2022 eCommerce Holiday Season Trends, Challenges & Solutions

Amy has extensive experience in retail, focused primarily on eCommerce and customer engagement. Most recently, Amy was at Sephora where she served as the SVP of Client Engagement and previously as the SVP of Ecommerce. Prior to joining Sephora, Amy was the Vice President of e- commerce of Pottery Barn, within Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and responsible for e-commerce and retention marketing.

Roland leads the overall vision, strategy, operations, and development of GroupBy to create a fundamentally better experience for eCommerce shoppers. Roland is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, services, operations, and development in the enterprise software industry. His previous roles included Endeca, Cognos, Hummingbird Communications, and Pure Data. Prior to his career in software, Roland was a member in the Royal Canadian Armored Corps.

Sucharita serves digital business strategy professionals. She is an expert in e-commerce, omnichannel commerce, consumer behavior, and trends in the retail and consumer goods space. She is also an authority on technology developments that affect the online commerce industry and vendors that facilitate online marketing and merchandising.

In her research, Sucharita covers areas such as e-commerce trends and global, regulatory, and technology issues shaping commerce. She is the author of Forrester’s “The World’s Most Future-Proofed Brands” report, which reviews global consumer-facing brand manufacturers. She is often the keynote speaker at retailer conferences around the world and is frequently featured in national media such as NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Information, and more.

Chris Hiatt is the Supply Chain & Manufacturing Industry Advisor for SADA. In this role, he helps direct SADA’s strategic plans in these industry verticals. He also supports customers in transforming their businesses with Google technologies.

Prior to SADA, Chris has managed teams and processes in various aspects of the supply chain including demand & supply planning, inventory management, purchasing, operations, for G transportation, and logistics. Chris has spent over 20 years in supply chain roles at various companies including Best Buy, Samsung, Commercial Metals Company, and Honeywell and has also supported retail customers including Apple, Walmart, AT&T, Verizon, and Target. He holds an MBA from Purdue University.