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Microsoft × SocialHub.AI NRF Lunch Party: From CDP to CIP

January 12, 2026 · New York, USA

Date
January 12, 2026
Time
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (GMT-5)
Venue
11 Times Sq
Address
11 Times Sq, New York, New York
Highlight
CIP launch + Microsoft partnership signing

About this event

The problem is not algorithms. It is architecture. Customer data remains fragmented across CRM, CDP, loyalty systems, marketing tools, regions, and clouds. Together with Microsoft, SocialHub.AI presents the Customer Intelligence Platform (CIP), an AI-native intelligence layer above CRM, CDP, and Marketing Automation to unify data, interpret intent, and orchestrate actions in real time — with a formal Microsoft × SocialHub.AI partnership signing and product announcement.

Agenda

  1. 11:00 – 11:30 AM
    Welcome and Check-in

    Tea break with snacks during check-in.

  2. 11:30 – 11:45 AM
    Microsoft Keynote: Enabling Retail AI at Scale

    How Azure powers the next wave of retail intelligence with the right security, governance, and operating model.

  3. 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
    SocialHub.AI Keynote: Step Into the New Era of Retail Customer Intelligence

    Sherry Gong outlines why CIP is emerging beyond CRM and CDP, and how an AI-native platform on Azure connects loyalty, data, and marketing into one measurable system.

  4. 12:00 – 12:30 PM
    Executive Roundtable: Scaling Retail AI — From Pilot to Production

    Practical playbook on data fragmentation, integration, compliance, and repeatable outcomes with Microsoft and industry leaders.

  5. 12:30 – 12:40 PM
    Microsoft × SocialHub.AI Partnership Moment

    Formal signing, photos, and remarks with product and solution announcement.

  6. 12:40 – 12:50 PM
    Q&A and Executive Takeaways

    Open discussion on implementation, integration, and operating models.

  7. 12:50 – 1:15 PM
    Networking, Deep Dives and Next Steps

    Pizza, drinks, snacks, and follow-up discussions with Microsoft and SocialHub.AI teams.

Speakers & Hosts

Mahesh Neelakantan
Industry Advisor, Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft
David Kwok
Head of AI & Digital Native Pursuit, Microsoft
Bill Huang
CEO & Founder, SocialHub.AI
Sherry Gong
Solution Director, SocialHub.AI
Tommy (Tong) Liu
BD VP, SocialHub.AI
Jason Kui
Vice President, iSoftStone
Adam Podber
Senior Technology Executive, Retail & Consumer

In the Press

  • Yahoo Finance

    SocialHub.AI strengthens Microsoft alliance to launch AI-native Customer Intelligence Platform on Azure.

  • Morningstar

    SocialHub.AI strengthens Microsoft alliance to launch AI-native Customer Intelligence Platform on Azure.

  • Benzinga

    Press release coverage on the Microsoft × SocialHub.AI alliance and CIP launch on Azure.

  • PR Newswire

    Full Microsoft × SocialHub.AI alliance announcement, reposted across financial media.