Giving Convenience Stores an 'EDGE'
A new age of customer expectations means a new age of technology. In today’s world c-stores need the platform to deliver new customer experiences rapidly while improving operational processes in the store to reduce costs.
Join us for a discussion on how ‘Edge Virtualization’ is disrupting the traditional c-store infrastructure, including a sneak preview of the latest technology that will enable ‘continuous operations’ at the pump and in the store – saving huge costs. Now is the time to enable c-stores to manage, monitor and maintain their stores more efficiently, together with the agility to pivot quickly and adapt for change.
Featuring Gray Taylor, Executive Director, Conexxus, David Konynenbelt, Retail IT Manager/CIO, Shell Canada and Eric Smith, VP Worldwide Convenience Fuel Retail, Zynstra, an NCR Company.
Gray has been involved on a variety of projects, including heading global product management for three of the world’s largest retail petroleum equipment and systems suppliers and Vice President of Research & Technology for the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Gray managed product portfolios that included payment platforms for EMV migration markets from Malaysia to Canada, as well as mobile/RFID payments initiatives. Gray also established NACS’ card payments program which saved the industry $60M in its first year of operations, and currently serves over 1,500 stores, doing 100m transactions annually.
In 2019, he lead the development and market launch of the Shell “EasyPay” mobile payment solution, delivering an industry-leading, frictionless payment and loyalty experience to Shell customers across Canada. David has a passion for technology and is shaping the future at Shell Canada by ensuring they make smart investments in enabling technology.
