Global Director of Retail Strategy
CI&T
Melissa is the Global Director of Retail Strategy at CI&T (NYSE: CINT), a technology transformation specialist for companies such as Domino's, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle and more. Previously she was a senior advisor at Gartner, covering omni-channel, e-commerce, mobile commerce, and social commerce. Melissa is a retail futurist whose methodology is rooted in cross-industry consumer insights and innovation. She graduated with an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and began her career at Target focusing on merchandising strategy. She has been featured on CNBC EMEA Squawk Box and CNBC's US YouTube. She is a RETHINK Retail Top Influencer and member of the RetailWire BrainTrust.
Sunday Jan 11
11:45am - 12:15pm
Exhibitor Big Ideas Stage 1
As brands face increasing pressure to deliver efficiency, speed, and personalization, agentic ecosystems offer a powerful new way to transform operations end-to-end. From optimizing production and supply chain flows to enabling novel shopping platforms, channels and frictionless customer interactions, these AI-powered systems unlock agility and value. Join CI&T and industry leaders to explore how agentic ecosystems bridge back-office operations with front-end experiences for measurable business impact.
