Theresa Schleicher is recognised as a leading retail futurologist in the D-A-CH region. She is a future sparring partner for retail and commercial companies, the renowned Zukunftsinstitut and for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.
The futurologist and author of several well-known trend studies in the retail sector was previously Managing Director of the Hirschen Group, one of the largest consulting and creative companies in the German-speaking world.
The consumption of the future? Theresa Schleicher offers an exciting outlook on the key trends in global trade and local retail.
She has been a jury member for retail innovation awards since 2015 and is working with politicians, associations and urban developers to promote new framework conditions for retail. As a keynote speaker, Theresa Schleicher opens up the future of retail and consumption on stage and in sparring with executives.
Theresa Schleicher Lecture Topics
As a keynote speaker and data scientist, Theresa Schleicher opens up visions on stage in a sustainable, data-driven world and economy.
- Retail trends 2025/2026
Which future trends and customer wishes will characterise retail in the coming years? The analysis is tailored to specific sectors and is updated annually.
- Retail AI tech trends: New Insights from Research
Which future solutions in the field of artificial intelligence will consumers actually use in retail? The findings come from collaboration with leading AI researchers in Europe.
- Future research from China: What can retailers really learn from China to inspire customers?
The findings are based on a twelve-month study with renowned Chinese scientists and retailers in Shanghai and Beijing.
- Next Growth Retail 2040 – How geopolitical arbitrariness will help Europe’s economy.
Future scenarios based on current research in the context of economic geopolitical trends.
- Is sustainability ‘out’?
What will trade look like in the future – especially in times of climate crisis and increasing low-cost competition? This presentation provides an outlook on sustainable growth strategies up to 2040..
- Industry check customer Gen Z & Gen Alpha
What products do growing customers want to see on the shelves in five years’ time? This industry-specific analysis provides a brief, concise insight into the purchasing wishes of Generations Z & Alpha.
Theresa Schleicher is one of the most renowned experts on the future of retail.
The buzzword is innovative strength. This is what the economy in the DACH region needs. We are in a time in which we have to deal with the tensions between globalisation, supply chain problems, political uncertainty, the shift from sustainability to broad eco-intelligence and the speed of technology.
Retail in changing times: what was – what remains – what is coming.
As an investor in new innovative retail start-ups, she focuses on economic resilience in fast-moving markets and technological advances such as artificial intelligence for more ecologically and economically sustainable retail.
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