Fatih Nayebi
Vice President, Data & Ai ALDO Group
Fatih Nayebi, PhD is an AI-transformation trailblazer who was commercialising machine-learning products before “data science” hit the vernacular. As Vice President of Data & AI at ALDO Group, he converts billions of footwear and fashion datapoints into sharper demand forecasts, hyper-personalised journeys, and demonstrable profit gains.
At McGill University’s Master of Management in Analytics, Fatih shapes the next wave of leaders to carry AI from whiteboard to production—grounding every lesson in technical rigour, interpretability, and measurable business value.
He is the author of Foundations of Agentic AI for Retail—the industry’s playbook for multi-agent systems that learn, decide, and act autonomously across the entire merchandising lifecycle—and the best-selling Swift Functional Programming series.
Fluent in transformer architectures, peer-reviewed research, P&L accountability, and boardroom strategy, Fatih unites cutting-edge science with commercial reality. His North Star: prove that AI isn’t a mere tech upgrade—it’s the decisive edge turning today’s innovators into tomorrow’s market leaders.
Day One, Tuesday, Oct. 7
11:30 AM Keynote Panel: Turning Data into Action: The Building Blocks for a Successful AI Strategy
To move AI from pilot projects to enterprise-scale impact, retailers must build the infrastructure, culture, and strategy to turn data into action. We will explore how leading retailers are implementing AI to drive measurable outcomes and overcome organizational barriers to allow AI to work at scale. Learn from real-world retail case studies where AI has moved from concept to competitive advantage.
- Audit your data strategy to support scalable, real-time AI applications.
- Break down data silos and build cross-functional systems that fuel AI effectiveness.
- Integrate AI into core business functions to drive revenue, reduce waste, and enhance agility.
- Prioritize use cases that deliver quick wins while building toward long-term transformation.
- Establish governance frameworks that ensure ethical, responsible, and ROI-focused AI deployment.
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Fatih.
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