Retail's Roadmap to 2030: Winning Customers Today. Securing The Future.
World Retail Congress 2026 unites over 800 senior retail leaders, CEOs, and C-suite executives from 50+ countries for three days of strategic insights and unparalleled networking in Berlin. Participants engage in agenda-defining keynotes, private roundtables, and workshops to develop actionable strategies for growth, innovation, and future-proofing their businesses. This premier event helps leaders navigate constant change and define the future of retail. Learn more at World Retail Congress website
World Retail Congress 2026 brings together over 800 senior retail leaders from 50+ countries for three days of concentrated networking and insights.
The event attracts CEOs, founders, and C-suite executives from leading global brands, all with direct influence on retail strategy and investment.
Attendees gain actionable strategies, forge meaningful partnerships, and acquire insights to drive growth and future-proof their retail businesses.
The Challenge
Without preparation, World Retail Congress 2026 becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.
800+ attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.
30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.
Without scoring and segmentation, all 800+ attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.
Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.
Best Practices
Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.
Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.
Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.
Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.
Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.
Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Berlin.
Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.
These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.
The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.
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Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.
How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.
Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.
How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.
Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.
How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.
Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.
How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.
Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.
How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to World Retail Congress 2026.
Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Berlin with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.
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World Retail Congress is designed for senior retail leaders, including CEOs, founders, and C-suite executives from global brands and innovative challengers. It also attracts industry experts, technology providers, government stakeholders, academics, and emerging retail talent. With over 800 attendees from 50+ countries, it's the ideal forum for those looking to sharpen strategy, forge partnerships, and gain insights into the future of retail. The content is specifically curated for decision-makers seeking growth and innovation.
Absolutely. World Retail Congress offers unparalleled value by bringing together the most influential figures in retail to discuss critical strategies for growth, AI, customer experience, and sustainable practices. Attendees benefit from agenda-defining keynotes, exclusive research, and intimate, Chatham-House Rule roundtables that foster honest discussions. The event facilitates high-value networking, enabling participants to form meaningful connections and accelerate partnerships. It's where the roadmap to 2030 for retail is debated and written, providing practical takeaways to future-proof your business.
World Retail Congress delves into critical themes shaping the future of retail. Key topics include developing robust retail growth strategies, exploring AI applications in retail, enhancing customer experience and engagement, and implementing sustainable retail practices. The agenda also covers the latest in retail innovation and technology adoption, alongside crucial discussions on supply chain optimization. These pillars are designed to equip senior leaders with the insights needed to navigate constant change and drive profitable, sustainable growth in their businesses.
Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.
Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.
Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'
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