Senior Executives from Victoria’s Secret, OpenAI, Wayfair, Reddit, New Balance, Dutch Bros, Meta, Simon Property Group, e.l.f. Beauty, Gap Inc. and Walmart Among the First 100 Confirmed Speakers

Keynote Speakers and Session Participants to Share Real-World Insights and Expertise to Help Guide the Retail Industry as It Navigates an AI-First World

Shoptalk, the leading global event for retail innovation, today announced the initial speaker lineup for its 2026 spring conference taking place March 24–26 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Featuring more than 50 sessions, the conference will bring together more than 10,000 attendees, with one in three holding a C-suite role at a retailer, consumer brand or tech company.

Themed “Retail in the Age of AI,” Shoptalk Spring 2026 will feature more than 180 speakers, including senior executives from Victoria’s Secret, OpenAI, Wayfair, Reddit, New Balance, Dutch Bros, Meta, Simon Property Group, e.l.f. Beauty, Gap Inc. and Walmart. These senior leaders will share their insights and expertise on building emotional connections with shoppers, cultivating community, fostering loyalty, the evolution of retail media, and how companies are planning and managing their businesses in an AI-first world.

“Retail leaders are looking for actionable insights and meaningful partnerships that will help them navigate new opportunities. With AI as the backdrop for everything happening in retail, we’ll look at AI-driven developments as well as the opportunities for more human-centered experiences,” said Zia Daniell Wigder, Global President, Shoptalk. “Those interested in the AI revolution can take advantage of a fresh new comprehensive program designed to help guide retail decision-makers by providing discussions, case studies and best practices in implementing AI initiatives.”

Highly anticipated mainstage speakers include:

• Hillary Super, CEO, Victoria’s Secret
• Bret Taylor, Chairman of the Board, OpenAI, and Co-Founder & CEO, Sierra
• Niraj Shah, CEO & Co-Chair, Wayfair
• Steve Huffman, Co-Founder & CEO, Reddit
• Joe Preston, President & CEO, New Balance
• Christine Barone, CEO, Dutch Bros
• Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group, Meta
• Lee Sterling, Chief Marketing Officer, Simon Property Group
• Ekta Chopra, Chief Digital Officer, e.l.f. Beauty
• Sven Gerjets, EVP & Chief Technology Officer, Gap Inc.
• Creighton Kiper, SVP Home, Walmart

Other Shoptalk Spring 2026 speakers include:

• Chris Carl, US Head of Marketing, AliExpress
• Anu Narayanan, President, Women’s & Home, Anthropologie
• Billy May, CEO, Brooklinen
• Christie Sclater, SVP Global Marketing, Clinique
• Jennifer Yue, SVP, Tapestry & Coach Strategy & Consumer Insights, Coach Collaborations and Coachtopia, Coach
• Anne Mehlman, EVP & Brand President, Crocs
• Ryan Den Rooijen, Managing Director, AI & Monetization, Currys
• Elina Vilk, President & Chief Business Officer, David’s Bridal
• Christian Fortucci, Chief Technology Officer, David Yurman
• Rafe Colburn, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Etsy
• Alex Richardson, Chief Technology Officer, Khaite
• Joe Cano, SVP, Digital Commerce, Lowe’s
• Max Magni, EVP, Chief Customer & Digital Officer, Macy’s Inc.
• Karin Tracy, Group Lead, Retail & eCommerce, Meta
• Heather Bennett, President, Michaels Stores
• Jenna Bromberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Papa Johns
• Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer, Perplexity
• Meredith Glansberg, CEO, Quip
• Jessica Ozella, Chief Digital Officer, Reformation
• Velia Carboni, Chief Information Officer, SharkNinja
• Jennifer Brown, Head of U.S. Influencer Marketing & Talent Partnerships, Shein
• Matt Baer, CEO, Stitch Fix
• Dan DeMeyere, Chief Product & Technology Officer, ThredUp
• Carina Ertl, Chief Marketing Officer, Tourneau | Bucherer

To learn more and register for Shoptalk, visit Shoptalk.com.

About Shoptalk

A Hyve Group event, Shoptalk is widely known for organizing retail’s best and fastest-growing events and bringing together thousands of industry changemakers to collaborate at unparalleled scale across a broad range of online and offline use cases and innovative new formats, including Tabletalks, Hosted Meetings and Meetups. Since 2016, Shoptalk has defined the retail industry’s community of innovators by bringing established retailers and consumer brands together with direct-to-consumer and tech startups, large tech and Internet companies, venture capital investors, real estate developers, equity analysts, media and others. For more information, visit Shoptalk.com.

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