wife Soo Mi and their two dogs, Willow and Mandu.