Theresa Schleicher is a keynote speaker, data scientist and leading expert on the future of retail. Known for her work with the renowned Zukunftsinstitut and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, she helps retail companies, business leaders and industry audiences understand the future trends, AI developments and customer expectations shaping tomorrow’s economy.
Theresa Schleicher is widely recognised as one of Europe’s most respected futurologists specialising in the future of retail. Her work focuses on how retail, consumption, technology and sustainability are changing, and what businesses need to do to stay ahead in fast-moving markets.
With a background that includes senior work at the Hirschen Group and experience as a data scientist, Theresa brings a practical, well-researched view of what is coming next. She advises and supports influential organisations, retail executives, urban developers and business leaders as they prepare for new future trends, changing customer behaviour and future business models.
For event hosts looking for a Theresa Schleicher speaker, she offers a rare mix of big-picture thinking and practical outlook. Her presentations are forward-looking, grounded in data and tailored to the specific retail sector or audience in the room.
As a leading expert on the future of retail at the Zukunftsinstitut, Theresa Schleicher publishes and contributes to research on the key trends shaping retail companies, city centres and consumer behaviour. Her insights help organisations understand where innovations lie ahead and which developments are likely to gain momentum.
Her work covers global trends, tech trends, AI trends, retail innovation, food retail, sustainable procurement and economically sustainable trade. She looks at the bigger questions facing the industry: What happens when the basic principles of retail no longer work as they once did? What if product variety, revenue and expansion start to reach their limits? What if customer expectations shift faster than businesses can respond?
These are the questions Theresa brings to the stage. Her talks give audiences an inspiring but practical view of the future of retail, from artificial intelligence and AI agents to regenerative business models, better materials and sustainable growth.
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