Understanding Online Merchandisers Top Priorities for 2016

Join us for the highly anticipated kick-off of the eComVan 2015-16 season with special guest Peter Sheldon (https://www.forrester.com/Peter-Sheldon), VP & Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.

This season, we are leaving behind the panel format that we have extensively used last season, and give the floor to one or two top-notch speaker(s) per event. On October 1, Peter's presentation will be exploring the Online Merchandisers Top Priorities for 2016 - What's Hot and What's Not.

About the Presenter

Peter serves eBusiness & channel strategy professionals at Forrester Research. He focuses on commerce technologies and solutions, including B2C and B2B eCommerce platforms, mobile commerce solutions, digital in-store technologies, and digital commerce.

Peter has specific expertise helping eCommerce leaders understand the integration challenges between commerce and back-office technologies across channels and touchpoints. His interests focus on mobile and tablet commerce trends, digital in-store experiences, multi-channel retail, social commerce, and digital media.

Peter formerly held both product management and product marketing positions at Elastic Path, as well as worked as a senior business analyst at JP Morgan and Ford Motor Company. He has more than 14 years of experience in eCommerce and web technologies.

Interaction

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Format

6:30pm - Check-in and networking

7:00pm - Presentation starts

7:45pm - Q&A, General discussion

Beverages & Food

Light snacks and beverages will be provided.

Gift baskets (http://www.itsaulgood.com/) sponsored by the Saul Good Gift Co.

Cost

This event is completely free of charge. We only ask that you please update your RSVP if you are not able to make it.

Sponsors

• Mobify: premier enterprise mobile e-commerce optimization (http://www.mobify.com/) platform

• Shopify: leading cloud-based commerce platform (https://www.shopify.com/) cloud-based commerce platform designed for SMB's

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Organizers

• The Jibe: Vancouver full-service e-commerce agency (http://thejibe.com/)

• The Status Bureau: expert online marketing (http://www.statusbureau.com/) team