Every so often, an article comes along that captures the conversations many of us are having inside our organizations. CIO.com just published a thoughtful piece examining what CEOs expect from their IT leaders today — and it hits on several themes shaping the future of our profession. While speaking with …
I’m proud to share a significant milestone for our team at WHSmith North America: the successful launch of our new cloud-based merchandising, sales audit, analytics, and warehouse management systems. These platforms are now fully live across our business, marking a major step forward in our digital transformation journey. Modernizing our …
I’m thrilled to congratulate Takahiro Tambara on being selected as a winner of the Forbes Japan CIO Awards 2024–2025. This recognition is incredibly well deserved and highlights the transformational work he and his team have led at Fast Retailing. I still remember sitting together in a large conference room at …
It has been inspiring to watch the steady progress of Woven City, Toyota’s ambitious vision for a fully connected, human-centered city of the future. Today at CES in Las Vegas, Akio Toyoda reflected on the five-year journey since announcing this groundbreaking concept—a living testbed in Japan designed to push the …
🚀 Major Milestone Achieved! 🚀 I couldn’t be prouder of my incredible team for successfully completing the Oracle Retail XOCS (Xstore Office Cloud Service) v24 upgrade! This cloud-based transformation not only strengthens our retail operations but also opens the door to exciting innovations. The benefits are immense: ⚙️ Reduced system …
The 2024 Las Vegas Top Tech Awards will be held at Allegiant Stadium on October 23, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. On this special evening, the Southern Nevada tech community will come together to honor leaders who are leveraging technology to drive innovation, enhance business performance, and create positive …
A big thank you to Rose Spicer and the Oracle Retail team! You guys did a fantastic job with the booth at Cloudworld, effectively showcasing our partnership and the recent solutions we’ve implemented at WHSmith North America (e.g., Oracle Cloud MFP and Oracle Cloud EPM). Vaishali Gupte, John Varcho, and …
What a fantastic way to kick off the week—attending the Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Awards ceremony at Fontainebleau. Black Hat, a premier cybersecurity conference, is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and the United Cybersecurity Alliance held an awards ceremony to celebrate women in cybersecurity leadership roles. It …
Amazing! The next few years are going to be incredibly exciting. We are only at the starting line of the AI revolution, and the way we work, learn, and solve problems is about to change permanently. The skills required for many jobs today will be very different in just a …
My interview on the Jake Gallen Podcast after receiving the Vegas Inc and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category. Check out Jake’s Podcast Channel on Apple Podcast here.
Accepting the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category was an immense honor and a humbling moment for me last week at Allegiant Stadium. Southern Nevada tech leaders got a chance to share their teams’ accomplishments and how they are fostering innovation and …
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at Oracle Retail’s Cross Talk event. During this engaging fireside chat with Jason Gautereaux, I had the opportunity to share the remarkable journey of how our business and IT teams deployed the Oracle Merchandise Financial Planning solution. Impressively, we achieved …
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the ACI Business of Airports Conference. It was an incredible experience to share the stage with Carlos Ruiz, A.A.E., Hannah Meredith, C.M., Christina Apatow, and Valentina Ellison, MBA. Together, we engaged in a panel discussion on the future of retail technology …
Thanks to the exceptional partnership and collaborative spirit amongst all teams involved, WHSmith North America delivered a cutting-edge planning system in just 16 weeks, and became one of the first customers on Oracle’s Retail Cloud Platform with AI Foundation. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and teamwork demonstrated …
