Lecuture Series

Mr. Trey Tinnell, North America Lead for Watson, AI, & Deep Learning, IBM

Topic: Why so much hype about AI: Where it is from and where it is leading to Year 2019

Mr. Trey Tinnell, North America Lead for Watson, AI, & Deep Learning, IBM

Topic: Why so much hype about AI: Where it is from and where it is leading to Year 2021, Virtual Lecture

Mr. Jason Sain, Senior Manager, Kurt Salmon

Topic: How Blockchain is changing the retail industry Year 2019

Mr. Trey Tinnell, North America Lead for Watson, AI, & Deep Learning, IBM

Topic: Why so much hype about AI: Where it is from and where it is leading to Year 2019

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iRACE Industry Lecture Series©

Technology and innovation have been revolutionizing retail businesses in both product and service industry sectors. The iRACE Initiative offers a semester-long industry lecture series from which Auburn University students and faculty can hear from key industry lecturers who share the current and near future innovations in the retail industry with novel technologies and approaches and entrepreneurial spirits.

2024 iRACE Industry Lecture Series

Please register for interested lecture sessions HERE.

Mr. Daniel Black

Founder & CEO, Glass-Media

Tentative Topic: Purpose-driven experimental marketing

12:00 - 12:50 pm, Jan 29, 2024

Mr. Rory Fane-Hervey

VP of Sales, Visual Retailing by IWD Group

Tentative Topic: Shape your store with virtual visual merchandising using interactive 3D stores

1:00 - 2:00 pm, Feb 5, 2024

Mr. Ivan Borovikov

Co-Founder & CEO, Maestra

Tentative Topic: Automation of direct-to-customer marketing through centralized customer data platform and machine learning

12:00 - 12:50 pm, Feb 19, 2024

Ms. Sarah H. Johnson

Sr. Director of Asset Protection - Operations, Home Depot

Tentative Topic: How technologies and analytics are leveraged for loss prevention and asset protection

12:00 - 12:50 pm, Feb 26. 2024

Ms. Jane Rawnsley

Sr. Vice President of Creative AI, Avataar

"Breaking Boundaries: How Generative AI+Human Co-pilot Transforms Product Narratives in Spatial Storytelling"

12:00 - 12:50 pm, March 11, 2024

Mr. Scott Light

Vice President, Churchill Systems Inc.

"Revolutionizing Retail: Unveiling the Power of AI in Merchandise Planning"

12:00 - 12:50 pm, March 18, 2024

Past iRACE Industry Lecturers

Thank you very much for all of our past iRACE Industry Lecturers! Your generosity made huge differences for Auburn University students as they prepare themselves as future retail professionals.

We are always seeking industry speakers who are interested in sharing innovative ideas and approaches from their workplace with our students and faculty!

For inquiries on industry lecturer opportunities, please email kwonwis@auburn.edu.