Steve is the Senior VP at Rappaport and provides direct oversight and management of the team responsible for leasing Rappaport鈥檚 portfolio of approximately 50 shopping centers located throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Navjit is a visionary expert in strategy, technology, operations, and change management. As a veteran entrepreneur and an active angel investor, he has worked in hands-on roles for several global retailers and consumer brands.
Michelle is CEO and Co-Founder of FINDMINE, an award winning software platform that uses machine learning to scale product curation for the world's top retailers.
Andrew聽Lautado聽currently serves as the聽chief operating officer at聽The Vitamin Shoppe. In this role, he leads operations across e-commerce, information technology, enterprise project management, supply chain, planning and allocation, strategic sourcing and scientific and regulatory affairs.
Mohamed聽Rajani聽is聽director of strategic partnerships at American Express. Previously he was聽a leader on the corporate strategy team at Macy鈥檚聽where he managed聽the company鈥檚 strategic investment portfolio.
Ricardo聽Belmar聽helps retail organizations realize business value from technology investments by optimizing infrastructure from store systems to unified commerce and beyond to deliver omnichannel customer experiences and drive digital revenue.
Mark Hastings is Chief of Stores at Blains Farm & Fleet. His background includes a portfolio of experiences across several enterprise and field operational leadership roles.
Gihad聽Jawhar聽is the聽chief聽technology聽officer at聽Custom Ink. He has a successful track record of driving explosive growth and delivering digital transformations sustainably for聽three聽major well-entrenched national brands.
Ryan鈥疻olfe聽brings聽over聽25 year聽leadership in the consumer space with a background spanning brand, product, channel, digital, and international strategy.