Speakers

Simon Pakenham-Walsh is the Chief Information Officer at River Island, looking after technology and data at one of the UK’s most iconic retail brands with over 240 stores.

Simon has a proven track record, over 25 years, of building high performing technology teams, leading successful digital transformations and partnering across functions to deliver outstanding value and a step change in operational performance and customer experience. He has held leadership roles in several industries and businesses of different sizes and complexities. These include CTO at Sweaty Betty, Digital and Retail Technology Director at Arcadia and Food CIO at Sainsbury's