By: Lidia Evita, Staff Writer for World Liberty TV
CommerceNext, a community, event series and conference for marketing, ecommerce and technology leaders at retail and direct-to-consumer brands, announced the speaker lineup for its 2025 CommerceNext Growth Show scheduled for June 24-26, 2025, at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Dr Adal with Scott Silverman Co-Founder Commerce Next
The event featured a dynamic community of trailblazers and change makers, including more than 2,700 attendees and over 150 speakers from leading retailers, DTC brands and innovative technology companies, including Vuori, Footlocker, Sam’s Club, Ulta, Wayfair, bp, American Eagle and many more.
Women in Leadership Breakfast panel Participants
Featuring more than 75 sessions, this year’s conference spotlighted balancing automation with human touch—exploring how to effectively integrate AI while maintaining essential human oversight—and the future of customer experiences, with a special focus on engaging and acquiring emerging audiences like Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
Dr Adal with Melissa Campanell Co-Founder Women in Retail Leadership Circle
“The 2025 CommerceNext Growth Show is poised to deliver an unmatched experience, offering deeper insights into two critical themes shaping retail today—balancing automation with human touch, and redefining customer experiences for emerging generations like Gen Z and Gen Alpha,” said Jennifer Marlo, Head of Content, CommerceNext.
Dr Adal with Legends of Retail Vicki Cantrell & Dave Finnegan
“Our robust program, featuring over 75 sessions, underscores our ongoing commitment to providing retail leaders with actionable strategies and meaningful connections to drive continued innovation and growth.”
Healthy food served
Featured retailers and brands speaking at CommerceNext 2025 included: Joe Kudla – Founder & CEO, Vuori, Kim Waldmann – Global Chief Customer Officer, Foot Locker, Tom Ward – EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Sam’s Club, Kelly Mahoney – CMO, Ulta, Antonella Pucarelli – Chief Commercial Officer, IKEA North America, Fiona Tan – CTO, Wayfair, Craig Brommers – CMO, American Eagle, Alyssa Callahan – CMO, US, bp, Stuart Hogue – SVP, US Consumer, Land’s End, Leala Francis – SVP Customer Insights and Member Experience, AG1 and so many more great speakers throughout the three days.
Dr Adal with Noah Gellman CEO Lead Summit
Other VIP Guests included: Vicki Cantrell, Fairy Godmother of Retail, Top RETHINK Retail Expert 2025, Chief Executive Officer at Vendors in Partnership LLC, and Co-Founder of Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards.
Dr Adal with Mike Le Founder Conative AI & CBI Digital
Dave Finnegan, Litmus 7, Ambassador to CMO and Digital Councils at NRF, Retail Ai Council, Executive Leadership Committee member, NewRoad Capital Partners, Strategic Advisor Private Equity , Reach Partners, Brand Advisory Executive.
Melissa Campanelli, Co Founder at Women in Retail Leadership Circle, Brand & Content Director, Retail and Travel Group, NAPCO Media. Noah Gellman: CEO at Lead and Lead Summit.
one of many panels of Main Stage
Also I was very impressed with a startup company, headed by Mike LE, Founder of Conative AI & CBI Digital Growing e-commerce brands. A company making a name for itself here in the USA and Asia.
Hundreds of Vendors in attendance
About CommerceNext: CommerceNext is a community, event series and conference for marketing, ecommerce and technology leaders at retail and direct-to-consumer brands. In addition to the annual CommerceNext Growth Show, CommerceNext produces and hosts two executive retreats, regional networking events, podcasts, webinars, industry research, an executive dinner series and an online community.
Thousands in attendance
CommerceNext is part of CloserStillMedia which owns the largest global ecommerce events portfolio, including Ecommerce Expo UK, E Show Madrid, E Show Barcelona and Ecommerce Expo Asia. To learn more about CommerceNext, visit CommerceNext.com.
It was a well-attended event, from who is who in the retail world, in attendance from all over the world, great event, networking, putting deals together and so much more.
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