Speaking Engagements
SIMA Super Summit
The New Retail Playbook: How to Win When the Rules Have Changed
The SIMA Super Summit is a dynamic gathering of surf industry leaders and innovators across business, culture and sport. In a time of disruption, digital acceleration, and shifting global landscapes, this summit is designed to spark collaboration, elevate sustainability and drive forward-thinking strategies for long-term growth.
Join Kevin Kelley for his keynote speech on unveiling the new playbook for retailers: one built on human connection, cultural meaning, and social experiences that no screen can replace.
Learn more and join here!
NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show
Revitalizing Customer Experience with Community-Centric Strategies
Retail success stories are written by companies that are simultaneously crushing it in the now and primed for what's next. NRF 2026 calls it The Next Now.
Join Kevin Kelley and Shannon DeVito, senior director of book strategy and customer experience with Barnes & Noble, for a fireside chat exploring the impact of retail on community and creating store environments that tap into discover, delight, escape, and social bliss.
Learn more and join us here!
Past Speaking Engagements
ICSC RECON 2018
The Next 25 Years: Preparing for the Future of Retail and Mixed-Use
Terry Shook, FAIA, along with Matthew B. Winn, Founder of Win Winn Consulting based in Atlanta, GA, will teach a workshop that tracks the shift in consumer behavior and its effects on retail and mixed-use development. The course will include a review of where retail real estate has been in the last 25 years, the recent changes with the onset of e-commerce, and how Millennials and members of Generation Y are changing the way they shop, live, work and recreate. They will also explore the details of these changes and provide valuable tools to recognize what this shift could mean for the future of retail and mixed-use development.
The course will be on Sunday May 20, from 9:00am - 10:30am, at the Westgate Hotel, Ballrooms D-G. Course is eligible for Broker Continuing Education (CE) credit for some states, as well as AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credit.
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2025 Technology & Entrepreneurship Summit
Entrepreneurship Keynote
The Technology & Entrepreneurship Summit brings together entrepreneurs, industry professionals, students, and community members to explore the evolving landscape of technology and business. The summit is hosted by the Northern Innovation and Startup Center, in collaboration with the Aberdeen Development Corporation.
Join Kevin Kelley (Wednesday, September 24 at 9:00AM) for his keynote speech on entrepreneurship and his insights on how to design spaces that encourage innovation, relevance, and long-term success.
Learn more and join here!
PCBC 2025
Main Stage Keynote
A convention hallmark, PCBC's keynote sessions feature legendary thinkers and doers in the fields of business, strategy, performance, entertainment, leadership, and motivation.
Join Kevin Kelley (Wednesday, June 11 at 3:00PM) for his keynote speech on behavioral design with insights on how physical environments affect the minds of consumers. He will join a panel discussion with economy expert Christopher Thornberg (Founder, Beacon Economics) and consumer sentiment expert J. Walker Smith (Chief Knowledge Officer, Kantar Consulting) for an illuminating interrelated discussion.
Learn more and join here!