Speakers Forum

POPAI’s Speaker Forum provides customized presentations and skilled speakers on a wide variety of marketing at retail topics. We bring together today’s thought leaders to help educate and inspire the marketing at retail leadership of tomorrow. So whether it’s for your staff, board, members or another group, we’ll work with you to develop a presentation especially for you.

All of the speakers are experienced speakers, many of whom have delivered talks at POPAI Events and Conferences around the world. If you are planning to host an event and would like to find individuals to speak on marketing at retail related topics, please complete the speaker request form.

If you know of any skilled, marketing at retail related speakers not listed in our Forum, please encourage them to contact the POPAI via e-mail at speakers@popai.com or at 703-373-8800 to find out how to participate.


Barbara Daugherty Barbara Daugherty
Former, Director of Merchandising Strategy & Design – Frito-Lay
Area of Expertise: Marketing at Retail, Merchandising
Presenter Topics: Frito-Lay’s Merchandising Journey, How to Make the Most of Marketing at Retail, Marketing at Retail Design Principles
Laura Davis Taylor Laura Davis-Taylor
VP of Global Retail Strategy – Creative Realities
Area of Expertise: In-store digital media
Presentation Topics: Digital experience planning; Digital Signage Content, Digital Signage ROI & Measurement, Mobile in-store, In-store interactive, and Emerging in-store technologies
Craig Elston Craig Elston
Senior Vice President, Insight & Strategy – The Integer Group
Area of Expertise: Consumer and shopper behavior; strategic marketing planning; shopper marketing strategy; qualitative and quantitative research.
Presentation Topics: Marketing Strategy, Promotional Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Loyalty, Creativity, What is an insight? Ideas, Marketing to specific audiences (e.g. Marketing to Men, Marketing to Mom, Marketing to multi-cultural audiences), Account Planning, Marketing Research (qualitative and quantitative)
Jeff Inman Jeff Inman
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty – Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
Area of Expertise: Marketing & Business Economics, Research
Presentation Topics: Consumer decision making, shopper marketing, and eating behaviors.
Mike Kraus Mike Kraus
Founder and Principal – StoreTouch
Area of Expertise: Rounded retail expertise, Marketing, Branding, eCommerce, and Store Operations positions.
Presentation Topics: Retail Trends, Social Media, Store Experience and Branding.
Pierre-Alain Weill Pierre-Alain Weill
Chief Executive Officer – Weill Robert
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Kurt D. Witzel
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Anheuser-Busch
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