The Future of Digital Commerce & Consumer Shopping Forum
Sep 27, 2022 8:00 am - 4:00 PM EDT
BWG's The Future of Digital Commerce & Consumer Shopping Forum encourages senior professionals to network & knowledge share with like-minded industry peers. Each session will be moderated by a BWG Connect professional to ensure that our panel sessions remain on topic and answer critical questions that the audience truly cares about.
Registrants are more than welcome to come and go throughout the day and all audience members will have the ability to ask live questions during all of the panels. Afterward, attendees will also have access to any of the panelists following the event. We're always open to making connections to others within our network as well. Come experience the BWG Community in-person!
BWG is proud to host this full day event to provide everyone with an excellent networking opportunity with like-minded industry professionals.
As always, there is no cost to join.
8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, Complimentary Breakfast & Networking
9:00am - 9:45am - Control Online Marketplace Sales & Advertising to Increase ROI
10:00am - 10:45am - Building Your Brand to Scale- eCommerce Predictions Holiday Readiness
11:00am - 11:45am - Scaling Sustainable Amazon & Marketplace Growth
11:45am - 1:00pm - Complimentary Lunch & Networking Break
1:00pm - 1:45pm - How Not To Disappoint: Q4 Ecom Selling Strategies
2:00pm - 2:45pm - Leveraging Consumer Specific Imagery to Improve ROAS, Traffic, Conversions and Sales
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Best Practices to Launch & Drive New Product Momentum on Amazon
4:00pm - 6:00pm - Open Bar Happy Hour & Networking
Partner | eControl Attorney
Whitney Gibson is a Partner, Chair, and eControl Attorney for Vorys eControl, an online seller enforcement team. Whitney integrates technology, data, and services to confront online sales control challenges. He also provides manufacturers with innovative approaches to protect and grow brands online. Whitney received his JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
Senior Digital Strategist at BWG Connect
BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution. BWG has built an exclusive network of 125,000+ senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events on an annual basis.
VP of Sales & Marketing at Blue Wheel (Formerly Retail Bloom)
Nicole Reich is the Chief Growth Officer at Blue Wheel, which merged with Retail Bloom to deliver end-to-end DTC, eCommerce, and marketplace solutions. Nicole strives to guide eCommerce success by working closely with manufacturers and partners and offering a full-service array of marketing solutions.
Founder & CEO of NetElixir, Inc.
Udayan Bose is the Co-Founder and CEO of NetElixir, a digital marketing agency designed to drive growth for eCommerce businesses, B2B companies, and retail brands through strategic solutions and proprietary AI-powered technology. His passion for helping e-commerce brands has propelled NetElixir to be a premier source for not only e-commerce strategy but also industry insights and data.
Udayan is also the Co-Founder of The Udaan Trust, NetElixir’s non profit foundation that funds the high school and university education of underprivileged girls in India so that no young girl will ever be afraid to dream again.
President at Coalition Technologies
Jordan Brannon is the President of Coalition Technologies, a company that provides SEO services in digital marketing, design, web development, and PPC advertising. Jordan’s expertise in digital strategies has shaped his career for more than a decade, where he focused on developing solutions that allow for more qualified leads, better traffic conversion, and SEO optimization.
Technical Partner Advocate at Shopify
Hayward Peirce is a Technical Partner Advocate at Shopify, the leading all-in-one commerce platform for startups to high-growth businesses. As a member of the Shopify Partner Solutions team, Hayward works with the industry's leading eCommerce agencies to help them design, build, and maintain commerce solutions for some of the largest brands in the world. With typical solutioning discussions including anything from marketing automation to API integrations, Hayward has a breadth of knowledge on building successful solutions on Shopify, as well as about the wider eCommerce ecosystem.
Chief Marketing and E-Commerce Officer at The Marena Group
Colin has been the Chief Marketing & E-Commerce Officer at The Marena Group since 2019. Before that, he was the Vice President Consumer Marketing at Lansinoh Laboratories for 5 years.
Vice President of Sales at Vizit
Joe Annunziato is the Vice President of Sales with Vizit, a provider of predictive Visual AI analytics, where he leads the company's client partnership strategy, helping build relationships with the top-tier brands and partners that utilize Vizit’s Visual Brand Performance Platform. Joe came to Vizit with nearly a decade of sales experience at leading data analytics and research technology firms, including Zappi, Crimson Hexagon, and Akamai Technologies.
Product Marketing Consultant at Vizit
Greg Yeadon is a Product Marketing Consultant with Vizit a provider of predictive Visual AI analytics. Recognized as the 2021 Path to Purchase Institute Ecommerce Innovator of the Year, Greg has over 15 years of brand, shopper marketing, ecommerce and innovation leadership experience having worked for Kadenwood, Clif Bar, 3M, Central Garden & Pet, and Edgewell Personal Care.
Chief Revenue Officer at ProductWind
Tim Wilson is the Chief Revenue Officer at ProductWind, which offers influencer-as-a-service products to help brands win online. He’s an experienced sales and business development professional focused on helping the world’s largest advertisers understand how eCommerce and digital marketing impact their brands. Before ProductWind, Tim was an Affiliate Partner at Pattern, guiding partnerships and driving global eCommerce sales for brands.
Partner | eControl Attorney
Whitney Gibson is a Partner, Chair, and eControl Attorney for Vorys eControl, an online seller enforcement team. Whitney integrates technology, data, and services to confront online sales control challenges. He also provides manufacturers with innovative approaches to protect and grow brands online. Whitney received his JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
Senior Digital Strategist at BWG Connect
BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution. BWG has built an exclusive network of 125,000+ senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events on an annual basis.
VP of Sales & Marketing at Blue Wheel (Formerly Retail Bloom)
Nicole Reich is the Chief Growth Officer at Blue Wheel, which merged with Retail Bloom to deliver end-to-end DTC, eCommerce, and marketplace solutions. Nicole strives to guide eCommerce success by working closely with manufacturers and partners and offering a full-service array of marketing solutions.
Founder & CEO of NetElixir, Inc.
Udayan Bose is the Co-Founder and CEO of NetElixir, a digital marketing agency designed to drive growth for eCommerce businesses, B2B companies, and retail brands through strategic solutions and proprietary AI-powered technology. His passion for helping e-commerce brands has propelled NetElixir to be a premier source for not only e-commerce strategy but also industry insights and data.
Udayan is also the Co-Founder of The Udaan Trust, NetElixir’s non profit foundation that funds the high school and university education of underprivileged girls in India so that no young girl will ever be afraid to dream again.
President at Coalition Technologies
Jordan Brannon is the President of Coalition Technologies, a company that provides SEO services in digital marketing, design, web development, and PPC advertising. Jordan’s expertise in digital strategies has shaped his career for more than a decade, where he focused on developing solutions that allow for more qualified leads, better traffic conversion, and SEO optimization.
Technical Partner Advocate at Shopify
Hayward Peirce is a Technical Partner Advocate at Shopify, the leading all-in-one commerce platform for startups to high-growth businesses. As a member of the Shopify Partner Solutions team, Hayward works with the industry's leading eCommerce agencies to help them design, build, and maintain commerce solutions for some of the largest brands in the world. With typical solutioning discussions including anything from marketing automation to API integrations, Hayward has a breadth of knowledge on building successful solutions on Shopify, as well as about the wider eCommerce ecosystem.
Chief Marketing and E-Commerce Officer at The Marena Group
Colin has been the Chief Marketing & E-Commerce Officer at The Marena Group since 2019. Before that, he was the Vice President Consumer Marketing at Lansinoh Laboratories for 5 years.
Vice President of Sales at Vizit
Joe Annunziato is the Vice President of Sales with Vizit, a provider of predictive Visual AI analytics, where he leads the company's client partnership strategy, helping build relationships with the top-tier brands and partners that utilize Vizit’s Visual Brand Performance Platform. Joe came to Vizit with nearly a decade of sales experience at leading data analytics and research technology firms, including Zappi, Crimson Hexagon, and Akamai Technologies.
Product Marketing Consultant at Vizit
Greg Yeadon is a Product Marketing Consultant with Vizit a provider of predictive Visual AI analytics. Recognized as the 2021 Path to Purchase Institute Ecommerce Innovator of the Year, Greg has over 15 years of brand, shopper marketing, ecommerce and innovation leadership experience having worked for Kadenwood, Clif Bar, 3M, Central Garden & Pet, and Edgewell Personal Care.
Chief Revenue Officer at ProductWind
Tim Wilson is the Chief Revenue Officer at ProductWind, which offers influencer-as-a-service products to help brands win online. He’s an experienced sales and business development professional focused on helping the world’s largest advertisers understand how eCommerce and digital marketing impact their brands. Before ProductWind, Tim was an Affiliate Partner at Pattern, guiding partnerships and driving global eCommerce sales for brands.
