CrossTalk Agenda
 
Affinity Groups | Store Tours
FEATURED SPEAKERS
 
Duncan Angove,
General Manager, Oracle Retail
 
Jeff Jarvis,
Author of What Would Google Do? (HarperCollins 2009)

Tuesday, June 22nd
 

   

7:00 a.m.

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Golf Networking Event Check-in

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Golf Networking Event - Sponsored by HCL/OLR
(Shotgun Start)

9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Store Tours and Luncheon at Oakbrook Center

2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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CrossTalk Networking Lounge

3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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General Session

3:00 p.m.

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Welcome Session
    Duncan Angove, General Manager and Senior Vice President,
    Oracle Retail
    Christina Van Houten, Senior Director, Oracle Retail

3:45 p.m.

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Media-Saturn Embraces Customer-Centricity to Launch Global Multichannel Strategies
    Riccardo Sperrle, Managing Director, Media-Saturn

5:00 p.m.

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Reimagining Growth: A View from the Investor Community
    Duncan Angove, General Manager and Senior Vice President,
    Oracle Retail
    Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director and Retailing Analyst,  
    Citigroup 
    Tim Romberger, Partner, Marakon
    Jeff Case, Principal for Retail Portfolio, Advent International   

6:15 p.m.

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Retail Excellence Awards

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m

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Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Accenture

10:00 p.m

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Bowling After-Party
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Thursday, June 24th
 
   

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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Breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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CrossTalk Networking Lounge

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

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General Session
Oracle Retail User Group - State of the Union
    Armand Nelson, President, ORUG, and Director IT,
    Gander Mountain 
Upcoming Releases Overview
    Steve Gannon, Senior Director, Enterprise Product,
    Oracle Retail

9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Special Interest Groups
Closed door meetings for licensed customers

Merchandising Special Interest Group
    
Led by Gander Mountain
Stores Special Interest Group
    ORUG Led
Planning Special Interest Group
    Led by Nordstrom
Supply Chain Special Interest Group
    Led by Argos Ltd.

9:45 a.m.

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Breakout Session (for non SIG participants)
Reinventing the User Interface of Oracle Retail 
    Oracle Retail

10:45 a.m.

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Breakout Session (for non SIG participants)
Standardize with Oracle Retail Business Processes
    Oracle Retail

11:30 a.m.

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CrossTalk Concludes

 

    
 
*Schedule is subject to change
Wednesday, June 23rd

5:45 a.m.

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Warm-up & Stretch

6:00 a.m.

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Fun Run Sponsored by Wipro

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

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Affinity Group Networking Breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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CrossTalk Networking Lounge

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

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Breakout Sessions Flight #1
Accelerating Business Transformation
    Advance Auto Parts
Enabling Rapid and Centralized Expansion
    Sunrider
Change Management: Turning Passengers into Pilots
    Grupo Pao de Acucar & Oracle Retail
Focus on the Value of Business Analytics 
    Argos Ltd., Santa Clara University, Reitmans, & Oracle Retail

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Breakout Sessions Flight #2
Building a Platform for International Growth
    Lowe’s Companies & Oracle Retail
One Version of the Truth with Planning and Forecasting
    Sportmaster
Oracle Retail Data Model: Unlock the Value of Your Data
    OSI Restaurant Partners & Oracle Retail
The Store: Delivering the Last Mile in Customer-Centricity    
    Pep Boys, Urban Outfitters, IHL Consulting, Oracle Retail

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Breakout Sessions Flight #3
Harnessing the Power of Social Media through Retail Business Intelligence
    Oracle Retail & Endeca
Critical Success Factors for International Stores Rollout
    Best Buy
Recast, Reshape and Re-imagine Demand
    Oracle Retail
Transforming the Magic of Disney with Merchandising Business Applications
     Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts & Oracle Retail

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

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Affinity Group Networking Luncheon

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

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Breakout Sessions Flight #4
Driving Value through Store Compliance and Localized Experience
    Teknosa & Oracle Retail
Smarter Pricing: Capture the Customer and the Margins
    Aldo Group & Oracle Retail 
The Customer Fulfillment Chain
    Best Buy
The Power of Fusion Technology in Retail
    Abercrombie & Fitch & Oracle Retail

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Breakout Sessions Flight #5
Use Retail Science to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions
    Oracle Retail
Integration: Laying the Foundations for Supply Chain Optimization
    WM Morrisons
The Mobile and Digital Era: Finding Efficiencies in the Store
    Oracle Retail & Intuit
Merchandising Shaped by Customer Demand
    AC Moore, RIS News, RSR Research, SteinMart

3:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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General Session

3:45 p.m.

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Building a Social/ Mobile Strategy One Outfit at a Time
    Jon Kubo, VP and CIO, Wet Seal

4:15 p.m.

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Disruptive Technologies: Innovators Redefining Retail
    David Dorf, Director Technology Strategy, Oracle Retail (moderator)
    Tim Jones, CEO, Buzzient
    Sameer Samat, Product Management Director, Google
    Dave Sikora, CEO, Digby

5:15 p.m.

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What Would Google Do?
    Jeff Jarvis, Author
Closing Keynote
    Duncan Angove, General Manager and Senior Vice President,
    Oracle Retail

7:00 p.m.

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Final Evening Event at Chicago Indoor Racing