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Thursday, June 6

9:00am–9:45am

9:00am–9:45amFeatured Session

All risks on deck! Preparing for the challenges of global and domestic threats

9:00am–9:45am

Featured Session

Blue Dot Stage, 104A, Level 1

All risks on deck! Preparing for the challenges of global and domestic threats

Global threats and events can disrupt a retail business, even if you don’t have assets outside the U.S. Retailers with large global footprints will share experiences where they proactively prepared for events or reacted to imminent threats based on p ...

Scott McBride

Chief Global Asset Protection Officer & CSO

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

Tom Ruane, CFE

Director, Asset Protection/Safety - West (Western U.S., Hawaii, Japan, Singapore and Guam)

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)

John Talamo

SVP, Asset Protection

Victoria's Secret & Co.

Bill Farris

AVP, Asset Protection

Victoria's Secret & Co

Lessons from ten years of retail cybersecurity collaboration

9:00am–9:45am

Featured Session

Zellman Group Stage, 104 C, Level 1

Lessons from ten years of retail cybersecurity collaboration

In 2014, in the wake of high-profile retail cybersecurity incidents, the National Retail Federation established the IT Security Council as its key forum for cybersecurity leaders from retail companies to work together and learn from each other, in su ...

Cy Fenton

Managing Consultant

Proximus Consulting Group

Diane Brown

VP, IT Risk Management

Ulta Beauty

Adam Isles

Principal and Head of Cybersecurity

The Chertoff Group

Aaron De Runtz

Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Technical Infrastructure

Peet's Coffee

Managing the extreme: Protecting vulnerable locations against loss

9:00am–9:45am

Featured Session

Metro One Stage, 104B, Level 1

Managing the extreme: Protecting vulnerable locations against loss

There is theft, then there is theft. Listen to a panel of experts on how they approach locations that have the highest level of theft, crime or potential violence. Learn about adjustments in practices, maintaining a safe environment, and how to work ...

Chris Hackler

VP Global Asset Protection

Signet Jewelers

Jake Wilson

RAPM

Nordstrom

Michael Loox

Senior Manager- Loss Investigations and Security Operations

Sheetz

Jeff Blunk

Director of Investigations

Nordstrom

10:00am–10:45am

10:00am–10:45amFeatured Session

NRF Curated Session

10:00am–10:45am

Featured Session

Zellman Group Stage, 104C, Level 1

NRF Curated Session

Session details coming soon!

Stephanie "Snow" Carruthers

Chief People Hacker

IBM, X-Force

Readying the retail industry for a challenging legislative landscape

10:00am–10:45am

Featured Session

Blue Dot Stage, 104A, Level 1

Readying the retail industry for a challenging legislative landscape

Discuss the current and future challenges impacting the retail industry at both the federal and state levels. How might the upcoming presidential and congressional elections alter key legislative efforts to support the retail industry. As an increase ...

David French

Executive Vice President of Government Relations & Executive Director, NCCR

National Retail Federation

Rachel Michelin

President + CEO

California Retailers Association

Jason Straczewski

VP, Government Relations and Political Affairs

National Retail Federation

Start with empathy: Handling vulnerable and homeless people

10:00am–10:45am

Featured Session

Metro One Stage, 104B, Level 1

Start with empathy: Handling vulnerable and homeless people

Homelessness and vulnerable populations are a growing challenge across the nation. How we handle these individuals can make a difference. It can also impact how your brand is viewed by your customers. Learn how empathy and compassion for vulnerable p ...

Susan Reda

VP, Education Strategy

National Retail Federation

Hugo Cortez

Field Security Manager

McDonald's Corp

Octavio Jara

Senior Manager of Security

McDonald's Corp

Edward Turner

Director Protection, WPV & Fraud

Staples US Retail

2:45pm–3:30pm

2:45pm–3:30pmFeatured Session

CyberGPT: How retail security leaders can manage AI threats and opportunities

2:45pm–3:30pm

Featured Session

Zellman Group Stage, 104 C, Level 1

CyberGPT: How retail security leaders can manage AI threats and opportunities

The rapid maturation of new artificial intelligence technologies is changing the landscape of cybersecurity and fraud threats and defenses. Cyber adversaries are using AI to carry out targeted phishing and social engineering attacks and facilitate sc ...

Mark Weatherford

Chief Cybersecurity Strategist

Coalfire

Christian Beckner

Vice President, Retail Technology & Cybersecurity

National Retail Federation

Katie Craven

Head of Risk & Identity Solutions Management, NA

Visa

Managing large-scale or multi-jurisdictional ORC theft groups

2:45pm–3:30pm

Featured Session

Blue Dot Stage, 104A, Level 1

Managing large-scale or multi-jurisdictional ORC theft groups

Coordinating internal and external resources to handle the detection, investigation, and disruption of large ORC networks is a challenge. Learn from some retailers how they seek intelligence, coordinate investigations, and work to bring these bad act ...

Chris DeSantis

Senior Director, Asset Protection

Macy's Inc.

Joe Coll

VP Asset Protection

Macy's Inc.

Jamie Wendell

Head of Customer Protection and Enforcement

Amazon

Jordan Chacon

Director of Investigations

Kohl's

Tomorrow’s technologies – Today’s legal concerns

2:45pm–3:30pm

Featured Session

Metro One Stage, 104B, Level 1

Tomorrow’s technologies – Today’s legal concerns

A.I., face matching, RFID and other technological advances create benefits and challenges to data and personal privacy. Our panel of experts will explore how LP/AP leaders can better educate themselves about these technologies, how they can leverage ...