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The Retail CEO Forum convenes the most influential chief executives from both retail and consumer product companies. From iconic global brands to category-defining innovators, this invitation-only experience brings together the leaders shaping the future of commerce.
Attendees include CEOs from across the retail ecosystem—leaders known for bold vision, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to advancing the industry.
Below is a sampling of the companies whose top executives have joined us in The Most Interesting Room in Retail™.
Our Past Speakers Have Included
George W. Bush
- 43rd President of the United States & Founder of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Anthony Hucker
- President & Chief Executive Officer
- Southeastern Grocers
Tim Ingrassia
- Co-Chairman, Global Mergers & Acquisitions, IBD
- Goldman Sachs
Hal Lawton
- President & Chief Executive Officer
- Tractor Supply
Erik Nordstrom
- Chief Executive Officer
- Nordstrom
Ken Hicks
- Chief Executive Officer
- PetSmart
Pamela Stewart
- Chief Customer Officer – Retail North America Operating Unit
- The Coca-Cola Company
Russell Weiner
- Chief Executive Officer
- Domino's
Dona D. Young
- Chair, Board of Directors
- Foot Locker
Scott Baxter
- President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
- Kontoor Brands
Chris Blakeslee
- President & Chief Executive Officer
- Athleta
Mark Breitbard
- CEO
- Gap Inc.
Melissa Etheridge
- Grammy Award Winning Singer & Songwriter
Tasia Filippatos
- President
- Disney Consumer Products
Helena Foulkes
- Board Director, Costco
- Retired Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Hudson’s Bay Company
Katie Ledecky
- 9-Time Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmer
Joe Preston
- President
- New Balance Athletics Inc.
Steve Smith
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- L.L.Bean
Bill Rhodes
- Executive Chairman
- AutoZone
Ted Decker
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
- The Home Depot
Julie Sweet
- Chair and Chief Executive Officer
- Accenture
Elliott Rodgers
- Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer
- Foot Locker, Inc.
Corie Barry
- Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy
- Chairwoman, RILA
Rob Olson
- Chief Operating Officer
- IKEA North America Services, LLC
There’s nothing else that I go to that I can get that opportunity to be in an intimate setting, to get to know some of my peers and competitors.
Mary Dillon
- CEO
- Foot Locker, Inc.
Leading Brands Represented by Their Top Executives
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Alimentation Couche-Tard
- At Home
- AutoZone
- Bath & Body Works
- Best Buy
- Blain's Farm & Fleet
- Casey's General Stores
- Cracker Barrel
- CVS Health
- Dollar General
- Five Below
- FleetPride
- Food Lion
- Foot Locker
- Gap Inc.
- Guitar Center
- Hannaford Bros.
- Hibbett Retail
- IKEA North America
- Kontoor Brands, Inc.
- Kroger
- L.L.Bean
- Lands' End, Inc.
- Meijer
- New Balance Athletics
- Nordstrom
- Petco
- PetSmart
- REI
- Sally Beauty
- Signet Jewelers
- Southeastern Grocers
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Target
- The Home Depot
- Tractor Supply
- Ulta Beauty
- Walgreens
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
These are just a few of the leading brands represented at the Retail CEO Forum.