CES 2026 - Experience-Driven Retail (Full Panel)

What transforms shopping from routine to remarkable? At the intersection of advanced technologies and human creativity, retailers are crafting personalized, memorable experiences that redefine how consumers engage with brands.

In this official CES session, Experience‑Driven Retail, industry leaders explore the strategies, innovations, and behaviors shaping the next era of retail.

🚀 Debuting at CES:
Val Vacante presents the Experience‑Driven Retail Drivers for What's Next briefing, highlighting core areas of growth, exploration, and real‑world activation across the retail landscape.

📚 What Audiences Will Learn:

How consumer expectations are evolving and which experience‑led behaviors are reshaping retail spaces and places

How leading brands are designing, scaling, and operationalizing experience‑driven retail

How connected, technology‑enabled experiences extend beyond the store and into everyday life

What’s now, next, and beyond in the world of experience‑driven retail

🔊 Featured Speakers:

Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder, Coresight Research (Welcome & Opening Remarks)

Val Vacante, Global Innovator | Top 25 Women in Tech | Founder, Collabsco | Fast Company Executive Board

Phil Sage, Senior Director of Design and Innovation, PepsiCo

Patrick Flanagan, SVP of Digital Operations, Simon Property Group

Tamara Bebb, CEO, Spectrio

Barry McGeough, Group Vice President of Innovation and Strategy, AmeriCo Group