Next Generation Luxury Retail Experiences with Adobe Commerce - S609

Angela Gruszka is a seasoned eCommerce and marketing leader who has spent her career working at the intersection of physical and digital luxury retail. Passionate about emerging technology and digital innovation with an eye for design, she combines art and technology to develop transformational strategies that drive digital growth and position brands for the future.   She is currently the SVP of Digital Marketing & Ecommerce at AERIN, Aerin Lauder’s luxury lifestyle brand. In this role, she oversees the direct to consumer business and is driving the growth of the brand through digital transformation and innovation. Prior to her role at AERIN, she was VP, Digital Marketing & Ecommerce at MARIA TASH, a global leader in fine jewelry and luxury piercing, where she more than doubled the global eCommerce revenue.   Prior to MARIA TASH, she held senior digital and marketing leadership roles at MILLY, the women's contemporary fashion brand as SVP, Head of Marketing and Ecommerce and ABC Carpet & Home, the iconic New York City luxury home furnishings retailer as Vice President of Marketing and Creative, leading marketing, eCommerce and creative teams. She began her career in public relations at Anne Klein. Angela lives in New York with her husband and her two boys. She enjoys traveling and exploring the outdoors.

Sophia Kelly is a known leader for her passionate focus on a people-first approach to digital experience and integrated technology solutions for high-growth brands and service organizations. Formerly a product specialist at Adobe Commerce, and now leading the strategic alliance for Gorilla Group, a Wunderman Thompson company. A dynamic force bringing insight from a decade of experience in sales, marketing, branding, operations and business development. Effective driver of business growth and strategic partnerships who believes in the power of authentic human connection as the foundation of success. Prior to her focus on Adobe Commerce, Sophia was the Head of Marketing at Retail Worx, a holding company of retail brands, and the Vice President of Business Development at SME Branding, an agency owned by IMG-Learfield that specialized in serving the sports and entertainment industry. In her former life in California, she was the Operations Manager and Corporate Sales Trainer for a digital advertising agency where she trained and coached a team of consultants and was responsible for developing the startup sales division of Platypus, which became a multi-million dollar agency with three offices globally and over 90 employees under her leadership. Sophia earned a B.A. in International Studies-Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. in Nonprofit Leadership from Fordham University, where she graduated top of her class and was student speaker at graduation. She is a part of the Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders, a member of the United Nations Association of USA, and a Dame of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights Templar of Jerusalem. Sophia is a natural connector who acts as a bridge across multiple sectors, always looking to provide value through collaboration and partnership.