Retail Technology Conference 2013

This year's RIS Retail Technology Conference included marquee presenters from AT&T Retail, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Target, attracting 125 retail executives to Orlando, FL April 10-12. If you missed it (and even if you didn't) RIS has gathered a selection of the 12 sharpest comments that were seen, heard and sent out via social media at the 7th annual event.

Paul Roth, president of retail sales and service for AT&T Mobility, will discuss the new Michigan Avenue Flagship store in Chicago at RTC 2013. The event will take place tomorrow, April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

CIO of Rooms To Go Furniture, Russ Rosen will join a CIO panel on perspectives relevant to retailing at RTC 2013, discussing the new era of personalization and technology. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Steve Methvin, VP of retail technology for Bozzuto's will explain that loyalty is a challenge due to new sources of customer-created information including social media, at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Rob Baugh, director of store application delivery for The Finish Line will uncover the unknowns of mobile POS at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Dennis Vandel, VP of operations and administration for Champs Sports will share his journey through evolving technology and how it can lead to performance improvements at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

ARTS director emeritus and former CIO of multiple retailers, Dick Mader will join a CIO panel on perspectives relevant to retailing at RTC 2013, discussing the new era of personalization and technology. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Chief interactive and information officer for Build-A-Bear will give a closing keynote presentation at RTC 2013, discussing the retailer's reimagined, interactive stores. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Gaurav Pant, research director for EKN will discuss the basic tools for taming Big Data and finding relevant customer insights at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

Director of BI for Guess will discuss analytics pain points and opportunities in a closed door session at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

VP of inventory and transportation for The Vitamin Shoppe, Jason Scheffer, will provide an in-depth discussion on how to create an inside/outside inventory strategy that centralizes inventory in an omnichannel environment. The event will take place April 10-12, 2013 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL.

VP of e-commerce with Shopko Stores, Mike Sidders, will provide insights into the retailer's vendor drop-ship capabilities and leveraging opportunities in store and online.