
NielsenIQ Digital Advisory Council London, UK
Winning eCommerce Strategies in the Age of Social and Speed
Venue: NIQ Office, Blue Fin Building, London SE1 0SU
Date: 18 September 2025
Time: Starting at 2:00 pm
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Winning eCommerce Strategies in the Age of Social and Speed
Join us for the most anticipated Digital Advisory Council event of the year on Thursday, 18th September: Winning eCommerce strategies in the age of social and speed – where innovation, insight, and the future of retail collide.
We will welcome Nora Zukauskaite, Integrated Marketing Director at TikTok Shop UK, for an exclusive, in-person panel on the rise of social shopping, marketplaces, and the future of commerce.
Brand owners know that TikTok Shop has transformed the way consumers discover, engage with, and find joy in their purchases on the platform. With its broad appeal way beyond just GenZs, TikTok Shop continues to expand rapidly, now with over 200,000 sellers trading on the platform.
Nora will explain the opportunities for products and brands to collaborate, create, partner, grow, and scale to get their content in front of attentive buyers. Caroline Cartwright will use our Digital Purchases shopper data to identify unique insights on how TikTok Shop is fundamentally changing the FMCG landscape. TikTok is driving trends in retail at speed – don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from Nora in person.
But the future of retail isn’t just social — it’s fast.
When it comes to speed, Laura Burbedge, Director of Online at Waitrose ,will talk about the emergence of rapid retail delivery. Growing exponentially in the UK, Laura has been at the forefront of the movement to meet shoppers’ demand for groceries at home, whenever they want them. However, consumers want a wide range of goods quickly, not just groceries. What does this mean for your business?
If you’re not embracing rapid delivery, you could be missing out. Laura will share what they expect and identify areas where there are opportunities for brands and retailers. She will also address some of the challenges, including profitability, cost, and sustainability.
Agenda
02:00 – 02:30pm – Registration, Coffee and Networking
02:30 – 02:35pm – Welcome by Guillaume Coudry
02:35 – 03:15 – Session 1: TikTok Shop: Leading the growth of discovery commerce, by Nora Zukauskaite, TikTok and Caroline Cartwright, NIQ
03:15 – 3:55pm – Session 2: The demand for rapid delivery, by Katy Bennett, NIQ and Laura Burbedge, Waitrose
03:55 – 04:25pm – Session 3: Mastering the Digital Shelf : Insider Strategies from PepsiCo, by Jude Cosgrove, PepsiCo and Salim Bachatene, NIQ
04:30 – 06:30pm – Cocktails & Canapes | Connecting with our Experts
NielsenIQ speakers

Laura Burbedge
Director of Online, Waitrose
Laura is a brand growth and transformation leader who has led the reinvention of the online channel for Waitrose, tripling the size of the channel in this time, building new routes to market with partners such as Deliveroo, UberEats and Just Eat and growing the business into new D2C channels.
Prior to joining the partnership Laura worked as a consultant driving digital transformation for several multichannel retailers working at the intersection of brand, customer and technology.

Jude Cosgrove
Ecommerce & Category Lead, PepsiCo
Jude leads the perfect digital store and online category management agenda for Pepsico in the UK and has spearheaded the adoption of digital input metrics into wider business reporting, realising a truly omni-channel picture of brand visibility & availability and driving digital commerce execution standards.
An experienced sales leader, prior to leading UK PDS, Jude’s background includes sales leadership roles at Pepsico across organised trade, away from home and convenience channels.

Nora Zukauskaite
Integrated Marketing Director,
TikTok Shop UK
Nora is an award-winning marketeer. Her well rounded international career spans across all key marketing verticals: creative agency (Ogilvy & Mather Singapore @ Unilever Pond’s), brand (FOREO, Lottie London to name a few) and now tech and media/entertainment while pioneering discovery e-commerce at TikTok Shop in the U.K. and Europe.
Passionate about engaging with Gen Z consumers, Nora is known for insight-led creative and disruptive digital activations that cut through noise and deliver business and brand growth. You can often see Nora on stage sharing her insights and forward thinking around the latest marketing, digital and e-commerce trends that shape the industry.

Katy Bennett
Commercial Director UK&I – Digital Purchases
NielsenIQ
Across her 20+ year career in data and marketing technology, Katy has worked with a wide spectrum of top brands and retailers. Her background in digital analytics and consumer intelligence means she is has a hands-on approach with clients. She is a passionate advocate for cutting through the noise to help build insight-driven strategies and a culture of innovation.

Salim Bachatene
SVP Global Sales, E-Commerce
NielsenIQ
Salim is your go-to expert for everything tech and E-Commerce. Leading business development for Data Impact — a NIQ company, Salim is an authority on sharing the latest advancements, emerging trends, and innovative tools that can give you the edge you need to thrive in the digital world.

Caroline Cartwright
E-Commerce Market Leader UK & ROI, NielsenIQ
With over 20 years of experience in eCommerce and market research, currently contributing as UK & Ireland eCommerce Market Leader at NielsenIQ. Focused on empowering teams with data-driven strategies to optimise online retail performance and consumer insights. Dedicated to advancing NielsenIQ’s mission of enabling smarter, faster decision-making in digital commerce.

Guillaume Coudry
West Europe E-Commerce Leader, NielsenIQ
Guillaume supports West Europe manufacturers, retailers and service companies in improving their e-commerce performance by leveraging NielsenIQ’s unique omnichannel commerce solution, from market measurement to e-shopper understanding and e-commerce activation.

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Event Details
Date: Thursday, 18th September
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location:
NIQ/GfK London Office,
Blue Fin Building
110 Southwark Street
London, SE1 0SU