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Shoptalk Announces Initial Speakers for 2026 Spring Event in Las Vegas

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NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Shoptalk, the leading global event for retail innovation, today announced the initial speaker lineup for its 2026 spring conference taking place March 24–26 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Featuring more than 50 sessions, the conference will bring together more than 10,000 attendees, with one in three holding a C-suite role at a retailer, consumer brand or tech company.

Themed “Retail in the Age of AI,” Shoptalk Spring 2026 will feature more than 180 speakers, including senior executives from Victoria’s Secret, OpenAI, Wayfair, Reddit, New Balance, Dutch Bros, Meta, Simon Property Group, e.l.f. Beauty, Gap Inc. and Walmart. These senior leaders will share their insights and expertise on building emotional connections with shoppers, cultivating community, fostering loyalty, the evolution of retail media, and how companies are planning and managing their businesses in an AI-first world.

“Retail leaders are looking for actionable insights and meaningful partnerships that will help them navigate new opportunities. With AI as the backdrop for everything happening in retail, we’ll look at AI-driven developments as well as the opportunities for more human-centered experiences,” said Zia Daniell Wigder, Global President, Shoptalk. “Those interested in the AI revolution can take advantage of a fresh new comprehensive program designed to help guide retail decision-makers by providing discussions, case studies and best practices in implementing AI initiatives.”

Highly anticipated mainstage speakers include:

Other Shoptalk Spring 2026 speakers include:

To learn more and register for Shoptalk, visit Shoptalk.com.

About Shoptalk

A Hyve Group event, Shoptalk is widely known for organizing retail’s best and fastest-growing events and bringing together thousands of industry changemakers to collaborate at unparalleled scale across a broad range of online and offline use cases and innovative new formats, including Tabletalks, Hosted Meetings and Meetups. Since 2016, Shoptalk has defined the retail industry’s community of innovators by bringing established retailers and consumer brands together with direct-to-consumer and tech startups, large tech and Internet companies, venture capital investors, real estate developers, equity analysts, media and others. For more information, visit Shoptalk.com.