TALA Founder and serial entrepreneur, Grace Beverley, to headline at Retail Technology Show (RTS) 2026

Brand founder, serial entrepreneur and digital broadcaster, Grace Beverley, is confirmed to headline at the 2026 Retail Technology Show (RTS), the event that connects Europe’s forward-thinking retailers and leading tech innovators.

Taking place on 22^nd and 23^rd April 2026 at London’s ExCeL, RTS will welcome over 16,000 senior retailers to the flagship event, showcasing insight from the vanguards of the retail sector alongside the cutting-edge tech reshaping the market and keeping retailers at the forefront of innovation.

Founder of activewear brand TALA, fitness tech brand Shreddy, and personal organisation brand The Productivity Method and co-founder of AI company Retrograde, Beverley has a global following of over three million people. She has raised over $14 million in Seed & Series A funding for both TALA and Retrograde in rounds led by venture capital funds.

Launched in 2019, TALA creates activewear and athleisure from recycled and upcycled materials, offering accessible prices without compromising fit or quality.  Alongside its DTC online channel, Beverley recently opened TALA’s second store at Westfield London, building on the success of its first store in Carnaby Street

Beverely is also an established speaker and podcast host and was first named in Forbes 30 Under 30’s retail and ecommerce list at just 23-years old. Her first book ‘Working Hard, Hardly Working’ was an instant Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller.  Her podcast of the same name has a reach of over 100 million people and hasn’t left Spotify’s Top 5 in the Business Charts.

Speaking at RTS 2026, Beverley will draw on her wealth of experience of launching, running and growing successful multichannel brands which operate across distinctly different sectors and connect with wide-ranging audiences.

“I’m excited to be speaking at the UK’s largest retail event where I’ll share how retailers can truly embrace the social and influencer opportunity, how product education is fundamental to TALA’s growth and lessons learnt from moving from ecommerce success to opening our first two TALA stores,” commented Beverley.

I’ll also discuss how Shreddy capitalised on the importance of personalisation, what retailers can learn from The Productivity Method about efficiency and the big technological changes we’re likely to see in retail going forward.”

“Grace is an inspiring talent whose career spans multiple industries, and that breadth is exactly what makes her such a powerful voice for our community,” said Matt Bradley, Event Director at RTS. “As a founder, creator and strategist, she brings a unique perspective on how brands can build real connection, harness culture and technology and operate with purpose in an increasingly competitive landscape. We’re thrilled to welcome her as our first headline speaker for 2026.”

Beverley will join over 125+ of the industry’s brightest minds on stage at RTS 2026, which will see six tracks running across the two-day event. Covering the most pressing topics and hottest debates shaping the sector – from AI and retail media to cyber security and online trading – RTS’ conference programme gives retailers the inside track and actionable insight they need to power performance across their businesses.

To register for RTS, visit: https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com.  The event is free to attend for retailers and consumer brands.  Solution & Service Providers Passes are available.