January 11: Opening Party
January 12–14: Conference & Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | NYC
CEO
Target
As chair and CEO, Brian Cornell heads the dynamic global team behind Target, a leading omnichannel growth company in American retail. Based in Minneapolis, Target has nearly 2,000 stores covering all 50 American states, a headquarters location in India and global supply chain and sourcing offices. Together, Target’s purpose-driven team of more than 400,000 works daily to help all families discover the joy of everyday life.
Brian joined Target in 2014 and quickly established a strategic direction that built on the company’s strengths as a multicategory mass merchandiser with an excellent reputation for its shopping experience, design expertise, brand curation and brand development. Brian and team made enormous investments in digital, data and supply chain capabilities, placing the company’s fleet of popular stores at the center both of physical shopping and digital fulfillment. And, knowing that the Target team and culture were central to success, Brian spearheaded vast investments in wages, benefits, team training and development, diverse and equitable representation, and a corporate culture that helps all team members care, grow and win together.
In 2023, UCLA honored Brian with the John Wooden Global Leadership Award, and Columbia Business School awarded Brian with the Deming Cup for Operational Excellence. In 2022, Brian was named the “Visionary” by the National Retail Federation, and Target received the top ranking on People Magazine’s 100 Companies that Care list.
Prior to Target, Brian spent more than 30 years in escalating leadership positions at leading retail and consumer-product companies. Brian currently serves on NRF’s executive committee and The Business Council and is non-executive chairman of the board for Yum! Brands.
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre