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About David
With over 25 years of experience as a Business Development, Sales and Marketing executive in technology and real estate, David offers unique insights and expertise where these two fields overlap.
David is currently the co-founder of NextRivet, an advisory focused on helping traditional, physical businesses leverage digital technologies. Before co-founding NextRivet, David led Business Development at Westfield Labs, the shopping center industry’s first global Proptech division, focused on bringing new digital technologies into Westfield’s physical environments in the US, UK and Australia.
Prior to Westfield, he was SVP of Strategy & Business Development at NinthDecimal, Director of Business Development at CNET Networks' US and European divisions, and a Media Buyer for the Anderson & Lembke Advertising agency on behalf of Microsoft and other major technology clients.
The collision of physical businesses and digital technology is happening…but it’s complicated.
Speaking Topics
Topic 1:
Let’s Get Phygital
Property Technology (PropTech) is making its way into physical real-estate like never before, but how do you know where to start? Do you need to provide engagement solutions for your tenants or should you focus on tech that will make your properties more cost-effective?
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Leveraging his hands on experience in digital technology and physical real-estate, David will demystify the process of creating a technology roadmap for your company, accelerate the evaluation of potential solutions, provide a resource plan to support your initiatives, and most importantly, help you get some quick wins on the board.
Topic 2:
Beyond the Hype - AI In Real Life
Silicon Valley might be the birthplace of AI, but its future lies not in fancy tech companies, but in the places we inhabit every day: your kitchen, your car, your business. Here's why this shift is more than just a change of scenery, it's a revolution in the making.
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This isn't just about convenience, it's about empowerment. AI isn't here to replace you, it's here to amplify your capabilities, freeing you to focus on what truly matters. In your kitchen, it becomes your culinary partner. In your car, it becomes your co-pilot on the road. In your business, it becomes your secret weapon for success.
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Topic 3:
Techmallogy
As we move into the era of digital-first retailing, the physical store plays a central role in the customer experience. However, many of these omnichannel efforts are very costly and inefficient when retailers try to do it all themselves, which provides an opportunity for shopping centers to collaborate with their retail tenants using better tech and operations to create a better overall customer experience.
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David uses his unique background and expertise to provide actionable examples for retailers and shopping centers to better support one another and their mutual customer, the shopper.
Testimonials
"David brings a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise, which translates into immediate actions, strategic insights, and quick wins."
-Najla Kayyem, EVP of Marketing at Pacific Retail
"David is a bold thinker who is passionate about the results of your business."
-Karen Strack, SVP of Business Transformation at Unibail Rodamco Westfield (URW)
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