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Barbra Bukovac (Barb) is the Vice Chairman - Consumer Markets for PwC. In this role, she leverages her extensive industry experience and the PwC network to help solve complex challenges for clients in the constantly changing landscape of Consumer Markets. In addition to her role leading the Consumer Markets practice, Barb is dedicated to advancing women and diverse professionals at PwC and in the greater business community to help pave the way for our next generation of leaders.

With over 25 years of professional experience at PwC, she has served marquis clients within Consumer Markets and across numerous industries around the world, as both a senior relationship partner and global lead tax partner. Barb has successfully worked with many clients to deliver leading edge expertise and enable them to realize their strategic vision and thrive in a changing world. She has extensive tax experience with cross-border transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, repatriation planning, global structure alignment/value chain transformation, global tax provision and compliance reviews. She leads from the front to embrace new technology and has worked with many clients to support digital transformation.

Melissa is Director of Retail Strategy at CI&T (NYSE: CINT), a global digital transformation partner companies such as Kohl’s, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle and more. Previously she was a senior advisor at Gartner, covering omni-channel, e-commerce, and social media retail. Melissa is a retail futurist whose methodology is rooted in cross-industry consumer insights and innovation. She graduated with an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management and began her career at Target focusing on merchandising strategy. 

Kathy Kimple is the chief retail officer of FitForCommerce, the digital strategy consulting arm of OSF Digital.

Gerry Szatvanyi is the CEO of OSF Digital, a top digital transformation and leading global commerce solutions company to some of the world’s most well-known brands.