RichRelevance CEO to Speak at Dow Jones FASTech Conference
David Selinger joins leading names in tech to discuss innovation and the hottest trends in data today
San Francisco, CA – Nov. 9, 2011 –– RichRelevance®, the leading provider of dynamic e-commerce personalization for the world’s largest retailers, today announced that CEO David Selinger has been selected by the editors at Dow Jones and VentureWire to speak at the VentureWire FASTech Conference. Selinger will join executives from CA Technologies and Wipro to discuss the latest innovations in big data as well as share their thoughts on what the future holds. The panel entitled “The Big Challenge: Where Does The Effort To Manage & Disseminate Data Go From Here?” takes place on November 9 at 9:20 a.m. PST at the Sofitel in Redwood City, California.
“Data has emerged as the single most valuable asset for retailers and manufacturers today, but many brands still struggle to transform petabytes of information into real consumer strategies and experiences,” said Selinger. “I’ve been focused on solving this problem since heading up personalization R&D at Amazon.com, and I’m excited to join the FASTech community in a dialogue on what the future has in store.”
Moderated by VentureWire reporter Deborah Gage, the panel will focus on efforts to control data, the role that the cloud is playing or can play, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In addition to Selinger, the panel features tech veterans Andi Mann of CA Technologies and Jack Story of Wipro Technologies.
About VentureWire FASTech
Hosted by top editors at Dow Jones and VentureWire, FASTech brings together leading start-ups, angel investors, venture capitalists, investment banks and corporations to provide attendees with expert insights on the future of this rapidly evolving sector. The conference features some of the biggest names in the tech and venture capital community, including The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, Deep Nishar of LinkedIn, Peter Thiel of The Thiel Foundation, Javier Soltare of VMWare and many more.
About RichRelevance
RichRelevance powers personalized shopping experiences for the world’s largest and most innovative retail brands, including Walmart, Sears, Overstock.com and others. Founded and led by the e-commerce expert who helped pioneer personalization at Amazon.com, RichRelevance helps retailers increase sales and effectively monetize site traffic by providing the most relevant products, content and offers to shoppers as they switch between web, store and mobile. RichRelevance has delivered more than $2.5 billion in attributable sales for its clients to date, and is accelerating these results with the introduction of a new form of personalized advertising called shopping media which allows brands to engage shoppers where it matters most – at the point of purchase on the largest retail sites in world. RichRelevance is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, Seattle and London. For more information, please visit www.richrelevance.com.
