eTail Australia 2026

February 2026 

Agenda Day 3

Welcome Address

TRACK A

8:30 am - 8:45 am Conference Registration & Morning Refreshments

TRACK A

8:45 am - 8:50 am Welcome Address: Heather Ang, Lead Editor, Researcher & Producer, eTail
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Paul Waddy

Director; #2 in Top 50 People in eCommerce 2021
Paul Waddy Advisory & Ecom Nation

TRACK B

8:00 am - 9:00 am Rise & Shine VIP Networking Breakfast & Fishbowl Panel

Scaling Up Fast – Without Being Too Furious

9:00 am - 9:20 am Opening Keynote: How to maximise the unique opportunities brought about by the pandemic and continue on the trajectory of growth for 2022 and beyond

Justus Wilde - Chief Executive Officer, TheMarket.Com
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Justus Wilde

Chief Executive Officer
TheMarket.Com

9:20 am - 9:40 am Keynote: The playbook for hyper growth - 10 lessons from the fastest-growing companies on the planet

John Batistich - Non Executive Director Food Co., Board Advisor, Ksubi and Moose Toys
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John Batistich

Non Executive Director Food Co.
Board Advisor, Ksubi and Moose Toys

Rising To The Top In Online Marketplaces

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Mark Gray

Director of Marketplace
Click Central

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Cheryl Jones

Senior Solutions Consultant APAC
Mirakl

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Paul Waddy

Director; #2 in Top 50 People in eCommerce 2021
Paul Waddy Advisory & Ecom Nation

Boosting Content ROI & Ad Performance With MarTech

10:20 am - 10:40 am Case Study: Why the rise of retail media and what does the future hold across the industry?

Adam Skinner - Chief Operating Officer, CitrusAd Christopher Sheffield - Senior Vice President Client Services (APJ), CitrusAd
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Adam Skinner

Chief Operating Officer
CitrusAd

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Christopher Sheffield

Senior Vice President Client Services (APJ)
CitrusAd

10:40 am - 11:00 am Morning Networking Break 1

Sustainability Is The New Reality

11:00 am - 11:40 am Panel Interactive: The move towards the circular economy – How can you reinvent your business model and rethink your resource cycle to bring about both sustainability and profitability wins for your business?

Sandra Capponi - Co-Founder, Good On You Briony Kennedy - Founder & Director, Adorn Cosmetics Nadia Lotter - Head of Marketing, Boody Eric Phu - Co-Founder, Citizen Wolf (Ethically made to measure T-shirts)
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Sandra Capponi

Co-Founder
Good On You

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Briony Kennedy

Founder & Director
Adorn Cosmetics

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Nadia Lotter

Head of Marketing
Boody

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Eric Phu

Co-Founder
Citizen Wolf (Ethically made to measure T-shirts)

11:40 am - 12:00 pm Case Study: Powering the green move with cutting edge tech – How to use AI and ML to enhance sustainability for retailers

David Versus Goliath: Small Retailers, Big Stories

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Retailer Keynote: How to quickly expand your ecommerce business and achieve repeatable success

Jay Bonaretti - CEO, Amino Z
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Jay Bonaretti

CEO
Amino Z

12:20 pm - 12:45 pm Case Study: Lessons from Handpicked Wines – How to manage the ongoing relationship changes between brand and customers with an adaptive and collaborative partnership strategy during COVID-19 and set the foundations for future success post-pandemic

Michael O’Brien - Retail Director, Handpicked Wines
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Michael O’Brien

Retail Director
Handpicked Wines

Finding And Developing The Best Talent

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm Fireside Chat: The new hybridized retail world – How to develop and incentivize employees when online and offline channels no longer stand apart to build a more resilient business for the future

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Networking Lunch

Mastering Attribution & Conversions

Digital  Marketing

Mastering Attribution & Conversions

2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Case Study: Leveraging AI and machine learning - How to create expert dashboards, reports and AI-powered insights to accurately analyse marketing spend and prove ROI

2:35 pm - 3:15 pm All Star Panel: How can you implement a fail-proof and profitable attribution model that aligns with your business strategy to deliver profitable returns?

Sarah Razek - Head of Digital, Harrolds Bobbie Gersbach-Smith - Planning Director APAC, M&C Saatchi Performance Paul Waddy - Director; #2 in Top 50 People in eCommerce 2021, Paul Waddy Advisory & Ecom Nation
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Sarah Razek

Head of Digital
Harrolds

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Bobbie Gersbach-Smith

Planning Director APAC
M&C Saatchi Performance

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Paul Waddy

Director; #2 in Top 50 People in eCommerce 2021
Paul Waddy Advisory & Ecom Nation

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Afternoon Networking Break

Disruptors Shaking Up The Status Quo

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm VC Fireside Chat: Mapping out the hottest retail investments

Jason Titman - Director, integr8 Investment Group Amaury Treguer - Executive Director Social, Red Havas

This is your chance to get a handle on the next big thing in retail and technology. Where are VC’s investing and why? Hear more about which trends they are bullish about and where they wish they had invested.

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Jason Titman

Director
integr8 Investment Group

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Amaury Treguer

Executive Director Social
Red Havas

End of eTail Australia 2022