Contributors
Dan Pinto
Dan Pinto is CEO and co-founder of Fingerprint and brings over a decade of experience in tech. In 2014, Dan co-founded Machinio, a search engine for used machinery, which was later acquired by NASDAQ:LQDT in 2018. After this success, he co-founded Fingerprint, the world’s most accurate device identifier, which has raised over $77 million since its first funding round in 2020. Fingerprint currently employs over 100 people and is dedicated to solving the complex issue of online fraud.
Richard Piper
Business Development Director at Webloyalty
Rich Pirrotta
Rich Pirrotta is a senior transformational leader with extensive board-level experience in technology, manufacturing, and professional services, having worked globally across 35+ countries. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Americas for ReBound, the leading global returns management specialist. By combining integrated returns software with an extensive logistics network, ReBound optimizes and manages the entire returns lifecycle. ReBound is part of Reconomy, the circular experts.
Todd Pollak
Todd Pollak is Marqeta’s Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for leading the company’s go to market teams, overseeing the company’s revenue strategy, how it positions itself in the industry, serves prospects and supports customers. Before Marqeta, Pollak spent four years at Ancestry as Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the company’s marketing, product strategy and commercialization teams. Before Ancestry, he spent 13 years at Google serving as managing director in the financial and retail sectors.
Alexandra Popken
Alexandra Popken is the Vice President of Trust & Safety, the leading content moderation service combining the power of AI and humans to keep online communities and brands safe from the risks of user-generated content. Popken joined the WebPurify team in the beginning of 2023 after working at Twitter for nearly a decade as Senior Director of Trust & Safety Operations, leading a global team that spanned the consumer and monetization sectors, and is committed to equipping companies across all industries with the necessary trust and safety knowledge to further protect its users.
Kosta Popov
Kosta Popov, CEO and founder of Cappasity — the company providing an easy and scalable platform for creation, embedding and analysis of 3D and AR content — has 20+ years of experience and a successful track record as a software company CEO. Kosta is an expert in 3D technologies, SaaS solutions and mobile applications and was named one of the top innovators by Intel Software.Vipin Porwal
Vipin Porwal is the CEO and founder of Smarty, a premier shopping app. He is an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in finance and consumer technology and a background in software development. Previously, he founded the influencer marketing platform SocialMob.com, which catered to big brands like AOL and Huffington Post. Smarty and Smarty+ collaborate with over 6,000 U.S. retailers, such as Target, Walmart, and Best Buy. Porwal also founded SmartRx, a prescription discount card that offers premium health savings related to office visits, telehealth, pet meds, and more.
Sharat Potharaju
Sharat Potharaju is the Co-founder and CEO of Beaconstac, responsible for crafting the overall strategy and execution. Sharat is dedicated to achieving Beaconstac’s vision to enable digital connection with every physical object and place on the planet. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Sharat spent a few years working in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York. Sharat holds a master’s degree in engineering management from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.
Ryan Powell
Prior to his role at Insite AI, Ryan served as Vice President of Merchandising and Category Management at Symphony RetailAI Solutions.
Lisa Powers
Lisa Powers is associate UX Director at Capgemini Americas with more than 20 years of professional experience in the digital interactive industry. Her expertise spans design, user experience, customer experience strategy and research across industries including automotive, finance, manufacturing, retail, non-profit, media, and utilities.
Simon Powley
Currently role includes:
End to end management of the Global Retail Self-Service business, leading a global team responsible for:
- Business Strategy and Growth
- G2M Strategy,
- Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management (HW/SW),
- Pre-sales/Solution Specialist Teams
- Consulting Practice
Ankur Prasad
Prior to that, Ankur was the Head of Marketing for the Amazon Appstore, a division that he doubled over the course of 3 years. Ankur first joined Amazon to kick off developer marketing efforts for Amazon Appstore where he helped grow the number of apps and games distributed by the Appstore from 20K to 500K. Before Amazon, he led the creation of Microsoft’s first incubator program for student entrepreneurs. He has a Masters in Management Sciences from Stanford University with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship.
Archita Prasad
As Chief Executive Officer for Strategy at UPS Capital, Archita develops and implements corporate strategy, leads growth initiatives, and leads the ongoing digital transformation journey. She has more than 20 years of experience as a senior leader in business strategy and transformation, change management, and organizational strategy planning. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad, India and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.
Augustin Prot
Co-founder, Weglot
Eric Prugh
Eric Prugh oversees product, GTM, and design at PactSafe. PactSafe is a SaaS company that securely powers clickwrap agreements & eSignatures for businesses like Wayfair, DoorDash, Extra Space Storage, Upwork, and more. Prior to his current role, Eric spent 7 years at ExactTarget and Salesforce.
Roman Ptakowski
Roman Ptakowski serves as Chief Commercial Officer, Customer Experience at Bridgenext, where he leads the global CX practice, including Creative, Design, UX, Sales, Service, Marketing Automation, and the Content Studio. Previously, he was Managing Partner at AKQA, working with clients like Delta Air Lines, Coca-Cola, and UPS, and driving growth in Atlanta with a focus on diversity and inclusivity. Roman began his career in management consulting at Accenture, later transitioning to agencies like Organic, AKQA, and Huge, collaborating across industries such as healthcare, energy, and CPG.
Mary Putman
Mary Putman is the Chief Consultancy Officer at Stone Mantel, a research-led consultancy at the forefront of customer and employee experience strategy.
Elissa Quinby
Elissa Quinby is senior director of retail insights at Quantum Metric. As a go-to-market and industry lead, Elissa provides expertise that supports retailers ability to optimize the digital customer experience. Prior to joining Quantum Metric, Elissa spent seven years with Amazon Retail holding roles across multiple verticals and various functions.
Pari Raccah
Prior to joining the GiftNow team, Kevin led corporate marketing for technology start-ups in the customer experience and supply chain industries. He holds a BA in marketing management from San Jose State University and an MBA from Golden Gate University, and lives in San Jose, California.
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