OmniCommerce
LeadershipJuly 27-31, 2026 at Cornell University in Ithaca,

NY

As Head of the eCommerce Growth Accelerator, Tiffany leads a cross-functional team responsible for accelerating eCommerce growth, developing the company’s digital commerce capability and preparing Clorox for the future of commerce.

Tiffany began her career at Clorox in brand management and has held leadership roles across shopper marketing, centers of excellence and sales. Tiffany also authored the award-winning blog Mom Moments: Coming Clean on Family, Work and Clorox, one of the first corporate blogs in the consumer packaged goods industry.

Prior to Clorox, Tiffany worked in Human Resources at Nortel Networks, holding assignments in Canada, USA, Malaysia and Singapore.
Tiffany holds a BA from Western University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bob Perry is a Director of Business Development at NBCUniversal, specializing in Retail Media and Omnichannel Marketing. He uses Comcast and NBCU’s broad portfolio to build media and partnership opportunities for brands and retailers. Believing that strong creative drives results, Bob focuses on data-driven solutions for conversion, attribution, and incrementality.

Before joining NBCU in 2018, Bob led sales at MyWebGrocer, an e-commerce, marketing, and data platform serving grocery chains and consumer packaged goods companies. In that role, he created hundreds of digital shopper marketing programs for leading brands across platforms such as Kroger, Harris Teeter, Albertsons, Safeway, ShopRite, Peapod, and others.

Bob is a member of the Internet Advertising Bureau and serves on the IAB’s Retail Media Network and Cross-Channel Measurement committees. He is also a founding member of the AWS Executive Advisory Forum and Coresight Research’s AI Council.

His long-standing focus on the brand and retail category gives him deep expertise, which he applies daily as NBCU’s subject matter expert for his customers.

Katie Daleo is the General Manager of the CPG Ads business at DoorDash. In this capacity, she leads the team responsible for connecting CPG brands with the DoorDash consumer. Katie has spent her career at the intersection of brands and advertising. Before DoorDash, she was a Marketing Director at Jet.com, where she launched the eCommerce site’s private label brand and online grocery service. She also worked at Unilever managing brands, including Klondike and Axe.

Katie graduated from Georgetown University and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She resides outside of NYC with her husband and daughter, who is introducing her to a new cohort of brands driven by social commerce.

Whitney Cook is the Head of Sales Transformation at Walmart Connect, where she leads sales operations, stores acceleration and transformation initiatives that enable the company’s sales organization to deliver long-term growth for customers and partners. She oversees stores strategy, sales enablement and enterprise transformation, helping scale the business through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration. Whitney has more than 20 years of experience driving omnichannel growth, digital commercialization and enterprise transformation across Fortune 500 organizations. Since joining Walmart Connect, she has led several of the organization’s most significant transformation initiatives, including integrating Walmart Connect into Walmart U.S. operations and launching the Walmart Connect Store ads business. Prior to Walmart, Whitney held leadership roles at Kellogg Company, where she helped pioneer the company’s omnichannel commerce strategy and retail media capabilities. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at Acorn: The Influence Company, Inmar Intelligence and Leo Burnett. Whitney was named one of Ad Age’s 40 Under 40 in 2022 and holds an MBA from the Sam Walton Executive MBA Program at the University of Arkansas.

Tom leads Schnucks’ Data and Information Systems organization and is also a member of the company’s Strategy Team. Schnucks’ high-performing Data and IT teams create and maintain a world-class technology ecosystem, delivering innovative solutions that empower teammates to achieve strategic goals and to live the company’s mission to nourish people’s lives.

Rizwan Akbar is a highly motivated and decisive leader with strong interpersonal skills who thrives in team environments while seeking best-practice solutions to deliver results. He brings 30 years of experience within the CPG industry, driving business results and advocating for change in commerce approaches, with expertise spanning brand management, marketing, digital, customer development, and P&L management.

As Head of Commerce at Pilgrim’s, Rizwan leads the commerce team, marketing, branding, digital shelf advanced analytics, and omni-channel sales functions, taking a holistic approach to driving brand growth. He manages four agencies, oversees digitally influenced sales, and leads e-commerce sales operations. His core competencies include digital marketing, branding, customer strategic planning, analytics and insights, retail media, customer marketing evaluation, and talent management.

Priyash Shahane is a measurement and analytics leader with nearly a decade of experience spanning advertising technology and retail media. At Instacart, where he has spent the past five years on the measurement science team, he works at the intersection of media and commerce — helping CPG brands prove the true impact of their media investments. Prior to Instacart, he held measurement and analytics roles at Comscore, working with some of the world’s largest publishers and enterprise clients.

Mitzi Reckart is a Senior Manager of B2B Sales and On-Demand at The Hershey Company, where she leads growth strategies across digital commerce platforms, including DoorDash. During her 14+ year career at Hershey, she has held leadership roles across sales, category management, advanced analytics, and digital commerce, partnering with retailers such as Walmart, Delhaize, and DoorDash to drive category growth and business transformation. Mitzi specializes in ecommerce strategy, business analytics, customer development, and omnichannel growth. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management and Strategic Management from Syracuse University and is currently pursuing an MBA in Project Leadership and Management from Regis University.

Magnus Tagtstrom is Corporate Vice President of AI Transformations and General Manager for Europe at Iterate.ai, where he helps enterprises turn advances in artificial intelligence into trusted, scalable business capabilities. Working across leaders, technology teams, and partners, Magnus focuses on moving organizations beyond isolated AI experiments toward governed solutions that improve productivity, decision-making, and customer and employee experiences.

Magnus brings more than two decades of experience spanning retail, emerging technology, digital transformation, and enterprise innovation. Before joining Iterate.ai, he served as Global Vice President of Innovation at Alimentation Couche-Tard, the parent company of Circle K, where he led innovation initiatives, helped establish a retail innovation lab with McGill University, and advanced concepts including Pay-by-Plate and computer-vision-based self-checkout.

Known for connecting strategic vision with practical execution, Magnus has led initiatives involving AI, computer vision, automation, digital commerce, and customer experiences. He focuses on helping organizations distinguish AI activity from genuine productivity and build the trust required to make AI a dependable part of business operations.

Luke Balestri has spent over 18 years at the forefront of the evolution of commerce—first as an operator building, solving, and running large-scale businesses at Toys “R” Us, PepsiCo, and Ferrara, and later as an industry thought leader on the technology side at CommerceIQ and Pacvue.

In both worlds, Luke has been brought in to lead the big projects: the ones requiring cross-functional alignment, executive buy-in, and the trust of teams across brands, markets, and organizations—often with no existing playbook to guide the way.

At the brand and retail level, Luke’s work was never just about scaling businesses. He solved complex go-to-market problems that served as critical organizational unlocks—leading initiatives across supply chain, advertising, and commercial strategy that demanded collaboration across functions, levels, and in some cases, multiple global markets to get over the finish line.

On the technology side, Luke has worked directly with hundreds of organizations, diagnosing gaps, shaping strategy, developing new technology, and delivering solutions across every dimension of eCommerce. His operator background gives him a unique empathy for brand teams and the ability to translate complex technology into outcomes that actually move their business.

Lara Barmish is Group Director of Consumables Advertising at Walmart Connect, where she leads Omni-Channel advertising programs that connect brands with Walmart customers across Baby, Beauty, Personal Care, Health & Wellness, Pet, and Household Essentials categories.

With over 20 years of digital media sales experience, Lara has built her career at the intersection of advertising and retail. Prior to Walmart Connect, she was SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Triad, where she generated tens of millions in revenue through digital ad partnerships with major agencies including WPP, Publicis, and IPG, while leading a 12-person team focused on Walmart.com’s consumables business. Her client roster over the years has included leading brands such as Nestlé, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, L’Oréal, and PepsiCo.

Lara’s earlier career includes roles at The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, where she managed luxury retail and travel advertising solutions, and at Mindshare Worldwide, where she developed media strategy for Unilever’s brand portfolio.Drawing on experience from both the advertiser and publisher sides of the industry, Lara brings a unique perspective to marketing challenges, with a strong ability to identify partnership opportunities and build meaningful brand-consumer connections.

Joe brings over 20 years of experience across retail, commerce media, strategy, and merchandising. He began his career in IT at John Deere, moved into investment management at Aegon, and then joined H-E-B in price optimization and merchandising. At Revionics, he led presales, consulting, and sales, helping retailers modernize pricing strategies. He later served as VP of North America Sales & Partnerships at Criteo, partnering with retailers and brands to drive commerce media growth. Today, he leads North American Sales at Kevel, helping retail media organizations build scalable, high-performing media businesses. Outside of work, Joe is an avid traveler, having visited 63 countries and counting, with a passion for new cultures, great food, and meaningful connections.

Jesus Delgado is currently working as an entrepreneur, exploring a variety of new opportunities. He most recently served as EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer at 7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI) and President of 7-Ventures from 2021 to 2026.

Prior to this most recent tenure at SEI, Jesus worked in Private Equity and launched ZOA Energy alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson from 2018 to 2021.
Earlier in his career, Jesus also served as EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer at SEI, where he led the company’s Merchandising, Marketing, Digital/Social, Logistics, and Manufacturing divisions while serving on the Executive Committee. During this time, he also served as President of 7-Ventures.
Before joining SEI, Jesus shaped capital deployment strategies and built high-performing cultures across a range of roles, including Private Equity, CEO of a retail chain later acquired by 7-Eleven, and operating executive positions in Grocery retail, Management Consulting, and the U.S. Military. Jesus also served as CFO/Deputy COO of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Jesus holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace) from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, with concentrations in Finance, Strategy, and Marketing.

Jenna Carter currently leads the Household Personal Care category within DoorDash’s CPG advertising business. As an Industry Manager, Jenna drives category ad strategy, strategic partnerships and growth for a diverse range of enterprise CPG brands.

Prior to DoorDash, Jenna held senior sales roles at Twitter, Spotify and We Are Rosie, after starting her career agency-side at FleishmanHillard. Jenna holds a B.A / M.A. from the University of Maryland-College Park / University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and executive education from Georgetown University. Originally from the UK, she lives in Washington, DC.

Erin Slafka is a senior CPG and omnichannel commerce leader at Kenvue, where she leads Last Mile Delivery and Digital Commerce with a focus on accelerating growth across emerging retail and delivery channels. In her role, Erin brings together consumer insight, commercial strategy, and digital execution to help Kenvue meet consumers in high-need moments across health, wellness, beauty, and everyday care.

Erin brings deep experience across consumer healthcare, brand marketing, innovation, global strategy, and eCommerce. Throughout her career, she has led brand and portfolio strategy for well-known consumer health brands including PEPCID®, LACTAID®, ZYRTEC®, and BENADRYL®. Her background spans P&L management, consumer insights, innovation pipeline development, cross-functional leadership, and go-to-market execution across highly competitive CPG categories.
Known for connecting brand strategy, shopper behavior, and commercial performance, Erin is passionate about building capabilities and partnerships that unlock sustainable growth. She is especially focused on how CPG companies can use omnichannel commerce, retail media, and shopper insights to serve consumers with greater speed, relevance, and convenience.

Cristina Marinucci is an innovative, performance-driven commercial leader with a proven record of challenging business paradigms and catalyzing transformation. As Global Vice President of Growth & Omni-Commercial Insights at Mondelēz International, she connects data-driven insights to tangible business impact, redefining how brands, retailers, and consumers engage across the entire path to purchase.

Her career has been defined by strategic innovation in digital and shopper transformation. Cristina has designed and led global programs that move organizations from channel-focused execution to truly omni-channel, shopper-centric growth models. She is known for uniting marketing, sales, retail media, eCommerce, and insights into one integrated commercial growth framework, breaking down silos and enabling sustainable, penetration-led growth.
With more than two decades of experience across leading FMCG companies, she has consistently turned consumer and shopper data into growth engines—delivering category gains ahead of the market, building future-ready capabilities, and mentoring the next generation of talent.

Bio = Brian Sathianathan is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Iterate.ai, which he co-founded 12 years ago with Jon Nordmark, the former founder and CEO of eBags.com. Brian leads the development of enterprise AI, agentic systems, private AI infrastructure, and low-code technologies that help organizations transform emerging technologies into secure, scalable business capabilities.

Brian began his career at Apple, where he spent eight years working on new-product initiatives involving the iPhone and Intel-based Mac. As part of Apple’s New Product Introductions organization, he led teams that contributed to the security and activation platform for the first iPhone and earned multiple patents related to that work. He later founded Avot Media, a mobile-video technology company acquired by Smith Micro.

At Iterate.ai, Brian has helped build a patented enterprise AI platform for cloud, private, and edge environments. His current work focuses on agent governance, data and model control, inference economics, security, observability, and the transition from AI-generated answers to reliable business actions at enterprise scale while maintaining visibility, accountability, and organizational control.