Speakers 2026

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Find out who took to the stage at LIVE 2026 below. 

Adam Leyland
Editor-in-Chief
The Grocer
Full profile
Adam Smith
Head of Retail Media
Iceland
Full profile
Adam Grant
General Manager
Mars Wrigley
Full profile
Adele Gingell
Head of Positive Impact
Finisterre
Full profile
Allan Leighton
Executive Chair
Asda
Full profile
Amrit Bhachu
Principal Customer Experience Consultant
UserTesting
Full profile
Anna Lungley
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Fujitsu
Full profile
Caroline Birchinall
VP of Product Management for EMEA Merchant Services
JP Morgan
Full profile
Charlotte Hardie
Editor in Chief
Retail Week
Full profile
Chris Conway
Q-Commerce Director
Co Op
Full profile
Chris Allan
Sustainability Director
Decathlon
Full profile
Chris Ward
Operations Innovation Development Lead
Co Op
Full profile
Chris Brook-Carter
CEO
The Retail Trust
Full profile
Claire Humphris
Strategic Advisor
British Cycling
Full profile
Dan Murray
Founder
Heights
Full profile
David Robinson
CEO
Dobbies
Full profile
David McIntosh
Chief Connected Stores Officer
Instacart
Full profile
Dean Harris
Head of Co Op Media Network
Co Op
Full profile
Dennis Claus
VP Strategy EMEA
Apply Digital
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Duncan Shingleton
VP of Product Strategy
User Testing
Full profile
George Arnett
Intelligence and Insights Editor
Retail Week
Full profile
Greg Lucas
Sustainability Manager IKEA UK&IE
IKEA
Full profile
Harj Josson
Retail Director
Holland & Barrett
Full profile
Helen Dickinson
CEO
BRC
Full profile
Jemma Haley
Proposition and strategy lead - Retail Media
John Lewis
Full profile
Joanna Gluzman
Director of Responsible Business
B&Q
Full profile
Katie Kinchin-Smith
Head of Brand
The Very Group
Full profile
Linda Ellett
Partner, Industry lead (Consumer, Leisure & Retail)
KPMG
Full profile
Lucy Grimes
Head of Retail Operation
EE
Full profile
Michael Ross
Chief Retail Scientist
EDITED
Full profile
Nick Burton
IT Director
Screwfix
Full profile
Nick Archer
Managing Director - consumer and convenience
DHL Supply Chain UKI
Full profile
Nick Young
RVP, Enterprise Sales
Sierra
Full profile
Nicola Harrison
Director of Commercial Content
Retail Week
Full profile
Paul Humphrey
Lead UX Researcher
Next
Full profile
Pete Chong
Global Head of Retail
Just Eat Takeaway
Full profile
Rami Baitiéh
CEO
Morrisons
Full profile
Remy Fontanet
Solutions Business Development Manager
Markem Imaje
Full profile
Richard Lim
CEO
Retail Economics
Full profile
Roy Horgan
Group SEVP Strategy, Marketing & Communications
Vusion
Full profile
Sanita Garley
Senior Sustainability Manager
B&Q
Full profile
Sarah Boyd
UK Managing Director
Sephora
Full profile
Sarah Welsh
Chief Product, Brand and Commercial Officer
Matalan
Full profile
Sathya Nandakumar
Chief Technology Officer
Holland & Barrett
Full profile
Sebastian Tranæus
Software Engineer
Sierra
Full profile
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GCHQ (National Cyber Security Centre)
Full profile
Selina Butterfield-Mashoofi
Chief Finance, Technology and Property Officer
Our Coop
Full profile
Seth Daggett
Product Design Director
ASOS
Full profile
Shannon Osman
Head of Retail
Footasylum
Full profile
Sharry Cramond
Marketing Director for Fashion, Home & Beauty, Masterbrand and Loyalty
Marks and Spencer
Full profile
Simon Ellis
Head of AI Transformation and Enterprise Architecture
Pets At Home
Full profile
Simon Harden
Partner, The Strategy Group
KPMG
Full profile
Simon Dyer
Regional Vice President EMEA
Mirakl
Full profile
Simone Chetcuti
Director of Retail, Charities and Business Services
BT
Full profile
Stephen Jones
Senior Retail Reporter
The Grocer
Full profile
Sue Harries
Digital Director
Screwfix
Full profile
Tia Wallace
VP Business Development and Account Management - Ecommerce & Retail
DHL Supply Chain UKI
Full profile
William Ullstein
UK CEO
YouGov
Full profile

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