30 MARKETWATCH: EVENTS 12-14 January 2025 | New York, USA NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Ansys highlights Microsoft partnership at Supercomputing24 NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show will bring together representatives from 6,200 brands from more than 100 countries at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The event stages will host some of the “biggest names in the business”, according to NRF, including Tommy Hilfiger, founder and principal designer of Tommy Hilfiger Global; John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart US; and Brian Cornell, CEO of Target. Sessions will cover how retailers can create future-proof strategies with AI and data insights, as well as how retailers can reinvent their business models with sustainable programmes and new payment models. Speakers will also highlight how brands can build identities and sell their stories, create advertising that sells, enhance the customer experience, and predict the future of the industry. For example, Kayla Broussard, chief technology officer of consumer and travel market at Kyndryl, will explain how to deliver differentiated customer and frontline worker experiences in a session titled ‘Staying one step ahead’. Other Microsoft partners will lead sessions too, including Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, PwC, Qualcomm Technologies, SAP and Zebra Technologies. Microsoft will join over 1,000 exhibitors at the event to showcase its latest technology and plans to showcase the benefits of cloud computing services, customer insights and analytics, and data processing at its booth, number 4503. To find out more and register for NRF 2025, visit: nrfbigshow.nrf.com Simulation technology provider Ansys focused on advancing highperformance computing, AI-driven solutions and its continuing partnership with Microsoft during Supercomputing24 (SC24), which took place on 17-22 November 2024 in Atlanta, USA. The firm showcased its simulation innovations during cloud theatre sessions, including Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure, whilst also exploring how AI is revolutionising simulation efficiency. Ansys also hosted demonstration pods to demonstrate use cases of its AI-enhanced simulations and met with partners and customers to discuss commitments to addressing industry challenges. Photos: NRF/Jason Dixson Photography
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