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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
Vipul Chawla
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mr Vipul Chawla is the Group Chief Executive Officer of FairPrice Group, which comprises NTUC FairPrice, Kopitiam, NTUC Foodfare, and NTUC Link social enterprises. The Group has over 570 touch points across the island and employs almost 13,000 staff, with an annual turnover of over $4.5 billion.
Vipul is responsible for ensuring that FairPrice Group maintains its balance between profit and purpose - he guides the business in delivering on its social mission to keep daily essentials within reach for all, while keeping its operations sustainable for the long term.
Vipul brings 30 years of retail industry experience to his role as Group CEO - prior to joining the organisation in 2022, he led Fortune 500 companies across the globe based in global hubs such as the UK, US, and Singapore. In his previous role, he was the Division President for Pizza Hut International, a part of Yum! Brands Inc. - the world’s largest restaurant company with an excess of 50,000 restaurants globally.
Vipul led Pizza Hut International’s digital transformation, spearheading its transition into a purpose-driven, digitally enabled business. Under his management, the company increased its digital engagement from 15 percent to 60 percent. He oversaw more than 350,000 employees across 110 countries.
In 2013, he was named as one of the 50 leading marketers in Asia by the Internationalist.