TAKING STOCK OF RETAIL IN THE ERA OF INTELLIGENT INVENTORY

How AI and Gen Z are Changing the Rules and How Retailers are Responding

Learn more about the latest AI trends in retail, how inventory optimisation is driving profits & loyalty and get early access to the findings from our UAL Gen Z study.

THE SOHO HOTEL, LONDON

Thursday,

September 10, 2026

8AM-12PM

(complimentary lunch immediately following the summit)

YOUR HOSTS/MODERATORS

CEO, COLUMBUS CONSULTING

MANAGING PARTNER, DIRECTOR EMEA

AGENDA

8:00am Registration and Breakfast

8:45am Introduction and Trends Presentation

9:15am Panel: Inventory Optimisation Using Innovative Technology

10:00am Networking Break

10:30am Fireside Chat With Andrew Jennings OBE and Andy Jasper, CEO Eden Project

11:00am UAL Research Findings: The Gen Z Reality Check

11:45am Closing Comments Followed by Lunch (must pre-register for lunch)

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ANDY JASPER, CEO – EDEN PROJECT

The Eden Project is a dramatic, eco-friendly visitor attraction and educational charity in Cornwall, England. Famous for its futuristic, bubble-like “biomes,” it transformed a sterile, disused clay pit into a thriving global garden to demonstrate the vital relationship between plants, people, and the planet.

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Andrew Jennings OBE

Moderator

LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION: THE GEN Z REALITY CHECK STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATION & PANEL

OUR SPONSORS

SOME OF OUR PANELISTS

Carole Kingsbury

CTO, C&C Group

Jonathan Aiken

SVP, RADAR

Richard Grainger

Retail Strategy Executive

Spencer Hewett

Founder/CEO, RADAR

WHAT ATTENDEES HAD TO SAY

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“I thought it (the event) was very interesting, thought-provoking and insightful.”
Ian McGarrigle, World Retail Congress

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