Get out of your comfort zone and shape the future! Retail expert Marilyn Repp is driving the industry forward and leading companies into the digital future.

Marilyn Repp is considered one of the most important thought leaders in the German retail industry. She is a sought-after speaker, panelist and author of numerous columns. Her analyses of trends focus on their future potential, always accompanied by the central question: Is this the future or can it go away?

“The future is a mindset. Future viability means being open to change. And change is the only answer to an ever faster changing world.”

Marilyn Repp conveys clear messages. In her presentations, she breaks down digital trends and turns them into concrete to-do’s, accompanied by numerous illustrative examples. Her positive energy on stage makes complex topics understandable and motivates people to take action.

Marilyn Repp Lecture topics

• Hey Retail, what`s next? Bold projects from the retail sector
• Artificial intelligence in retail – who is doing what?
• Metaverse and Web3 in retail – is this the future or can it go away?
• Gamification in retail – best practices in the industry
• Young target groups, new approaches – retailers are reinventing themselves
• Virtual worlds – VR and AR projects from the retail sector
• Brave new world of experience – how retail is reinventing itself
• Retailtainment in the digital age – who is leading the way?
• Retail 2030 – what’s coming, what’s going?

Marilyn Repp was enthusiastic about entrepreneurship from an early age. She herself comes from a family of entrepreneurs and learnt about the ups and downs of self-employment.

At the age of 17, Marilyn ran for her first political office and later for a seat in the Bavarian state parliament. She was involved in various committees and election campaigns. After studying political science and history and spending time in New York, Bombay and Italy, she finally moved to Berlin, where she now lives with her husband and son.

For 10 years, she has been focussing on the digital transformation of companies, especially SMEs. In her presentations and impulses, she focusses on the future of retail.

Trends, innovations and technologies are her focus topics, as well as:

• Retail Innovation
• retail technology
• digitalisation
• Digital transformation
• SMEs

Marilyn Repp set up the SME Digital Centre for Retail at the German Retail Association (HDE). This centre, which supports and assists companies with digitalisation on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, is an important point of contact for SMEs. Marilyn Repp is also co-founder of the Retail Garage in Berlin, where she works as a corporate influencer and community builder.

With a degree in political science, she is passionate about the new and modern, as well as art, culture and cuisine. She loves sport and exercise, especially in the mountains. Her passion