Contributors
Lara Kleinert
Lara Kleinert is VP Business Development at HGS
Tony Klimas
Tony Klimas brings 25 years of consulting experience to his role as Horvath USA President and partner with a specialization in finance transformation and enabling technologies. An Ohio native and proud first-generation American, he attended the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD majoring in Mathematics and subsequently serving as an Officer aboard several Navy ships. After leaving active duty, he received his MBA in finance, graduating with honors from the Kelley School at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Ray Ko
Ray Ko is the Senior Ecommerce Manager at ShopPOPDisplays. With years of experience in the retail space, Ray is an expert in formulating and implementing e-commerce strategies to increase revenue.
Katie Kochelek
Katie is a marketing professional at Frank Mayer, where she writes about the evolving world of kiosks and retail displays, offering insights on design, strategy, and industry trends.
Rameet Kohli
Rameet Kohli is Co-Founder, President & COO of Metrical, a start-up that enables e-commerce retailers to use AI to predict the behavior of their online shoppers – preventing bounce and converting them to customers. He’s worked in both the private and public sectors for organizations including GE, Chevron, IBM, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), FHI 360 and BSR. He holds an MBA from Univ. of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Computer Science from UCDavis.
Yochai Konig
Yochai has over 20 years of experience developing and leading innovative AI technology teams. His experience in machine learning and research is a culmination of his work in a range of settings from academia, government agencies, startups, and large enterprises. Over the last two decades, the contact center and specifically how customers interact with enterprises, has been the commercial target of this research and its applications. Yochai leverages these experiences to help Ada transform the customer experience and enable companies to deliver the kind of personalized service consumers want.
Sai Koppala
Sai Koppala is the CMO at SheerID. Previously, he led a variety of marketing and product teams at global software companies like Google and SAP and start-ups like Proximity (acquired by Apple) and Apigee (acquired by Google).
Aleksandra Korczynska
She got her business and leadership education graduating from Harvard Executive Education and data-driven attitude in marketing from data science MA in Warsaw.
Ola actively supports startups in the CEE region, as an advisor for non-profit and Google for Startups consulting programs. Amateur climber, novice piano player, and a great fan of the remote-first working culture.
Chandni Kothari
Chandni Kothari is Biddable Associate Director at Croud, the global digital agency connecting data, technology and creativity to drive business performance.
Frank Kouretas
Frank is the Chief Product Officer at Orckestra. Orckestra is digital commerce software provider that creates solutions for leading retailers and brands. In his role, he leads product management and development, providing retailers with the tools to create unique shopping experiences and increase efficiency in their omnichannel commerce execution.
Pierre Kremer
Pierre Kremer is the VP of Digital Engagement at EPAM, where he advises enterprises across various sectors to ignite start-up thinking. With a long track record of using agile methodologies, Pierre supports companies to increase customer value, drive operational effectiveness and thrive in a digital world. His expertise lies in digital, CRM, eCommerce strategy, omnichannel, design and implementation, emphasizing the consumer, pharma, travel, financial services, retail and energy sectors.
Jamie Kress
Jamie Kress, Director of RFID Sales at Sensormatic Solutions has more than 20 years of experience in RFID solutions and strategic consulting for the retail industry. Jamie has worked with Sensormatic Solutions for over 16 years specializing in retail business processes, inventory management, technology implementation and loss prevention analytics and innovations.
Vikas Krishan
Global Executive: 20+ years in consulting, tech, business services. EC-1 partner (10 years) in IT/Business Consulting. Expert in global strategy, shared services across APAC, Americas, Europe, Africa. P&L leadership: £2.4B revenue, 3000 staff. Change driver in large organisations, Financial Services focus. CEO-level experience, led complex multi-national projects and cross-border teams. Seeking role to drive growth/innovation in ambitious organisation.
Kevin Kroeger
Kevin Kroeger is the Product Manager for Spectrio's retail vertical of business. Kevin previously held director and C-level roles at companies spanning consumer electronics, musical instruments, and home & garden spaces. At Spectrio, he oversees the product development life cycle, champions the voice of the customer, and drives the team to deliver a class-leading product roadmap, which drives engaged consumers to Spectrio's customer base.
Chris Kronenthal
Chris Kronenthal, President and CTO at FreedomPay is the payment industry's preeminent security expert, bringing world-class experience to the software development processes and compliance solutions of FreedomPay.
Maeghen Krueger
She has worked in marketing for over 15 years for various industries across the U.S. She currently resides in South Minneapolis with her husband and two young children. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, biking, golfing, raising her many houseplants and discovering new places to travel around the world.
Sara Krypel
Mike Sharp is the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at commercetools, the leading provider of composable commerce, that enables brands and retailers to build customizable digital commerce infrastructures. With 15+ years of experience building, scaling and leading product management, Mike specializes in developing technological solutions that enhance the customer experience. As CPO of commercetools, he oversees the company’s portfolio of products, working to further grow the company’s world-class team and diversify their solutions.
Jay Kulkarni
Jay Kulkarni founded Theorem, Inc., in 2002. Over the last 21 years, Kulkarni has been the driving force behind the company’s extraordinary expansion. Prior to founding Theorem, Jay was one of the earliest employees at DoubleClick, where he headed up product management for advertiser solutions and email platforms. As a veteran in the online advertising space, Jay is published by several leading trade publications and is a participant in the digital marketing conference circuit
Aakash Kumar
Aakash Kumar founded Shiftsmart to execute his vision of empowering today’s rapidly expanding labor workforce to maximize their employment opportunities and help usher in a future where they can work exclusively based on their preferences. Kumar’s forward-thinking vision and leadership places him at the forefront of addressing profound changes impacting labor markets worldwide with his goal of revolutionizing the modern labor market and increasing the quality of life for the global workforce.Featured Vendor
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