Placing Customer Centricity at the Heart of your Commerce Strategies
Welcome Address
TRACK CHAIR: Kate Nightingale, Chief Behavioural Officer & Founder, HUMANISING BRANDS
Want to stay ahead of the curve and capture the hearts (and wallets) of tomorrow’s consumers? Join Carla Buzasi, CEO of WGSN, at FUTR Europe for an exclusive deep dive into the trends shaping industries in 2027. Discover the strategies to capture attention, build loyalty and gain market share.
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Carla Buzasi, CEO, WGSN
Speaker TBC, DASH HUDSON
In the dynamic world of retail, where customer expectations evolve rapidly, fostering lasting relationships has become the cornerstone of sustained success. This session will explore how placing communities at the centre of your customer engagement strategy can drive increased customer lifetime value (CLV).
20 MIN KEYNOTE
Mike Cadden, Chief Technology Officer, MARIE CURIE
45 MINUTE PANEL
• How are brands and retailers tracking, segmenting and forecasting consumer behaviour?
• How to successfully place community building and customer centricity at the heart of your commercial strategy?
• How to turn your customer into brand ambassadors?
• What macro trends (like health and wellness) are shaping consumer preferences and what opportunities do they present for product development?
Debbie Epstein, Marketing Director, THIS
Maria Olvas de Crombag, Vice President, Client Engagement & Brand Experience, DE BEERS
Caroline Orange-Northey, Director, Retail UK, PINTEREST
Irene Sibaja, Director of Global Partnerships, TREASURE DATA
MODERATOR: Claire Hennah, CEO / Founder, THE ILLUMINATE ALCHEMY
TRACK CHAIR: FASHIONSNOOPS.COM
TRACK CHAIR: Kate Nightingale, Chief Behavioural Officer & Founder, HUMANISING BRAND
TRACK CHAIR: TBC
Giuseppe Baidoo, Founder & Ceo, GUSTO
Aaron Smedley, Chief Digital & Marketing Officer, LE CHAMEAU
This session will deep dive into how Digital Commerce is evolving to become consumer’s new forefront and going way beyond just shopping.
We will also deep dive in some of the quick wins in digital commerce and how AI and Automation will make it simpler to execute at scale.
We will also do blue sky thinking of what will Digital Comerce evolve to in near future.
20 MIN KEYNOTE
Swagat Choudhury, Global Digital Commerce Director, MARS WRIGLE
In 2025, innovative eCommerce retailers like PetSmart and WHOOP are replacing traditional email calendars and rule-based journeys with AI-driven agents that autonomously test, learn, and personalize campaigns at scale. Join Adam Greco to discover how these AI innovators are driving cross-category purchases and incremental sales through owned channels like email, push, and SMS.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Adam Greco, Product Evangelist,
HIGHTOUCH
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
RESERVED
We all know that customer centricity is essential for driving results in retail, and that AI is a given in that equation. This talk will explore how AI powered Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) enable retailers to unify fragmented customer data to create a comprehensive and actionable view of each customer. By combining customer data with the latest AI advancements in predictive analytics, personalized content generation, and real-time recommendations, retailers can deliver hyperpersonalized, real-time experiences that foster customer loyalty and growth.
Attendees will:
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Irene Sibaja, Director of Global Partnerships, TREASURE DATA
• What different approaches are there to ESG business models?
• What would help sustainable brands scale sustainably?
• What are the tech platforms that can help them do this?
• What are the commercial realities behind running a sustainable brand?
• What are the challenges they face and what support do they need from retailers?
• As an independent sustainable brand, how do you think about customer centricity?
Freya Rose, CEO/Founder, FREYA ROSE
Georgia Crossley, Founder & CEO, GEE GEE COLLECTION
HOST: Nina Briance, Founder & CEO, CULT MIA
45 MINUTE PANEL
• How to utilise social platforms on the consumer journey?
• How to tie social media content into the brand and sales strategy?
• What social commerce and live shopping platforms are available and how do they integrate with other tech within the business such as CRM, inventory management?
• What tools and technologies are available in the tech stack for making social commerce work?
Mila Hrisimova, Head of Social, LASTMINUTE.COM
David Kelly, Ecommerce – Growth Markets, PZ CUSSONS
Siobhan Mulcahy, Social Media Associate Director, SAVILLS
Speaker TBC, DASH HUDSON
MODERATOR: Charlotte Greenman, Social Media Director, BAUER MEDIA GROUP
45 MINUTE PANEL
• What are the latest developments in the Retail Media Network landscape? Technological capabilities, tech stack integration, market players
• In a quickly expanding landscape of RMN providers, how can brands use retail media effectively?
• How to structure a successful retail media strategy and build data capabilities to prevent silos? • How does retail media integrate with other ad channels?
• What additional opportunities does the data generated by RMN offer brands and retailers beyond advertisement? i.e. benchmarking, deep customer insights.
• How can first data generated by customer retention strategies such as loyalty programs be linked up with retail media?
Jess Cooke, Director of Media and Loyalty, STONEGATE GROUP
Elton Ollerhead, Director – ASOS Media Group, ASOS
Paul Wright, Head of Uber Advertising International, UBER
MODERATOR: Desi Reuben-Sealey, Head of UX/Senior Manager, VICTORINOX
45 MINUTE PANEL
Andre Filomeno, SVP of Customer and Digital, FLYING TIGER COPENHAGEN
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE / FIRESIDE CHAT
Katie Baron, Trends & Foresight Director, STYLUS
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE / FIRESIDE CHAT
Where conversion rates have long been the north star of retail performance, a crucial narrative remains untold. This session will challenge traditional retail analytics, revealing how the ‘non-converting’ journey offers profound insights into user behaviour, strategy, and potential value beyond the immediate sale.
Victoria Knight, Site Trading Director, NET-A-PORTER & MR PORTER
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Speaker TBC, TINUITI
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Gavin Murphy, CMO, SCURRI
How to use technologies such as AI to track and convert footfall into sales?
• Expanding your physical footprint: where to invest and how much?
• How to ensure global brand strategies are efficiently and consistently executed in store designs?
• How to create hybridized retail experiences?
• How to delight the customer through instore experiences?
• How to maximize customer spend from Sofa to Store? • Building instore experiences for the mobile first generation
Lycia Lobo, Chief Operating Officer, THE DESIGN MUSEUM
Grace Charge, Director of Brand Experience and Partnerships, Europe, WESTFIELD RISE
Rob Edwards, Head of Media & Digital, ARLA FOODS
MODERATOR: Alison Reeves, TBC, RETAIL INSIGHTS
45 MINUTE PANEL
• Understanding the power of incorporating purpose driven brand strategy
• Implementing brand accessibility and DEI across brand, product and retail strategy
• What will ESG look like in the future?
• Driving brand love/ affinity in light of rising inflation and decreasing purchasing power of consumers’ wallets
• Balancing brand building and long-term sales or performance marketing for short term
Anna Valle, Co-Founder, SEEDS OF COLOUR
Laura Rudoe, founder and CEO, EVOLVE ORGANIC BEAUTY
Charlotte Aytan, Managing Director, TLC SPORT
MODERATOR: James Hirst, Founder, THE INTELLIGENT BRIEF
45 MINUTE PANEL
• How to do customer centricity within UX and CX development well?
• Understanding the eCommerce customer decision journey
• Using the data generated by customer service teams to improve customer experience, develop products and services and identify commercial opportunities for the business
• Personalisation of post puchase customer experience
Desi Reuben-Sealey, Head of UX/Senior Manager, VICTORINOX
Lex Deak, CEO, BASKET
Daragh Burke, Director, Digital Product & Experience, VIRGIN MEDIA
MODERATOR: Aaron Block, Venture Principal, IAG LOYALTY
45 MINUTE PANEL
20 MINUTE KEYNOTE
Speaker TBC, METRICOOL
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• What strategies are brands and retailers adopting to attract and retain customers?
• How to engage with your customers online? What innovations and technologies are they looking for?
• Speed and convenience are winning over brand loyalty, how are brands and retailers adjusting their strategies?
• What role can digital services play in enhancing consumer experience and how can brands and retailers create digital services to offer better and enhanced experiences to consumers?
Bruno J Mendy, Managing Director Contract Sales & International Business, OFFICE DEPOT
Rob Manning, Head of DTC & ECommerce, BIOTIFUL GUT HEALTH
Myles Ejegi-Memeh, Director of Operations & E-commerce, RICHARD JAMES SAVILE ROW & HARRYS OF LONDON
MODERATOR: Marine Pajot, Strategy Director & CPG Practice Lead, MANIFESTO GROWTH
40 MINUTE PANEL
• What circular business model (repair, rental, resale) offers the biggest commercial opportunity for brands?
• How can brands and retailers incrementally facilitate a shift to a more circular pattern in consumption without alienating consumers and losing revenue?
• What part can technology play in this?
• How to make it work commercially and operationally?
Layla Sargent, Founder & CEO, THE SEAM
Antonia Johnstone, CEO & Re-Owner, SIGN OF THE TIMES
Sophie Wyatt, Co-Founder (co-CEO), LIBRARY OF THINGS
MODERATOR: Lyndsay Mason, Founder, FOR THE CREATORS
40 MINUTE PANEL
• Creating customer journeys to keep up with online shopping habits and expectations from digital first generations
• How to create demand for your product on saturated marketplaces?
• How to manage inventories and fulfilment across different ecommerce platforms?
• How to create personalised and targeted marketing messages across different marketplaces?
40 MINUTE PANEL
Daniel Baker, Head Of Ecommerce, BLUE VANILLA CLOTHING
Spencer Saunders, Head of Marketplace, MONEY CRUNCHER
MODERATOR: Gregor Murray, VP of Strategy & Chief ’So What?’ Officer, DIGITAL COMMERCE GLOBAL