October 12, 2021
Virtual Event
WIRED Retail will uncover the most exciting trends shaping the future of retail and e-commerce, and showcase the smart technologies successfully engaging the fast-evolving customer. Curated by the award winning editorial team, this two-episode hybrid conference will bring together visionaries, senior leaders and entrepreneurs from retail giants, big brands, leading technology firms and startups.
Cathy Sparks
VP Nike Direct EMEA
Cathy Sparks is the Vice President, Nike Direct, Europe, Middle East, Africa. She joined Nike in 2003 as the Director, Retail Development for Asia Pacific, and over the ensuing years has held a variety of leadership roles with the company.
Carolina Arguelles Navas
Group Product Marketing Manager, Snap Inc
Carolina is the global Group Product Marketing leader for Snapchat’s Camera and Augmented Reality products. Her team leads the go to market launch of Snap’s augmented reality formats, AR software offerings, visual search features, and other immersive technologies.
Shimona Mehta
Managing Director of EMEA, Shopify
As an experienced and skilled sales leader and marketer, whose expertise spans retail, technology, food and beverage sectors, Shimona is focused on shaping the future of commerce by overseeing Shopify’s innovative commerce platform that enables high-growth and high-volume brands and independent businesses.
Andre Zhu
Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, Pinduoduo
Andre has served as Senior Vice President of Pinduoduo since 2018 and has been appointed as General Counsel since July 2020. He leads Pinduoduo’s corporate strategy and operations and oversees domestic and international legal matters of the company. Before joining Pinduoduo, Andre was a partner in the Beijing office of White & Case LLP.
Maria Morais
Consumer Industries Cloud Director, SAP
Innovative, results-oriented leader with 15+ years successful track record in digital transformation. Maria is board advisor for circular economy and cloud digital acceleration programmes for Fortune 500 companies and established start-ups in impact tech
Amanda Parkes
Chief Innovation Officer, Pangaia
Dr. Amanda Parkes is a fashion scientist with over 15 years of experience in fashion innovation, sustainability, wearable technology, interaction design and smart materials spanning research, development, and product commercialization for start ups and major tech and fashion companies. She is currently the Chief Innovation Officer of Pangaia, a material science brand building a sustainable future in fashion and lifestyle products.
Amanda Hesser
Founder and CEO, Food52
Amanda Hesser is the Founder and CEO of Food52, a leading innovator in the food, cooking, and home space named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company in 2020
Sergei Goncharov
General Director, Pyaterochka
Prior to joining X5 Retail Group in March 2018, Sergei Goncharov had been in charge of Magnit's Cosmetics stores and managed Magnit's pharmacy division and before that, he was in charge of Sony Corporation's development strategy in Russia and the CIS.
Jessica Couch
Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
Jessica Couch is a fit technology expert, co-founder of Fayetteville Road Research, the largest surveyable community of WOC. She is also founder of Luxor & Finch. Jessica received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University's College of Textiles in Fashion Product Development.
Brittany Hicks
Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
Brittany Hicks is a supply chain expert, process consultant, strategist, educator and the co-founder of Fayetteville Road Research, the largest surveyable community of WOC. As a result of her diverse background working in fashion, Brittany noticed pipeline flaws in academia that continued into corporate, inspiring her to educate students and professionals on the intersection of fashion and technology - what she believes to be a great equalizer.
*This is a draft programme and is subject to change
Episode One
12.30 BST
Welcome Remarks
Greg Williams, Deputy Global Editorial Director, WIRED
12.35 BST
The modern grocer
Sergei Goncharov, Founder of Pyaterochka
12.50 BST
The micro-retail revolution
Shimona Mehta, Managing Director EMEA, Shopify
13.05 BST
Social shopping and the rise of China’s largest e-commerce platform
Andre Zhu, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, Pinduoduo
13.20 BST
Luxury on the move
Naz Kazazoglu, YOOX Net-a-Porter
13.35 BST
Content, community, commerce,
Amanda Hesser, Co-Founder of Food52
13.50 BST
Episode one closing remarks
Nick Compton, WIRED Retail Curator
EPISODE TWO
15.00 BST
Episode two opening remarks
Nick Compton, WIRED Retail Curator
15.05 BST
Membership and the fully connected marketplace
Cathy Sparks, VP Nike Direct, EMEA
15.20 BST
Responsible design and production of consumer packaged goods
Maria Morais, Consumer Industries Cloud Director, SAP
15.35 BST
Data and diversity
Brittany Hicks, Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
Jessica Couch, Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
15.50 BST
AR, ‘shopscan’ and why specs really are the new smartphone
Carolina Arguelles Navas, Group Product Marketing Manager, Snap Inc
16.05 BST
Bio-fabrication and the new supply chain
Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer, Pangaia
16.20 BST
Luxury on the move
Karen Bruck, VP Marketplace, Hispanic South America, Mercado Livre
16.35 BST
Episode Two closing remarks
Greg Williams, Deputy Global Editorial Director, WIRED
*This is a draft programme and is subject to change
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transaction revenue touches an SAP system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and
organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition.
We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want — without
disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network
of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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or active asset management.
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For more information see:
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A1 Retail
It is critical for retailers to stay one step ahead, and this is where A1 Retail can keep you up-to-date. We bring you the latest industry news in the form of a monthly digital magazine, free A1 Media App and hard copy magazine available at industry events across the globe.
design:retail
design:retail is the trusted industry voice for retail designers, educating and inspiring our readers with relevant, timely and on-trend content from around the globe.
Fashion United
FashionUnited’s one-stop-shop platform, active in more than 30 countries, allows visitors to find the latest fashion news, a career center, an events calendar, various trade statistics, employer branding pages and more.
Retail Dive
Retail Dive is an insight-driven publication covering the ongoing transformation of retailing. With daily updates and original analysis, Retail Dive provides industry leaders with the news they need.
Retail Gazette
Retail Gazette has the largest retail sector audience in the UK. They publish independently sourced, high quality news content, keeping retail professionals informed and abreast of all the latest sector developments; complete with in depth analysis and insider commentary.
Retail Insider
Retail Insider.com offers up a cocktail of opinions and insights on the retail industry along with the occasional leisure sector content to spice up the mix.
For 2021, WIRED is delighted to offer the WIRED Smarter Festival, a two day virtual festival (October 12-13) focusing on the latest innovations and trends shaping the future of business in the Retail, Money and Security sectors.
WIRED Retail will be taking place on October 12, WIRED Money on October 13 and WIRED Security will be in the afternoon of October 13.
Illustrations by Emil Paun.
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