AWS for Industries

Accelerating Retail & Consumer Goods Industry Innovation with AWS at re:Invent

Whether it is your first time attending Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent or you are a regular, we look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas! This year, you will be able to explore hands-on workshops and technical sessions, browse the Expo floor, hear keynotes from AWS senior leaders, network with industry peers, and attend after-hours learn-and-be-curious activities.

To help you plan your re:Invent experience, we’ve summarized recommended sessions in this blog including relevant links. Plan ahead to make the most of your week with us!

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions are 60-minute, lecture-style presentations that cover a variety of topics. For Retail & Consumer Goods, here are the related Breakout Sessions.

  • RCG201: Kellanova’s and WK Kellogg’s cloud-powered transformation: Driving growth with AWS and AI
  • RCG203: How US Foods successfully built and scaled a generative AI sales tool
  • RCG205: Unlocking a unified experience: Hermès journey to composability
  • RCG206: How Nykaa automates product descriptions using generative AI

Chalk Talks

Chalk talks are 60-minute interactive whiteboarding sessions with AWS technical experts as well as customer technology leaders. These interactive sessions introduce a topic or challenge for 10-15 minutes, then open the floor for Q&A and discussion for the remaining 45-50 minutes. For Retail & Consumer Goods, here are the related Chalk Talk sessions.

  • RCG301: Generative AI for Retail API Development
  • RCG302: Boost consumer goods advertising performance with AWS and Amazon
  • RCG303: Maximize customer engagement and ROI with retail media networks

Workshops

Looking for a more hands-on lecture? Workshops are two hours and offer attendees an opportunity to apply skills and reinforce knowledge. Here are a few workshops that we are hosting for the industry:

  • BWP301: Driving eCommerce business intelligence with Amazon Bedrock
  • IOT302: The future: Where smart home meets AI-powered robots
  • IOT303: Unlock real-time video intelligence with Amazon Kinesis & Rekognition

Industries Pavilion

Join the retail and consumer goods team in the Industry Pavilion. Explore interactive demos that showcase AWS services and solutions. Hear from AWS for Retail and Consumer Goods leadership on how we’re helping brands innovate in a variety of areas, including generative AI.

Also, we will be hosting lightning talks in the pavilion. Lightning Talks are fast-paced 20-minute topic-centric sessions. Check out RCG204: Building an AI-powered shopping assistant

Located in The Venetian. Open Monday from 4-7pm, Tuesday from 10am-6pm, Wednesday from 10am-6pm, and Thursday from 10am-4pm.

How to best navigate a show like re:Invent?

  • Use the mobile app. The AWS Events mobile app has all the details that you need to navigate AWS re:Invent 2024: the current agenda, venue maps, session lists, and more
  • Get your badge and swag early. Getting your badge at the airport is usually much quicker than going through the registration lines at the hotels.
  • Wear comfortable shoes and give yourself time to catch shuttles or walk from place to place. The campus is large and spread out across six resort hotels.
  • Plan your schedule in advance. Use the Session Catalog and Retail and Consumer Goods attendee guides. Log into your AWS re:Invent account to add them to your schedule or download them to your calendar. Reserve seats for sessions.
  • If you are new to the cloud or AWS, consider a mix of introductory sessions (200-level) and chalk talks.
  • Be sure to visit the re:Invent website to register and stay up to date on announcements. See you in Las Vegas!
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Justin Honaman

Justin Honaman

Justin Honaman leads the worldwide Retail and Consumer Goods industry strategy and Business Development team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). His team’s focus within Retail and CPG is on delivering supply chain, ecommerce, data / analytics and digital engagement business solutions for customers globally. Justin has spent the majority of his career in Consumer Goods and Retail both on the customer side (Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific) as well as the technology / consulting side (Accenture, EY). In the industry and community, Justin serves on the board for the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA), Consumer Goods Technology (CGT), Western Michigan Food Marketing Association, and Leadership Atlanta. Justin lives in Atlanta, Georgia.