CommerceNext is a community, event series and conference for marketers at retail and direct to consumer brands. We are part of the largest global ecommerce events portfolio and we harness the collective wisdom of our community to help marketers grow their businesses and advance their careers. Join our events to meet other industry leaders and learn the latest ecommerce and marketing strategies. Here are four reasons to attend our events:
Speakers from leading retailers, DTC brands and innovative tech companies including executives from Anthropologie, Domino's, Forever 21, Coach, L'Oreal, Walmart, Build-A-Bear, Solo Brands, DSW and many more!.
Original merchant and consumer research on marketing and ecommerce trends and issues impacting our industry.
Meaningful peer-to-peer networking and curated conversations with companies ranging from industry titans and to disruptive changemakers.
Content on both new marketing strategies and tactical “how to’s” with industry leaders who have hands-on experience.
We hope you will consider joining our community and attending our events.
Black Speakers Database: CommerceNext would like to help create visibility for Black individuals by identifying a list of potential speakers from the Black community that can speak on retail-related topics. Interested in nominating someone for our Black Speakers Database? Please click here.
Founders Of Commercenext
CommerceNext was founded by three experienced digital marketing veterans who are committed to building communities that help people grow their businesses and careers.
Scott Silverman
Digital retail connector and 15+ year e-commerce veteran. Former Shop.org Executive Director and board member. Co-inventor of Cyber Monday. Founder of Cybermonday.com and Co-Founder of the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum.
Veronika Sonsev
Consultant, speaker and connector in the retail industry. Leads the retail practice for Chameleon Collective and is a regular Forbes Contributor on how to grow your retail business. Founded and sold inSparq. Former AOL and JumpTap exec. Founder of mBolden (formerly Women in Wireless).
Allan Dick
20 year digital commerce veteran. Former GM and CMO Vintage Tub and Bath (IR400 retailer of bath fittings); 15+ years digital marketing conference planning experience (SES, Shop.org, NRF, Reed Exhibition Group and GrowCommerce).
Lulu
Lulu contributes passionately on CommerceNext conference calls — particularly when there is mail or other packages delivered. Being a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lulu takes CommerceNext's royalty up a few notches.
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About CloserStill Media and the Largest Global ECommerce Events Portfolio
CommerceNext is now part of CloserStill Media, a global events company specializing in high-value, content-driven events and building and nurturing B2B professional communities. It is one of the fastest-growing global events businesses, operating best-in-class business-to-business events throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. The company delivers events across a range of industry verticals and runs one of the world’s largest portfolios of ecommerce events, which includes:
Ecommerce Expo UK
The UK’s largest and most established ecommerce event, with over 300 exhibitors and 11,000 visitors. Ecommerce Expo UK is collocated with Technology for Marketing, The UK’s definitive martech event.
E Show Barcelona and E Show Madrid
Southern Europe’s largest ecommerce events, deliver over 400 exhibitors and 15,500 visitors across the 2 shows. (Madrid: 300 exhibitors, 8000 attendees; Barcelona: 300 exhibitors, 7500 attendees). CloserStill also runs a 1-2-1 meeting event in Spain for the ecommerce sector called eForum.
Ecommerce Expo Asia
Is the region’s largest ecommerce event taking place annually in October at Marina Sands Hotel delivering more than 3,000 ecommerce professionals. CloserStill Asia also produces the Retail Executive Summit in April, a C-level event for retail professionals.
Advisory Board
CommerceNext believes that timely, relevant content only happens when you have your finger on the pulse of the industry. We’re extremely proud of the advisors who represent diverse business models and sizes of companies. Many of them speak at our events and provide regular input on our programming and activities.
Samir Desai
Advisor
EVP, Chief Digital + Technology OfficerAbercrombie & Fitch Co.
Chris Hardisty
Advisor
CEOAlexis Russell
Sara Varni
Advisor
Chief Marketing Officer Attentive
Jeff Gerstel
Advisor
Chief Marketing Officer B&H Photo
Liesel Walsh
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Frmr SVP Marketing & Customer Experience Boston Proper
Joe Megibow
Advisor/Previous Speaker
CEO Bright Cellars
Billy May
Advisor
CEO Brooklinen
Elyse Burack
Advisor
Frmr Head of Consumer Marketing Capsule
Emily Hickey
Advisor
Co-Founder & CEO Chief Detective Growth Consulting
Vivian Chang
Advisor
Head of DTC Practice Clorox
Michael Scholz
Advisor
VP Product & Customer MarketingCommercetools
Jon Mandell
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Chief Customer Officer Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Vijay Talwar
Advisor
Chief Digital and Customer Officer Dufry Group
Matt Gehring
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Chief Marketing Officer Dutch
Ekta Chopra
Advisor
Chief Digital Officer E.L.F. BEAUTY
Doug Jensen
Advisor
SVP, GTM Analytics & Activation and Learning COE Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Brian Seewald
Advisor
SVP, Omni-channel Experience & Operations EXPRESS
Sunil Kaki
Advisor/Previous Speaker
CMO FIGS
Geoffrey Sanders
Advisor
Chief Marketing Officer Firstleaf
Kacey Sharrett
Advisor
VP, Direct to Consumer GoPro
Shawna Hausman
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Frmr Chief Marketing Officer Health-E Commerce
Derek Yarbrough
Advisor
Chief Marketing Officer J.Crew
Sarah Rasmusen
Advisor
Frmr EVP, Chief Innovation Officer Lands' End
Qun Wei
Advisor
Head of Analytics Lemonade
Andrew Fried
Advisor
SVP, Direct to Consumer Mint Mobile
Sarah Wallis
Advisor
COOMinted
Suruchi Shukla
Advisor
VP Marketing Minted
Emily Culp
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Board Member Mizzen + Main, Stio & Cordial
Scott Ableman
Advisor
Venture Partner NextGen Venture Partner
George Khachatryan
Advisor
CEO OfferFit
Julie Evans
Advisor
VP and CMO Omaha Steaks
Angela Hsu
Advisor
Frmr CMO Overstock.com
Lev Peker
Advisor/Previous Speaker
CEO Parts iD
Steven Young
Advisor
CMOPoshmark
Dave Cost
Advisor/Previous Speaker
VP of Digital and Ecommerce Rainbow
Bree Casart
Advisor
Chief Marketing Officer Shutterfly
Jenna Posner
Advisor
CDO Solo Brands
Liana Thompson
Advisor
Frmr Vice President, Global Ecommerce & Customer Service Stuart Weitzman
Carolyn Pollock
Advisor
CMOTailored Brands
Noam Paransky
Advisor
Chief Omni and Innovation Officer Tapestry
Leslie Emmons Burthey
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Senior Vice President Marketing TeePublic
Jason Nickel
Advisor
SVP of Marketing Ten Thousand
Michael Lackman
Advisor/Previous Speaker
President Trade Coffee
Charlie Cole
Advisor/Previous Speaker
CEO Tribute Technology
Jeff Hamm
Advisor
VP, Digital Experience and Operations Ulta
Daren Hull
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Frmr President Vera Bradley
Naomi Jacobs
Advisor/Previous Speaker
Senior Director, Head of Social Walmart
Sarah Henry
Advisor
VP, Head of Content, Influencer, & Commerce Walmart
Jack Riker
Advisor
VP of Client Partnerships Wunderkind
Pano Anthos
Advisor
Founder & Managing Director XRC Labs