onsumer and retail leaders will explore AI’s role in commercial decision-making and growth
DALLAS and LONDON, Sept. 10, 2026 – o9 Solutions, a leading software company that is powering enterprise planning and decisioning models across 30-plus industry verticals with its groundbreaking, AI-powered Digital Brain platform, today announced the speaker lineup for Growth Leaders Summit London 2026, taking place on Oct. 1 at The Lookout in London.
More than 100 senior enterprise leaders across commercial, marketing, growth and transformation are expected to attend the one-day summit, which will examine how consumer products and retail companies are making commercial investment decisions to drive profitable growth as consumer behavior, market conditions, and technology evolve. The agenda will include research on consumer pricing behavior and AI-driven promotion optimization, as well as sessions on decision-making in data-constrained markets, and the relationship between influencer authenticity, consumer trust, and commercial outcomes.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Avansere: Tom Savigar and Alex Bradley, Co-Founders
- Brock University: Dr. Magnus Hultman, Professor of Marketing and International Business
- Effective Brand Building, Andrew Geoghegan, author
- EPIC Insights: Louise Verde, Director, Survey Operations & Customer Success
- Fazer: Tero Airaksinen, Senior Business Development Manager
- Nomad Foods: Nick Wishman, RGM Lead
- Northern Illinois University College of Business: Dr. Valeria Penttinen, Assistant Professor of Marketing
- Tate & Lyle: Cynthia Hernandez, Global Head of Marketing and Insights
“AI is advancing quickly, but there is no single playbook for how consumer and retail companies should use it to drive growth,” said Adam Ben-Yousef, SVP of Revenue Growth Management at o9. “Companies are working through how to make better decisions about where to invest, how to respond to changing consumer demand and how to execute those decisions. Growth Leaders Summit 2026 will examine where AI can improve decision-making and where human experience, creativity and judgment remain essential.”
To view the agenda and attend Growth Leaders Summit 2026, register here. To learn more about o9 solutions, visit o9solutions.com
