Asif Aziz OBE is retail director for EE.

Kian Bakhtiari is the Founder of The People.

The People helps ambitious brands build a more inclusive and sustainable world.

The People is a creative company powered by a global community of young diverse change-makers. We exist to unleash the creative potential of young people!

Nick Bamber is digital director, Domino's

Neil Brading is marketing director, The Inkey List

Sara Brennan is positive business director at Pentland Brands – where she leads the ethical trade, corporate responsibility and sustainability programmes. Sara started her career in regulatory affairs and later moved into sustainability and CSR, whilst working in the petrochemical industry. Her work caused her to grow more conscious of existing sustainability issues and opportunities and the role of businesses in addressing those issues. Sara is also interested in organisational change, especially in relation to developing beyond conventional leadership and discovering new ways of contributing to the wider environment in which organisations operate.

Keith Cahoon is EMEA vertical retail lead, Juniper Networks

David Gomez Cardona is group marketplace director, Kingfisher

Lina Chan is the director of women’s health at Holland and Barrett. Previously she was the CEO and co-founder of Parla. Lina spent most of her career working as a private equity investor in the US and the UK. After experiencing multiple pregnancy losses, difficulty conceiving and preterm birth, Lina became acutely aware of the gaps in women’s health care. She founded Parla in 2018 with the mission to improve women’s access to expert support and health education. She quickly grew the company to over 50,000 users in 80+ countries before being acquired by Holland & Barrett, Europe’s largest health and wellness retailer, in early 2022. Lina believes that women's health care should address the physical as well as mental health needs across a women's reproductive life-span. She is passionate about women’s health and entrepreneurship leading her to support a wave of new women in the space and she regularly mentors female founders. Lina is also a regular public speaker advocating for women’s health issues at various events like GIANT Health, VivaTek, HIMSS Health and Femtechnology Summit. Born in Brazil, Lina lives in London with her husband and 3 children.

Indranil Das is strategic digital innovation lead, Microsoft

Helen Dickinson is CEO, British Retail Consortium

Andrew Goulton is director of product, Trust Retail

Dana Grabiner is head of grocery and convenience, Just Eat Takeaway.com

Fiona Harkin is director of foresight at The Future Laboratory.

Amy Harman is head of customer marketing for Hotel Chocolat

Versatile, creative and resilient multilingual business leader with main board experience of digital transformation, corporate strategy development and delivery against complex commercial, operational and regulatory requirements in a £7 billion EV infrastructure and services company. Led two of the UK’s top four airports; well versed in delivering shareholder value while balancing the needs of customers and multiple stakeholders up to government level. Strong M&A experience having built commercial partnerships and led significant bid and integration activities. Successfully drove corporate business model transformation and culture change; established £140m EBITDA e-commerce business to create new and diversified value streams. Non-executive experience in fields of CSR, inward investment and tourism and sports stadium management.

Paul is responsible for driving the digital customer experience across all The Very Group’s brands and touchpoints, leading a collection of squads who focus on making data-informed decisions to improve the journey and drive forward the technology landscape. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the eCommerce sector, during which time he has been responsible for many areas including digital strategy, performance marketing, product management, UX, engineering, insight and analytics at both large and medium-sized online businesses.

Content and connections are my passions. I’m always thinking about how to build strategies that go beyond merely driving revenue, but creatively solve customer challenges, spark “aha” moments and bring people together – across multiple channels. Ultimately, building brands that make a difference for those they serve.I believe in a putting a laser focus on the customer and bring curiosity, high standards and a commercial mindset to the table. Data- and results-driven. Obsessed with taking products and brands to the next level with a 15-year history of doing so.

Charlie Markland is director of sales, marketing and taproom, Toast Brewing

Shani Oslerne is international expansion director at Astrid & Miyu.

MJ Paradiso is regional vice president, Northern Europe, Yext

Ron has 15 years’ experience in sales, strategy, and operational roles within the travel and tech industries. He spearheads Deliveroo's expansion into non-food retail: Deliveroo Shopping, with a keen understanding of consumer behaviour and market supplier dynamics.

I am a digital and technology strategist, CTO and Chief Architect with over 20 years’ experience across a wide range of business areas, working primarily within B2C and B2B industries and for Global FTSE 100 and Private Equity organisations.

Working across several international locations, such as China, India, USA and mainland Europe, I have combined an entrepreneurial mindset with creative, customer-driven thinking to define and deliver technology solutions that both meet and shape business strategy.