Cate Trotter, Head of Trends, Insider Trends

At Insider Trends, Cate has helped brands such as Chanel, Galeries Lafayette, Swarovski, Fujitsu, Freeths, Samsung, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, Puig, Nike, Veolia, Johnson & Johnson, Levi’s, C&A and EE innovate and create world-leading retail ecosystems.

Cate frequently works with senior team members – including Unilever’s CEO,  the General Manager of L’Oreal France, Mega Image’s CEO, House of Fraser’s CEO, Clarks’ Managing Director, Carrefour’s Chief Operations Officer and the senior team of Hugo Boss.

She is a very experienced speaker, regularly making keynote presentations to audiences of up to 1,200 people. She has delivered retail sessions everywhere from Mexico City to Tokyo.

Cate has been named one of the world’s top retail influencers for the past 5 years. She’s been quoted numerous times in Forbes magazine and is a RetailWire BrainTrust expert. LinkedIn named her one of the top 15 most listened to professionals in the UK.

Cate’s presentations draw on her personal connections and interviews with retail innovators, as well as first-hand experience of the world’s best retail spaces. This enables her to develop fresh perspectives that challenge and enlighten audiences.

Insider Trends is a leading London based retail innovation and optimisation consultancy.