RetailX Events Committee

A dynamic marketing leader with over 15 years of experience spanning B2B and B2C markets, Dean has previously held roles in advertising, loyalty, CRM, trade planning, media planning and customer strategy.

Dean’s career started in advertising, working at McCann Erickson across their global B2B client portfolio. Now at Co-op, Dean has spent more than a decade driving the performance of Co-op’s grocery and life services businesses in a variety of customer & commercial functions.

As Head of Co-op Media Network, Dean is responsible for growing Co-op’s convenience-focused media business.

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Alexis Cepeda Maule advises the CEO of Christy’s, the 174-year-old British homeware brand and is Interim CEO Advisor at The Board. Formerly Managing Director for Sustainable Women’s Brand Reformation in the UK and Europe, she led operations, international expansion, and established their UK office. Alexis serves on the Advisory Board of ReboundWear and The Nold and is an Ambassador for Retail Week’s Future Leaders program. Recognized as “Most Sustainable Women’s Clothing & Accessories Managing Director (London)” in 2022 and 2023, she was also a Black British Business Awards finalist and a speaker for Vogue Business on sustainability.

Previously, Alexis was Ad Interim Luxury Division Lead at NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER in New York, managing €500m in global sales. At YOOX NET-A-PORTER (YNAP) GROUP, she oversaw strategy, marketing, and executive committee operations. Selected for the Financial Times 125 Senior Executive Forum, she joined YNAP after earning her MBA from Stanford, where she interned at Amazon and worked at an e-commerce startup in Shanghai.

Her earlier roles include Assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse, a White House Social Secretary intern, and analyst roles at Morgan Stanley. Alexis holds a BA from Harvard and was published in Drapers, Porter Magazine, and Oxford University Press, among others.

Marie-Clare is the Industry Development & Insights Director for IAB Europe. Marie-Clare has spent 10+ years in the digital advertising and marketing industry leading collaborative projects, research and events. She is tasked with driving IAB Europe’s industry initiatives including standardisation in Retail Media as well as owning the association’s industry research and insights outputs and roadmap.

Award-winning C-Suite Executive with 25+ years’ experience in digital transformation, marketing, strategy and technology in the retail, travel and digital health sectors.

Currently a non-Executive Director at Europ Assistance, Saffron Building Society, Asthma + Lung UK and the German School Association.

Founder of C-Squared Consulting, advising private equity owners and top management of leading hospitality and retail businesses on digital transformation. Clients to date include Terra Firma Capital Partners, Sun Capital Partners, Edyn Group Ltd, GLH Hotels Ltd, Dixons Carphone plc, Skype, 3i Group plc, and Notonthehighstreet Ltd.

Deep understanding of customer-first digital transformation, and how to link it to commercial objectives to create stakeholder value and drive meaningful transformation.

A frequent speaker at board level events on topics such as leveraging AI, board governance and women on boards.

A passionate advocate for sustainability with a keen interest in the environment, particularly clean air.

Keen mentor of start-ups in consumer/retail/property/health tech.