AI Dominates Discussions at ShopTalk & SXSW, Trade War Fashion Impact


Retail Leaders Discuss AI Applications at Shoptalk Spring

Earlier this month, retail leaders from Tapestry Inc., Foot Locker, and Toys R Us discussed current and future AI use cases at Shoptalk, along with Meta and Google. From highly targeted personalization, to enhancing Customer Service, this dialog touches on the broad array of opportunities to integrate AI across brand and retail businesses.


Kent Keirsey from Invoke Deep Dives on AI Topics at SXSW

Kent Keirsey is one of the world’s top voices on AI ethics and legality in the creative operations space. Kent leads Invoke, ShotFlow’s production AI development partner, and is our most requested speaker at ShotFlow Summit. This hour-long conversation from SXSW 2025 touches on many key topics, including creative control, custom models, open source, and the unique value of human artistic intent and sensibility.


Creative Operations Summit: A New Henry Stewart Event in NYC this June!

Creative Operations Summit is a new format for Henry Stewart, host of many DAM and Creative Operations events over the past two decades. This new event combines operations, studio ops, and creative production to address a wide spectrum of organizations and use cases. ShotFlow is proud to sponsor this event, find out more and register here.


The Coming Trade War and Fashion: A Strategic Perspective

Nick Kaplan is a visionary retail strategist with RMW Commerce, who shares his recent insights on the fashion industry’s strategic reckoning driven by the Trump administration’s tariff tactics. Full LinkedIn post here.