CES 2026 and the Return of the Factory Floor
For decades, CES has been defined by the shiny object. The biggest screen. The fastest car. The smartest robot. Innovation was something you could see, photograph, and marvel at under bright lights. At CES 2026, that center of gravity shifted to manufacturing and supply chain. If you looked past the flashiest demos, a different story […]
Retail Themes: What NRF 2026 Reveals About the Year Ahead
AI was the overarching theme at NRF 2026. Shocker, I know. The same storyline is playing out at nearly every trade show and conference these days. But at NRF, I felt a subtle shift in the conversation. Retailers who have been quietly watching the rapid progression of AI from the sidelines now seem to acknowledge […]
The Next Now Defines Retail’s New Operating Condition
Over the next few days, I will share thoughts on the future of retail coming out of NRF 2026. I want to start with NRF’s theme of “The Next Now” because it captures something many retailers are already feeling. Winning today no longer guarantees relevance tomorrow. Consumer behavior is shifting at the speed of technology, […]
From CES to NRF, Retail’s Next Operating Model Is Coming Into Focus
From CES 2026 straight to NRF 2026, one thing became clear. The future of retail is not being reshaped by a single technology. It is being reshaped by how multiple technologies are converging into a new operating model. Across both events, I had the opportunity to help hundreds of executives explore these shifts through a […]
CES 2026: Why the Best Tech Will Be Completely Invisible
We are one day away from the start of #CES2026. Over the past week, I’ve shared a set of hypotheses I’ll be testing on the show floor. Robotics. Industrial AI. Digital twins. AI-defined vehicles. And the workforce implications quietly embedded in many of these products. Here’s the final lens I’ll be using as I walk […]
CES 2026: Why the World’s Biggest Tech Show is Now a Workforce Show
We are 2 days away from #CES2026. In the week leading up to the show, I have been sharing hypotheses to test on the ground, signals to look for beyond the glitz. Here is another theory to consider as you traverse the show floor. CES is quietly becoming a workforce show. A growing share of […]
CES 2026: Why This is the Year of the Humanoid Robot
We are 3 days away from hashtag#CES2026 and today I’m sharing a few more hypotheses to consider and test from the show flow. CES 2026 is shaping up to be an epic robotics show. What’s notable this year is not just the number of robots, but the breadth of the ecosystem showing up, from chipmakers […]
From SDV to AIDV: Testing the AI-Defined Vehicle at CES 2026
#CES2026 is four days away, and I’m back with another theory I’ll be testing from the show floor. Software-defined vehicles are evolving again. But this next shift is bigger than OTA updates or new infotainment features. The hypothesis I’m testing is around SDVs becoming AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs). In an AI-defined vehicle, AI moves beyond software […]
CES 2026: Why Digital Twins are Becoming Real-Time Decision Engines
5 days out from CES 2026 and I’m back with another theory I’ll be testing on the show floor. This year, one of my core hypotheses centers on industrial AI, digital twins, and simulation: digital twins are shifting from visualization tools to decision engines. For years, digital twins helped companies see systems more clearly. How […]
CES 2026: Why the Best AI Will Help You Make Fewer Decisions
We’re six days out from the start of CES. Here’s my next theory to test on the floor next week. Products used to compete by giving users more choices, more features, more knobs to turn. Spinal Tap’s “it goes to 11” was the unsung slogan of many product launches at CES over the years. But […]