TORONTO: Emerging Tech Going Mainstream Meetup

We are back with The Working Group (http://www.theworkinggroup.ca/) for our 2nd Toronto Meetup! For this edition, we'll explore technologies going mainstream in 2015.

What emerging tech, software and practices will be relevant for fashion & retail brands in the new year? Join us as we take a deeper look and get ready for a conversation with great minds in fashion, branding and technology.

Intro from:
Liz Bacelar – Founder, Decoded Fashion (http://www.decodedfashion.com/)

Industry Chat with:

The Coveteur (http://www.thecoveteur.com/)

With an emphasis on highly personalized curation, The Coveteur goes one step further in examining the creative process, inspiration and influence of the individuals who are defining the zeitgeist of our times.

Olivier Van Themsche – Founder, COOLS (https://cools.com/)

COOLS is a new way to shop designer brands connecting modern brands to modern people through an immersive content and commerce experience.

The Presenters:

John Coombs – Co-Founder & CEO, Rover (http://www.roverlabs.co/)

Rover's iBeacon platform helps retailers deliver a better customer experience by transforming their mobile apps into in-store shopping companions. They make the retail experience better by allowing mobile apps to become truly context-relevant through micro-location.

Karn Saroya – Co-Founder, Stylekick (http://app.stylekick.com/index.html)

Stylekick is a community-sourced fashion magazine featuring thousands of content creators who upload outfits every day, and itemize these outfits like they would on their fashion blogs. Stylekick predicts the content each customer sees, so that their experience is relevant and contextual.

Bryan Gold – Founder, #paid (https://www.hashtagpaid.com/)

#paid's platform connects brands with celebrity influencers on Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat and Pinterest, driving sales through high-conversion influencer marketing.

Experience Oculus Rift (http://www.oculus.com/) and Google Cardboard (https://cardboard.withgoogle.com/) at our hands-on demo station.

Networking and warming winter cocktails to follow!

Thank you to our media partner, Fashionotes (http://www.fashionotes.com/content/).