An Introduction to AI and Its Broad Impact on the Retail Industry

Join Brand Elverston as he hosts Shawn Harris, co-founder and CEO of COWORKED, for a conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and its early and lasting impacts on the retail industry.

About Shawn Harris
Shawn is a cross-functional leader, who has turned concepts into revenue generating businesses, in both startups and in enterprise, focusing in store technologies, eCommerce, supply-chain management, robotics, intelligent process automation, analytics, systems thinking, and applied artificial intelligence (AI/ML/DL).

He has been involved with artificial intelligence, robotics, store systems, eCommerce, and order management technologies for over 15 years, having held management positions in, or consulted to, numerous tier 1 retailers including Walmart, Target, TJX, Staples, BJ’s, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Uniqlo (Fast Retailing).

About Brand L. Elverston
With a remarkable 25-year journey in the retail asset protection/risk mitigation realm, Brand Elverston brings a wealth of experience. Formerly with Walmart’s Loss Prevention division after a distinguished military career, Brand is on a mission to impact the industry positively. His passion lies in leveraging emerging technologies for innovative risk mitigation aligned with evolving retail pursuits.

Series Sponsors
The Asset Protection & Risk Mitigation Series is proudly sponsored by:
– Barcoding, Inc.
– Everseen
– ZeroEyes

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