World Retail Congress Connected 2022 | World Retail Congress | 4 April 2022 | Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101, 00136 Roma RM, Italy

In a year when we aren’t able to meet face-to-face, we launched a three days of virtual content that examined what the acceleration of change across the industry means for the future of retailing.

The attendees got access to everything from keynote presentations and interviews to panel discussions. And all was focused on the big, all-important strategic questions.

Most importantly, it was free to attend for all. We wanted the industry to benefit from the insight and personal reflections from inspiring industry leaders and experts.

There has never been a more important time for the retail industry to come together to help reset retailing as it emerges from this global crisis.

2022 Speakers

John Atcheson
Co-Founder and CEO, Sellalong

Alex Baldock
Group Chief Executive Officer, Currys plc

Chip Bergh
President & CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.

Joel Bines
Managing Partner, AlixPartners

Marc Bolland
Chairman, Blackstone International Partners

Bernie Brookes
Executive Chairman and Owner, Colette former CEO, Myer - Australia

Monica Cannalire
Founder & MD, Younicorn

David Christie
Founder & CEO, Innovation Arts

Rita Clifton
Portfolio Chair and Non Executive Director, John Lewis Partnership

Sandrine Conseiller
CEO, Aigle

Maarten de Boo
VP, AI Growth Quinyx

Christel Delberghe
Director General, EuroCommerce

Marie Driscoll
Managing Director, Luxury & Fashion Coresight Research

Megan Dunsby
Senior Commercial Content Editor, Retail Week

Sally Elliott
Co-Leader, Global Retail Practice Spencer Stuart

Stephane Engelhard
Chief Institutional Relations Director, Carrefour Brazil

Mairi Fairley
Partner OC&C, Strategy Consultants

Livia Firth
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Eco-Age

Christina Fontana
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Southern Europe Alibaba Group

Henry Fovargue
Partner, BCG

Alex Genov
Head, Customer Experience Research Zappos.com

James George
Partner OC&C, Strategy Consultants

Susanne Given
Chair, Made.com

Aleix Gonzalez
Director, Global Sustainability C&A

John Gregory
Global Retail Category Development Officer, Spotify

Thomas Harms
Global Retail Leader, EY

Susan Hart
Co-Leader, Global Retail Practice Spencer Stuart

Nadine Heubel
CEO, Heinemann Americas

Adam Holyk
Senior Vice President, Strategy Walgreen Co.

Jo-Anne Hui-Miller
Managing Editor, Inside Retail

Chris Igwe
Founder and President, Chris Igwe International

Andrea Illy
Chairman, illycaffè

Peter Jeavons
SVP & GM, EMEA, International First Insight

Ron Johnson
Founder & CEO, Enjoy

Bobby Jones
Co-author, Good is the New Cool

Ira Kalish
Chief, Global Economist Deloitte

István Kapitany
Global Executive Vice President, Mobility Shell

Carsten Keller
VP Direct, Consumer Zalando

Wouter Kolk
CEO, Europe and Indonesia Ahold Delhaize

Naho Kono
Group Managing Executive Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Rakuten Group

Antonis Kyprianou
International Franchise Director, Tendam

Daniel Läubli
Global Head, Food Retail & Delivery and Partner McKinsey

Paula Levitan
General Counsel, Manzanita Capital

Georgia Leybourne
Senior Director International Marketing, Manhattan Associates

Simona Maggini
Italy Country Manager, WPP

Mariangela Marseglia
Country Manager, Italy and Spain Amazon

Dhi Matiole Nunes
Co-founder, The Latest

Shimona Mehta
Managing Director, EMEA Shopify

Dan Melki
Head, Test & Learn Europe Mastercard

Jaume Miquel
Chairman & CEO, Tendam

Francesco Montuolo
Vice President, Confimprese

Louisa Murray
COO, Railsbank

Shekar Natarajan
Chief Supply Chain Officer, American Eagle

Lara Nathans
Partner and Leader, National Retail & Consumer Markets Group McCarthy Tétrault

Tolga Öncu
Retail Operations Manager, IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)

Lucas Perraudin
Founder, Mula Digital

Greg Petro
CEO, First Insight

Francesca Piana
Head, Marketing & Communication Integra Fragrances

Paul Polman
Influencer, business leader, campaigner Co-Author, Net Positive

Frank Quix
Managing Director, Q&A

Vittorio Radice
Vice Chairman, La Rinascente

Deepak Ravichandran
Head, EMEA Sales, Loyalty & Engagement Mastercard

Mario Resca
President, Confimprese Chairman and President, Mondadori Retail

Jonathan Reynolds
Deputy Dean Saïd Business School, Oxford University

Silvia Rindone
Retail Lead, UK & Ireland EY

Walter Robb
Former co-CEO, Whole Foods Market

Stephen Rogers
Executive Director, Consumer Industry Center Deloitte

Linda Rosanio
Chief Commercial Officer, Vsblty

Valentina Russo
Global Account Executive, Integra Fragrances

John Ryan
Managing Director, Newstores

Suzanne Santos
Co-founder and Chief Customer, Officer Aesop

Marisa Selfa
CEO, North Sails Apparel

Matthew Shay
President and CEO, National Retail Federation

Evan Sheehan
Global Sector Leader, Retail, Wholesale and Distribution Deloitte

Yehuda Shmidman
Founder, Chairman & CEO, WHP Global, Chairman & CEO, TOYS“R”US

Scarlett Sieber
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Money20/20

Richard Simonin
Vice Chairman, Al Tayer Insignia

Melanie Smallwood
Chief, Brand Partnerships Officer Global Fashion Group

Cathy Sparks
VP, EMEA Nike Direct

Jameel Spencer
CEO and Founder, Writeful Place

Andrew Stephen
Associate Dean of Research, L’Oréal Professor Marketing and Director, Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative Saïd Business School, Oxford University

Allyson Stewart-Allen
CEO, International Marketing Partners

Ganesh Subramanian
Founder & CEO, Stylumia

Annabelle Sutherland
UK Market Director, Deciem

Mark Thomson
Director, Retail & Hospitality Solutions Zebra

Shalini Unnikrishnan
Managing Director and Partner, BCG

Davide Urani
Director and Partner, BCG

JJ van Oosten
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Kingfisher

Nigel Verdon
Co-Founder and CEO, Railsbank

Lovelda Vincenzi
International Moderator, Host, EMCEE, Facilitator, Interviewer, World Class Female Speakers

Kate Walsh
Managing Director, UK & Ireland Pandora

Marcella Wartenbergh
CEO, AWWG

Tobias Wasmuht
CEO, SPAR International

Deborah Weinswig
Founder & CEO, Coresight Research

Katie Weir
Global Consumer, Industry Operations Deloitte

Hani Weiss
CEO, Retail Majid Al Futtaim

Paul Winsor
Head, Retail Industry GTM, EMEA & APAC Region Snowflake

Berker Yagci
General Manager, Europe Getir

George Yang
Founder, Cult&Rain

2022 Sponsors and Partners

4 STAR SPONSORS:
• AlixPartners
• Snowflake

3 STAR SPONSORS:
• EY
• Integra Fragrances
• Manhattan Associates
• Shell
• Zebra | Profitect

2 STAR SPONSORS:
• First Insight
• KultraLab
• Mastercard
• McCarthy Tétrault
• Quinyx
• Spencer Stuart
• Stylumia

1 STAR SPONSORS:
• McKinsey
• UNGA

PILLAR PARTNERS:
• BCG
• Deloitte
• OC&C
• Railsbank

RETAIL PARTNERS:
• JD.com
• Tendam

CX PARTNERS:
• CleanHub