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BloomReach Connect Brings DXP Innovation to San Francisco Oct 11th

Natalie Evans

By Natalie Evans

September 25, 2018

BloomReach recently launched their DXP for commerce. The launch of this new experience is said to give “retailers, brands, distributors and manufacturers the ability to quickly offer a highly relevant and personalized digital experience.” So what better way to share this latest release than with an exciting event? Join the BloomReach team along with our very own Laura Myers and Gabriella Pirrone for BloomReach Connect held in San Francisco on October 11th.

This one-day event will bring together developers, marketers, merchandisers, and leading digital business builders and will be jam packed with discussion on the future of eCommerce and digital experiences so attendees can get inspired, collaborate and explore the changes that are happening. Also, learn about where digital experience is heading as Bloomreach unveils their product roadmap and new features key to online retail success.

BloomReach’s CEO Raj de Datta personally invites guests with the unique video message below where he discusses what the Connect event is all about. He explains that the digital experience is not owned by one group but encompasses all, developers, marketers, editors, merchandisers and everyone that touches the digital experience. He states that this event is the only event that brings everyone together around the future of the digital experience. Along with hearing about the future of the digital experience from industry leaders, he emphasizes you will meet with peers across all industries and finally, he mentions the venues and the great parties.

BloomReach Connect has a great line up of speakers with the event consisting of 2 tracks:

The innovation track will take main stage and explore digital challenges discussing how new technologies are affecting companies today. The second track is more focused on firsthand experiences from companies and how they navigated through various challenges.

Innovation track - Learn in this main stage track how visionaries and industry peers innovate by tackling complex and interesting digital challenges. Explore the connection between AI, machine learning and human creativity, between customers and employees, data and applications, content and commerce, and come away with the tools you need to get unstuck, and deliver the most relevant experience to every customer every time.

Getting Unstuck track - Whether you want to adopt content in your commerce environment, discover how others are creating the perfect customer journey, or join a Site Merchandising panel and best practices session, this break-out track will make you sure have actionable take-aways on marketing, solutions and merchandising.

BloomReach Connect will feature many speakers who bring unique insight to the ecommerce technology space for marketing, IT, below is just a sample of some of the great speakers that will present:


Through exhilarating thought leadership, Author Hemant Taneja and CEO Raj de Datta will explore the impacts AI and technology innovations have on the economy and how it’s affecting the future in the session: How AI and thoughtful innovation can get you Unstuck and help build the economy of the future.


BloomReach's CTO Arjé Cahn & Chief Product and Strategy Officer Will Uppington discuss their latest product developments and explain how BloomReach + Hippo coming together as a platform drive real personalization through radical openness and integrated intelligence.


Hilton's VP of Customer Journey Technology and Delivery Naveen Manga and VP of Marketing Execution & Operations Jennifer Chick discuss how co-strategizing their Marketing and IT departments lead to breakthroughs in the digital experience space, making it an “ultimate experience”.


Recently BloomReach added to its executive team welcoming Dave Pomeroy as Chief Financial Officer and David Hurwitz as Chief Marketing Officer. Watch out for David as he will be partnering up with Jeremy Muras, Digital Director of Lion Capital. They will talk about the next generation in commerce and how Lion Capital is helping its clients by accelerating their brands.

The event has also announced some pre-conference events that may be of interest to you:

  • The BloomReach User Group - for BloomReach customers. This is an exclusive peer-to-peer learning experience, discussing BloomReach Product Strategy & DXP Roadmap. There will also be a roundtable discussion on various topics from content management to personalization and site optimization. Click here for more information.

  • The BloomReach Partner day - for BloomReach partners. Specifically designed for Partners they will discuss BloomReach Product Strategy & DXP Roadmap along with selling with Bloomreach, Bloomreach ISV ecosystem update’s, Partner program update’s and CEO Raj deDatta will host a Q&A session. Click here for more information.

BloomReach is also offering training sessions that run from October 8-10th.

  • Developer Fundamentals Training October 8-10th.  Click here for more information.

  • Advanced Developer Training October 9-10th. Click here for more information.

Join BloomReach and the CMS-Connected team in San Francisco to engage with fellow professionals and explore the latest digital experience innovations. For more information about the event and its offerings please click here. If you are unable to attend the event in San Francisco, BloomReach has another event scheduled for November 15th 2018 in Amsterdam.

Natalie Evans

Natalie Evans

Natalie Evans has over 16-years in the tech industry and currently works as the event coordinator and tech reporter for CMS-Connected, keeping up-to-date on what's happening in and around the Content Management industry.

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