Thank you for attending LAUNCH Beacon. In total, over 300 people took part of the summit, discussing what’s next in retail, e-commerce, payment, and location.

1. Keynote Conversations and Fireside Demos
@Jason sat down with Ryan Caldbeck (CircleUp) and Ryan Craver (Lord & Taylor) for two keynote fireside chats. Ryan Caldbeck discussed the future of crowdfunded investment, while Ryan Craver shared what’s on the horizon for tech in retail.

We also heard from:

Ken Denman (Emotient), who has developed facial gesture recognition whose retail applications can range from in-store merchandising to omni-channel discovery.
Jared Schiffman (PERCH), leading the way in interactive retail displays.
Phillip Bückendorf (Downtown) showed us how easy ordering and paying in a restaurant can be.

2. Power Lunches
The conversation didn’t stop when lunch was served – our four Power Lunch breakout sessions fostered discussions about payment strategies, location & analytics, clienteling & engagement, and social & mobile discovery, each moderated by our friends at Pivotal Labs.

3. Photos and Video
Photos from the event will be up shortly - check back soon for links! Select video will be released via This Week in Startups. Subscribe here on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/ThisWeekIn, or in iTunes here: http://bit.ly/bit.ly/TwiStV

3. Press Coverage
Have press or a blog post to share? Send us the link and we’ll tweet it out: team@launch.co

4. Partners and Sponsors
Thanks again to Pivotal Labs & Cater2.me for supporting the event!