Virtual event
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT
Brought to you by Square
Join us
Hear from commerce experts and industry leaders who will uncover the commerce trends shaping 2023 in our virtual livestream.
Our Speakers
Guy Raz
Guy Raz is an acclaimed radio and podcast personality, described by The New York Times as “one of the most popular podcasters in history.” Perhaps his best-known show, How I Built This, features in-depth interviews with the world’s greatest innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built.
Lauren Weinberg
Lauren Weinberg is the Chief Marketing Officer of Square, where she leads global marketing and communications for the $80B company that provides technology and software solutions for millions of business owners all over the world. She has been named on Forbes’ “50 Most Entrepreneurial CMOs” and “CMO Next”, AdWeek’s “CMO Awards”, Brand Innovators “Top Women in Marketing”, and Fintech Hub’s “30 Most Influential Fintech Marketers.” Prior, she held leadership roles at Yahoo!, MTV, and AOL. She is an AdWeek Executive Mentor and advises early stage start-ups, and is also the co-author of “Self Made Boss: Advice, Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners.”
LaToyia Mays
LaToyia is Master Herbalist & Wellness designer and founder of The Laya Center. Her approach to design is much like her approach to life - to balance & harmonize while connecting to nature. The work she does through her wellness brands serve as a lifeline to the healing practices of our ancestors, and a bridge from mainstream healthcare in an effort to hold space for equitable alternative care.
Keba Konte
Keba Konte has invested his life as an artist, food entrepreneur and community man. He is the founder of Red Bay Coffee Company, where he has embraced and hired people of all backgrounds and strives to be inclusive of those who have traditionally been left out of the specialty coffee industry, especially people of color, the formerly incarcerated, women and people with disabilities.
February 28, 2023
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT
The 2023 Future of
Commerce Report
Square partnered with Wakefield Research to survey North American consumers, retail owners, and restaurant owners to uncover insights about the 2023 commerce landscape. See the latest trends, tips, and solutions to set your business up for the year ahead. Hear from business owners about their work to prepare for a successful 2023.
About Square
Square helps sellers more easily run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions. Square offers purpose-built software to run complex restaurant, retail and professional services operations, versatile eCommerce tools, embedded financial services, buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, staff management and payroll capabilities and much more – all of which work together to save sellers time and effort. Millions of sellers across the globe trust Square to power their business and help them thrive in the economy. Square is part of Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), a global technology company with a focus on financial services. For more information, visit www.square.com.