Supernova stage

Where the "North Star" vision meets the reality of the shop floor.

Changemaker is where the commercial reality behind the vision is made clear. If Supernova reveals the new customer context, Changemaker shows how companies find each other, work together and change established ways of operating to make those new experiences possible.

These sessions focus on the partnerships, propositions, operating models and trade-offs that turn ambition into differentiated growth - not just the same sector story, slightly faster.

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    A single evening at home is now the most concentrated commerce environment in modern life, where media, food, retail and identity converge in real time. The sofa economy is no longer passive consumpti …
    No single organisation now owns the full path from demand to fulfilment. Retailers depend on delivery platforms, delivery platforms depend on payments and identity infrastructure, and pricing engines …
    Loyalty programs are evolving, and companies in sectors like travel, finance, and retail are finding new ways to integrate shared value models. How do companies in travel, finance, and retail align lo …
    As >3bn consumers and shoppers use LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini, upgrading your PDP, owned and earned properties with the right hero product attributes and claims is the next frontier of sales growth. …
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    The way consumers discover, decide and buy is becoming less linear. Social platforms and creators are increasingly shaping discovery and demand, AI is changing how people compare and make decisions, a …
    Wearables are becoming less about devices and more about the customer relationship they enable. Health, retail, sport and lifestyle brands are exploring how personal data can create more relevant expe …

    What does it take to break through in a crowded category and turn distinctiveness into commercial impact? Hear from three completely different category trailblazers -Lebara, Monzo and Hastings Direct - on what actually drove their success, and the unlikely thread that connects them

    •  What did you refuse to look, sound or behave like, that everyone else in your category took for granted?
    • Crowded categories usually compete on price or product spec so how did you make the conversation about something else entirely?
    • Telecoms, insurance and banking look nothing alike on paper, what is  the one thing all three of you did that made distinctiveness commercial, not just memorable?
    Airports are no longer transit spaces, they are high-density commerce systems where identity, intent, and impulse converge within a fixed window of time. Who owns the passenger in the 90-minute window …
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    Fans are no longer episodic audiences. They are continuously engaged relationships spanning sport, media, retail, and lifestyle How do you turn fans into 24/7 commerce and content audiences, not just …
    As technology expands what is  possible in commerce, competitive advantage increasingly depends on an organisation’s ability to translate evolving standards into consistent execution. However, new too …
    How do consumers moves from the first digital touchpoint to in-trip applications, such as adding car rentals, pre-booking on-site holiday park entertainment, or upgrading dining experiences post-purch …
    In prestige beauty retail, attracting users to an app is only half the battle; keeping them engaged and driving them to purchase is the real challenge. This session explores how Sephora revolutionized …
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    The traditional path-to-purchase is dead; replaced by a high-frequency, split-second decision loop that plays out on the couch every weekend. For brands operating in live entertainment, sports betting …
    Successful places are more than commercial developments, they build a strong identity and sense of belonging that attracts customers, residents, investors, and communities over time What does it take …

Every session starts with the one question most speakers are afraid to answer.

"What nearly stopped this?"

Constraint First: We lead with the trade-offs - what was sacrificed to make the project work.

The Enabling Layer: We strip away the jargon to show the actual data, workflow, and governance used.

Chair-Led Rigour: No "soft" Q&A. Our chairs probe the metrics and the "messy middle".

The "Move" Close: Every session ends with a clear directive: Copy, Collaborate, or Compete.

The Implementation Streams

Operating Models

  • The Focus: Governance & Ownership
     

  • The Reality: How to shift structures without breaking the business

The Total Journey

  • The Focus: Service Levels & Metrics
     

  • The Reality: Moving from "touchpoints" to the customer's life journey

Usable Data

  • The Focus: Ownership & Decisions
     

  • The Reality: How to turn raw info into commercial action at pace.

Cost-to-Serve

  • The Focus: Margin & CX Trade-offs
     

  • The Reality: Simplifying ops while improving profitability.

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Why These Sessions Matter

The Changemaker Theatre is your shortcut to two essential outcomes:

  1. Steal Proven Patterns: Take a proven blueprint or metric and apply it to your business next week.
     
  2. Master the Enabling Layer: Understand the "minimum viable stack" required to turn commercial intent into a reality.

 

 

 

Leveraging 20+ years of expertise in global commerce

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