Retailers are relying on RILA more than ever to influence public and private sector actions, to provide forums and networks for retailers to share challenges and solutions, and to deliver crucial information on a wide range of issues affecting the industry.
Coming together in January reinforces these relationships and allows new connections to be built among the many CEOs engaged in RILA’s activities.
Join us January 28-30, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona for RILA's Retail CEO Forum, as we convene to experience the power of collaboration. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with CEO peers in a private, small group setting. No matter what lies ahead, our course is stronger together.Attend the can’t miss event for retail executives!
Our Past Speakers Have Included
Joel Anderson
- President & Chief Executive Officer
- Five Below, Inc.
Corie Barry
- Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc.
- Incoming Chairwoman, RILA
Mitch Daniels
- President, Purdue University
- Former Governor of Indiana & Director, Office of Management & Budget
Brian Dodge
- President
- RILA
Jimmy Etheredge
- Chief Executive Officer - North America
- Accenture
Simeon Gutman
- Managing Director
- Morgan Stanley & Company Inc.
Dick Johnson
- Chairman, Foot Locker, Inc.
- Outgoing Chairman, RILA
Katty Kay
- Journalist, Author & Broadcaster
- BBC World News
Alan Murray
- Chief Executive Officer
- Fortune Media
Yasmine Nainzadeh
- Consumer Sector Head
- Centenus Global Management
Vishaal Rana
- Managing Director, Cross Markets Consumer Retail Group, IBD
- Goldman Sachs
Gene Scalia
- Partner
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Who Attends
The Retail CEO Forum is where retail CEOs go to connect, learn, and explore leading best practices in a private, small group setting. Discover past leading retailers who have attended.
Learn More
Last Year's Program
Executive Leadership Sessions are led by thought leaders in the retail industry. They'll showcase different perspectives, leadership strategies, and a forward-thinking approach followed by in-depth breakout discussions.
Learn More
Program Overview
We help retail leaders enhance their leadership, strategy, and executives skills to address growth opportunities through executive sessions.
Learn MoreThe RILA Retail CEO Forum serves as a great reminder that disruption in our industry will continue. The Forum provided a great opportunity to discuss the future of the industry with great leaders from across the industry.

Dick Johnson
- Executive Chairman
- Foot Locker, Inc.
Thank you to our 2023 Title Sponsor

Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.