2026 Speakers

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2026 Speakers

Loewe

Eva Baquedano

Managing Director SEA & Oceania
DFI Retail Group

Scott Price

Group Chief Executive
AEON360

Low Ngai Yuen

Managing Director
SM Supermalls

Steven S. Tan

President
Diageo

Roger Dunn

Global Retail Media Lead
National Retail Federation

Matt Shay

President and CEO
Comexposium

Ryf Quail

Managing Director, APAC
KPMG

Isabelle Allen

Global Head of Consumer and Retail
PwC

Rakesh Mani

Partner, Asia Pacific Consumer Markets Leader
KPMG

Anson Bailey

Head of Consumer & Retail, APAC

2025 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.

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