Speaking Opportunities

Stephanie Jones is eCommerce Optimisation Lead at Waitrose & Partners, where she has spent nearly five years enhancing the retailer’s digital experience. She leads teams focused on driving efficiency, rapid experimentation, and data-driven customer insight across the full Waitrose journey. Passionate about measurable business impact and continuous learning, Stephanie champions innovation through initiatives like the Strategic Supplier Program—leveraging collaborative experimentation to drive mutual growth and shape the future of digital grocery.

Abby Percival is Head of Digital Trading (Fresh) at Sainsbury’s, bringing extensive experience across eCommerce, retail media, strategy, digital content, and category management. Before joining Sainsbury’s, she spent 14 years at Unilever in a variety of digital roles, developing a deep understanding of the end-to-end customer journey across diverse eCommerce models. Abby has led teams within both local and European structures, driving digital transformation and commercial growth across the FMCG and retail landscape.

James has spent almost 20 years in the retail and FMCG industry, leading teams across buying, sourcing, and category strategy. Throughout his career, he has helped drive commercial growth through data-led decision making and strategic transformation. In his current role, James is focused on harnessing customer and market insights to unlock new opportunities for Asda’s brands and partners, including initiatives such as Asda Xpert.

Alister is currently the leader for Digital Commerce & Omnichannel Insights & Analytics at Mondelēz. His remit is focused on expanding eCommerce data provision and progressing digital capabilities to accelerate growth, driving understanding of true shopper behaviour online and the evolving ‘omnichannel path to purchase’. Alister has over 20years experience across retail, global agency networks and major CPGs driving growth on iconic brands such as Oreo, Cadbury, Dove, Listerine, Red Bull and Budweiser.

Jodie joined Tesco UK Retail Media in 2011, bringing deep expertise in retail media, client leadership, and data-driven strategy. Her career spans impactful roles at Magners and Red Bull, driving category growth and customer experience. Now leading Tesco Media’s Growth and Emerging Brands team, she manages relationships with 500+ clients, aligning brand goals with Tesco’s strategy. With over 20 years in people management, Jodie is a results-driven leader known for building high-performing sales teams in the Retail Media space.

Holly Rich is Media Planning Manager at Tesco Media, where she partners with leading CPGs and brands to craft full-funnel media strategies that drive awareness and conversion. With five years of experience delivering insight-led solutions across categories, she helps clients solve complex business challenges. Passionate about connected commerce, Holly leverages data, creativity, and retail media to fuel brand growth and shopper engagement. Her work bridges the gap between brand storytelling and purchase intent, creating seamless, impactful media experiences.

Experienced eCommerce and Digital professional with extensive background in both building best in class capabilities and hand on operational management across FMCG and Amazon. Currently leading digital commerce acceleration strategy for Barilla across our key customers spanning Omnichannel, PurePlay & eFoodservice, working with 35 countries and over 150 individuals who work with or support eCommerce in their role.

Joe Moore is a Digital Commerce Channel Manager at Unilever.

Joe has spent the last 18 years working for some of the largest global FMCG companies, all with portfolios of world-famous brands, such as William Grant & Sons, Heinz, Nestlé, and Lindt & Sprüngli.

Having performed in several roles across sales & marketing, more recently Joe has had the opportunity to work in the accelerating Digital Commerce channel, which has enabled him to support the delivery of new revenue streams and special projects such as the proof of concept delivery of AsdaXpert.

I am a seasoned marketing leader, spanning sales and shopper marketing over a 20-year career. Since 2020, as Trade Marketing Director at Asahi UK, leading a team of talented and diverse individuals we have driven brand growth across grocery, on-trade, digital and experiential marketing as well as standout activations at BST Hyde Park, Royal Ascot, and major festivals. In previous roles I was leading shopper initiatives, delivering brand launches with Schweppes NPD. Beyond my professional work I am a keen runner and cold-water plunger!

Tom Priestman is Nectar 360's Director of Client Services, overseeing all FMCG Retail Media partnerships. With a passion for Marketing, Media, and Data Driven Strategies, Tom is working with brands to accelerate their Retail Media journey and drive measurable business impact. Prior to joining Nectar 360, Tom most recently led the FMCG team at Meta after spending 6 years managing some of the largest Global and UK FMCG partnerships through the evolution of Social, Mobile, and AI. Prior to Meta, Tom worked client side spending 6 years with Colgate-Palmolive, predominantly in the US, driving digital marketing evolution for their North America Division, notably across search, content, and eCommerce.

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Natalie James is a seasoned Head of eCommerce for Europe with over 15 years of experience driving digital transformation and revenue growth across diverse European markets. With a track record at leading companies including Brown-Forman, Kraft Heinz, and Nestlé, she brings deep expertise in crafting and executing eCommerce strategies across both B2B and B2C channels.

Natalie is a hands-on leader known for building organizational capabilities, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leveraging data to elevate brand performance online. Her solution-oriented mindset and strategic approach consistently deliver impactful results, even within the complexities of Europe’s retail landscape.

With over 15 years at L’Oréal, Jack has built a standout career at the forefront of digital commerce and brand innovation. Currently leading the UK TikTok Shop team, he drives the strategy behind one of L’Oréal’s most ambitious and complex e-commerce ventures - blending with social content & media with commercial & supply chain to unlock growth on the platform.

Zara is the UK and Ireland Commercial Director for Grocery at Deliveroo, joining the business after a long history in the Grocery and FMCG world.  She started her career on the Tesco graduate scheme in buying, followed by a number of commercial roles at Sainsbury's and then moved into the FMCG world in multiple Sales Director roles across On Trade, Off Trade and Travel Retail with Sipsmith and Pip & Nut.