Speakers

Vijay Talwar is the Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer at Avolta. He joined Avolta (formerly Dufry, Autogrill and HMSHost) in 2023 as Chief Commercial & Digital Officer, where he led Digital, Marketing, Commercial, Category Management, Merchandising, Store Design and Supply Chain. In his current role, he has driven the next wave of Avolta’s AI, innovation, loyalty, data and technology agenda. Vijay is a member of the company’s Executive Management Team.

With over 25 years of international leadership experience, he previously served as CEO of Wish, CEO of Foot Locker EMEA and CEO at Blue Nile, and held senior roles at Clinton Foundation, Nike and Bain & Company. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Dunelm PLC since 2021.

Vijay’s work has contributed to Avolta’s award winning digital achievements, highlighted globally in The Moodie Davitt Report as “a thrilling roll call of ideation, imagination and innovation.” Known for his vision, energy and customer centric approach, he is a sought after speaker on digital transformation, data strategy and modern leadership.