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Unlock data initiatives to create commercial uplift.

The 2026 CDO Retail Exchange is designed to help you cut through the noise, simplify your data landscape, and turn AI into measurable business impact.

Whether you’re modernising legacy systems for agentic commerce, unifying customer data to drive loyalty, or embedding the governance needed to scale AI safely, you’ll find exactly the insights and strategies required to move the needle.

Download the full agenda to explore the sessions, speakers, and formats shaping the future of retail. Inside, you’ll find:

• Real‑world retail use cases from adidas, Ikea, QVC, PureGym, Beauty Pie, Farfetch, River Island, and more
• Frameworks for simplifying fragmented architectures and operationalising AI responsibly
• Actionable customer insight strategies proven to lift loyalty, personalisation, and margin
• New leadership formats including the Failure Forum, Command Lab, Lightning Debates, KPI Culture Workshop, and the Retail Data & AI War Room
• Exclusive, closed‑door networking with 70 hand‑picked retail data leaders

Retailers face soaring costs, competition, and high customer expectations. Effective data utilization is crucial for navigating these challenges. Traditional retailers can learn valuable data strategies from modern e-commerce platforms. Stefan Kühn, an experienced data leader, shares insights on how traditional retailers can adopt agile data practices to drive innovation and growth.

Unlock the Future of Retail: Download the CDO Retail Post-Event Report Discover the key insights, strategies, and innovations that are shaping the future of retail. This report captures the most impactful moments from this year’s event, featuring a full audience breakdown, actionable takeaways for digital transformation and exclusive session highlights. 

Whether you're a Chief Digital Officer, marketing strategist, or tech innovator, this report is your gateway to understanding how top retailers are navigating the ever-changing industry, enhancing customer experience, and driving growth through strong data foundations. 

📊 What’s Inside:

• Highlights from keynote sessions and panel discussions
• A full audience breakdown including immediate investment priorities 
• First-hand testimonials from our attendees
• A rundown of the full speaker faculty and more!

Don’t miss out - download your copy now and stay ahead in the ever-evolving retail landscape.

Unlock the CDO insights every modern data leader needs.

In this exclusive CDO Chronicles Part 2 transcript, Chief Data Officers Loulou van Ravensteijn and Shruti Sharma dive deep into the realities of today’s data leadership - from redefining the CDO role to navigating AI governance, organisational maturity, stakeholder alignment, and the evolving relationship between CDOs, CIOs and emerging Chief AI Officer roles.

If you’re a data leader tasked with shaping strategy, driving culture change, or embedding enterprise‑wide intelligence, this conversation is packed with the hard truths and practical wisdom rarely shared publicly.

Download the transcript to explore:

• Why the CDO role is misunderstood, and how top leaders are reshaping it - Learn why today’s CDOs are strategic decision‑shapers, not dashboard owners, and how to articulate your value in the C‑suite.
• How to break the “paper‑tiger strategy” cycle - Gain actionable insights on aligning data strategy to organisational outcomes - and executing it with resilience.
• The truth about working with CIOs, CTOs and new Chief AI Officers Discover how boundaries are shifting -  and why thinking in terms of “shared intelligence ecosystems” is the future.

Packed with clear, honest reflections from leaders operating at both government and charity scale, this transcript is the must‑read resource for any CDO, CDAIO, or aspiring data executive navigating rapid change. Engage with more of these honest conversations at the highly anticipated CDO Retail Exchange. 

Download the 2024 post event report for exclusive insights on industry investment priorities, audience breakdown, key themes discussed at the event, and much more!

Join us at the CDO Retail Exchange, the premier event for data leaders in the retail industry, taking place on 9-10 July 2025 in London, UK.

This exclusive gathering brings together top Chief Data Officers, data professionals, and industry experts to explore cutting-edge strategies for leveraging data to drive business success.

As a sponsor, you will have the unique opportunity to:

• Showcase Your Brand: Gain visibility and enhance your brand reputation among influential data leaders and decision-makers in the retail sector.
• Network with Industry Leaders: Connect with key stakeholders, potential clients, and partners to build valuable relationships and expand your business network.
• Share Your Expertise: Present your innovative solutions and insights through speaking engagements, panel discussions, and workshops.
• Drive Business Growth: Position your company as a thought leader in data-driven retail strategies, attracting new business opportunities and fostering growth. 

The CDO Retail Exchange offers a range of sponsorship packages tailored to meet your business objectives, download the full prospectus to get a full idea of what's on offer. 

The CDO Europe Exchange is pleased to release its 2025 Book List, specially curated for data and analytics professionals. Whether you’re looking to learn more about the latest concepts in data management, hone your leadership skills, or simply read for pleasure, we hope that some of the chosen books will make it onto your reading list for 2025.

The seismic shift triggered by the rise of e-commerce platforms has fundamentally changed consumers’ shopping behaviour and expectations. With online shoppers valuing speed and convenience more than ever, e-commerce retailers must optimise their online customer journey pathways accordingly. Download the article for insight into:

• How adopting techniques like predictive modelling and regression analytics can help retailers better understand their customers and provide tailored customer experiences
• Why omnichannel strategies are key to creating seamless customer journeys which can boost sales for retailers
• The power of word of mouth, and how retailers can harness online reviews and social media influence

This report from Informatica seeks to understand what strategies data leaders are adopting to overcome AI roadblocks. Download the report to find out:

• What percentage of data leaders are already capitalising on generative AI and how they are using it
• The top challenges data leaders face when implementing generative AI
• Data leaders’ plans for reskilling and upskilling to support future AI and data management strategies

As more and more businesses strive to establish a data-driven culture at all levels, many data leaders have started to examine how a data mesh strategy can help them to achieve their aims. As a decentralised data architecture, a data mesh allows easier access to data for end users, making data a shared responsibility rather than being managed by a centralised data team. This interview with Delivery Hero’s Director of Engineering Sean Gustafson covers:

• The benefits of using a data mesh and the results that Delivery Hero has seen
• Best practices for scaling a data mesh architecture
• Overcoming resistance to change when leaving behind established processes
  

With businesses increasingly recognising the importance of a solid data strategy to help them achieve meaningful growth, having the right individuals to drive data-driven transformation is critical. This article draws on the insight of four data leaders in retail who discuss how to hire and retain talent in data when competition for qualified candidates is so high. Download the article for insight into:

• How to refine your recruitment strategy to attract the right talent 
• The importance of company culture and job satisfaction for retention
• The importance of soft skills in data roles