The sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards is now open for entries.
The awards celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Entry forms and FAQs can be found here.
Who will be judging the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards?
Mike Cadden, Chief Technology Officer, Marie Curie
Bio to come.
Peter Waugh, Director, International Digital (EMEA, LAC & AP), Starbucks
Bio to come.
Natalie Berg, Retail Analyst and Founder of NBK Retail
Bio: Natalie delivers valuable insights on the trends shaping the global retail sector, with a particular focus on the convergence of physical and digital commerce. She is passionate about how retailers can enhance the customer experience and has co-authored two books on retail, including Amazon: How the World’s Most Relentless Retailer Will Continue to Revolutionise Commerce.
Natalie hosts the Retail Disrupted podcast and is a regular keynote speaker on the retail conference circuit. She is an objective TV and radio commentator with frequent appearances on the BBC, Bloomberg and Sky News, and also writes a guest column for Retail Week and Forbes.
In addition to her media work, Natalie is an elected member of the KPMG Retail Think Tank where she provides quarterly insights and analysis on the health of the UK retail sector.
Carole Kingsbury, Former Director of IT, Ted Baker
Bio to come.
Christine Russo, Industry Analyst and Retail Influencer
Bio to come.
Paula Bobbett, Chief Digital Officer, Boots
Bio to come.
Matt Bradley, Director and Founder, Retail Technology Show
Bio to come.
Eugene Mischenko, Founder and President, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Association
Bio: Eugene is a seasoned e-commerce leader and business consultant with over 20 years of success driving growth across B2B, B2B2C, and B2C sectors.
His expertise fuels omnichannel sales, marketing, and digital transformation initiatives. With a proven track record at companies like METRO, Sanofi, and L’Occitane en Provence, he brings strategic vision and a deep understanding of the e-commerce landscape.
As the President of the E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Association, he drives collaboration and oversees membership growth. Beyond his e-commerce leadership, Eugene is also a dedicated mentor, guiding the next generation of digital leaders and innovators.
Scott Thompson, Editor and Founder, Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Bio: Over the past 25 years, Scott has held senior editorial positions at and contributed to a number of business and technology related publications.
Prior to launching Retail Technology Innovation Hub, he was Editor at crypto publication Coin Rivet and Senior Editor at IBS Intelligence, heading up their monthly banking technology title, IBS Journal and daily online news service.
Scott also spent ten years at retail tech title, Retail Systems.
He launched RTIH as he believed there was a gap in the market for a source of independent retail technology news, analysis and research, written by people with a genuine passion for this fast moving sector.
Karanveer Anand, Technical Programme Management, Google
Bio: Karanveer is a Technical Programme Manager at Google with over nine years of work experience ranging from startups to the world's largest technology companies.
He is a leader responsible for executing large, complex technical projects with hundreds of engineers, impacting billions of people worldwide. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas, Austin. Additionally, Karanveer served as a Board of Advisor for the University of California, Irvine.
Toby Pickard, Global Insight Leader, IGD
Bio: Toby has over 17 years’ experience working in the food and consumer goods industry.
He researches, analyses and presents insights on innovations, technology, retail futures, sustainability and macro trends in the FMCG sector.
Matt Taylor, Technology Transformation Leader at EY, Retail and Consumer Products
Bio to come.
Gary Newbury, Supply Chain Advisor and Delivery Executive
Bio: Gary has established an international reputation for rapid business performance transformation and executing supply chain designs, which consistently builds market prominence, shareholder value and consumer trust.
He helps boards and business leaders to navigate ongoing disruption and reinvigorate supply chain performance across the “make-move-sell” flow of manufacturing, third party logistics, wholesaling, retailing and the last mile.
Gary has an MBA and an MSc (Supply Chain Management & Logistics) from Cranfield University, UK and is recently CCLP, CSCMP, PMP, LSSBB and Retail Management certified.
Nadine Neatrour, Marketing Director, Selfridges
Bio to come.
Key 2024 dates
Friday, 25th October: Award entry deadline
Tuesday, 29th October: 2024 shortlist revealed
30th October-6th November: Judging days
Thursday, 21st November: Winners announced at the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards ceremony, to be held at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ.
If you would like to be considered for inclusion on our 2024 judging panel, please fill in the below form and we will get back to you asap.