Roundtable

Enabling AI, Omnichannel, and Resilience in Retail

16 July 2026 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Data-driven.
People first.
Executive Engagement.

How can retailers build an AI-ready network that supports real-time commerce, secures customer data, and delivers resilient omnichannel experiences at scale?

Retailers are racing to modernize on multiple fronts at once—real-time inventory visibility across stores and distribution centers, AI-driven personalization and demand forecasting, frictionless omnichannel experiences, and increasingly sophisticated fraud prevention. Yet many of these next-generation initiatives are being built on networks designed for a different era, creating performance, security, and scalability challenges that can slow innovation and impact customer experience. As retailers continue to expand AI and real-time operations, how can they ensure their network infrastructure is ready to support the demands of the modern retail enterprise?

As data volumes grow and workloads become increasingly distributed across stores, data centers, cloud environments, and edge locations, connectivity is emerging as a critical enabler of business performance. Retail leaders must balance the need for speed, resiliency, and security while ensuring the seamless movement of data required to support real-time decision-making, AI-powered applications, and peak-demand retail operations.

Join fellow retail and technology leaders for a candid discussion on how organizations are modernizing their connectivity strategies to reduce bottlenecks, strengthen security, and support the next generation of retail innovation. Together, we'll explore how a scalable, resilient, and AI-ready network foundation can help retailers improve agility, support growth, and deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.

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Speakers

Todd Geneser

Director, Product Management - Global Wavelength Series

Discussion Topics

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How retailers are evolving network and connectivity strategies to support AI-driven personalization, demand forecasting, and real-time inventory visibility at scale.

2

Strategies for maintaining performance, security, and customer experience during periods of extreme demand, from seasonal peaks to unexpected disruptions.

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Approaches to reducing network complexity, connecting stores, distribution centers, cloud environments, and edge locations, and protecting critical customer and payment data across the retail ecosystem.

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