Singapore Magento User Group Meetup - September 2017

Date: Wednesday, 6th Sep 2017
Venue: Microsoft Singapore, One Marina Boulevard
Level 22, 018989, Singapore
Conference room: 22CF-15
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM

Agenda:

1. Future of retail is here with the AI - Are you ready? by Anand Ramdeo

2. Use Logistics to power your e-commerce growth by Senthil Kumar

3. Mobile UX in Magento - delighting users to buy by Kali Charan Rajput (KC)

Details:

1. Future of retail is here with the AI - Are you ready? by Anand Ramdeo

About topic: Artificial Intelligence is increasingly becoming mainstream in many industries. From defeating the best go player in the world to discovering drugs, AI is every where. In the retail sector, organizations like Amazon are already harnessing the power of the AI in many interesting ways. Experiments such as Amazon Go and Echo gives a glimpse of how retail stores of future might look like and operate. In this talk, we would explore some interesting ways in which organisations in the retail sector are experimenting with the AI and preparing themselves for the future. Come along to discuss some interesting ideas in this space.

About Anand: A go-to person for managing innovation, achieving engineering excellence at scale, consulting strategies for growth, and identifying how IT can be the biggest differentiator and transform the business. Anand has founded a software product company in the past, provided consulting to big brands across the Europe, and worked with software powerhouse such as Amazon, IBM Rational, etc. With Master’s degree at Kingston University in London and engineering degree in India, Anand shares knowledge freely and has presented in conferences such as Swiss Testing Days, EuroSTAR, Selenium Conference, Agile Testing Days, CAST, XP Days and so on.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandramdeo/

2. Use Logistics to power your e-commerce growth by Senthil Kumar
   About topic: Omni channel e-commerce is on the rise as customers look for a seamless buying experience regardless of the channels they use. With the ever-changing e-commerce market, retailers are now more than ever looking to develop a competitive supply chain solution when it comes to fulfilling consumers’ orders in an effective manner. Are you looking to expand your e-commerce cross-border business with DHL eCommerce? Find more about network and trade insights with experts from DHL eCommerce in this session. Learn how you, like other Singaporean manufacturers, resellers and retailers, can ride the e-commerce wave to grow your ecommerce business beyond Singapore’s saturated consumer market. We have Senthil Kumar, Sales Director from DHL eCommerce on board to share the latest trends and insights in the ecommerce market.

About Senthil: Senthil Kumar is the Head of Sales for DHL eCommerce Singapore. He has over 15 years of logistics experience, managing operations in warehousing and transportation across the freight, express and postal industries. In his current role, he is responsible for ensuring profitable revenue growth for the company by working with and ensuring the success of e-commerce based customers in both SME and MNC segments. Having spent the early part of his logistics career working in operational and project management capacities, Senthil is able to incorporate practical operational knowledge with customers experience and offer customer-centric logistics solutions for customers.

3. Mobile UX in Magento - delighting users to buy by Kali Charan Rajput (KC)

About topic: Mobile traffic has increased in recent years and 30 to 50% users are surfing eCommerce websites. Mobile usability study reveals how the touch interface, the small screen, and user’s mobile behavior introduce a whole host of pitfalls to watch out for when designing and running a mobile e-commerce site. The presentation will focus on the design and usability of the full mobile experience of the entire eCommerce/Magento store mobile app.

About KC: UI/UX Lead at Ranosys Technologies India. KC has over 8 years of experience in UI/UX and has vast expertise in eCommerce user experience.
KC main focus is on Design User Interface (UI) focusing on anticipating what users might need to do and ensuring that the interface has elements that are easy to access and understand.

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