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Michael Hines

VP eCommerce Technology
Nine West Holdings

Michael Hines is the Vice President of Mobile Strategy and E-commerce Technology for Nine West Holdings, Inc. Mr. Hines works and lives in New York City where he has been a leading developer of interactive technology since 1998.

In his role as Mobile Strategist at NWH, Mr. Hines is responsible for the strategy, design and implementation of technology systems to bring true omnichannel retail experiences to the customers of Nine West’s flagship brands. As head of the E-commerce Technology Group, Mr. Hines leads a full complement of e-commerce engineers, managers, analysts, and others in support of NWH’s, e-commerce properties.

Prior to his work at NWH, Mr. Hines, a self-taught programmer, worked at a number of innovative and influential Silicon Alley start-ups and agencies as a technologist, developer, manager, and leader. Companies such as smartRay Inc., MiGenetics, Inc., and Think New Ideas, Inc. were in the vanguard of mobile technology, designer genetic testing, and advertising technologies.

Mr. Hines is a life-long surfer and ocean sailor and can be found as often as not, sailing, racing, or working on his (seemingly ancient) Pearson sloop, Ligurian.

Mr. Hines has a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Philosophy from Georgetown University.

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Main Conference Day Two - Wednesday Feb. 24th

Saturday, December 2nd, 2017

11:30 Keynote Panel Discussion: Here’s What eCommerce Will Look Like In The Future

This panel presents transformative companies, both traditional brick and mortar and online-only, that have amazing stories to share, including how and why they’ve achieved success, a break down of their business models, and how they are competing despite operating in a commodity driven environment. Want to see the next set of companies shaping the face of retail? Attend this keynote session.

Is disruption an outdated term?

What tools do you use to do that? To enable growth in today’s market?

How is growth redefined now?