An Ignoble Experiment: Stop procrastinating! Tickets for our Chicago Trend Event are going fast.

Hi Indiana,

The window for procrastination has just gone! Our Chicago Trend Event kicks off in just one week, and with 250+ participants confirmed there are just a handful of seats left! Here's your last chance to grab one of the remaining tickets and join TrendWatching's sought-after experts on Thursday, November 10th for a fully curated, end-to-end event experience packed with the key trends for 2017.

RECENTLY CONFIRMED:

From Hyundai to Proctor & Gamble, Reebok to UnitedHealthcare, we'll be joined by an impressive mix of the most future-focused global and local brands, agencies & startups.

AGENCIES

BRANDS

Director Business Development, Beck Flavors | Senior Manager, Capital One | Project Manager, Innovation, Heineken | Director, Innovation, Hilton Grand Vacations | Manager, Advanced Product Planning, Hyundai | Competence Area Leader Sales, IKEA | Director, Strategy, Motorola | Strategic Account Manager, New Balance | Principal Scientist, Procter & Gamble | Business Insights Manager, Reebok | Associate Consumer Insights Manager, Sargento Foods | Director, Lottery Marketing, Scientific Games | Sr. Director RD&E, SC Johnson | Marketing/Product Innovation, Southwest Airlines | Vice President, UnitedHealthcare | Senior Manager, Whirlpool

WHAT'S GOING DOWN:
4 STAND-OUT SESSIONS WE CAN'T WAIT FOR!

It's a Kind of Magic - Going Beyond Omnichannel

Consumers demand instant service and a magical experience at every touchpoint. Retailers, airlines, QSRs and more must adapt their strategies to harness an array of new channels. Hear from Johanna Stein, Senior Director of Global Foresights & Co-Creation Tools at Mattel; Alexander Guerri, the mind behind the voice ordering pizza robot, DOM; and Marc Atiyeh, Head of Growth at retail startup Paribus.

The Trends in Google Search Data

Olivier Zimmer is a Trends Data Scientist, and Global Innovation Lead in Insights & Measurement at Google. He will take the audience through his pioneering – and surprise-packed – research that creates trend reports on Food, Beauty and Fashion using the data from search bar queries.

Brands: New Responsibilities

Witness innovations from Uber Sri Lanka, Ray-Ban and Ben & Jerry's Brazil that are redefining the brand-consumer relationship. And discover new trends - from RECONCILIATION BRANDS to ETHICAL EDUCATORS - that will enable you to create a meaningful connections with your customers in 2017.

Top 10 Asian Global Disruptors

WeChat... Tokopedia... Xiaomi... Zalora... Gojek... Meitu... Didi Chuxing. If you're just looking to Silicon Valley and other 'traditional' sources of innovation for inspiration, you'll miss the wave of disruptive startups coming out of Asia that will set consumer expectations in ALL markets!

This year's North American event will take place in the completely renovated, pre-Chicago Fire building, Morgan Manufacturing. The space offers over 32,000 square feet of world-class space with Chicago swagger, designed around a concept of modularity and industrial elegance.

This event is nearly sold out!
Book your tickets before it's too late.

If you have any questions regarding group bookings, information on discounted rates with our Chicago hotel partner, or need assistance with anything else, contact me directly - I'll be happy to help :)

Warm regards,

Gillian Hairris

Global Events Manager

gillian@trendwatching.com