Spectrum’s 4th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 22 June in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. As usual, the debate was wide-ranging, this time with the customer experience, and, in particular, the role of the physical store explored in detail. The most notable discussion points were:
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Goldman Sachs has described the Internet of Things (IoT) as the next technology mega trend, representing the 3rd wave of the internet. Samsung’s CEO has said that all of its products would be connected to the internet within five years. IoT has been reported as the number one trend at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and Gartner’s research indicates that 4.9 billion ‘things’ will be connected by the end of this year. But what is IoT? What are the opportunities and the threats for incumbents and innovators? To find out, we partnered with Mike Kennedy and Tim McSweeney at tech specialists, Restoration Partners, to host 23 senior TMT executives and IoT pioneers for a discussion over dinner in central London on 11 June 2015. With an agenda entirely driven by the attendees, the key discussion themes were:
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Spectrum’s 3rd eCommerce Leadership Dinner, co-hosted with corporate finance firm Ardent Advisors, focussed deeply on one topic: the role of content in eCommerce. The impact of mobile, and data security were also discussed. The key points of debate and discussion were: