Retail
Fulfilment
Show 2027

Sustainable. Intelligent. Customer centric. 

17 – 18 MARCH 2027 |  International Convention Centre, Sydney

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5 Streams

Strategic supply chain & inventory planning

Smart warehousing & operations

Logistics & last mile innovation

Customer commerce & experience

Circular economy, sustainability & returns

About this event

Event Overview

Akolade’s Retail Fulfilment Show returns in 2027 with a renewed focus on sustainable growth, digital transformation and customer centric innovation. The summit brings together leaders from retail, eCommerce, logistics, supply chain, technology and fintech to reimagine fulfilment in an era of hyper local networks, AI driven operations, circular commerce and phygital experiences.  

This is more than a logistics event, it’s a strategic summit where you can benchmark against industry pioneers, learn from success stories and forge partnerships that drive agility, profitability and sustainability. 

Key themes

Attend this Summit and learn how to: 

Harness AI and data to orchestrate fulfilment in real time and unlock predictive analytics.

Build resilient, sustainable and circular supply chains through reverse logistics and net‑zero delivery.

Deliver frictionless omni‑channel experiences through hyper‑local fulfilment, micro‑warehouses and last‑mile innovation.

Engage customers with hyper‑personalisation, social commerce, livestream shopping and next‑generation payment methods.

Unlock profitability through dynamic labour models, flexible automation and cost‑optimised operations.

key speakers

Thought leaders sharing insights at the event:

Grahame de Carvalho

Chief Operating Officer

Drool by Dr Chris Brown

Cara Pring

Customer Experience Director

Winc

Julian Paynter

General Manager Planning and Supply Chain

Austin Group

Dean Salakas

Retail Advisor

Retail Doctor Group

Jethro Marks

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

The Nile Group

Liz Randle

Head of Merchandising

St Vincent de Paul Society

Kieran Boyce

General Manager Operations, Woolworths MarketPlus

Woolworths Group

Cedric Lemetter

Chief Operations Officer for ANZ

L'Oréal

Ben Hare

Director, Chief Operating Officer

Tinyme & Opiqo

Tanya has had over 35 years' experience in operations, planning, production, inventory management and general management in retail and wholesale environments across many product profiles.

Tanya Burns

Head of Enterprise Inventory Transformation

Officeworks

Guy is the Co-founder & COO of Oz Hair and Beauty. Guy has developed the skills to ensure scalable growth through experiencing rapid growth in his own business, causing the operations of the company to evolve quickly.

Guy Nappa

Chief Operating Officer

Oz Hair and Beauty

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Vitamin Shoppe 

Andrew Laudato

Chief Operating Officer

The Vitamin Shoppe

Dan is a global supply chain leader with 15 years of experience driving innovation, operational streamlining, and datadriven decisionmaking across Latin America, the United States, Canada, and the Asia Pacific region.

Daniel Brown

Associate Director Operations Asia Pacific

Gorilla Glue

Lyle Brady joined The Warehouse Group in 2023 as General Manager Supply Chain and was appointed to the Executive Leadership Team as Group Chief Supply Chain Officer in November 2025. 

Lyle Brady

Group Chief Supply Chain Officer

The Warehouse Group

Jack Gance opened his first pharmacy store in 1972, promptly developing a distribution business through pharmacy. He created the Le Specs, Le Tan, Australis and Colours of Australia brands of sunglasses, suntan lotion, fragrances and cosmetics.

Jack Gance

Co-Founder

Chemist Warehouse

Director

Sigma Healthcare

Natalie is a seasoned retail executive with a distinguished career in Merchandising spanning 25 years. As Chief Merchandise Officer at R.M. Williams.

Natalie Wood

Chief Merchandise Officer

R.M. Williams

Steven Bellemy is the Director of Logistics at Miele Australia & New Zealand, leading end‑to‑end logistics and distribution operations across the ANZ region.

Steven Bellamy

Logistics Director

Miele

Katya Somova is the Customer Fulfilment Manager at IKEA Australia & New Zealand, with over 14 years of experience at IKEA across Russia and Australia, with roles spanning customer fulfilment, people and culture, business navigation, and store management.

Katya Somova

Customer Fulfilment Manager

IKEA Australia and New Zealand

Ravi Ranjan

General Manager, International Supply Chain

Woolworths Group

Claire has extensive supply chain experience having worked across multiple industries and geographies.

Claire O’Hara

General Manager DC Operations and Network Strategy

Super Retail Group

Krista is the leader of the Insights and Customer Engagement teams at THE ICONIC. She oversees Customer Insights, CRM, Research, Marketing Analytics, and Loyalty.  

Krista Wright

Director - Customer Engagement and Loyalty

THE ICONIC

Have an exciting case study or key insights you'd like to share? Limited speaking slots are available, reach out and touch base with the team.

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