Lee Jeyes has had nothing but a meteoric rise in the retail industry. Over his career, Jeyes was the youngest store manager in both the UK and Canada for the world’s largest retailer, been a part of major initiatives including the launch of Walmart’s online grocery business in Canada and driving $500 million in business value in a two-year period. His contribution to the industry was recently recognized in Progressive Grocer’s Industry’s Best and Brightest Under 40 in 2021.
As Walmart Canada’s most recent Head of Innovation, Lee’s focus for the last decade has been on radical and disruptive approaches to keep Walmart at the edge of innovation.
In his spare time, you can find him in Toronto walking along the water with his Great Dane, Wall or making music in his plant filled loft.
When Lee Jeyes gets up on stage, something happens in the room. It’s a subtle but powerful shift. People start to pay attention. As Walmart Canada’s most recent Head of Innovation, Lee knows all about the strategies and innovations changing the face of business. Ranging from algorithms and social media to robotics and AI, Lee dives deep into the latest tech and innovations that will affect your business.
In this fast-paced, hyper-informative talk, Lee takes on our current business environment and reveals why the prevailing strategies for innovation and disruption aren’t enough. He shares the foundation of his process—knowledge, adaptability, and courage—and explains why you must first understand the evolution of nature and human beings to begin to master the evolution of business.
Lee’s insights help audiences navigate the challenges of emerging technologies and current business practices and search for the opportunities that can be harnessed in the midst of chaos.