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Danny’s 30-year career has included operational and IT roles in the retail industry. He has led numerous consulting engagements and teams and has assisted many retail companies in assessing their strengths, defining their business goals and designing pragmatic organizations, processes and systems transformation programs to realize those goals. Danny has worked across the world, contributing to many industry initiatives and sitting on boards and industry standards groups such as NRF, GMA and GS1.
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Randy Hofbauer is the former digital and technology editor of Progressive Grocer. He has more than a decade of experience as a content strategist, researcher and marketer, almost all of it covering CPG retailing. His insights and work have been cited in a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, the Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune, and he was named a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association's 2018 Emerging Leader Awards. Follow him on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn.
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Voice-activated digital assistants have not fully achieved their promise, due to concerns over trust and unclear monetization strategies. The focus should be on working "with" technology to enhance human experiences.
A growing interest across many industries in the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, a new era where humans and intelligent systems will work side by side to create new experiences, services and business outcomes.