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Baker Retailing Center We bring together academia, industry, and students to connect on all things retail. The Jay H. In 2010 the Bakers endowed the Center permanently.

Baker Retailing Center, an interdisciplinary industry research center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was established in 2002 through a generous gift by Jay and Patty Baker. Jay Baker, former president of Kohl's Corporation, is a graduate of the Wharton School, class of 1956. Wharton, the nation’s first business school, has partnered with the leaders of America’s largest industry to establish an unparalleled center for retail research, education, and practice.

Some of the sharpest insights at the 2026 came directly from the floor. If you attended, what was your biggest takeawa...
10/22/2026

Some of the sharpest insights at the 2026 came directly from the floor. If you attended, what was your biggest takeaway?

Excited to be highlighting five pioneering alumni founders on our Summit stage:Sarela Herrada (SIMPLi - Pantry Staples)...
10/13/2026

Excited to be highlighting five pioneering alumni founders on our Summit stage:

Sarela Herrada (SIMPLi - Pantry Staples)
Libie Motchan Duggal (Fulton)
Dana Kim (Highlight)
Wilglory Tanjong (ANIMA IRIS)
Lulu Ge (Elix)

Learn more: whartonbakerceosummit.com

Growth, risk, and reinvention. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to tomorrow’s Summit 🙌
10/13/2026

Growth, risk, and reinvention. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to tomorrow’s Summit 🙌

What if belonging, not loyalty, were the real currency of hospitality and retail? Hospitality leader Bashar Wali (CEO, T...
10/13/2026

What if belonging, not loyalty, were the real currency of hospitality and retail? Hospitality leader Bashar Wali (CEO, This Assembly) talks community, connection, and human-centered spaces.

Request an invitation: whartonbakerceosummit.com

One of our favorite things about the CEO Summit is the flexibility built into the day — time between sessions to grab co...
10/13/2026

One of our favorite things about the CEO Summit is the flexibility built into the day — time between sessions to grab coffee, catch up, meet other guests in the room.

The connections that happen outside the agenda are just as valuable as what’s on it.

Bridging the gap between emerging AI tech and large-scale ex*****on: Senior Fellow, Scott Snyder, and L'Oréal Paris Of...
10/12/2026

Bridging the gap between emerging AI tech and large-scale ex*****on: Senior Fellow, Scott Snyder, and L'Oréal Paris Official USA CIO, Pritesh Davda, dive into agentic AI and tech adoption across global enterprise retail.

Request an invitation: whartonbakerceosummit.com

The countdown is on! Two more days until we gather some of the sharpest minds in retail at the Baker CEO Summit.
10/12/2026

The countdown is on! Two more days until we gather some of the sharpest minds in retail at the Baker CEO Summit.

When businesses treat AI solely as a tool for cutting costs, they miss its greatest opportunities. ’s Stefano Puntoni ex...
10/10/2026

When businesses treat AI solely as a tool for cutting costs, they miss its greatest opportunities. ’s Stefano Puntoni explains how chasing efficiency blinds companies to growth, showing how leaders can instead harness AI to explore bigger ideas.

Request an invitiation: whartonbakerceosummit.com

Growth, risk, and reinvention. Come spend the day with us and some of the brightest minds in retail, this October 14th.
10/09/2026

Growth, risk, and reinvention. Come spend the day with us and some of the brightest minds in retail, this October 14th.

What do shifting monetary conditions and the cost of capital mean for the American consumer and corporate strategy?Forme...
10/09/2026

What do shifting monetary conditions and the cost of capital mean for the American consumer and corporate strategy?

Former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Pres/CEO & The Wharton School Professor, Patrick Harker, gives an essential macroeconomic outlook on October 14.

See the agenda: whartonbakerceosummit.com

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Philadelphia, PA
19104

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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