Are your digital initiatives outpacing your planning capabilities? Are key decision-makers struggling to manage the complexity of modern, digital-first retail?

Join Anaplan at NRF's Big Show 2020:

• Attend our panel discussion with Carter's, L'Oréal, and Estée Lauder to learn how brands and retailers are modernizing planning for the digital era. 
  
• Visit booth #635 to experience Anaplan’s Connected Planning platform and a chance to win a $500 Nordstrom gift card.
• Meet 1:1 with an expert to discover how a connected approach can deliver value to your business.

Ara Gopal

Head of Industry Solutions
Anaplan

Ara Gopal is the Head of Industry Solutions and is responsible for Anaplan solution offerings addressing the unique needs of decision-makers in key industries. Prior to Anaplan, Ara spent 15 years in management consulting leading large business transformation initiatives for several global consumer brands organizations. 

Scott Thistlethwaite

Vice President, Finance and Strategy
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 

Scott Thistlethwaite is Vice President, Finance and Strategy at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. He leads the areas of Global Pricing and Marketing Investment. Prior to joining ELC, Scott was a Managing Director and Partner at The Boston Consulting Group. At BCG, Scott supported clients in the Retail, Consumer Goods, and Travel and Tourism sectors. 

Ben Pivar

Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President
Carter's Oshkosh B'gosh

Ben Pivar is Chief Information Officer at Carter’s Oshkosh B’gosh. In this role, he is responsible for creating the vision and roadmap for Information Technology while also managing project delivery, applications, security, infrastructure, desktop, business intelligence, and support. Ben has 25 years of experience in Retail, Consumer Products, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and IT, of which the last 15 years have been in Executive Leadership roles and he has won several awards, including the 2018 CIO of the Year from Retail Information Systems and a 2017 TAG Excalibur award for a supply chain planning project. In addition, Ben is actively involved with the NRF CIO council.

Erika Vasquez

AVP, Retail and Ecommerce, Supply Chain
L'Oréal

Erika Vazquez is a retail executive responsible for leading U.S. retail and e-commerce supply chain at L'Oréal. Erika is focused on continuous improvement within the U.S. retail supply chain, in addition to executing omnichannel strategies for L'Oréal. Prior to joining L'Oréal, Erika worked for prominent retail brands in product development, merchandizing, planning and allocation, and sales forecasting. 

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