Priya is CEO of Vee24, an Intelligent Conversational Experience platform company. Priya has won New England Entrepreneur of the Year; ranked on top 100 Entrepreneurs by the Boston Globe and Top Women Leaders by TSR. Priya holds a bachelors and masters in Computer Science and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Alasdair James is a seasoned global executive with over 30 years of experience leading complex businesses in the fast-moving consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. Currently serving as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Swiftly, Alasdair has held high-profile leadership roles, including CEO of Pier 1, President of Kmart, and Chief Customer Officer at Dollar Tree. He has also served on boards of SaaS companies like Growzz and Symphony Retail AI.
As Founder and CEO of Ujet, Anand Janefalkar is focused on leading UJET into its next stage of growth by providing the tools and technology businesses need to create an immersive, engaging, and one-of-a-kind customer experience.
Nicole Jass leads Signifyd’s key initiatives, working closely with the executive team to drive ongoing priorities across all teams while incubating and launching new initiatives aimed at staying a step ahead of fast-moving developments in the fields of fraud protection, payments and commerce.
Colin Jeavons is a distinguished leader and innovator in the fields of artificial intelligence and search technology. Throughout his career, he has continuously pushed the boundaries of AI, machine learning, natural language processing and semantic analysis, focusing on business models that enhance consumer interaction within the realms of shopping, voting and regulation. His visionary leadership at Nomix Group continues to influence the future of commerce and communication by integrating technological innovation with profound insights into global economic and regulatory frameworks.
Susan is passionate about creating innovative and scalable products with a focus on UI/UX design. Her strength lies in bridging the gap between business and technology, while creating solutions on how to best leverage them to align expectations and attain business goals.
Brian serves as General Manager of PDI’s loyalty and payments solutions within PDI’s Consumer Engagement line of business.
Prior to joining PDI, Brian served in several IT solutions delivery project roles for Sabre Holdings, American Airlines and DXC Technology (formerly Electronic Data Systems).
Ben Johnston is the Chief Operating Officer of Kapitus, one of the most reliable and respected names in small business finance. Kapitus provides growth capital to small businesses and has provided over $8.5 billion to over 50,000 small businesses since 2006. Kapitus offers multiple loan products to small businesses, including SBA loans, revenue-based finance, equipment finance, cash-flow based factoring, revolving lines of credit and invoice factoring.
Greg Jones is the CEO of tutch, the retail technology company specializing in designing digital platforms that give in-store shoppers access to every product in a retailers’ product ecosystem. Jones spearheads the company’s strategic direction, leading the team as it builds new partnerships with retailers and expands into other markets around the world. He previously served as Global Director, Industry Solutions for Retail and Consumer Goods at Microsoft, and North America Retail and Consumer Goods Lead at Avanade.
Aleksander Kaczmarek is the vice president of Loyalty at CarTrawler, the world’s leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry.
At XY Retail, Alyx combines her insights into luxury market trends with a passion for digital transformation to help drive the future of retail. She focuses on not just reacting to industry shifts but anticipating them, to create seamless, innovative, and personalized shopping experiences.