Advisory Board

Our Retail Advisory Board provides invaluable guidance, expertise and insight into the current issues and challenges impacting the retail industry to ensure the Retail Technology Show delivers what the industry wants and needs from an exhibition.

This Advisory Board of senior retailers plays a vital role in ensuring the content provided at the show, and the format in which it is delivered, is of the highest possible value, to give retailers, leisure and hospitality professionals the information, insights and inspiration they need, now.

Ajay Nassa,
CEO,
Virgin Megastore, Saudi Arabia

George Sullivan, CEO & Founder, Sole Supplier
George Sullivan,
CEO & Founder,
Sole Supplier

Melissa Snover, CEO & Founder, Nourished
Melissa Snover,
CEO & Founder,
Nourished

Moses Rashid, Founder & CEO, The Edit LDN
Moses Rashid,
CEO & Founder,
The Edit LDN

Craig Ash, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Swarovski
Craig Ash,
Managing Director UK & Ireland,
Swarovski

Martin Draper,
CIO & Digital Director,
Liberty

Krista Nordlund, Chief Digital Product Officer, Marks & Spencer
Krista Nordlund,
Chief Digital Product Officer, Marks & Spencer

Paula Bobbett, Chief Digital Officer, Boots UK
Paula Bobbett,
Chief Digital Officer,
Boots UK

Matt Pollington, Chief Marketing Officer, The Cotswold Company
Matt Pollington,
Chief Marketing Officer,
The Cotswold Company

Nina Mimica,
Chief Innovation Officer & Board Member, Studenac Market

Sue Harries, Board Member and Digital Propositions & Data Director, Screwfix
Sue Harries,
Board Member, Digital Propositions & Data Director,
Screwfix

Jag Weatherley, Corporate Transformation Director, ASOS
Jag Weatherley,
Senior Director of Operations, ASOS

Jo Hickson,
Head of Labs, Tesco Technology, Group Innovation, Tesco

Jeannette Copeland,
Technology Director,
Ann Summers

Paul Sims,
Chief Architect,
Primark

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Chris Conway,
E-Commerce Director,
Co-op Food

RTS_Constanze_Freienstein Ajay Nassa Paul Kendrick, CEO, Studio Retail Daniel Gebler, Founder & CTO, Picnic Olga Nazarkova, Former CEO, Funky Pigeon Simon Russel, Managing Director, Parsley Box RTS_Kash_Ghedia_Applegreen RTS_Martin_Draper RTS_Laura_Rosenberger_Laylo David Devany, Group Chief, Marketing and Digital Officer, Iceland Foods Simon Pakenham-Walsh, Chief Technology Officer, Sweaty Betty RTS_John_Cooper_George Matt Pollington, Chief Marketing Officer, The Cotswolds Company RTS_Venkatesh_Chanemougananda RTS_Cassandra_Bergsland Nina Patel, Director of Future Retail Innovation, Farfetch Paul Davies, Director of Loss Prevention, Physical Security & Business Resilience, Selfiriedges Lynn Beattie, Director of Technology, B&Q Martin Bell, Director of E-Commerce, Hotel Chocolat RTS_Chris_Conway_coop Diego Baronchelli Mairead Masterson, Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics Bloom & Wild RTS_Simon_Finch Pete Marsh, Director Retail Operations, Post Office Lynn Ritson, Dr Martens, Digital Director EMEA RTS_Sean_Ghouse_Fortnum_&_Mason Gemma Scarfe, River Island, Digital Director RTS_DrKieron_Blackwells Gareth Hughes, Executive Director Retail Technology North America, Estee Lauder Jamie Korda, Sodexo RTS_Marni Allen_WBA Corin Dennison, Director Profit Protection / Risk, Adidas RTS_Sezin_Tumer_KFC RTS_Florian_Westerdahl RTS_Richard_Surman RTS_Dave_Abbott_Morleys Robert Bates, Head of Decision Sciences, Currys RTS_Camilla_Tress_Oliver_Bonas Paul Wilkinson, Product Leader, Deliveroo Julian Burnett, NED Board Advisor & Growth Investor; Former Growth & Tech Leader Richard Wilding OBE, Supply Chain Innovator