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Atlantis Management
Rick has spent the last 2 decades as a leader in the Energy and Convenience Sector leading teams at Conoco-Phillips, Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K, and most recently as the Chief Technology Officer at Atlantis Management Group in New York. As a team builder and a strategic technology vendor partner Rick has driven innovation in practical AI applications at Atlantis Fresh Market stores across the northeast. He's been on a mission to democratize data to enable smart teams to do smart things with smart data.
Thursday, Oct 08, 2026
8:00am - 8:45am
Make sure your AI investment doesn’t create more complexity than value. This session equips retail leaders with a practical guide to evaluating and purchasing AI solutions and how to avoid costly traps. Explore common pitfalls such as hidden fees, usage-based pricing, subscription sprawl and integration challenges that can undermine ROI. The discussion will break down total cost of ownership across on-prem and SaaS models while highlighting the key questions to ask before making an investment.
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Thursday, Oct 08, 2026
9:00am - 10:00am
Explore how agentic AI transforms store operations by moving beyond dashboards and alerts to continuous monitoring, decisioning and action. Through real-world retailer examples across pricing, promotions, forecasting and financial performance, attendees will see how AI can operate at speed and scale to identify issues and opportunities before they impact the business. The discussion will highlight how shifting from lagging to leading indicators enables smarter, faster decision-making at the store and enterprise level.
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