Mike Ghasemi is the president of IAEIS and founder and chief analyst of Mike Ghasemi Research, specializing in retail, hospitality and travel advisory and consulting services. For the last 15 years, he has dedicated his life to helping companies achieve maximum value from technology and business transformation. He has been recognized as one of the region’s foremost retail industry futurists, and his intellectual work has influenced well-known retailers, hoteliers and technology organisations.

Mike analyses future industry trends and the use of information technology to transform retail and hospitality organisations. Mike’s research includes omnichannel strategy, cross-border e-commerce, supply chain management, customer engagement and mobility solutions. He has worked in senior management and leadership positions with multinational companies across the Asia Pacific and has been extensively involved in the retail industry, from developing business cases for technology investments to advising national and regional retail associations on technology trends and digital transformation roadmap.