The Big Retail (R)evolution

The RetailME Tech and Marcom Summit is a one-of-a-kind forum, that commemorates the brightest, most enterprising and innovative minds that have transformed the industry over the course of the last decade.

A congregation of CIOs, Tech, Digitisation and E-commerce Heads, the summit, titled The Big Retail (R)evolution will feature panel discussions, key notes and knowledge-sharing in the format of a full-day forum. The coveted participants of the forum will share their success mantras, predict trends, exchange thoughts on the winning and losing technologies in retail, and discuss actionable strategies during the event.

The forum will be followed by an awards gala where the RetailME Tech and Marcom ICONS from the region will be felicitated for their achievements and contributions to the industry. The Images RetailME editorial team, along with a jury comprising of the tech giants and solutions game changers, will put together a power list of the top tech and marketing stars that have successfully led the transformation and digitisation journeys within their organisations. The list will be revealed and the ICONS featured will be felicitated with a memento on stage in the presence of their colleagues and peers from the industry during the cocktail dinner.

Scheduled to take place on June 28th, 2022, RetailME Tech and Marcoms Summit and the RetailME Tech and Marcoms ICONS will be a celebration of achievements, thought-provoking exchange of ideas, and a platform that brings together the region’s greatest tech minds in retail under one roof.

Nomination Guidelines

Last Date to Nominate is 1st June 2022

Nominations are only for retail tech and marcom professionals and not for retail tech solution providers.

While all cooperating listees will be asked for specific numbers and figures, readers must keep in mind that because the great majority of retail companies are privately held, they are under no obligation to disclose financial data.

In the case of non-disclosure, we will refer to information publicly available and gather this information from the retailer’s official websites, personal channels, and published articles in the past year.

We will review responses for consistency and use whatever resources we have at our disposal to ensure accuracy.

Listees are given the option of being interviewed personally by our editorial staff.

RetailME Tech & Marcom ICONS is put together by RetailME’s editorial team and a selected board of jury. If our team has reached out to a nominee or their staff regarding the shortlist, the listing will be done under our discretion.

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Our Partners

Retail Tech Partner

Community Commerce Partners

Gold Partner

Gold Partner

Gold Partner

Gold Partner

Community Partner

Silver Partner

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Exhibition Partner

Bronze Partner

Chocolate Partner

Media Partner

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Our Speakers

Hala Zgeib
Hala Zgeib
Head Of Retail, Snap Inc.
Loredana Matei
Loredana Matei
Founder, Finsight.news
Sailesh Malhotra
Sailesh Malhotra
General Manager (GCC), Geidea
Bastien Renault
Bastien Renault
Director Professional Services, Altavant
Zeeshan Hadi
Zeeshan Hadi
Country Manager, Aruba
Farimah Moeini
Farimah Moeini
Head of Industry Retail and E-Commerce, Snap Inc.
Sukainah Alzaid
Sukainah Alzaid
Brand Manager, Alhokair fashion Retail
Bala Subramaniam
Bala Subramaniam
Head of Omnichannel, Landmark Group
Hassan Tamimi
Hassan Tamimi
MD, The Little Things
Ahmad AR BinDawood
Ahmad AR BinDawood
CEO, Bin Dawood Holding
Maria Gedeon
Maria Gedeon
CEO & Founder, Gedeon Mohr
Ksenia Ternyuk
Ksenia Ternyuk
CEO & Founder, Reborn Retail
Warwick Grid
Warwick Grid
GM Marketing, Spinneys Dubai
Kay Robinson
Kay Robinson
Director, The Makers Guild
Nisreen Shocair
Nisreen Shocair
CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER
Aref Yehia
Aref Yehia
Head of Business Partnerships, TikTok for Business
Sowmya Iyer
Sowmya Iyer
Founder & CEO, Dvio Digital
Mouna Abbassy
Mouna Abbassy
Founder and CEO, Izil Beauty
Christiane Nasr
Christiane Nasr
Founder, The Bowery Company
Anna Germanos
Anna Germanos
Head of FMCG, Retail and E-commerce (MENA), META
Lizzy Johnson
Lizzy Johnson
GM, Farmbox.ae
Ramit Harisinghani
Ramit Harisinghani
General Manager – Devialet | Chalhoub Group
Nadine Benchaffai
Nadine Benchaffai
CEO, Abfab Foods
Briar Prestidge
Briar Prestidge
CEO & Founder, Briar Prestidge - The Label
Dharmendra Mehta
Dharmendra Mehta
COO - E Commerce & Omni Channel, Lals Group
Elli Kasbi
Elli Kasbi
Founder & CEO, Elli Junior
Ketaki Shah
Ketaki Shah
Head of Marketing, Jollibee
Sadeq Abdulrasool
Sadeq Abdulrasool
CDO, Homiez.me
Leena Khalil
Leena Khalil
CCO, Mumzworld
Anamika Priyadarshi
Anamika Priyadarshi
Head of Marketing and Corporate Comms, Jashanmal Group
Adam Docrat
Adam Docrat
Head of IT, Aster Retail
Daniel Gomez
Daniel Gomez
CDO, Al Malki Group
V. Nandakumar
V. Nandakumar
Director – Marketing & Communications, Lulu Group International
Stevi Lowmass
Stevi Lowmass
Founder, The Camel Soap Factory
Ahmad Shaaban
Ahmad Shaaban
Head of Digital Innovation, Brands International
Dharmin Ved
Dharmin Ved
CEO, 6thStreet.com
Sunil Nair
Sunil Nair
CIO, GMG
Kamran Abbassi
Kamran Abbassi
Group CIO, Chalhoub Group
Dharmendra Mohnani
Dharmendra Mohnani
GM E-comm, Westzone
Mark Tesseyman
Mark Tesseyman
CEO, Liwa Trading
Sudhir Syal
Sudhir Syal
CBO - Middle East, Lenskart
Kartik Bhatt
Kartik Bhatt
COO, Sharaf Retail
Ramit Harsinghania
Ramit Harsinghania
GM, Devialet
Rushikesh Bhatt
Rushikesh Bhatt
Head of IT, EROS
Shruthi Nair
Shruthi Nair
Executive Editor, Images RetailME
Sayed Habib
Sayed Habib
Head of E-commerce, Danube
Chandan Baherwani
Chandan Baherwani
Marketing Manager, Al Othaim
Piyush Kumar Chowhan
Piyush Kumar Chowhan
Group CIO, Lulu Group International
Mark Thomson
Mark Thomson
Director, Retail & Hospitality EMEA, Zebra Technologies
Hozefa Saylawala
Hozefa Saylawala
Director of Sales - Middle East, Zebra

For nomination queries contact:

Shruthi Nair, Executive Editor
+971 58 885 3620
[email protected]

For sponsorships contact:

Wasif Ahmed, Sr. Sales Manager

+971 50 612 3015
[email protected]

For table bookings Contact:

Manoj Paulselvan, Marketing Executive

+971 50 6878651
[email protected]