Rates & Eligibility

Registration & Attendee Eligibility

The Retail CEO Forum is an invite-only event for CEOs of retail and consumer product manufacturing companies. 

RETAILERS
To qualify as a retail attendee, an individual attendee must be an employee of a retail company (not engaged as a consultant, contractor, or agent thereof). A retail company is defined by RILA as a company whose core business is selling its inventory of consumer products directly to end consumers.

CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS
To qualify as a consumer product manufacturer attendee, an individual must be an employee of a consumer product manufacturer (not engaged as a consultant, contractor, or agent thereof). A consumer product manufacturer is defined by RILA as a company whose core business is selling consumer products it manufactures to end consumers or to retailers for resale to end consumers. Companies that sell products to retailers for use in the business (e.g., security cameras, POS systems, or other products intended for use in stores, DCs, HQs, or other locations) do not qualify as consumer product manufacturers for RILA purposes.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Service providers are companies that provide goods or services to the retail industry for use by the company, its stores, or its distribution centers. Individuals from service supplier companies must contract with RILA (as an exhibitor, sponsor, or attending participant) to attend a RILA Event.

Registration & Cancellation Policies

All refund requests must be in writing. Contact Kelly Foelber, Vice President of Membership and Executive Affairs, at kelly.foelber@rila.org to cancel your registration or request a refund. Cancellation requests received will be subject to the following deadlines:

• Cancellation requests received by Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:59 PM ET will be subject to a 10% administrative fee, with a refund.
• Cancellation requests received between Saturday, January 17, 2026, and Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:59 PM ET will receive a refund, less a 50% administrative fee.
• After January 23, 2026, no refunds will be available.