Speaking

David speaks globally on e-commerce, digital marketing, and retailing at industry conferences and for private clients. He leverages his latest research and teaching at Wharton as well as material in his book, Location Is (Still) Everything: The Surprising Influence of the Real World on How We Search, Shop, and Sell in the Virtual One. David has presented his research at the world’s leading business schools including University of Chicago, Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, and Stanford Graduate School of Business in the United States as well as INSEAD, IE Business School, London Business School, Yonsei University, and CKGSB and HKUST in Europe and Asia. Contact Stern Strategy Group or click below for more information.

Recent Speaking

Upcoming Speaking

• L2 Clicks and Mortar (February 4, 2016 | New York, NY) “Driving Information and Fulfillment Through Clicks and Mortar”
• Connecting Point  (February 23, 2016 | Orlando, FL) “Retail R(Evolution): What’s Next in Retail”
• Google (TBD | Mexico City) “How To Win in an Omnichannel World”

Past Keynotes and other Speaking Engagements

• AdExchanger Industry Preview (January 20, 2016 | New York, NY) “A Vision for Winning in the Digital Economy”
• Activant Capital, LP Meetings (January 14, 2016 | New York, NY) “R(E)volution in Retail and Commerce”
• Research Board Global CIO Meetings (October 8, 20, 2015 | New York, NY) “Location-Based Engagement”
• RetailNet Group (September 15, 2015 | Boston, MA) “Location is (Still) Everything”
• Ivoclar Vivadent (September 29, 2015 | Philadelphia PA) “Location is (Still) Everything”
• OECD (August 27, 2015 | Paris, France) “Location is (Still) Everything” and “Branding in the Digital Economy”
• HSM Brazil (June 17, 2015 | Sao Paulo) “Location is (Still) Everything”
• Naspers (June 4, 2015 | New York, NY) “Even in eTail, Location is (Still) Everything”
• Fusion Productions Digital Now (May 29, 2015 | Orlando, FL)
• Bazaarvoice (May 11 | Austin, TX) “Location, Reputation, and CGC in E-Commerce”
• Dune Real Estate Partners (April 22 | New York, NY)
• South By Southwest™ Interactive (March 13-17, 2015 | Austin, TX)
• eTail West (February 19-22 | Desert Springs, CA)
• NASSCOM, India Leadership Forum (February 13-15 | Mumbai, India)
• The Wharton Club of the United Kingdom (November 20 | London, UK)
• The Wharton Club of Colorado (November 13 | Denver, CO)
• The Wharton Club of Chicago (November 5 | Chicago, IL)
• Gondola 2014 “E-Commerce and Retail” (October 23 | Cartagena, Colombia)
• The Everywhere Store Conference (October 8-9 | Porto, Portugal)
• Market Research for Product Innovation (September 29 – October 1 | San Francisco Bay, CA)
• Book signing and talk “Location Is (Still) Everything” at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore (September 24, 6:00 PM | Philadelphia, PA)
• Wharton Club of New York (September 18 |  New York, NY)
• CKGSB (September 17 | New York, NY)
• Wharton Lifelong Learning and Admissions (September 9 | Chicago, IL)
• AOL Advertising.com Retail Advisory Board: “The Importance of Location in Retail” (September 8 | Sausalito, CA)
• Google “Why Offline Knowledge = Online Performance” (August 26-27 | Mountain View, CA)
• Google Think Retail (August 20 | Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Stifel Equity Research (August 6 | New York, NY)
• Google Retail Leaders Conference “The Importance of Location in Retail” (July 17 | San Francisco, CA)
• ISEM Fashion Business School “Location Is (Still) Everything: Why the Real World Still Matters for E-Commerce” (July 15 | New York, NY)
• Baker Retailing Center Board Meeting: “Location Is (Still) Everything” (June 26 | New York, NY)
• Visiting Angels Keynote: “Customer Engagement and Brand Building in the Digital Landscape” (June 25 | Las Vegas, NV)
• Advertising.com’s Thought Leadership Summit (May 21 | Brooklyn, NY)
• The Future of Marketing in a Multi-Channel & Multi-Screen World (May 15 | Dallas, TX)