12th & 13th
Nov 2025

ExCeL London

THE UK’S LEADING SHOW BRINGING DIGITAL INNOVATION TO THE RETAIL SECTOR

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12th & 13th Nov 2025

ExCeL, London

Nick Brackenbury: Speaking at the Smart Retail Tech Expo

Nick Brackenbury

CEO  -  NearSt

The local future of online retailing

Today consumers seamlessly navigate both digital and physical channels, expecting a connected and unified shopping experience. In this keynote, Nick explores how the lines between online and offline retail are merging and what the future holds. Nick has previously keynoted at events including the World Economic Forum, The Next Web, Wired, Retail Week Live, Shoptalk, 68th International Retail Summit and was recently the headline speaker at Global DIY Summit.

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About Nick Brackenbury

Nick is Co-Founder and CEO at NearSt, where he’s building the future of how the world shops. The company’s technology provides a platform for physical stores to display their in-store inventory on the web’s biggest search, social, and discovery platforms, including Google and Facebook. Since founding the company in 2015 NearSt has raised over £7m of investment from the likes of True Global, Grosvenor, and YYX Capital and is now integrated into systems reaching over 850,000 stores globally, processing almost a billion lines of in-store stock daily. 

Prior to founding NearSt, Nick began his career working on Ogilvy’s graduate programme as one of the first members of the 360 Digital Influence Team, building early social media influence analysis and live conversation monitoring tools for global brands. Prior to leaving Ogilvy he led on digital experience projects for blue-chip clients including Land Rover, Ford, Nestle, BP’s London 2012 Olympic Games Sponsorship and Diageo