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2026 Speakers
Eva Baquedano
Managing Director SEA & OceaniaScott Price
Group Chief ExecutiveLow Ngai Yuen
Managing DirectorSteven S. Tan
PresidentRoger Dunn
Global Retail Media LeadMatt Shay
President and CEORyf Quail
Managing Director, APACIsabelle Allen
Global Head of Consumer and RetailRakesh Mani
Partner, Asia Pacific Consumer Markets LeaderAnson Bailey
Head of Consumer & Retail, APAC2025 Speakers
Sameer Dhingra
Director, Global Strategic Industries, Retail & Consumer - JAPAC
As Head of Retail & Consumer Industry, Sameer leads the Google Cloud strategy, product solutions and go-to-market across JAPAC. Working at the intersection of consumer, technology & retail, Sameer works with top retailers & brands, helping them to scale, drive technology innovation & accelerate digital transformation.
Before joining Google, Sameer was the Managing Director, Asia Pacific for a leading PE backed software firm in the Retail & Consumer domain focusing on AI & Computer vision solutions. Prior to this, he was the Global Domain Leader for Retail & Distribution industries for Hewlett Packard where he led the WW Sales, Strategy, Technology platforms, Partner ecosystem and execution around Retail, CPG & Distribution industries.
Sameer has led senior leadership roles across industries managing diverse businesses in large enterprises and early stage startups . Sameer brings strong domain expertise in retail, consumer & technology innovation apart from having a unique understanding across industries and customer segments. He holds a master’s degree in business management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is currently based in Singapore.