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- 0:00Foreign.
- 0:09Us
- 0:09for
- 0:09today's
- 0:105
- 0:10insightful
- 0:11minutes
- 0:11conversation
- 0:12is
- 0:12Adam
- 0:12Plom.
- 0:13Adam
- 0:13is
- 0:13the
- 0:13vice
- 0:14president
- 0:14and
- 0:14head
- 0:14of
- 0:15content
- 0:15for
- 0:15Shop
- 0:16Talk
- 0:16Europe
- 0:17and
- 0:17he
- 0:17is
- 0:17here
- 0:17to
- 0:17give
- 0:18us
- 0:18a
- 0:18preview
- 0:18of
- 0:18what
- 0:19to
- 0:19expect
- 0:19at
- 0:20the
- 0:20upcoming
- 0:20Shop
- 0:21Talk
- 0:21Europe
- 0:22conference
- 0:22in
- 0:22Barcelona
- 0:23from
- 0:23June
- 0:249
- 0:24to
- 0:24June
- 0:2511.
- 0:25Adam,
- 0:26let's
- 0:26start
- 0:26with
- 0:26this.
- 0:27What
- 0:27makes
- 0:27Shop
- 0:28Talk
- 0:28Europe
- 0:29so
- 0:29special
- 0:29and
- 0:30unique
- 0:30in
- 0:30the
- 0:31conference
- 0:31circuit?
- 0:33Fun.
- 0:33That's
- 0:33a
- 0:33good
- 0:33place
- 0:33to
- 0:34start.
- 0:34I
- 0:34think
- 0:35what
- 0:35makes
- 0:35Shop
- 0:36Talk
- 0:36Europe
- 0:36special,
- 0:36in
- 0:37my
- 0:37opinion
- 0:37is,
- 0:37is
- 0:37the
- 0:38fact
- 0:38we're
- 0:38really
- 0:38pan
- 0:39European.
- 0:40I
- 0:40think
- 0:40a
- 0:40lot
- 0:40of
- 0:40events
- 0:41have
- 0:41really
- 0:41strong
- 0:42sort
- 0:42of,
- 0:42you
- 0:42know,
- 0:43national
- 0:43strongholds,
- 0:44if
- 0:44you
- 0:44like,
- 0:44but
- 0:44we
- 0:46really
- 0:46bring
- 0:46together
- 0:46every
- 0:47major
- 0:47European
- 0:48country
- 0:48across
- 0:49the
- 0:49European
- 0:49ecosystem.
- 0:50And
- 0:50then
- 0:50I
- 0:51think,
- 0:51you
- 0:51know,
- 0:51what
- 0:51adds
- 0:52to
- 0:52that
- 0:52is
- 0:52what
- 0:52makes
- 0:52Shop
- 0:53Talk
- 0:53as
- 0:53a
- 0:53brand
- 0:54really
- 0:54unique,
- 0:54which
- 0:55is
- 0:55that
- 0:55we
- 0:55bring
- 0:55together
- 0:56the
- 0:56full
- 0:56ecosystem.
- 0:57So
- 0:58retailers,
- 0:58grocers,
- 0:59brands,
- 1:00startups,
- 1:00tech
- 1:01investors,
- 1:01media
- 1:02analysts,
- 1:02etc,
- 1:03that,
- 1:03that
- 1:03full
- 1:04ecosystem
- 1:06and
- 1:06within
- 1:06that,
- 1:06within
- 1:07the
- 1:07retailer
- 1:07and
- 1:07brand
- 1:08community,
- 1:08you
- 1:09know,
- 1:09it's
- 1:09the
- 1:09full
- 1:10set
- 1:10of
- 1:11vertical.
- 1:11So
- 1:11it's,
- 1:11it's,
- 1:12it's
- 1:12apparel
- 1:12to
- 1:13cpg,
- 1:14jewelry
- 1:14to
- 1:15beauty.
- 1:15You
- 1:16know,
- 1:16everyone's
- 1:16included
- 1:17in
- 1:17that
- 1:17respect.
- 1:17And
- 1:18so
- 1:18I
- 1:18think
- 1:19bringing
- 1:19together
- 1:19that
- 1:20full
- 1:20ecosystem
- 1:21at
- 1:21the
- 1:22scale
- 1:22that
- 1:22we
- 1:22do,
- 1:22four
- 1:23and
- 1:23a
- 1:23half
- 1:23thousand
- 1:23attendees
- 1:24in
- 1:24June,
- 1:25one
- 1:25in
- 1:25three
- 1:26are
- 1:26going
- 1:26to
- 1:26be
- 1:26sea
- 1:26level,
- 1:27is
- 1:27what
- 1:27makes
- 1:27it
- 1:28really
- 1:28unique
- 1:28that,
- 1:28that
- 1:29quality
- 1:29and
- 1:29quantity.
- 1:30I
- 1:30guess
- 1:30to
- 1:30simmer
- 1:31it
- 1:31down
- 1:32from
- 1:32a
- 1:33content
- 1:33perspective,
- 1:33I'm
- 1:34biased.
- 1:34You
- 1:34have
- 1:34head
- 1:34of
- 1:35content,
- 1:35as
- 1:35you
- 1:35said,
- 1:35but,
- 1:36you
- 1:36know,
- 1:36fully
- 1:36editorially.
- 1:37Driven.
- 1:37We
- 1:38have
- 1:3860
- 1:38sessions,
- 1:38180
- 1:39speakers
- 1:40at
- 1:40VP
- 1:40level
- 1:40plus
- 1:4165%
- 1:42ish
- 1:42or
- 1:43C
- 1:43level.
- 1:43So
- 1:44yeah,
- 1:45I
- 1:45think
- 1:45that's
- 1:45what,
- 1:46what
- 1:46makes
- 1:46us
- 1:46special,
- 1:47in
- 1:47my
- 1:47opinion.
- 1:48Yeah,
- 1:49yeah.
- 1:49And
- 1:49you
- 1:49didn't
- 1:49even
- 1:49mention
- 1:50Barcelona
- 1:50in
- 1:50June
- 1:51in
- 1:51that
- 1:51whole
- 1:51thing
- 1:52too,
- 1:52which
- 1:52is
- 1:52also
- 1:52a
- 1:53true
- 1:53thing.
- 1:53So,
- 1:54so,
- 1:54you
- 1:54know,
- 1:54with
- 1:54that
- 1:55said,
- 1:55I
- 1:55think
- 1:55that's
- 1:55a
- 1:55good
- 1:55segue
- 1:56here.
- 1:56So,
- 1:56like,
- 1:56what
- 1:56are
- 1:56you
- 1:56most
- 1:57excited
- 1:57about?
- 1:57Like,
- 1:57if
- 1:57you
- 1:57had
- 1:58to
- 1:58pinpoint
- 1:58one
- 1:58thing
- 1:59about
- 1:59this
- 1:59year's
- 2:00conference,
- 2:00what
- 2:00are
- 2:00you
- 2:00most
- 2:00excited
- 2:01about?
- 2:01It's
- 2:01funny
- 2:02because
- 2:02I
- 2:02think
- 2:02if
- 2:02you'd
- 2:02asked
- 2:02me
- 2:03this
- 2:03two
- 2:03weeks
- 2:04ago,
- 2:04my
- 2:04answer
- 2:04would
- 2:04have
- 2:05been
- 2:05different.
- 2:05But
- 2:05off
- 2:05the
- 2:05back
- 2:06of
- 2:06Shop
- 2:07Talk
- 2:07spring
- 2:07in
- 2:07Las
- 2:07Vegas
- 2:08last
- 2:09week,
- 2:10we
- 2:10had
- 2:10our
- 2:10own
- 2:11roadshow
- 2:11event
- 2:11in
- 2:12Amsterdam
- 2:12last
- 2:12week
- 2:13as
- 2:13well.
- 2:13I
- 2:13think
- 2:13it's
- 2:14the.
- 2:14There's
- 2:14two
- 2:15things
- 2:15for
- 2:15me.
- 2:15One,
- 2:15it's
- 2:15kind
- 2:16of
- 2:16the
- 2:16moment
- 2:16in
- 2:16time.
- 2:16It
- 2:17feels
- 2:17like
- 2:18it
- 2:18feels
- 2:19more
- 2:19needed
- 2:19than
- 2:19ever,
- 2:20I
- 2:20think,
- 2:20for
- 2:20the
- 2:20industry.
- 2:21I
- 2:21know
- 2:21it's
- 2:21a
- 2:21bit
- 2:21of
- 2:21a
- 2:22cliche.
- 2:22Ben
- 2:22Miller
- 2:22called
- 2:23this
- 2:23out
- 2:23himself
- 2:23on
- 2:24The
- 2:24Key
- 2:24Takeaways
- 2:24podcast.
- 2:25You
- 2:25know,
- 2:26unprecedented,
- 2:27unprecedented
- 2:28rate
- 2:28of
- 2:28change.
- 2:28We
- 2:28always
- 2:28talk
- 2:29about
- 2:29that,
- 2:29but
- 2:29it
- 2:29really
- 2:30feels
- 2:30like
- 2:30that
- 2:30at
- 2:30the
- 2:30moment.
- 2:31Like
- 2:31last
- 2:31year's
- 2:32show
- 2:32was
- 2:32just
- 2:32on
- 2:33the
- 2:33cusp
- 2:33of
- 2:34tariffs,
- 2:34but
- 2:34this
- 2:34year
- 2:35already
- 2:35we've
- 2:36had,
- 2:36you
- 2:36know,
- 2:36we've
- 2:37had
- 2:37war,
- 2:37we've
- 2:37had
- 2:38trade
- 2:38disruptions,
- 2:39there's
- 2:39technological
- 2:40advancements
- 2:40like
- 2:40we've
- 2:40never
- 2:41seen
- 2:41before.
- 2:41And
- 2:41so
- 2:42it
- 2:42feels
- 2:42needed
- 2:43and
- 2:43timely
- 2:43for
- 2:44the
- 2:44industry.
- 2:44But
- 2:44I
- 2:44think
- 2:45above
- 2:46all
- 2:46else,
- 2:46there
- 2:46seems
- 2:47to
- 2:47be
- 2:47a
- 2:47change
- 2:48in
- 2:48tone
- 2:48in
- 2:49conversation.
- 2:49And
- 2:50I
- 2:50think
- 2:50this
- 2:50was
- 2:50really
- 2:50felt
- 2:51last
- 2:51week
- 2:51in
- 2:51Las
- 2:51Vegas,
- 2:52which
- 2:52is
- 2:52that
- 2:53everyone's
- 2:54open
- 2:54to
- 2:54sharing
- 2:55more
- 2:55than
- 2:55they've
- 2:55ever
- 2:55been
- 2:56willing
- 2:56to
- 2:56share.
- 2:56I
- 2:56think
- 2:57in
- 2:57a
- 2:57way
- 2:57that's
- 2:57kind
- 2:58of,
- 2:58here's
- 2:58what
- 2:58we're
- 2:58trying
- 2:59when
- 2:59it
- 2:59comes
- 2:59to
- 2:59AI
- 3:00or
- 3:00otherwise.
- 3:02Here's
- 3:02what's
- 3:02worked,
- 3:03here's
- 3:03what
- 3:03hasn't.
- 3:04And
- 3:04we'd
- 3:05love
- 3:05to
- 3:05talk
- 3:05about
- 3:05the
- 3:05future.
- 3:06We
- 3:06kind
- 3:06of
- 3:06can't
- 3:06because
- 3:06we
- 3:07don't
- 3:07really
- 3:07know
- 3:07what
- 3:07it's
- 3:07going
- 3:07to
- 3:08look
- 3:08like.
- 3:08So
- 3:08I
- 3:08think
- 3:08it's
- 3:09almost
- 3:09an
- 3:09abstract
- 3:10excitement
- 3:10for
- 3:10me.
- 3:10I'm
- 3:11intrigued
- 3:11to
- 3:11see,
- 3:11like,
- 3:11how
- 3:12that
- 3:12plays
- 3:12out
- 3:12in
- 3:12Europe,
- 3:13especially
- 3:13when
- 3:14there's
- 3:15this
- 3:15kind
- 3:15of
- 3:16undertone
- 3:16in
- 3:16Europe
- 3:17at
- 3:17the
- 3:17moment.
- 3:17And
- 3:17it's
- 3:17kind
- 3:17of
- 3:18funny
- 3:18for
- 3:18me
- 3:18as
- 3:18a
- 3:18Brit
- 3:19to
- 3:19say
- 3:19this
- 3:19on
- 3:19a
- 3:20podcast
- 3:20with
- 3:21kind
- 3:21of
- 3:21a
- 3:21largely
- 3:21American
- 3:21audience,
- 3:22but
- 3:22there
- 3:22is
- 3:22this
- 3:23kind
- 3:23of
- 3:23united
- 3:23European
- 3:25sentiment
- 3:25at
- 3:25the
- 3:25moment
- 3:26around
- 3:27in
- 3:27Europe
- 3:28for
- 3:28growth,
- 3:28as
- 3:29a
- 3:29retailer,
- 3:29for
- 3:30innovation,
- 3:30for
- 3:30tech.
- 3:31And
- 3:31like,
- 3:31how
- 3:31does
- 3:31that
- 3:32play
- 3:32out?
- 3:32And
- 3:32we
- 3:33hear
- 3:33that
- 3:33a
- 3:33lot
- 3:33in
- 3:34one
- 3:34to
- 3:34one
- 3:34conversations.
- 3:35But
- 3:36will
- 3:36people
- 3:36say
- 3:37that
- 3:37on
- 3:37stage?
- 3:37Will
- 3:37they
- 3:38say
- 3:38it
- 3:38in
- 3:38a
- 3:38larger
- 3:38group
- 3:39setting
- 3:39that
- 3:39there's
- 3:39this
- 3:39kind
- 3:40of
- 3:41European
- 3:41sovereignty
- 3:42conversation
- 3:42taking
- 3:43place,
- 3:43which
- 3:43is,
- 3:44which
- 3:44is
- 3:44really
- 3:45quite
- 3:45interesting.
- 3:46Right,
- 3:46right.
- 3:47So
- 3:47I'm
- 3:47curious
- 3:47that,
- 3:48like,
- 3:48how
- 3:48do
- 3:48you,
- 3:48I
- 3:49mean,
- 3:49your
- 3:49head
- 3:49of
- 3:49content
- 3:50for
- 3:50the,
- 3:50for
- 3:51the
- 3:51conference,
- 3:51like,
- 3:52how
- 3:52do
- 3:52you
- 3:52take
- 3:53all
- 3:53of
- 3:53that
- 3:53and
- 3:54then,
- 3:55you
- 3:55know,
- 3:55go
- 3:55about
- 3:56thinking
- 3:56about
- 3:56and
- 3:57designing
- 3:57the
- 3:58overall
- 3:58content
- 3:59plan
- 3:59for
- 3:59the
- 3:59show?
- 4:00Like,
- 4:00take
- 4:00us
- 4:00through
- 4:00that,
- 4:01Adam.
- 4:01Yeah,
- 4:02absolutely.
- 4:02So
- 4:03it's
- 4:03not
- 4:03easy,
- 4:04I
- 4:05would
- 4:05say.
- 4:05So
- 4:05we,
- 4:05the
- 4:06moment
- 4:06the
- 4:06show
- 4:06finishes
- 4:07in
- 4:0725,
- 4:08we
- 4:09then
- 4:09start
- 4:09researching
- 4:09for
- 4:1026.
- 4:11We
- 4:11spend
- 4:12the
- 4:12summer
- 4:12having
- 4:12research
- 4:13calls
- 4:13with
- 4:13people
- 4:14who
- 4:14are
- 4:14at
- 4:14the
- 4:14show,
- 4:15people
- 4:15who
- 4:15weren't.
- 4:16We
- 4:16obviously
- 4:17do
- 4:17our
- 4:17own
- 4:17desktop
- 4:17research
- 4:18and
- 4:18we
- 4:18build
- 4:18our
- 4:19kind
- 4:19of
- 4:19editorial
- 4:19view
- 4:20of
- 4:20what's
- 4:20important
- 4:20for
- 4:21the
- 4:21industry
- 4:21for
- 4:21the
- 4:22year
- 4:22ahead.
- 4:23I
- 4:23would
- 4:23say
- 4:23that's
- 4:24even
- 4:24harder
- 4:24than
- 4:24ever
- 4:25because
- 4:25us
- 4:26writing
- 4:26a
- 4:26program
- 4:27in
- 4:27September
- 4:27is
- 4:28quite
- 4:28funny
- 4:28because
- 4:29come
- 4:29June,
- 4:30the
- 4:30next
- 4:30year,
- 4:30you
- 4:30know,
- 4:31a
- 4:31lot's
- 4:31changed,
- 4:31but
- 4:31we
- 4:32still
- 4:32have
- 4:32to
- 4:32finesse
- 4:33it
- 4:33and
- 4:33change
- 4:33it
- 4:33and
- 4:33create
- 4:34a
- 4:34program
- 4:34that
- 4:35we
- 4:35stand
- 4:36by
- 4:36editorially.
- 4:37And
- 4:37I
- 4:37think
- 4:39what's
- 4:39interesting
- 4:40is
- 4:40that
- 4:40what
- 4:40we
- 4:41build
- 4:41in
- 4:41some
- 4:41form
- 4:42in
- 4:42the
- 4:42summer
- 4:43into
- 4:43September
- 4:43the
- 4:43year
- 4:44before
- 4:44is
- 4:44still
- 4:45resembled
- 4:45by
- 4:46the
- 4:46time
- 4:46we
- 4:46get
- 4:46to
- 4:46June
- 4:47the
- 4:47following
- 4:47year,
- 4:47because
- 4:48we
- 4:48don't
- 4:48have
- 4:49that
- 4:50pressure
- 4:50of,
- 4:50you
- 4:50know,
- 4:51pay
- 4:51to
- 4:51play
- 4:51content
- 4:51and
- 4:52other
- 4:52things
- 4:52that
- 4:52play
- 4:52at
- 4:53Shop
- 4:53Talk.
- 4:53But
- 4:53I
- 4:54think
- 4:54it
- 4:54has
- 4:55forced
- 4:55us
- 4:55to
- 4:55do
- 4:55a
- 4:55few
- 4:55different
- 4:56things
- 4:56this
- 4:56year.
- 4:57So
- 4:57Shop
- 4:57Talk
- 4:57Europe,
- 4:58for
- 4:58the
- 4:58first
- 4:58time
- 4:59we
- 4:59have
- 4:59a
- 4:59track
- 4:59dedicated
- 5:00to
- 5:00AI,
- 5:02which
- 5:02is
- 5:02kind
- 5:03of,
- 5:03you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03I
- 5:03think
- 5:03expected
- 5:04in
- 5:04the
- 5:04current
- 5:05era.
- 5:05But
- 5:05we,
- 5:05we
- 5:06felt
- 5:06that
- 5:06was
- 5:06necessary.
- 5:07And
- 5:07we
- 5:07also
- 5:08have
- 5:08a
- 5:08track,
- 5:09a
- 5:09stage
- 5:09dedicated
- 5:10to
- 5:10media
- 5:10and
- 5:10marketing,
- 5:11so
- 5:11retail
- 5:12media,
- 5:12social
- 5:13commerce
- 5:13disruptions,
- 5:14discovery,
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:16AI
- 5:16driven
- 5:16content
- 5:17and
- 5:17creative
- 5:17and
- 5:18things
- 5:18like
- 5:18that.
- 5:18And
- 5:18so
- 5:19we
- 5:19had
- 5:20to
- 5:20kind
- 5:20of
- 5:20get
- 5:21those
- 5:21pillars
- 5:21right
- 5:22because
- 5:22I
- 5:22think
- 5:23that's
- 5:23what
- 5:23the
- 5:23audience
- 5:23are
- 5:24really,
- 5:24really
- 5:24looking
- 5:24for.
- 5:25But
- 5:25then
- 5:26we've
- 5:26had
- 5:26to
- 5:26be
- 5:27really
- 5:27careful.
- 5:27I
- 5:27think
- 5:27the
- 5:27European
- 5:28audience
- 5:28in
- 5:29particular
- 5:29have
- 5:29been
- 5:29really
- 5:30keen
- 5:30to
- 5:30impress
- 5:30upon
- 5:31us
- 5:31that
- 5:32they
- 5:32don't
- 5:32want
- 5:33to
- 5:33hear
- 5:33just
- 5:34AI.
- 5:34They
- 5:34want
- 5:34to
- 5:34hear
- 5:35AI
- 5:35in
- 5:35the
- 5:35right
- 5:36way,
- 5:36but
- 5:36also
- 5:36not
- 5:37at
- 5:37the
- 5:37cost
- 5:37of
- 5:38in
- 5:38store
- 5:39content
- 5:39and
- 5:39kind
- 5:40of
- 5:40that
- 5:40emotional
- 5:40connection
- 5:41to
- 5:41consumers
- 5:42type
- 5:42of
- 5:42conversation.
- 5:44Not
- 5:44with
- 5:45skipping
- 5:46the
- 5:46data
- 5:46foundation
- 5:47conversation
- 5:48without
- 5:49neglecting
- 5:49the
- 5:49human
- 5:50conversation,
- 5:51the
- 5:51balance
- 5:52around,
- 5:52yes,
- 5:53AI,
- 5:53but
- 5:53how
- 5:54does
- 5:54that
- 5:54happen?
- 5:55How
- 5:55do
- 5:56you
- 5:56build
- 5:56co
- 5:56intelligence
- 5:57with
- 5:57humans
- 5:57internally
- 5:58and
- 5:58externally?
- 5:59So
- 5:59this
- 5:59year's
- 6:00felt
- 6:00really
- 6:00interesting
- 6:00because
- 6:01there's
- 6:01really
- 6:01clear
- 6:02themes
- 6:02emerging,
- 6:02but
- 6:03also
- 6:03that
- 6:03sort
- 6:04of
- 6:04undertone
- 6:04of
- 6:04yes,
- 6:05but
- 6:05we
- 6:06want
- 6:06that,
- 6:06but
- 6:06we
- 6:06also
- 6:06want
- 6:07it
- 6:07in
- 6:07the
- 6:07right
- 6:07way
- 6:08and
- 6:08not
- 6:08at
- 6:09the
- 6:09cost
- 6:09of
- 6:09other
- 6:09things.
- 6:10So
- 6:10that's
- 6:11kind
- 6:11of
- 6:11what
- 6:11we've
- 6:11set
- 6:11out
- 6:12to
- 6:12achieve
- 6:12this
- 6:13year.
- 6:13And
- 6:13you
- 6:13know,
- 6:14I
- 6:14guess
- 6:14it's
- 6:14not
- 6:15for
- 6:15me
- 6:15to
- 6:15decide
- 6:15if
- 6:15we've
- 6:15done
- 6:16it
- 6:16properly,
- 6:16but
- 6:17it
- 6:17feels
- 6:17in
- 6:17a
- 6:17good
- 6:18place
- 6:18right
- 6:19now,
- 6:19especially
- 6:19off
- 6:19the
- 6:20back
- 6:20of
- 6:20Las
- 6:20Vegas
- 6:20last
- 6:21week
- 6:21again,
- 6:21where
- 6:21I
- 6:22guess
- 6:22the
- 6:22sentiment
- 6:22feels
- 6:23about
- 6:23right
- 6:23for
- 6:24what
- 6:24we're
- 6:24aiming
- 6:24for
- 6:24in
- 6:24June.
- 6:25So,
- 6:25Adam,
- 6:26that's.
- 6:26Those
- 6:27are
- 6:27really
- 6:27good
- 6:27points.
- 6:27It
- 6:27makes
- 6:28me
- 6:28really
- 6:28excited
- 6:28for
- 6:28the
- 6:28conference.
- 6:29So
- 6:29I
- 6:29want
- 6:29to
- 6:29get
- 6:29you
- 6:29out
- 6:29here
- 6:29on
- 6:29this
- 6:30because
- 6:30you
- 6:30mentioned
- 6:30it,
- 6:30AI,
- 6:31you
- 6:31know,
- 6:31and
- 6:32AI
- 6:32is,
- 6:32I
- 6:32think,
- 6:32the
- 6:33root
- 6:33of
- 6:33what
- 6:33you're,
- 6:34what
- 6:34you've
- 6:34been
- 6:35talking
- 6:35about,
- 6:35right?
- 6:35It's
- 6:36why,
- 6:36it's
- 6:36why
- 6:36people
- 6:37are
- 6:37looking
- 6:37for
- 6:37answers.
- 6:38It's
- 6:38why,
- 6:38you
- 6:38know,
- 6:39people.
- 6:39Why
- 6:39things
- 6:39are
- 6:40changing
- 6:40in
- 6:40terms
- 6:40of
- 6:40what
- 6:41you're
- 6:41excited
- 6:41about.
- 6:42You
- 6:42know,
- 6:42when
- 6:42you,
- 6:42if
- 6:42I
- 6:42ask
- 6:43you
- 6:43today
- 6:43versus
- 6:43last
- 6:44month
- 6:44and
- 6:44so,
- 6:45so
- 6:45dig
- 6:46into
- 6:46that
- 6:46for
- 6:46me
- 6:46before
- 6:47I
- 6:47Let
- 6:47you
- 6:47go.
- 6:47Like
- 6:48when
- 6:49you,
- 6:49when
- 6:49we
- 6:49say
- 6:49AI,
- 6:50what
- 6:50will
- 6:51we
- 6:51and
- 6:51won't
- 6:51we
- 6:52be
- 6:52discussing
- 6:52at
- 6:52Shop
- 6:53Talk
- 6:53Europe
- 6:53around
- 6:54AI?
- 6:55Yeah,
- 6:55it's
- 6:55really
- 6:56interesting.
- 6:56I
- 6:56think
- 6:56what
- 6:57won't
- 6:57we
- 6:57be
- 6:57discussing
- 6:58is,
- 6:58is
- 6:58a
- 6:59really
- 6:59interesting
- 6:59point.
- 6:59I
- 6:59think
- 7:00just
- 7:00to
- 7:00step
- 7:00back
- 7:01briefly.
- 7:01Our
- 7:01overall
- 7:02event
- 7:02theme
- 7:02for
- 7:02this
- 7:03year
- 7:03in
- 7:03Barcelona
- 7:04is,
- 7:04is
- 7:04actually
- 7:05where
- 7:05AI
- 7:05and
- 7:06human
- 7:06ingenuity
- 7:07meet
- 7:07or
- 7:08stage
- 7:08is
- 7:08kind
- 7:09of
- 7:09how
- 7:09we're
- 7:09framing
- 7:09it.
- 7:10And
- 7:11the
- 7:11reason
- 7:11for
- 7:12that
- 7:12again
- 7:12is
- 7:12through
- 7:12that
- 7:13research
- 7:13last
- 7:13summer
- 7:14where
- 7:15the,
- 7:15you
- 7:15know,
- 7:15our
- 7:16community
- 7:16have
- 7:16told
- 7:16us,
- 7:16yes,
- 7:16AI,
- 7:17we,
- 7:17we
- 7:17need
- 7:17to
- 7:18be
- 7:18hearing
- 7:18about
- 7:18it.
- 7:18In
- 7:19some
- 7:19cases
- 7:19we,
- 7:19we
- 7:19need
- 7:20to
- 7:20be
- 7:20hearing
- 7:20about
- 7:20it
- 7:21to
- 7:21even
- 7:21justify
- 7:21coming
- 7:22to
- 7:22an
- 7:22event
- 7:22right
- 7:22now,
- 7:23but
- 7:23not
- 7:23at
- 7:24the
- 7:24cost
- 7:24of
- 7:24all
- 7:25of
- 7:25the
- 7:25other
- 7:25stuff.
- 7:25And
- 7:26so
- 7:26what
- 7:27that
- 7:27means
- 7:27for
- 7:27us
- 7:27is
- 7:27that
- 7:28we're,
- 7:29we're
- 7:29keeping
- 7:29it
- 7:29sort
- 7:30of
- 7:30confined
- 7:30to
- 7:30that,
- 7:31that
- 7:31one
- 7:31stage,
- 7:31that
- 7:32one
- 7:32track
- 7:32and
- 7:32we're,
- 7:33we're
- 7:33approaching
- 7:33it
- 7:33in
- 7:33a
- 7:34few
- 7:34different
- 7:34ways.
- 7:34First
- 7:34of
- 7:34all,
- 7:35we're
- 7:35gentic,
- 7:36you
- 7:36know,
- 7:36that's
- 7:36top
- 7:36of
- 7:36the
- 7:37list
- 7:37for
- 7:37everybody.
- 7:37So
- 7:39in
- 7:39particular
- 7:39agentic
- 7:40commerce.
- 7:40I
- 7:40would
- 7:40say
- 7:41agentic
- 7:41AI
- 7:41is
- 7:41definitely
- 7:42relevant
- 7:42and
- 7:42coming
- 7:43up
- 7:43and
- 7:43we'll
- 7:43cover
- 7:43that.
- 7:44But
- 7:44agentic
- 7:44commerce
- 7:45is
- 7:45front
- 7:45of
- 7:45mind
- 7:45for
- 7:45everybody.
- 7:46And
- 7:46so
- 7:46yeah,
- 7:47we've
- 7:47got
- 7:47a
- 7:47couple
- 7:47of
- 7:47sessions
- 7:48dedicated
- 7:48to
- 7:48that
- 7:48from
- 7:49a
- 7:50what's
- 7:50here,
- 7:50what's
- 7:51real,
- 7:51what's
- 7:52happening
- 7:52now
- 7:53conversation
- 7:53with
- 7:54maybe
- 7:54a
- 7:54nod
- 7:54to
- 7:54the
- 7:55future,
- 7:55but
- 7:55really
- 7:56what
- 7:57is
- 7:57this
- 7:57world
- 7:57looking
- 7:58like?
- 7:58And
- 7:58that's
- 7:58from
- 7:58a
- 7:58retailer
- 7:59and
- 7:59brand
- 7:59perspective,
- 8:00but
- 8:00also
- 8:00a
- 8:00platform
- 8:01perspective.
- 8:02And
- 8:02then
- 8:02I
- 8:02guess
- 8:02building
- 8:03on
- 8:03that
- 8:03there's
- 8:03another
- 8:03session
- 8:04which
- 8:04is
- 8:04focused
- 8:05on
- 8:05how
- 8:06retailers
- 8:06and
- 8:06brands
- 8:07show
- 8:07up
- 8:07in
- 8:07the
- 8:07sort
- 8:08of
- 8:08era
- 8:08of
- 8:08let's
- 8:09call
- 8:09it
- 8:09AI
- 8:09search
- 8:10in
- 8:10anticipation
- 8:11of
- 8:11AI
- 8:12commerce.
- 8:12So
- 8:13you
- 8:13know,
- 8:13a
- 8:13lot
- 8:13of
- 8:13retailers
- 8:14and
- 8:14brands
- 8:14are
- 8:14talking
- 8:15to
- 8:15us
- 8:15about
- 8:15how
- 8:15they
- 8:16focus
- 8:17on
- 8:17their
- 8:17product
- 8:17data
- 8:17or
- 8:18how
- 8:18they're
- 8:18focusing
- 8:18on
- 8:19increased
- 8:19PR
- 8:19and
- 8:20communications
- 8:20or
- 8:21more
- 8:21influencer
- 8:22campaigns,
- 8:22anything
- 8:23really,
- 8:23to
- 8:24make
- 8:24sure
- 8:24that
- 8:24they
- 8:25appear
- 8:26regularly
- 8:26and
- 8:27highly
- 8:27on
- 8:27LLM
- 8:28based
- 8:28searches.
- 8:29So
- 8:29we're,
- 8:29we're
- 8:30really
- 8:30digging
- 8:30into
- 8:31that.
- 8:31And
- 8:31then
- 8:31I
- 8:32think,
- 8:32you
- 8:32know,
- 8:33beyond
- 8:33that,
- 8:33the,
- 8:34the
- 8:34overarching
- 8:35thing
- 8:35for
- 8:35us
- 8:35is,
- 8:35is
- 8:36use
- 8:36cases.
- 8:37And
- 8:37so
- 8:37whether
- 8:37it's
- 8:37traditional
- 8:38AI,
- 8:39generative
- 8:39AI,
- 8:40agentic
- 8:40AI
- 8:41and
- 8:41whether
- 8:41it's
- 8:42at
- 8:42the
- 8:42point
- 8:43of
- 8:43cx,
- 8:44whether
- 8:44it's
- 8:45at
- 8:45the
- 8:45point
- 8:45of
- 8:45E
- 8:45commerce,
- 8:46marketing
- 8:46operations,
- 8:47supply
- 8:48chain,
- 8:48any
- 8:48of
- 8:48those
- 8:48places,
- 8:49anything
- 8:49we
- 8:50cover
- 8:50from
- 8:50there
- 8:51on
- 8:51is
- 8:52things
- 8:52that
- 8:52retailers
- 8:53and
- 8:53brands
- 8:54have
- 8:54done
- 8:55or
- 8:56are
- 8:56doing
- 8:56and
- 8:57what
- 8:57the
- 8:57results
- 8:58have
- 8:58been
- 8:58from
- 8:58that.
- 8:59And
- 8:59in
- 8:59some
- 8:59cases
- 8:59maybe
- 9:00what's
- 9:00not
- 9:00worked
- 9:00as
- 9:00well.
- 9:00I
- 9:01think
- 9:01people
- 9:01are
- 9:01Always
- 9:01keen
- 9:01to
- 9:02hear
- 9:02about
- 9:02that,
- 9:02but
- 9:02it's,
- 9:03it's
- 9:03really,
- 9:04and
- 9:04use
- 9:04case
- 9:05driven.
- 9:06But
- 9:06again,
- 9:07back
- 9:07to
- 9:07my
- 9:07other
- 9:07point,
- 9:07we,
- 9:08we're
- 9:08also
- 9:08making
- 9:08sure
- 9:09that
- 9:09we're
- 9:09almost
- 9:09not,
- 9:11not
- 9:11jumping
- 9:12the
- 9:12gun
- 9:12somewhat.
- 9:12So
- 9:12there's
- 9:13a
- 9:13session
- 9:13on,
- 9:13you
- 9:13know,
- 9:14sort
- 9:14of
- 9:14data
- 9:14readiness
- 9:15for
- 9:15AI.
- 9:16So,
- 9:16you
- 9:16know,
- 9:16for
- 9:17some
- 9:17that
- 9:17in
- 9:17the
- 9:17audience
- 9:18are
- 9:18not
- 9:18as
- 9:18a
- 9:18mature
- 9:19business,
- 9:19you
- 9:20know,
- 9:20how
- 9:20do
- 9:20you
- 9:20make
- 9:20sure
- 9:20your
- 9:21data
- 9:21is
- 9:21ready
- 9:22to
- 9:22deliver
- 9:22value
- 9:23from,
- 9:23from
- 9:23AI
- 9:24projects?
- 9:24You
- 9:24know,
- 9:24the
- 9:24whole
- 9:25garbage
- 9:25in,
- 9:25garbage
- 9:25out
- 9:26type
- 9:26of
- 9:26conversation,
- 9:26which
- 9:27has
- 9:27been
- 9:27around
- 9:27for
- 9:27a
- 9:28long
- 9:28time,
- 9:28but
- 9:28feels
- 9:29even
- 9:29more
- 9:29pertinent
- 9:30right
- 9:30now.
- 9:30And
- 9:30then,
- 9:30and
- 9:31then
- 9:31the
- 9:31human
- 9:31side,
- 9:32you
- 9:32know,
- 9:33we're
- 9:33looking
- 9:33at
- 9:33kind
- 9:33of
- 9:33the
- 9:33workforce
- 9:34of
- 9:34the
- 9:34future,
- 9:34if
- 9:35you
- 9:35like,
- 9:35which
- 9:35is
- 9:36how
- 9:36do
- 9:37you
- 9:37bring
- 9:37in
- 9:37AI
- 9:38capabilities
- 9:38internally
- 9:40and
- 9:40what
- 9:40does
- 9:41that
- 9:41mean
- 9:41for
- 9:42the
- 9:42human
- 9:42workforce?
- 9:43And
- 9:43in
- 9:43some
- 9:43cases
- 9:44that
- 9:44may
- 9:44mean
- 9:44that
- 9:45some
- 9:45roles
- 9:46disappear
- 9:46or
- 9:47change
- 9:47beyond
- 9:47recognition.
- 9:48It
- 9:48may
- 9:48mean
- 9:48that
- 9:49some
- 9:49roles
- 9:49are
- 9:50massively
- 9:50disrupted
- 9:50or
- 9:51some
- 9:51roles
- 9:51emerge
- 9:52that
- 9:52didn't
- 9:52previously
- 9:52exist.
- 9:53But
- 9:53we're
- 9:53really
- 9:53trying
- 9:54to,
- 9:54we're
- 9:55trying
- 9:55to
- 9:55have
- 9:55a
- 9:55really
- 9:55well
- 9:56rounded
- 9:56conversation
- 9:57about
- 9:57it
- 9:57rather
- 9:57than
- 9:58just
- 9:59what
- 9:59might
- 9:59the
- 9:59future
- 10:00of
- 10:00AI
- 10:00and
- 10:01retail
- 10:01look
- 10:01like?
- 10:01Because
- 10:02I
- 10:02think
- 10:02people
- 10:02have
- 10:02heard
- 10:02a
- 10:02lot
- 10:03of
- 10:03that
- 10:03and
- 10:04that's
- 10:04not
- 10:05what
- 10:05they're
- 10:05going
- 10:05to
- 10:05get
- 10:05the
- 10:05value
- 10:06from
- 10:06this
- 10:06year,
- 10:06in
- 10:07my
- 10:07opinion.
- 10:08Yeah,
- 10:08and
- 10:08I
- 10:08think
- 10:08that's
- 10:09what
- 10:09you
- 10:09guys
- 10:09do
- 10:09best
- 10:09too,
- 10:10is
- 10:10you
- 10:10try
- 10:10to
- 10:10keep
- 10:10it
- 10:10real
- 10:11with
- 10:11what
- 10:11is,
- 10:12what
- 10:12is
- 10:12real.
- 10:12Tangible
- 10:13takeaways
- 10:14that
- 10:14the
- 10:15conference
- 10:15goers
- 10:16can,
- 10:16you
- 10:16know,
- 10:16take
- 10:16back
- 10:17to
- 10:17their
- 10:17jobs
- 10:17and,
- 10:17and
- 10:18make
- 10:18themselves
- 10:18better.
- 10:18That's
- 10:19what
- 10:19you
- 10:19guys
- 10:19do
- 10:19so
- 10:19well
- 10:19from
- 10:20a
- 10:20content
- 10:20perspective.
- 10:21Well,
- 10:21thank
- 10:21you,
- 10:21Adam.
- 10:22That
- 10:22was
- 10:22great
- 10:22stuff
- 10:23and
- 10:23I
- 10:23can't
- 10:23personally,
- 10:23I
- 10:24can't
- 10:24wait
- 10:24to
- 10:24see
- 10:24you
- 10:24in
- 10:24Barcelona.
- 10:25Likewise.
- 10:26Looking
- 10:26forward
- 10:26to
- 10:26it.
- 10:26See
- 10:26you
- 10:27then.
- 10:29It.