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UPDATE: Sprosty Network Names Panelists for September 10th Retail & IoT Panel
MINNEAPOLIS, MN September 7, 2015 – Sprosty Network and CTIA will be co-hosting a first-of-its kind retail panel and networking event in Las Vegas during CTIA Super Mobility 2015. The keynote panel, “How Retailers and Vendors Need to Transform to Win at IoT,” will occur on September 10, 2015.
The panel will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Venetian Ballroom at the Sands Expo. A networking cocktail event will start at 5:00 p.m. in the CTIA VIP Room at the Sands Expo and will last until 7:00 p.m.
Leaders From Lowes, Costco and Verizon Join the Panel
Dave Sprosty, managing partner of Sprosty Network, will start the event by introducing the panelists: Kris Bowring, Director of Business and Channel Development, Lowe’s Home Improvement; Craig Crandall, Costco Innovations; and, Matthew Deatrick, Business Development, Connected Devices.
The panel will engage in a short discussion about the main challenges facing retail innovation before opening the floor to three early-stage companies. These entrepreneurs will make short “pitches” of their market-ready innovative products. Rick Rommel, Sprosty Network’s StartUp Accelerator lead, will then ask for real-time feedback from the panelists and audience.
“What we are doing here is quite unique. As players from all realms of the retail industry fight to gain consumer attention, we must continually remind ourselves that the consumer is at the heart of everything we do,” says managing partner Dave Sprosty. “By providing real-time feedback to early-stage companies, we are emphasizing the need to simplify how the Internet of Things works to ensure consumers truly understand each product.”
About Sprosty Network
Sprosty Network (sprosty.net) is a business strategy and innovation firm helping clients re-imagine technology and the delivery of products, services and experiences. Having worked for companies ranging from Fortune 50 retailers to tech companies to startups, the Sprosty Network team brings a wealth of expertise in leading and developing consumer technology, wireless solutions and emerging technologies.