Catie Riordan from Enterprise Ireland and a Irish Retail Tech Summit with Chris Parsons from Home Hardware, Scott Adel from Mckesson, Michelle Read-Kulig from Pizza Pizza and digital pioneer Shelly Na

Welcome to a special Irish Retail Tech episode of The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Recorded live in Dublin and then Waterford Ireland, first up is an interview with Catie Riordan, Vice President of Consumer Retail & Retail Technology for Enterprise Ireland.  We talk about her work in the U.S. , the connection to retail and their long-standing QVC partnership, the wonders of St. Patrick’s Day, and finally the Showcase Ireland buying show that connects retailers from around the world to vendors from Ireland. Next a live and interactive panel introduced by Catie and recorded on the main stage at the Waterford Ireland Tech Summit.  I’m joined on the stage by four outstanding Canadian and U.S retail visionaries talking about leading and managing change and harnessing disruption in the modern retail age.  On the panel is Chis Parsons Director of eCommerce from Home Hardware, Scott Adel, Leader of Shopper Outcomes from McKesson, Michelle Read-Kulig Director of Digital Marketing & Loyalty from Pizza Pizza and the one and only Shelley Nandkeolyar, retail and digital pioneer with brands such as Levis, Home Depot, William Sonoma, Martha Stewart Living.