You are here
Sessions
Technologists from Kohl's, Petsmart, Walmart, Intel, Macy's and Qurate will connect and network with computer science student attendees to learn more about their critical tech roles in the retail industry. Invitation only.
...
Select students will be contacted by retail employers to conduct on-site interviews hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Invitation only....
Event Info
Speakers
Jeff Gennette was elected CEO of Macy’s, Inc. in March 2017 and assumed the role of chairman in February 2018. Gennette previously held the role of president of Macy’s, Inc. since 2014. Prior to that, he was chief merchandising officer of Macy’s, Inc., a position to which he was appointed in February 2009.Gennette began his retail career in 1983 as an executive trainee at Macy’s West in San Francisco. He held positions of increasing responsibility, and in 2004, Gennette was appointed executive vice president and director of stores at Macy’s Central in Atlanta....
Emily Chang was most recently SVP, marketing at Starbucks. She joined Starbucks as China CMO in 2017, responsible for marketing, sales, loyalty, customer engagement, and digital flywheel (ecommerce, payments, partnerships). She helped open the first Starbucks Roastery outside of Seattle, tripled digital tender, managed the commercial side of Starbucks’ largest merger, and launching the brand’s delivery program. Emily then relocated to Seattle to drive brand and marketing transformation in the U.S....
Alison Hahn is the Vice President of Color Merchandising at Sephora, a position she has held for the last six years. In her role, Alison is responsible for curating Sephora’s best-in-class and highly differentiated makeup product and brand assortment, one of the defining pillars of Sephora’s industry success. Since joining Sephora in 2011, Alison has identified breakout brands and game-changing beauty trends for the prestige retailer, and is responsible for step-changing the color organization team to better respond to fast-evolving beauty landscape innovation....