Peter Grant
Head of Media Effectiveness, Boots UK
Innovators headlining RetailFest include:
Martin Villanueva
Global Customer Engagement Director, IKEA Group
Farzin Saber
Global Vice President, Digital Project Office, IKEA Group
Mark Ralea
General Manager, Europe Fabletics
Dorothee D’Herde
Director of Responsible Business, Kingfisher plc
Sophie Trueman
Managing Director UK & Ireland, Too Good To Go
Amir Awan
Co-Founder & CEO, Dupeshop Beauty
Bob Neville
Managing Director, Clarks
Nick Beighton
Former CEO, Matches Fashion
Rory Hugill
Senior Innovation Portfolio Manager, PANGAIA
Simon Pakenham-Walsh
CIO, River Island
Amanda Scott
Former CEO, NEXT Beauty
Simone Williams
Director of Digital, COS
David West
CTO, Monsoon Accessorize
Casie Finlayson
Creative strategist , Konsort Social
Peter Goggin
VP Digital and Marketing Technology, Burberry
Yasmin Topia
CEO and Co-Founder, Sociate AI
Robbie Patterson
CMO, Konsort Social
Rosemary Duffy
Head of Customer Care, ME+EM
Richard Lim
Chief Executive, Retail Economics
Tia Wallace
VP eCommerce Product & Business Development, DHL Supply Chain UK & I
Natalie Frow
MD eCommerce & Retail, DHL Supply Chain UK & I
Stu Hill
CEO, DHL eCommerce UK
Lizzie Harris
Customer Director, B&Q
Mark Ross
Founder, Konsort Social
Ross Arnone
Head of Product Team, Tesco Labs, Tesco
Maria Hollins
CEO, Ann Summers
Ghanasham Apte
Head of Data Science, BT Group
Sara Brennan
Positive Business Director, Pentland Brands
Ciaran McClellan
Growth Director, ME+EM
Sam Dickson
Vice President Commercial Strategy, Own Brand and Operations, Asda
Adele Gingell
Head of Positive Impact and The Finisterre Foundation, Finisterre
David McClelland
Journalist & Broadcaster
Paul Cooper
Director of Technology Operations, River Island
Emma Keller
Head of Sustainability, Nestle
Marija Rompani
Director of Ethics and Sustainable Strategy, John Lewis Partnership
Zac Goodall
Head of Sustainability, Riverford Organic Farmers
Robert Bates
Head of Decision Sciences, Currys
Virginia Wakefield
Director of eCommerce, B&Q
Emilie Maunoury
Digital, eCommerce and CRM Director, Clarins Group
Nicola Matthews
Countess of Cocoa, Head of Marketing - UK & Ireland, Tony's Chocolonely
Tom Betts
Group Data Director, Kingfisher Group
Jo Hickson
Head of Labs, Tesco Technology & Group Innovation, Tesco
Are you a Retail Innovator looking for explosive content and to expand your network?
RetailFest, brought to you by the creators of The Retail Hive, is a brand new event experience designed to fundamentally disrupt the traditional event landscape.
Our 5 point mission is to ensure you:
Swap challenges, solutions and successes with the best of your peers in your discipline
Connect, exchange and collaborate with the leading minds from outside of your discipline to expand your knowledge and network
See, hear and feel the latest solutions to your greatest challenges through our hand-selected, by-referral-only partners – at RetailFest, you’ll be connected with only the companies that are walking the walk, and not just talking the talk
And your colleagues learn, network and socialise together to strengthen team ties, create memories and go back to the office equipped with a wealth of ideas to accelerate your transformation strategies
Lift your head up from the home office, the hot desk or the hustle and bustle of the city to broaden your horizons in the tranquillity and luxury of Oakley Court’s luscious lawns on the banks of the River Thames
Combining hard-hitting and inspirational content, exciting and unique networking and social experiences, hand-selected innovative solution showcases and, of course, the interactive and takeaway-packed small group sessions synonymous with The Retail Hive, RetailFest is the one-stop destination for retail innovators.
RetailFest combines the content quality of a senior leadership conference, the networking opportunities of a members’ club and the fun of a festival to create a truly unique event experience.
Interspersed between inspirational Innovation Stage talks and unique networking opportunities, RetailFest is built on a foundation of high quality, conversational and collaborative small group sessions for leaders in Digital Marketing, Customer Experience, eCommerce, Technology and Architecture, and Sustainability.
Choose your Hive:
DIGITAL MARKETING
For those at the forefront of their organisation’s customer acquisition strategy
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
For leaders who are connecting the many dots of CX in an increasingly complex, omnichannel world
TECHNOLOGY & eCOMMERCE
Designed for technologists grappling with conflicting priorities and challenges
SUSTAINABILITY
Inspiring you to start or accelerate your own sustainability strategy through candid conversations and collaborations
After a day of hearing from, speaking to and collaborating with our expert speakers and innovative partners, unwind, celebrate and party at our RetailRocks Summer Solstice Party with your colleagues and peers with food, drinks, live music and fun activities on the banks of the River Thames.
Oh, and did we mention that there’s a lifesize, inflatable circle of Standing Stones to throw into the mix? What better place to celebrate the Solstice (we’re just out by a day!)
