Hilmar Hübers
Hilmar Hübers, Chief Executive Officer
Lekkerland SE
Hilmar Hübers, born in 1973, is Chief Executive Officer of Lekkerland SE. At board level, he is responsible for purchasing and category management, smart stores, human resources, strategy & transformation, communications, and the management of Lekkerland's national subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain.
He joined the company in 2020 from the REWE Group after Lekkerland became part of the REWE Group. He began his career at the REWE Group as a member of the management board of REWE Markt GmbH before being appointed to the Divisional Board for Germany. In this role, he was most recently responsible for the Customer & Analytics division.
Hilmar Hübers holds a degree in industrial engineering and worked for a management consultancy for ten years after completing his studies.
Zsuzsa Hordai
Zsuzsa Hordai, Head of Strategic Projects
SPAR International
With over 10 years of experience in international market development, strategy, e-commerce and AI, I am currently leading international strategic projects across SPAR worldwide, a leading global food retail organization with over 13,500 stores in 48 countries. I also coordinate and manage our development plans in the GCC region. My mission is to drive growth and innovation through collaboration across SPAR's diverse and dynamic markets, leveraging data, AI-driven insights, best practices, and the power of our network.
As a former International Retail Development Manager at SPAR International, I successfully led the strategic business development and expansion in Europe and China, launching new markets, developing omni-channel capabilities, and leading the global e-commerce action group. My strong background in consumer goods, retail, data, and AI, combined with certifications in Lean Six Sigma, communication and finance, enables me to create value for customers, partners, and stakeholders through effective and engaging solutions.
In addition to my professional roles, I am passionate about mentoring and coaching emerging leaders within the industry. I have guided numerous professionals in their career development, helping them to achieve their goals and excel in their roles. I am particularly committed to female empowerment and leadership, actively supporting initiatives that promote gender equality and the advancement of women in business.
My commitment to leadership extends to my engagement with industry bodies such as NACS, CGF, and the AI Council, where we collaborate to drive key initiatives within the grocery retail industry for a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.
Zsuzsa Hordai
Zsuzsa Hordai, Head of Strategic Projects
SPAR International
With over 10 years of experience in international market development, strategy, e-commerce and AI, I am currently leading international strategic projects across SPAR worldwide, a leading global food retail organization with over 13,500 stores in 48 countries. I also coordinate and manage our development plans in the GCC region. My mission is to drive growth and innovation through collaboration across SPAR's diverse and dynamic markets, leveraging data, AI-driven insights, best practices, and the power of our network.
As a former International Retail Development Manager at SPAR International, I successfully led the strategic business development and expansion in Europe and China, launching new markets, developing omni-channel capabilities, and leading the global e-commerce action group. My strong background in consumer goods, retail, data, and AI, combined with certifications in Lean Six Sigma, communication and finance, enables me to create value for customers, partners, and stakeholders through effective and engaging solutions.
In addition to my professional roles, I am passionate about mentoring and coaching emerging leaders within the industry. I have guided numerous professionals in their career development, helping them to achieve their goals and excel in their roles. I am particularly committed to female empowerment and leadership, actively supporting initiatives that promote gender equality and the advancement of women in business.
My commitment to leadership extends to my engagement with industry bodies such as NACS, CGF, and the AI Council, where we collaborate to drive key initiatives within the grocery retail industry for a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.
Scott Holland
Scott Holland, Director of Great River Wash
Wallis Oil
I have worked for Wallis Oil for 31 years.
I started my career in retail operations, working my way up to C-store Manager. I then became the Manager of Corporate Training, which is a position I held for 5 years. I was then promoted to Director of Facilities, oversee all day to day maintnence and capital projects for all Wallis owned properties. I was in this position for 18 years. In 2020, I was promoted to Director of Great River Wash, the car wash division for Wallis Companies, which owns and operates Brite WorX Car Wash. Since joining this team, we have grown our express exterior tunnel wash count from 2 locations to 11 locations, though opening new sites and 2 acquisitions.
Jesse Hirsh
Jesse Hirsh, Punk
Eco Punks
Jesse Hirsh is a futurist farmer who brings an outsider's perspective and literal critical distance, operating from his farm in rural Eastern Ontario. Yet this is no ordinary farm. Wired up with high speed fiber optic Internet, the Academy of the Impossible engages in a wide range of research regarding agriculture, media, technology, and culture.
He has a Masters degree from Toronto Metropolitan University in algorithmic media, and his current work focuses on the rise of automated media, as well as the governance and ethics of artificial intelligence, data protection, and privacy.
Jesse is also a co-founder of the Eco Punks, a trans-disciplinary agency that analyzes the ecosystems and communities that our clients operate in, helping us identify opportunities resulting from, as well as responses to the ever changing challenges that are imposed on us by an increasingly unpredictable and unstable reality.
Jesse has an infectious energy that lifts spirits and enables creative critical thinking. He’s always learning, sharing, and helping others to do the same.
Sorin Hilgen
Sorin Hilgen, Group CDO and In-country CIO
EG Group
Sorin is the Group CDO and In-country CIO for EG Group, responsible for all technology related areas of EG America and the Digital Platform for EG Group. He has been in the Retail industry for 15 years holding various IT leadership roles with Cumberland Farms and Gulf Oil. Prior to that, Sorin was part of the IT team at a leading Commodity Trading firm leading portions of the global IT strategy.
James Hervey
James Hervey, Head of Petro
Verifone
James is a 20+ year veteran of the petroleum and convenience store industry. In his career James has managed convenience stores, worked for NACS, the global trade association representing the industry, and for the last 13 years has led product management and marketing for the petroleum and convenience store vertical inside of Verifone.
Tom Healey
Tom Healey, VP Facilities
Nouria Energy Corporation
Tom is an accomplished retail development executive with focus on site evaluation, design, permitting and construction. A leader by example who manages a team of technical staff in all aspects of facility development, maintenance, and environmental compliance.
Tom's strong business and technical knowledge enable him to understand, communicate and achieve the objectives of the various project stakeholders.
Tom has been involved with all aspects of Nouria's EV charging strategy and implementation. Nouria has installed has installed DCFC charging stations at eight of its convenience stores and has 25+ more installations planned or in progress.
Tom is a licensed Professional Engineer and Construction Supervisor and is involved in several industry associations.