Deputy CTO
JD Sports
Olivier Nachba is an accomplished technology executive with experience across several ventures. He is currently the Deputy CTO at JD Sports, a leading global sports-fashion retailer.
He brings a strategic mindset and deep technical expertise to leading development teams, shaping innovation, and guiding organizations through growth and transformation. Olivier combines entrepreneurial drive and leadership with a hands-on understanding of technology, making him adept at turning ambitious ideas into scalable products and solutions.
Sunday Jan 11
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Exhibitor Big Ideas Stage 1
AI can be transformational, but you need strong foundations - the “pillar” systems that hold your business together.
In this session, JD Sports' Deputy CTO will share how the company is structuring its AI strategy to scale globally without adding headcount - focusing instead on shifting roles and amplifying the value of their people. He’ll explore how modern, cloud-native infrastructure, including an order management system, enables AI agents to make smarter, faster decisions, and why scalability was a critical factor in JD Sports’ technology choices.
Attendees will also get a glimpse into the company’s next frontier: building interoperability through Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to unlock a new wave of AI-driven automation.
