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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
Samuel Sanghyun Kim
Vice Chairman & Group CEO
Samuel Sanghyun Kim (Sam Kim) is the Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Lotte Retail, #1 diversified retail company in Korea. Lotte Retail has $40B annual sales across Lotte Dept. Stores, Shopping Malls, Lotte Mart & Supermarkets, Lotte-On ecommerce, TV Home shopping, Hi-Mart appliance stores, as well as fashion retail businesses, including JV with Uniqlo, Muji and others, operating primarily in Korea and Southeast Asia.
Sam was recruited to Lotte in 2022 to lead retail transformation by strengthening financial and operational discipline, as well as new strategic and digital investments, and developing high performance organization. Prior to joining Lotte, Sam spent 30 years with Procter & Gamble, leading businesses in the US, Korea, and ASEAN.
Sam also served as CEO at Homeplus in Korea and DFI Retail Group in Southeast Asia. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Strengthening Service Industry Competitiveness Committee of Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and Chairman of the Wharton Alumni Association of Korea.