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Overview
The RILA RTech Council convenes the functional heads of retail innovation. The council focuses on the challenges of prioritizing, funding, talent, culture and technological innovation to transform the core aspects of the retail business model across their company.
The RTech Council identifies key challenges to innovation within retail that leverages the strengths of RILA’s Retail Innovation Center to support the growth of its innovation ecosystem, activities and accompanying RTech networks.
The RTech council meets biannually and serves as a pre-competitive forum to share best practices, identify potential collaborative interests and to network with industry peers.
Please contact nicholas.ahrens@rila.org for more information.
Committee Materials

Retail Innovation Center's Quarterly Perspective
Our RIC Perspective – a new quarterly article that explores the trends we are seeing today and how innovations continue to move the industry forward.

Pursuing Innovation Through Crisis: Corporate Venture Models
Corporate venture leaders to discuss how they're adapting to new challenges and driving innovation forward.

RILA's The State of Retail Startup Investment Webinar
Hear from RTech Investor Network members Bain Capital Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, and Plug and Play Technology Center.

Theatre of Experience
Learn about ThenWhat & Intel's Theatre of Experience, a methodology of creating connection and community.
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