A day of AI, data & retail insights in the heart of Hamburg

Smart retail planning with Anaplan – fueled by Snowflake and AI‑driven insights

What? We’re taking retail planning out of the spreadsheet jungle
When? 02.09.2026 | From 12.00
Where? valantic Office Hamburg (Ericusspitze 2-4, 20457 Hamburg)

AI‑powered Retail Planning with Anaplan & Snowflake

At our valantic office in Hamburg’s Hafencity, surrounded by the city’s iconic harbor atmosphere, we’ll bring together:

Retail planning experts from leading brands like Avolta and woom
Anaplan for connected, AI‑assisted planning
Snowflake as a powerful data backbone
valantic as the end‑to‑end partner connecting it all

And because hot topics deserve cool breaks, we’ll keep you refreshed with “cool” networking moments featuring ice cream highlights – the perfect contrast to the intense planning and data discussions.

Why Hamburg, why now?

Retailers are under pressure: demand is volatile, assortments are complex, and data is scattered across ERP, CRM, ecommerce and stores. At the same time, AI is raising expectations for speed and intelligence in planning.

This event is for you if you want to:

Connect FP&A and retail planning on a single Anaplan platform
Build a Snowflake‑based data backbone as your single source of truth
Turn AI in Planning from buzzword into a practical co‑pilot
Learn from Avolta’s and woom’s global planning journey with Anaplan

Experience all of this in one afternoon with ice cream‑powered networking breaks along the way.

Event highlights

Agenda

12:00 – 13:00	Meet valantic, Anaplan, Snowflake and retail peers in a relaxed setting in Hamburg’s harbor district.
13:00 – 13:30	How planning, data and AI come together in a modern retail planning landscape – and why the data backbone matters as much as the planning tool. Speaker: Marc Philipp (valantic)
13:30 – 14:10	Sophie Hälg, Senior Vice President Global Controlling at Avolta, reveals how Anaplan-powered planning transforms global forecasting and budgeting, connects data flows across the entire organization, and scales from core FP&A into merchandise and beyond through the successful rollout of additional planning projects.
14:10 – 14:30	Cool down with ice cream while you digest the first insights, ask questions and enjoy the Hafencity atmosphere.
14:30 – 15:10	Join Andreas Huber, Director of Global FP&A and BI at woom, as he describe how woom is transforming its financial and demand planning from Excel to a connected Anaplan setup. Andreas huber will share how integrated planning has become the engine for smarter decisions.
15:10 – 15:50	Concrete AI use cases in retail and merchandise planning: variance analysis, forecasting, scenarios and more. Speakers: Annika Völker (Anaplan), Philipp Kurrek (Anaplan) & Marc Philipp (valantic)
15:50 – 16:30	How a Snowflake‑based architecture turns fragmented retail data into one source of truth for planning, BI & AI. Speakers: Mark Deprez (Snowflake) & Fabian Krutten (valantic)
16:30 – 17:00	A pragmatic outline on how to start – from planning & data assessment to Proof of Concept (PoC) and rollout. Speaker: Marc Philipp (valantic)
From 17:00	Round off the day with a relaxed closing experience by the water in Hamburg. Enjoy cool drinks and harbor vibes as you continue the conversations, ask your remaining questions and connect with peers and experts in an informal setting.