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C-Suite SPRING 2026
Brussels, 23 & 24 April 2026
The fourth edition Cross-Border C-Suite Spring event will consist an evening and full day of knowledge sharing & network experience with 220 European retail executives in Brussels.
The main highlights of this European C-Level executives event are:
Networking with 220 brands and retailer peers & potential partners
Round tables sessions with partners, retailers & marketplaces
Award gala evening
220+
Retail Industry Leaders
20+
European Countries
8.9/10
Event rating
1,800+
Speed meetings
80+
Round-Tables
PROGRAMME
Day 1 • Thursday April 23rd
- 16.00→17.30 • Check-in at your hotel
- 18.00 • Transfer by coach
- 18.30 • Welcome Speed-meeting Cocktail
- 19.30 • TOP 500 Retailers Award Pitch Arena Award 2026
- 20.30 • Gala Walking Dinner
- 22.30 • Open Bar
- 23.30 • Closing and transfer by coach to your hotel
Day 2 • Friday April 24th
- 7.00 • Breakfast at your hotel
- 8.00 • Transfer by coach
- 8.40 • Fastest Climber TOP 500 Cross-Border Retailers 2026
- 8.50 • Opening Keynote CARREFOUR by Vincent Cotte, Director International eCommerce
- 9.15 • Round Tables session 1
- 9.40 • Round Tables session 2
- 10.05 • Networking Break
- 10.25 • Round Tables session 3
- 10.50 • Round Tables session 4
- 11.15 • Networking Break
- 11.35 • Highest Newcomer TOP 500 Cross-Border Retailers 2026
- 11.45 • Conference Panel: Quick Commerce. WHAT IS NEXT? by Prof. Dr. Moritz E. Behm, Professor of Digital Innovation & Transformation Management
- 11.45 • CBCommerceNEXT Sessions
- 12.10 • Most Exciting Challenger TOP 500 Cross-Border Retailers 2026
- 12.20 • Group’s Photo & Lunch Networking
- 14.00 • TOP 500 Retailers Cross-Border Report by Bert Hendrickx, Head of Research cbcommerce.eu
- 14.30 • Closing Keynote TESA by Andreas Bork, VP & Managing Director
- 15.00 • Closing Cocktail
- 15.30 • Transfer by coach to the airport or railway station (Thalys and Eurostar)
LOCATION
Charles de Lorraine Palace, Rue du Musée, 1 1000 Bruxelles
DRESS CODE
Day 1: Business Attire (Awards Gala)
Day 2: Casual Business
C-Suite Spring 2026
Speakers’ Line-Up – In Process
Mateusz Dlugokecki
1P PL Director
ALLEGRO
Chantal Bemelmans
Associate Director Marketplace Belgium
REDCARE PHARMACY
Andreas Bork
VP & Managing Director
TESA
Marina Kazadaeva
CEO JMS
JOOM
Dominique Brockhaus
Global Launch Manager
METRO
Doreen Schumm
Head of Marketplaces Sales
KAUFLAND
Jennifer Wang
General Manager Europe
tmall global
Vincent Cotte
Director International eCommerce
CARREFOUR
Sabine Boulenger
eCommerce Skills Leader
decathlon
Paulo Almeida
Head of Marketplace Core & ReUse
worten
Thanks to our Sponsors
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PITCH ARENA AWARDS
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ROUND TABLES
Pitch sessions in a round tables format for brands & marketplaces
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