AI in Food Retail
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (HST)
Description
Join us for an online panel discussion on the present and future of AI in food retail.
Panelists Include:
John Ross, President and CEO IGA Inc.
John is responsible for domestic and global operations for IGA, the world’s largest independent supermarket network with nearly 6,500 IGA supermarkets in more than 30 countries worldwide.
John’s experience spans many industries and areas of focus. He’s worked in operations; merchandising and marketing; new, traditional and digital media; and analytics and big data for some of the largest brands in the world. He is the co-author of the Google Book ZMOT: Zero Moment of Truth, and author of the recently published Fire in the Zoo, a book about shopper influence, marketing mania, retailer chaos, advertising pitfalls, consumer confidence, converting customers and how screaming at people usually doesn't work. John is a champion of data-driven decision making, shopper-focused marketing and active listening.
Eran Harel, SVP Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships, AppCard
Eran Harel is responsible for all of AppCard's corporate development initiatives worldwide, partnerships, grocery sales, and digital coupons, among other responsibilities.
Before joining AppCard, Eran served as managing director at Harel-Hertz Investment House, as a board member at Tokyo headquartered Explay Japan, and was the chairman of the board of its Israeli R&D subsidiary. Eran completed his research for a doctoral degree in economics at Keio University in Tokyo.
He earned an MBA at the College of Management – Academic Studies in Israel and a bachelor’s degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jean-Paul Gedeon, Founder / CEO, JPG Hawaii
-Food For Thought- "Leveraging AI for the Competitive Edge in Hawaii"
Jean-Paul Gedeon is a respected Entrepreneur who is enthusiastic and creative, with a passion for life. Starting in 2000, he's grown a high school passion project into a multi million dollar business.
His lifestyle brand IDEL HAWAII, which soon expanded into the well-known design and printing business JPG HAWAII, has now evolved into JPG MEDIA. Launched in 2014, JPG MEDIA has quickly become the fastest growing provider of Out-of-Home media in a challenging market where traditional billboards are banned. These limitations led to innovation. Focusing on Malls, Supermarkets, and Vehicle advertising, JPG Media has the most diverse OOH media offering in Hawaii.
Jean-Paul invented and successfully patented the "Super Divider", a Grocery Checkout Divider used to display Advertising in Supermarkets at Checkout. He's been awarded international patents in United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, European Union, and United Kingdom. Gedeon credits his success to the same drive that pushed him to achieve the coveted Eagle Scout badge at 17 or become Oahu's Blockbuster Video Game Champion at 12: the support of his family and community.
Email Alexis.Chapman@HawaiiFood.com to receive a calendar invite.
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