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Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods at re:Invent 2023: Sessions for You

Re:Invent 2023 is returning to Las Vegas and Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry leaders from around the world will gather to showcase the latest AWS services and features that can drive operational excellence, elevate customer experiences, and unlock new business models in your industry. Whether you’re returning or making your first appearance, we are excited to welcome you!

There’s a lot happening at re:Invent this year, and we don’t want you to miss a beat. Plan your schedule in advance. You can view all session details in the Session Catalog and Attendee Guide, so be sure to use these resources when planning your schedule for the week. Also see which sessions are being repeated if you aren’t able to make it to the first showing.

To help get you started we’ve summarized all relevant content from sessions to get you ready for re:Invent 2023.

Breakout sessions

Want to learn how iconic brands are innovating with AWS? Join us for breakout sessions, which are 60-minute, lecture-style presentations that cover a variety of topics at all levels. Here are a few sessions you don’t want to miss:

  • RET101: ALDO Group finds the best pairing to optimize their order management. Learn how ALDO optimized their inventory management and fulfillment process by building a flexible order management system with exceptional MACH flexibility.
  • RET201: Powerful machine learning data strategies from The Very Group. Hear how The Very Group turned their data insights strategy into actions, delighting customers with more personalized experiences.
  • CPG101: adidas revolutionizes digital systems to fuel a thriving business. This session will provide insights into how adidas has used technology to revolutionize different parts of their business, and their plans for the future.
  • BWP302: Construct your constructs: Use AWS Cloud Development Kit to create architecture at scale. Hear the story of how Buy with Prime by Amazon created secure-by-default CDK components to provide engineers with the building blocks needed to create incredibly secure ecommerce systems.
  • AIM225: Drive personalized CX using generative AI and Amazon Personalize. Explore how Amazon Personalize delivers capabilities powered by ML and generative AI to help brands, including AWS media customer FOX, create meaningful experiences.
  • BIZ104: AWS Supply Chain reduces demand planning latency to increase accuracy. Discover how automation can help minimize manual efforts, accelerate the planning process, eliminate inaccuracies, and improve forecast accuracy.

Chalk Talks

Chalk Talks are 60-minute, highly interactive sessions with AWS experts in smaller group settings. Join these specialized CPG tracks to get an in-depth exploration of real-world challenges and walk away with blueprints that you can apply to your own business:

  • CPG205: Traeger Grills cuts costs and grows demand with AWS IoT Services. Join this session to learn how Traeger succeeded at a large-scale IoT migration in a short timeframe, and how they bounced back from a major setback during the Thanksgiving holiday.
  • CPG204: Breaking down data silos and leveraging AI with Mars Wrigley. Learn how Mars Wrigley built their groundbreaking Voyager program, which brings together their sales, media, shopper marketing, and analytics teams all while working closely with AWS, Amazon Ads, and Amazon Marketing Cloud.

Lightning Talks

Get a quick overview of key themes in the retail and CPG industries with these 20-minute lightning talks located within the Industries Pavilion:

  • RET102: Composable commerce enables business agility. Hear about Composable Commerce and how AWS is helping retailers adopt this modern approach in the cloud.
  • CPG203: Transforming the consumer packaged goods industry with generative AI. Learn how to navigate generative AI in the CPG industry, including use cases, practical applications, and key factors for successful integration into your business.

Workshops

Looking for a more hands-on lecture? Workshops offer attendees an opportunity to not just learn about a topic but apply your skills and reinforce your knowledge. Here are a few workshops that we recommend:

  • BWP201: Composable ecommerce: Build using Buy with Prime & MACH. Join this hands-on workshop as we dive into building an ecommerce solution that is tailored to your needs, using MACH principles and Buy with Prime APIs. Gain the skills to develop and deploy a robust application that combines the power of Buy with Prime and AWS, enabling you to create, iterate, and scale a dynamic ecommerce platform tailored to your vision.
  • AIM302: Use generative AI to extract insights from contact center recordings. Join this workshop to learn how to gain insights from call center recordings and other media using Amazon Transcribe and generative AI.
  • AIM350: Personalized marketing content with generative AI & Amazon Personalize. Use AWS foundation model technology with personalization algorithms from Amazon Personalize to automatically generate thematic connections between recommended content for virtually any interface.

Industries Pavilion

Join the Retail and CPG teams in the Industry Pavilion! Explore Just Walk Out technology, learn more about Amazon One, and hear from AWS for Retail and CPG experts on how we’re helping brands innovate in a variety of areas, including generative AI. Located in The Venetian. Open Monday from 4-6pm, Tuesday from 9am-6pm, Wednesday from 10am – 6pm, and Thursday from 10am – 4pm.

Be sure to mark all your favorite sessions by using the mobile app. The AWS Events mobile app is your companion in planning and navigating your re:Invent experience. With the app, you can explore sessions, add events to your planner, get updates and notifications about sessions and activities, and view a map of the re:Invent campus.

From breakouts to trainings and more, AWS re:Invent is the fastest way to learn about AWS and sharpen your skills. Our vibrant and inspiring cloud community is excited to see you in just a few short weeks!

Visit the re:Invent website to register, stay up to date on announcements, and view the session catalog.

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Kate Wiley

Kate Wiley

Kate Wiley is the Head of CPG Industry Marketing at AWS. Prior to this position and AWS, Kate held several marketing roles for CPG companies and retailers such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Reebok, and Drybar. As the Head of CPG Industry Marketing, Kate is responsible for supporting and educating CPG brands and retailers on how to use the cloud to build closer consumer relationships with their brand, improve operational agility, and accelerate their digital transformation with AWS.