Speakers

David Schröder

Co-CEO Zalando

As Co-CEO David is co-responsible for the company’s strategy and for the B2B growth vector. David focuses on building and scaling Zalando’s unique capabilities to enable the company’s growth. David has been part of Zalando’s senior management team since 2010, working as CFO until 2022 and as SVP Convenience until 2019. Before joining Zalando, he worked at McKinsey & Company. David holds a diploma in business administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is building the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce around two growth vectors: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). In B2C, we offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. In B2B, we are using our logistic infrastructure, software and service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. As an ecosystem, Zalando aims to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry.

Bernard Osta

CEO Vestiaire Collective

Bernard is the CEO of Vestiaire Collective, Europe’s leading platform for pre-loved luxury fashion. Appointed CEO in October 2025 to drive the group’s next phase of growth, Bernard joined the business in 2021 as chief strategy officer before progressing to chief financial officer in 2023. Prior to joining Vestiaire, he spent 15-years in investment banking.

Nadine Graf

President, EMEA, UK&I & Emerging Markets The Estée Lauder Companies

Nadine is the president of EMEA, UK & Ireland and emerging markets at The Estée Lauder Companies. She leads the regional strategy for the business across 16 affiliates and over 80 countries and territories – looking after brands including Estee Lauder, Clinique, Mac, Bobbi Brown and more. With over 20 years of experience in the beauty industry, Nadine is passionate about fostering creativity and innovation to implement future-facing, high-growth business models.
 

Peter Wood

CEO AllSaints

Peter Wood is the Chief Executive Officer of AllSaints, the global contemporary fashion brand, and John Varvatos, the modern American luxury menswear brand. He joined AllSaints in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer and became Chief Executive Officer in 2018, assuming leadership of John Varvatos when the brand was acquired in 2020. Under his tenure, both AllSaints and John Varvatos have delivered sustained record results, most recently reporting a new record group profit performance for the year to February 2025. With annual revenues in excess of £400 million the combined AllSaints/John Varvatos group has approximately 250 directly managed stores, concessions and outlets across 16 countries, supported by a significant online presence, a strong international network of leading wholesale and franchise partners, and a global team of more than 2,000 employees. Peter’s leadership has been widely recognised. He was named Leader of the Year at the 2025 Drapers Awards, while AllSaints was crowned Fashion Retailer of the Year at the Retail Week Awards 2025 and Retailer of the Year at the 2023 Drapers Awards. Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997, specialising in corporate finance with Arthur Andersen in Scotland and London. His early career saw him work with private equity firms and leading UK entrepreneurs in the consumer sector to support their growth ambitions. In 2000, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of USC, the muti-brand casualwear retailer that was Diesel's largest European wholesale customer at the time. In 2022, Peter joined the Board of the British Retail Consortium as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of its Audit and Risk Committee. He lives in Hampshire with his wife and two children.

Olin Novák

CEO, International Rohlik Group

Marcella Wartenbergh

CEO AWWG

Marcella is the CEO of AWWG, which includes brands such as Pepe Jeans, Hackett and Façonnable. Since joining in 2019, AWWG has embarked on a new era, with a new product and consumer strategy which has led to improved sales and performance across the brands’ key global markets. Before joining AWWG, Marcella held various senior positions within PVH Group, including president of brand management, Calvin Klein Europe, and chief merchandising and global licensing officer for Calvin Klein.

Rachel McShane

Chief Financial & Operating Officer Depop

Thor Skov Jørgensen

CEO Coop Danmark

Bastian Siebers

CEO flaconi

Bastian Siebers is an experienced e-commerce expert and the CEO of flaconi, Germany's leading online shop for beauty and perfume. He took on the role of CEO at the end of 2022 and has steered the Berlin-based company onto a successful course in less than two years.

Siebers successfully drove a significant growth trajectory, built on a strategy focused on Internationalization, Retail Media, Retention, and Engagement. This approach delivered break-even and double-digit profitable growth that has continued to the present day. He also spearheaded rapid international expansion, successfully launching flaconi in 8 new European countries and targeting seven more by 2026, with the goal of becoming the leading online pure-player in European e-commerce. The motto #WEcommerce is lived and breathed at flaconi: Siebers focuses on building long-term, trusting relationships with flaconi's customers, brand partners and, above all, with all flaconi employees.

With more than 20 years of experience in retail, marketing, and strategy, Siebers previously served as the CEO of babymarkt.de. Throughout his career, he also acquired deep retail and e-commerce expertise at the Tengelmann Group and within the KarstadtQuelle Group.

Ashley Kechter

Global President Vuori

Ashley is the global president for Vuori. Reporting to the CEO and founder, she is responsible for the brand’s global business strategy and driving retail, ecommerce, and wholesale growth internationally and domestically. Before joining the fast-growth athleisure brand, Ashley served as global president at Fabletics, as well as chief business officer and general manager at Banana Republic.

Daniel Gomez

CEO PANGAIA

Alexis Rollier

Global Chief Operating Officer SEPHORA

Julia Bösch

Executive Chair & Founder Lookiero Outfittery Group

Julia Bösch is the executive chair of the Lookiero Outfittery Group, Europe’s leading online personal shopping platform. A pioneer in curated fashion services, she co-founded Outfittery and has scaled the business through more than €50 million in funding, shaping the future of personalised retail in Europe.

Dimas Gimeno

Founding Partner & President WOW Concept

Dimas is the president of WOW Concept, a multibrand retailer with two flagship stores in Madrid. He is also the president of Kapita, an investment firm that focuses on technology and innovation in retail. Previously, Dimas was the president & CEO of Spanish retail giant El Corte Inglés.

Jamie Kristow

CEO Cotswold Outdoor Group

Jamie Kristow is CEO of the Cotswold Outdoor Group, leading strategy and operations across its specialist retail brands within the UK’s premium outdoor market. With more than 25 years of international retail experience across the UK, Canada, South Africa and Australia, he has held leadership roles with Hudson’s Bay Company, Target Australia and Woolworths Holdings. Jamie focuses on retail innovation, customer experience and the growing role of retail media in shaping the future of global retail.

David Wilkinson

Executive Director Steen & Strøm

An experienced retail executive with a track record of successful leadership and turnaround in blue-chip retail groups in the UK, Europe, MENA, Russia. David has served Harrods, Selfridges & Co, Kurt Geiger Ltd, Salam Studio & Stores (MENA ) and Au Pont Rouge (RU) in various board capacities. For the past 6 years David has created and implemented the strategy for the reimagination of Steen & Strøm department store Oslo.

Katie Reeves

Chief Commercial Officer COS

Katie is the global chief commercial officer at COS. In this role, she is responsible for driving the brand's global growth, in-store and online, via D2C and wholesale. Prior to the role, Katie served as Managing Director for North America for 4 years.

Sascha Mager

Chief Data & AI Officer MediaMarktSaturn

Sascha Mager is Chief Data and AI Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group since May 2025. From August 2022 to April 2025, he served as CEO of MediaMarktSaturn Germany, after beginning 2022 as Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President at MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group.

Born in Düsseldorf, he studied physics at RWTH Aachen University and subsequently earned his doctorate in neuroscience at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, and he brings extensive experience in data, digital, and transformation across retail, energy, and telecommunications.

He began his business career at Boston Consulting Group, where from 2000 to 2005 he worked as a project lead for various companies in the telecommunications, insurance, e-commerce, and retail sectors. From 2006 to 2016, he held various leadership positions at a number of telecommunications companies in Germany and internationally (T-Mobile, Vodafone, Telstra), most recently in Australia as Chief Operating Officer Consumer Business at Telstra. In 2017, Sascha Mager joined the energy company E.ON, driving forward digital transformation in the retail segment and subsequently successfully managed E.ON Next in the UK as Managing Director.

Marlies Hersbach

Chief Online & Customer Officer MANGO

Marlies Hersbach is the Chief online and Customer Officer at Mango and a member of the company's Steering Committee. From her position, she leads the brand's digital strategy, including the development of the e-commerce channel, customer experience, and loyalty programmes at a global level. With a degree in French Language and Culture and a master's degree in Intercultural Communication from Utrecht University, Hersbach has over 15 years of international experience in omnichannel retail and e-commerce. In 2020, the executive joined Mango as International Retail Director, following a solid career in the retail sector. During this period, she successfully led the commercial strategy in some of Mango's key European markets. In 2024, Hersbach was appointed Executive Director of e-commerce to continue driving the growth of the online channel and advancing the continuous improvement of the customer experience. Before joining Mango, Marlies Hersbach developed her professional career in fashion companies such as Pimkie and Kiabi, where she was in charge of the e-marketing and e-commerce areas.

Fiona Tan

Chief Technology Officer Wayfair

Marcel Uphues

Chief Ecommerce Officer DOUGLAS Group

Lana Sanleandro

Global Chief Marketing Officer, Shark SharkNinja

Lana is the global chief marketing officer for Shark at SharkNinja. Lana is responsible for driving brand and revenue growth through marketing innovation. She previously held senior positions at Canon, Samsung and Amazon.

Lydia Kind

Chief Marketing Officer Westwing

Mark Blundell

Chief Retail Officer Harrods

Aparna Sundaresh

Global Chief Marketing Officer De'Longhi Group

Pedro Esquivias

Chief Customer Officer Tendam

Karen Owen

Chief Growth Officer, European & Pacific Developed Markets Kraft Heinz

A marketeer at heart, Karen’s journey to brand building began almost three decades ago when a deep curiosity for consumer behavior took root. This desire to connect with people through moments that matter, teamed with strong business acumen, has led Karen to a number of senior sales and marketing roles in locations across Europe and Asia. Today, Karen oversees innovation, marketing and brand strategy for Kraft Heinz’ European and Pacific Developed Markets, united by the company’s crown jewel, Heinz - a global brand icon with roots in Karen’s hometown of Wigan where her love for the billion-dollar brand began. A seasoned CPG executive with a passion for building high performing teams, Karen has a track record of spearheading innovation and creativity to drive top and bottom-line growth for global brands like LIPTON Teas and Infusions, where she served as Chief Marketing Officer prior to joining Kraft Heinz. Karen has also held leadership roles at Diageo, Coty Beauty and P&G. Based in Amsterdam, Karen is the proud parent of two daughters and enjoys exploring new cultures and countries through food. But when it comes to her favorite; French Fries – it has to be Heinz.

Jose Gomez

Chief Development Officer ETAM

Vineta Bajaj

Group Chief Financial Officer Holland & Barrett

Thibault Hennion

Chief Operations Officer Unlimitail (Carrefour & Publicis Groupe)

Thibault is the chief operating officer for Unlimitail – the joint retail media venture between Carrefour and Publicis Groupe. In this role, he is responsible for accelerating capabilities and expansion, and strengthening brand partnerships. Prior to joining Unlimitail, Thibault led international operations at Epsilon and was chief of staff to the CEO of Publicis Groupe – bringing a unique agency and technology background to retail.

Jordi Bosch

Global Head of Sales & Customers Nestlé

Romain Roulleau

Group Digital & Ecommerce Director Kingfisher

Romain is the digital and ecommerce director at Kingfisher. In this role, he is responsible for all digital and ecommerce activities at a group-level and across all banners including B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koçtaş. Reporting to the CEO, Romain’s scope includes marketplace, retail media, innovation and omnichannel transformation.

Mark Elkins

General Manager, Global Ecommerce L'Oreal

Mark is a transformative commercial leader with a 25+ year track record of accelerating growth and innovation in major consumer companies. He currently spearheads L'Oréal's €12B+ e-commerce business, representing 28% of the company's total revenue. His expertise spans strategic vision, commercial partnerships, executional excellence and operating model transformation.

Since joining L'Oréal three years ago, Mark has propelled its e-commerce growth by deepening shopper insights, building strategic partnerships, and developing cutting-edge technologies to drive performance. This has resulted in share gains and solidification of its #1 position in an increasingly competitive industry.

Prior to L'Oréal, Mark served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company for five years, where he worked with leading retail and consumer goods companies to accelerate omnichannel growth and launch new business, including D2C, B2B, quick commerce, and third-party marketplaces. He also brings extensive experience from his eleven-year tenure at Coca-Cola Enterprises/European Partners, where he led portfolio expansion and built the digital commerce team from scratch to become the leader in e-commerce, digital marketing, and business model innovation.

Mark holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Masters in Engineering from Imperial College. He is a founding member of the Digital 50 and is recognised as a thought leader in digital commerce space. His passion is in combining design, technology and commerce to improve daily lives. His creativity extends beyond his professional life; with a background in architectural design, Mark’s creative pursuits include jazz music, art and photography.

Sarah Clark

SVP, EMEA lululemon

Sarah is senior vice president of EMEA at lululemon. In this role, she is responsible for the brand’s strategic growth and development in the region, online, in-store and through franchise partners. Sarah plays a key role in the rollout of new and revamped store formats across Europe, Middle East and Asia, ensuring local community connection blended with global brand familiarity.

Marlies Gebetsberger

SVP, Head of Personal Health - Western Europe Philips

Farzin Saber

Global VP, Digital Project Office IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)

Farzin is the global vice president for IKEA’s digital project office. In this role, Farzin and his team are responsible for a global project portfolio of both business and IT transformation programs. Previously Farzin served as a management consultant at Deloitte, EY and Accenture in the Nordics, published multiple articles on supply chain digitisation and delivered a TEDx talk at Lund University.

Mirjam Schuele

SVP, Marketing KARL LAGERFELD

Danson Huang

Global VP, Omnichannel & Digital Commerce Diageo

Danson Huang is the Global Vice President of Omnichannel & Digital Commerce at Diageo, where he leads the transformation of the company’s global B2C digital landscape across pure-play, e-grocery, quick-commerce and e-specialist channels, as well as D2C platforms, brand websites, and broader digital ecosystems. His remit contributes to a business target of over $600m in net sales value, with more than 45% digital influence across Diageo’s portfolio.

With over 20 years of experience in digital transformation and connected commerce, Danson brings a rare blend of entrepreneurial and corporate leadership. He spent a decade as an entrepreneur in China’s digital sector before joining Mars Petcare, where he held senior digital commerce and innovation roles across China, Singapore, the United States and France. His work included building regional digital hubs, scaling e-commerce capabilities across multiple markets, and leading global D2C and new business initiatives.

Danson is recognised for his strategic approach to omnichannel growth, MACH-enabled transformation, and the integration of technology, data and consumer experience to unlock sustainable commercial impact.

Andrew Lederman

VP, Global Digital Commerce Mondelēz International

Shweta Munshi

VP, Retail Experience & Marketing the LEGO® Group

Leona De Graft

VP, Ecommerce - Europe Levi Strauss & Co.

Amy Bi

Global VP, Brand DECIEM (The Ordinary, NIOD & Avestan)

Helena Bukowski

SVP, Marketing KICKS

Thea Mathias

VP, General Manager - International Our Place

Niccolò Francalanci

Managing Director, EMEA & Americas Ludovico Martelli (Marvis)

Tash Whitmey

Managing Director, Tesco Media & Insight Platform Tesco

Tash is managing director of Tesco Media and Insight Platform, a partnership between Tesco and dunnhumby. Previously, she spent six years at Tesco, driving the Clubcard transformation and leading its personalised rewards programme. With 18 years at Havas and recognition in the DataIQ 100 and Campaign’s A-List, she is a seasoned industry leader shaping the future of retail media.         

Kirsten Andersson

Managing Director, Platform & Marketplaces IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)

Kirsten is the managing director for platform and marketplaces at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group). In this role, she leads the development of IKEA's new platform and marketplace strategy, strengthening the brand's commitment to affordability, accessibility, and sustainability. She has been with the business for over 15-years, holding numerous global transformation and innovation roles across the business.

Charina Lumley

Managing Director, Marketing Solutions DOUGLAS Group

Amir Rasekh

Managing Director, Nectar360 Sainsbury's

A commercial and strategic business leader with over two decades of experience, Amir Rasekh is Managing Director of Nectar360 - a loyalty, insight, and retail media agency. He has great expertise in building successful insight and media businesses and delivering market-leading data-driven marketing to clients.

Having worked at Nectar360 for a decade, Amir also spent many years at Sainsbury’s, across a myriad of functions, including the entrepreneurial Business Development division, successfully launching a new insight and media agency to the market called Insight to Communication (i2C), now known as Nectar360.

Amir leads over 200 colleagues as the Nectar360 team provides services to over 900 clients every year. Clients span multiple industries and include many of the biggest brands globally, including British Airways, Esso, and AMEX through to Unilever, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Samsung, Microsoft, and Google. Passionate about putting the customer at the centre of decision-making, Amir is also energised by building, leading and empowering high-performing teams to deliver great client work and commercial performance.
 

Filippo Zuffada

Head of International & Global Hardlines, Consumer Products Netflix

Filippo is the head of international, consumer products at Netflix, as well as the global hardlines verticals. In this role, he leads the international expansion of Netflix’s consumer products business – driving fandom, deepening consumer engagement, and unlocking new revenue streams through strategic brand extensions and global partnerships. He previously ran the EMEA business for consumer products, where he scaled to 131 countries and defined the strategic roadmap for the region.

Dan Rubel

Brand & Marketing Director Currys

Dan is the Brand & Marketing Director at Currys – responsible for brand, advertising, social, CRM, PR, promo planning, store innovation and omnichannel creative & content. Dan has been at Currys since September 2018 and previously had held a variety of marketing, strategy, customer experience and general management roles – mainly at the Very Group and Procter & Gamble. Outside of work, he’s a dad, a keen tennis player, a reluctant gym goer and an emotional Manchester United fan.
 

Jade Sharpe

Head of Loyalty Marks & Spencer

Xavier Rebés

Digital, Innovation & Transformation Executive Director TOUS Jewelry

Emma Lindahl

Head of ICAx ICA Gruppen

Emma leads ICAx, the innovation hub of ICA Gruppen, where she integrates design, technology, and business strategy to drive impactful innovation. Her diverse background spans research, product leadership, and mentoring.       

Christina Fontana

Senior Director, Brand Operations - EMEA SHEIN

Diego Baronchelli

Director, DTC - EMEA Salomon

Diego Baronchelli is a creative retail and brand leader, currently serving as EMEA Direct to Consumer Director at Salomon where he is focused on shaping the brand’s global retail strategy. With a career spanning Switzerland, Germany, and France, and leadership roles at Vans, The North Face, Inter IKEA, and Adidas, he brings deep international expertise in consumer engagement, brand elevation, and retail innovation. Diego is passionate about sportstyle, storytelling, and exceeding consumer expectations. He turns insights into action through data, creativity, and execution, working at the intersection of performance, culture, and digital. Outside of work, Diego finds inspiration in the outdoors, spending time running and skiing with his family. His leadership is grounded in authenticity, curiosity, and a drive to push boundaries

Rudolf Schneider

Director, Europe Advertising Amazon

Rudolf is director of advertising for Europe at Amazon where he leads a sales team of retail media experts to empower brands through innovative data-driven strategies. He has over 25 years’ experience in marketing and sales across digital, telco, and media industries.

Ana Afán

Global Retail Media Director The Coca-Cola Company

Tom Langley

Head of Personalisation & Retail Media The John Lewis Partnership

Tom is the head of retail media at the John Lewis Partnership, in a role which spans Waitrose and John Lewis, with a focus on evolving and growing the insight and media capabilities to deliver engaging customer experiences, advertiser brand growth and Partnership growth. Prior to joining the Partnership, Tom spent 15 years at dunnhumby, working with Tesco and other retailers around the world to design and build their retail media businesses.

Baz Saidieh

Managing Partner, Ibex & Global Partner Antler VC

Baz is a global partner at Antler, a venture capital firm and one of the world’s most active early-stage investors and managing partner for Ibex – the firm’s innovation hub. Based in London, Baz focuses on building impactful innovation models to drive corporate-startup relationships.

Angela Farrugia

Founder Brand x Society

Angela is the founder of Brand x Society, advising businesses in strategic growth. She works closely with leading designers and the British Fashion Council in the development of partnerships and collaborations, and was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 for services to international business development and licensing.

Amaryllis Liampoti

Managing Director & Partner, Global Head of Growth BCG X

Amaryllis is a managing director and partner at BCG X, Boston Consulting Group’s tech build and design unit. She leads global growth initiatives, helping businesses accelerate performance through AI-enhanced, data-driven marketing, and digital transformation strategies.

Mark Ruston

VP, Global Retail Lead Capgemini

Mark Ruston is Capgemini Group’s Global Retail Lead, with a career spanning more than 22 years in consulting and transformation leadership. He brings deep expertise in supply chain strategy and execution, helping retailers close the gap between vision and delivery and positioning operations as a true differentiator in the consumer experience. 

Mark has a proven track record of guiding large Tier 1 retail and CPG organizations through complex, digitally and AI enabled business transformations—unlocking channel growth, adapting to rapid market change, and delivering measurable outcomes at scale. His ability to bridge business strategy with technology execution has established him as a trusted advisor. 

He has partnered with clients across the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, LATAM, the Netherlands, and Germany. Passionate about the transformative potential of AI, Mark champions its use not only to drive superior business outcomes from human-AI chemistry but also to create positive societal impact, from reducing operational inefficiencies to minimizing food and packaging waste. 

Adgild Hop

Partner, European Retail Market Lead Deloitte

Adgild is a partner at Deloitte, the retail market lead for North South Europe and co-lead for grocery globally. In his role, he is responsible for helping clients navigate big shifts in consumer engagement, unified commerce, fulfilment, supply chain and emerging business models.

Ira Kalish

Global Chief & US Economist Deloitte

Michelle Evans

Global Lead, Retail Insights Euromonitor International

Michelle is the global lead of retail and digital consumer insights at Euromonitor. Through her research on digital transformation, ecommerce and tech innovation, Michelle provides insights into where and how consumers shop, as well as the evolving path to purchase.

Achim Berg

Founder & Managing Director FashionSIGHTS

Phoebe Gormley

Co-Founder & CEO Fit Collective

Antoine Nussenbaum

Co-Founder & Investor Felix Capital

Antoine Nussenbaum is a co-founder and partner at Felix Capital, a venture firm investing at the intersection of creativity and technology with a focus on digital lifestyle. Since founding Felix in 2015, he has backed companies such as Farfetch, Oatly, Peloton and Mirakl, and sits on the boards of TravelPerk, Papier, Lick, Unmind and others. He previously worked in M&A and private equity at ABN AMRO and Atlas Global, and lectures on venture capital at ESCP and Paris Dauphine.

Zia Daniell Wigder

Global President, Connected Commerce Hyve Group

Gaurav Pant

Chief Insights Officer Incisiv

Alex Baker

Founder Disrupt Retail

Jack Stratten

Managing Director Insider Trends

Jack Stratten is an in-demand retail trends speaker, writer and researcher, delivering presentations and keynotes to audiences worldwide for over 15 years.

Known for his engaging style, Jack is able to cut to the core of emerging retail trends, sharing clear, jargon-free insights that inspire and generate new ideas. His deep understanding of retail, consumer behaviours and business strategy is sought after by clients across the entire retail ecosystem including:

- Retailers and brands (incl. Puig, M&S, Nespresso, LVMH, Jaguar Land Rover, Coca-Cola, Diebold Nixdorf, BIC)
- Tech companies (incl. Fujitsu, Cegid, Microsoft)
- Property companies (incl. CBRE, Savills, Cadogan)
- Shopping centre operators (incl. Westfield, McArthur Glen, NEPI Rockcastle)
- Retailer’s associations (incl. NCSC, Advantage Austria)

Jack is also a regular speaker at industry conferences and events, including D Congress, RICE and Source Fashion/Home & Gift. He is consistently recognised as a leading retail voice, including being named a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert for three consecutive years and one of NRF’s Retail Voices for 2025 and 2026.

Rhian Thomas

Director of Shopper Insight IGD

David Mannheim

Founder & CEO Made With Intent

Darren Keen

CEO, International Markets Mars United Commerce

Darren is the CEO of International Markets at Mars United Commerce. In this role, Darren and his team are focused on expanding the agency’s operations and opportunities across Europe, Canada, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Darren founded the London office in 2010, growing it to become a market leader in retail media consulting across the U.K. and then Europe.

Holden Bale

Global Chief Strategy Officer Merkle

Holden leads global strategy as well as the commerce and experience teams for Merkle, dentsu’s experience and digital transformation consultancy. His teams work on initiatives ranging from new growth and digital business transformation to innovation in customer experience, CRM and loyalty, and ecommerce.

Daniel Ducrocq

VP, Western European Retail NIQ

Chris Walton

Co-CEO Omni Talk

Chris is the co-CEO at Omni Talk, one of the fastest-growing media outlets covering retail. Chris is also a senior contributor for Forbes and a former vice president of innovation at Target.

Beth Horn

VP, Southern Europe & UK&I Pinterest

Beth Horn is VP of Southern Europe, UK & Ireland, where she leads the platform's advertising partnerships for five markets. She was previously UK Managing Director. Since joining Pinterest in June 2024, Beth has overseen record business results, first-of-their-kind brand partnerships, and the rollout of innovative performance products. She has also fronted events including Pinvision - Pinterest’s largest annual advertiser event and spoken at numerous external industry events. Before joining Pinterest, Beth was Director of Sales at Spotify, and spent 12 years at Meta, where she was Director and Head of Industry for Retail & Ecommerce, overseeing Meta's relationships with retail and ecommerce companies in the US and UK. Prior to Meta, Beth led global paid search for Expedia, Microsoft, and Intuit at Efficient Frontier, and began her career in the creative department of Macys.com. She is a Non-Executive Director of NiX by Nicola Harding and a Trustee of Crouch End Festival Chorus. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beth is a dual US / UK citizen and an honours graduate of Stanford University. She lives in North London with her golden retriever, Bridget. www.beth-horn.com
 

Anne Mezzenga

Founder & CEO Retail Field Report

Anne Mezzenga is the founder of Retail Field Report, a media outlet dedicated to telling the human stories behind retail's biggest brands. Anne is best known for co-founding and serving as Co-CEO of Omni Talk Retail, which she built from the ground up into one of the most successful and fastest-growing trade publications in the retail industry, earning her widespread recognition as a top retail influencer and NRF Top Retail Voice. She currently serves on boards for Simbe, Firework, Buncha, Broadhead, Scrollmark, and Delivery Solutions (acquired by UPS), bringing strategic perspective and deep industry expertise to each. Earlier in her career, Anne was one of the executives leading Target's Store of the Future initiative and held leadership roles at agencies Fallon and Martin Williams, before returning to her journalist roots at NBC Universal in New York and KMSP in Minneapolis. 

Deann Evans

Managing Director, EMEA Shopify

Deann oversees the European expansion of Shopify, the global commerce platform powering millions of modern, high-growth brands including Gymshark, Huel, War Paint for Men and Ooni. She leads Shopify’s strategy to help European merchants sell on every surface and drive retail innovation hand in hand with Europe’s most exciting businesses. In her role, she also drives the expansion of Shopify’s European ecosystem, with the objective to empower merchants to deliver the experiences they want for their customers, and drive forward innovation through its partners and developer community.
An experienced technology executive, Deann’s career spans over two decades in a range of leadership and C-level roles for ecommerce and SaaS businesses, such as eBay, Mettr and Sizmek.
 

Adam Plom

VP, Content - Europe Shoptalk

Ben Miller

VP, Original Content & Strategy Shoptalk

Hannah Redfern

SVP, Shoptalk Europe & Shoptalk Luxe Shoptalk

Dido Schmidt

Director, Global Partnerships - Commerce Google

Tobias Maria Günter

Partner - Head of Retail Simon-Kucher & Partners

Dr. Tobias Maria Günter is a Partner, Head of Retail, and Head of the Bonn office at Simon-Kucher. From his numerous national and international projects, he has considerable experience in developing retail-specific solutions for specialist topics in the areas of pricing, product offerings, marketing, promotions, customer journeys, and implementation.

Most recently, Tobias’ projects have grappled with complex issues related to the increasing digitalization of the retail landscape. He has previously supported premium department stores and global brand manufacturers in the fashion sector and is able to draw on his in-depth knowledge of supermarkets, discounter retailers, home improvement outlets, perfume stores, furniture stores, and cash & carry vendors.

For his doctoral thesis at University of Kiel, he researched the dynamic effects of price promotions on various sales channels. Tobias has published articles in international industry magazines and contributed to books on management topics. He is also a speaker at a variety of industry events.

Amrita Bhasin

Co-Founder & CEO  Sotira

Jordan Berke

Founder & CEO TOMORROW

Jordan is the founder and chief executive of Tomorrow Retail Consulting, a digital retail advisory firm whose clients include leading retailers across North America, Asia and Africa. With over 20 years of digital, retail and marketing experience, Jordan previously led Walmart’s ecommerce and in-store digital efforts in China.

Gemma Spence

CEO, VML Marketplace WPP Group

Gemma Spence is a recognised global commerce leader with over 15 years’ experience operating at the intersection of sales, marketing, technology, and retail. Her career spans client-side, retail, and agency leadership roles, with a consistent focus on building growth models that reflect how commerce actually works today — across platforms, algorithms, and consumer decision-making.
Gemma is CEO of VML / WPP’s Luxembourg business and leads WPP’s Amazon and Marketplace Centre of Excellence, supporting brands and teams across EMEA and globally. She works with over 1,800 commerce specialists to deliver integrated, performance-led commerce strategies — from discovery and consideration through to conversion and lifetime value. She is also a driving force behind the evolution of WPP’s commerce capabilities, including Commerce Studio and next-generation AI-led tools designed to optimise content performance, visibility, and operational efficiency at scale.
Previously, Gemma was Chief Commerce Officer at PHD (Omnicom Media Group), where she founded Transact, a global eCommerce consultancy. Her work has spanned FMCG, beauty, automotive, and consumer electronics, including hands-on leadership of in-house eCommerce operations for some of the world’s largest brands.
Gemma is widely recognised for shaping how the industry thinks about modern commerce. She has been named one of CIO Magazine’s 20 Businesswomen to Watch, Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35, Mediatel’s Future Media Leader, and was honoured by Aviva’s Women of the Future. As a contributing editor to WARC and Econsultancy, she regularly writes on the future of digital commerce, visibility, AI-driven discovery, and the changing role of marketing in automated environments.
She holds an Executive MBA with Distinction from the University of Oxford and is currently pursuing a PhD in Marketing Science, focused on how AI, recommendation systems, and signal-based decisioning are reshaping brand growth.
 

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