Global eCommerce & Retail Forum
Dec 9, 2021 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM EST
BWG's Global eCommerce & Retail Forum encourages senior professionals to network & knowledge share with like-minded industry peers. Each session will be moderated by a BWG Connect professional to ensure that our panel sessions remain on topic and answer critical questions that the audience truly cares about.
All audience members will have the ability to ask live questions and will have access to introductions to any of the panelists following the event. We're always open to making connections to others within our network as well. Come join the BWG Community!
BWG Connect & our Event Sponsors are proud to host this virtual half-day forum in order to provide as much educational information as possible.
As always, there will be no sales pitches and there is no cost to join.
Head of Partner Success, West Coast at Klarna
Libby leads Klarna’s West Coast Enterprise Partner Success team. Her team partners with Klarna’s largest, most strategic retailers and brands to create value through Klarna’s payment methods and marketing ecosystem. She has experience in brand management, e-commerce and strategic partnerships and is based in San Diego where she lives with her husband and extra large Bernese Mountain Dog.
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
President at Coalition Technologies
Jordan Brannon is the President of Coalition Technologies, a company that provides SEO services in digital marketing, design, web development, and PPC advertising. Jordan’s expertise in digital strategies has shaped his career for more than a decade, where he focused on developing solutions that allow for more qualified leads, better traffic conversion, and SEO optimization.
Founder of 5 New Digital
Michael Zakkour is the founder and CEO of 5 New Digital, a digital commerce and retail strategy and execution firm. He is also currently the Interim International Marketing Lead at Unilever, where he is implementing cutting edge marketing, technology and digital commerce strategies and tools in overseas markets. Michael is a veteran in the industry with more than twenty years in eCommerce, digital commerce, retail and international expansion. He has been named a Top 100 Retailer Influencer by Rethink Retail in 2022 and 2023. He was named by Alibaba Group as a “Top Ten eCommerce influencer” in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Senior Business Development Manager at Alipay
Iyembi has worked on the Alipay Cross Border team for 5 years now as Senior Business Development Manager, beginning his journey at the company HQ in Hangzhou. He has worked on Alipay merchant expansion in various markets including Australia and India before joining the North American team. He is responsible for building new acquiring partnerships and working with brands to grow their sales both in store and online.
Prior to joining Alipay he worked in Consulting, focusing on Mobile Money in Africa.
Senior Business Development Manager at Alipay
In her current role as Senior Business Development Manager for Alipay, Sandra Li manages a portfolio of small to large size merchants, helping them with payment acceptance and marketing their brands to Asian customers. She also collaborates with partners such as Shopify to grow merchant's e-commerce business. Prior to joining Alipay, she worked in the market research industry as a client partner.
CEO at HERO
Alistair joined Klarna through the HERO acquisition where he was CEO and Co-Founder. He now leads the Commercial teams for Virtual Shopping domains. His teams have deep relationships with many of the largest omni channel brands in Europe & US, especially premium and luxury brands.
Head of Partner Success, West Coast at Klarna
Libby leads Klarna’s West Coast Enterprise Partner Success team. Her team partners with Klarna’s largest, most strategic retailers and brands to create value through Klarna’s payment methods and marketing ecosystem. She has experience in brand management, e-commerce and strategic partnerships and is based in San Diego where she lives with her husband and extra large Bernese Mountain Dog.
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
President at Coalition Technologies
Jordan Brannon is the President of Coalition Technologies, a company that provides SEO services in digital marketing, design, web development, and PPC advertising. Jordan’s expertise in digital strategies has shaped his career for more than a decade, where he focused on developing solutions that allow for more qualified leads, better traffic conversion, and SEO optimization.
Founder of 5 New Digital
Michael Zakkour is the founder and CEO of 5 New Digital, a digital commerce and retail strategy and execution firm. He is also currently the Interim International Marketing Lead at Unilever, where he is implementing cutting edge marketing, technology and digital commerce strategies and tools in overseas markets. Michael is a veteran in the industry with more than twenty years in eCommerce, digital commerce, retail and international expansion. He has been named a Top 100 Retailer Influencer by Rethink Retail in 2022 and 2023. He was named by Alibaba Group as a “Top Ten eCommerce influencer” in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Senior Business Development Manager at Alipay
Iyembi has worked on the Alipay Cross Border team for 5 years now as Senior Business Development Manager, beginning his journey at the company HQ in Hangzhou. He has worked on Alipay merchant expansion in various markets including Australia and India before joining the North American team. He is responsible for building new acquiring partnerships and working with brands to grow their sales both in store and online.
Prior to joining Alipay he worked in Consulting, focusing on Mobile Money in Africa.
Senior Business Development Manager at Alipay
In her current role as Senior Business Development Manager for Alipay, Sandra Li manages a portfolio of small to large size merchants, helping them with payment acceptance and marketing their brands to Asian customers. She also collaborates with partners such as Shopify to grow merchant's e-commerce business. Prior to joining Alipay, she worked in the market research industry as a client partner.
CEO at HERO
Alistair joined Klarna through the HERO acquisition where he was CEO and Co-Founder. He now leads the Commercial teams for Virtual Shopping domains. His teams have deep relationships with many of the largest omni channel brands in Europe & US, especially premium and luxury brands.
