Autumn Festival
Previous Speakers
Nora Zukauskaite
Integrated Marketing Director – TIKTOK SHOP
Peter Filcek
Marketplace Director – TESCO
Katie Lindop
Ecommerce Director – MORPHY RICHARDS
Toby Samuels
Online Marketplace Manager – SWEATY BETTY
Stacey Van Den Aardweg
UK Director – Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) & Global Selling – Marketplace – AMAZON
Sohail Ashraf
Group Head of Marketplaces – JD SPORTS
Dan Finley
CEO – DEBENHAMS
Holly Love
Business Development Manager – Marketplace – B&Q
Claudine Clark
Head of Retail UK & Senior Client Partner for Lifestyle – SNAP INC
Jemma Tadd
Head of Fashion – EBAY
Pinki Choudhury
Head of Product, Marketplace & Retail Media – KINGFISHER PLC
David Page
Head of Channels – MOUNTAIN WAREHOUSE
Nial Conlan
Commercial Director – LYLE & SCOTT
Mike Fethers
Ecommerce Business Manager – SONY PLAYSTATION
Mark Monte-Colombo
Head of Refurbished & Home Improvement – EBAY
George Robinson
CEO & Co-Founder – SOSWEET
Tabby Tingey
Co-Founder – SUGARCOATED SISTERS
Tim Curtis
Chairman – COTSWOLD COLLECTIONS
Chloe Tingey
Co-Founder – SUGARCOATED SISTERS
Elliot Millais
Marketing & Sales Director – RINKIT
Ashlesh Wagh
Marketplace & Community Development Director – DEBENHAMS
Steven Brighty
Head of Ecommerce – SOCK SNOB
Charlotte Cousins
Head of Marketplace – TESCO
Luke Forshaw
Head of Brand & Marketing for UK – BACK MARKET
Tom Grindey
Sales Manager – DALESMAN INTERNATIONAL
Ashmeet Kandhari
Group Director – REX BROWN
Anthony Dawe
Senior Ecommerce Manager – LANSINOH
Matt Hanrahan
Co-Founder – RESKINNED
Douglas de Santi
Global Head of Direct to Consumer – NEXTBASE
Georgia Leybourne
CMO – LINNWORKS
Chris Turton
Managing Director – ECOMMERCE INTELLIGENCE
Chris Dawson
Editor-In-Chief – CHANNELX
Alistair Hutchison
Senior Customer Success Manager – MAPP DIGITAL
Sean Douglas
Country Head UK/IE & Managing Director – ZOOPLUS
Kora Habinakova
Channel Manager ‑ Marketplaces – JOHN COTTON GROUP
Andrew Steel
Ecommerce Director & Company Director – CHARLES BENTLEY
Koki Araga
Senior Partnerships Manager – RAKUTEN GROUP
Marine Pajot
Strategy Director – MANIFESTO GROWTH ARCHITECTS
Christopher Charalambous
UK Sales Lead – OCTOPIA
Georgie Janion-Shaw
Founder – SISTIR & NOVELLO PRODUCTS
Stephanie Etherington-Bell
Product Director – BLUE YONDER
Reece Campbell
Business Development Manager – Marketplace – B&Q
Alexander Otto
Head of Corporate Relations – TRADEBYTE
George Nesnas
Co-Founder & Director – ILFD GROUP LTD
Lou Casados
VP of Sales|GTM – GETIDA
David Gomez Cardona
Group Marketplace Director – KINGFISHER PLC
Andrew Norman
UK Country Manager – SENDCLOUD
Marni Allen
CMO – BIONIQ
James Rigg
CEO – TROJAN ELECTRONICS
Naomi Wilkinson
Marketplace Account Manager – WALTONS
Ollie Brothwood
Head of Customer Success – Upp.ai
Andy Stephen
Director of Monetisation UK – CRITEO
Sophie Down
Advertising Director – SITRUNA
Ranjit Balijepalli
Head of Product, UK&I – STRIPE
Piers Eveleigh
Director of Sales – GETIDA
Glen Stocco
Co Founder & Managing Director – PLANE & SIMPLE
Neil Adams
Head of Customer Service – FURNITURE BOX
Nicole Olbe
Country Manager UK – ADYEN
Alex De Fusto
Senior Sales Manager – BIG COMMERCE
Josh Fernandes
Head of Product – TRUELAYER
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What’s on at the Autumn Retail Festival
Autumn Retail Festival
Join us to celebrate the industry’s biggest innovations and strategies for success by signing up to attend any of the 6 events taking place on the same day, in the same venue.
ChannelX World | Conference
The forth edition of the groundbreaking conference, ChannelX World, is set to continue its exploration of the latest and greatest in marketplaces, social & channel selling.
Brands DTC Summit | Conference
Join top brands looking to harness the power of direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategies. This event offers everything you need to build a successful DTC presence or improve existing practices.
Data Analytics & AI Summit | Conference
Discover the latest trends in data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and AI innovations shaping the future of retail to stay ahead in the digital era.
TikTok Sellers Summit | Think Tank
Explore the dynamic landscape of selling on TikTok from marketing strategies, to live shopping to social commerce. Gain the tools you need to get ahead.
SubscriptionX Executive Brief | Think Tank
A groundbreaking opportunity for senior subscription executives to gain deep industry insights in a unique roundtable, panel and working group format.
Retail MediaX Executive Brief | Think Tank
Delve into the challenges, future possibilities, and realities that will significantly impact the future of retail media during this unique think tank and closed door format.
Working Lounge
Step away from the office, relaxed. Enjoy our fully-equipped working lounge, with robust WiFi, refreshing drinks, and free snacks. Perfect for checking emails & taking calls. Your office away from the office.
121 Meetings ‘Connect’
Stay ahead in your role & business by taking part in ‘Connect’. We introduce buyers and sellers for introductory meetings to explore innovations & to help benchmark. Guaranteed to help either party stay ahead.
RetailX Intelligence Platform
Access retailer benchmarking, consumer surveys and leadership sentiment insights. Participants receive a one year free subscription worth £576.
RetailX Analysis
RetailX Events are supported by our pioneering research division RetailX. RetailX produce the retail industry leading ranking, country & sector reports that define the UK / EU Top 500 multichannel retailers & brands.
Innovation Pitches
Across events we have 10mins SME innovation pitches. Bite sized presentations to help buyers keep up to date with the latest technologies disrupting the space they operate in.
Who Attends?
I’m really looking forward to attending and speaking at the event! It’s an exciting opportunity to connect with industry peers, share experiences, and learn from each other. Can’t wait to dive into some engaging discussions and see where they take us
I can’t wait to meet fellow leaders to discuss big ideas and shared challenges when it comes to using data
I’m looking forward to connecting, engaging and learning with like-minded folks to discuss the opportunities and challenges we are facing in the industry.
I am excited to help inspire other people in the industry around how to maximise opportunity
A great event, it’s full of different retailers, marketplaces and brands
Looking forward to learning about trends across industries
In what is such an exciting time, I’m looking forward to joining fellow industry enthusiasts in talking over various topics
Very much looking forward to all things marketplaces and wider online retail topics
It is with great anticipation that I look forward to joining alongside esteemed multichannel retail and brand leaders to engage in insightful discussions, share perspectives, and collectively shape the future of the industry.
I am excited to join such a fantastic group of speakers and attendees to share ideas and explore the future of subscription commerce together
It has been a really busy, informative and an engaging gathering
The event has been very relevant, interesting and fun
Everyone was very friendly, engaged and the venue was great
Excited to share our journey and discuss the challenges multichannel retailers face in this subscriptions marketplace
This experience promises to be enlightening and productive. I am excited to share ideas and contribute to our collective growth and success
I think it has been an amazing event, it has been great from a social perspective and networking