Keynote SpeakersKate Ancketill is a leading authority in global retail and business futurism, with retail, consumer, brand, hospitality, and technology specialisation making complex societal shifts and emerging technologies relatable to any audience.
As the CEO and founder of GDR, Kate has more than 25 years of experience in business futurism and trends.
She is the innovation partner to around 30 of the world’s largest consumer brands, supplying market-leading consultancy and professional speaking to P&G, Tesco, Waitrose, Target, Sephora, Microsoft, Google, and Lego.
Kate delivers compelling big-picture narratives on how macro forces affect the economy, the planet, culture and technology. Her team of researchers and strategists identify global trends and innovation case studies that represent successful business adaptation, from which others can learn.
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Kate Ancketill offers insight into the future of customer experience, how marketing is evolving, and how the best are using tech to adapt to new customer behaviours and expectations.
Furthermore, Kate takes a cross-sector, global view of innovation, which includes anywhere there’s an interaction between brand and consumer, either online or offline.
Kate’s areas of expertise include:
- Futurism
- Consumer Trends
- The Metaverse
- Artificial Intelligence
- New Technologies
- Disruptive Business Models
- Sustainability
- Customer Experience
- Retail
- Hospitality
- E-commerce Trends
- Marketing & Brands
- Digital Media
- Post-Pandemic Retail & Hospitality
- Virtual Commerce
Keynote presentations by Kate Ancketill include:
- Trends fit for the future: The surprising secret of persistently brilliant retail brands.
- AI’s role in transforming retail – why we can’t live without it, and how to mitigate the dangers.
- The future of customer service. What can professional services learn from the fastmoving retail industry.
- The Metaverse: why brands should care about the virtual world.
- The Big Disruptors: Prioritising Retail Strategies
- Sustainable brands: a practical guide to a future that works for the planet, people, and profit.
- The Circular Economy: Regenerative models that work.
- Loyalty, payment and NFTs: New models of customer engagement.
- What every retail sector can learn from innovation in FinTech.
- How Innovation in Customer Experience is the Heart of Future Growth.
- The Future of Beauty and Wellness.
- Longevity and the future of ageing.
Kate delivers compelling big-picture narratives explaining how retail, brands and experiences are changing due to economic and social shifts, the tech revolution and the imperative move towards sustainability.
