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Successful companies depend on strong leaders prepared to tackle daunting strategic challenges today and in the future. The Retail CEO Forum helps retail leaders enhance their leadership, strategy, and executives skills to address new growth opportunities for their companies.
Executive sessions are designed to create engaging, collaborative conversations about the issues critical to the growth and success of the retail industry. Experts from across the retail and non-retail space will present on the challenges CEOs are facing, followed by discussion on how these challenges can be changed into opportunities for growth.Check back for updates throughout the year.
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.
Featured Speakers Include
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
Learn about the Executive Leadership Sessions
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.
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