Kathryn is Group Product Innovation Manager at Hammerson. She is responsible for shaping the customer experience within Hammerson’s shopping centres and retail parks to help create destinations that excite shoppers, attract retailers, reward investors and serve communities. During her time at Hammerson she has led a number of innovative projects, including the launch of 'Style Seeker' which uses AI visual search technology to help shoppers find products easily. Kathryn previously worked for Home Retail Group for 12 years and during her time there she successfully delivered a number of large scale multi-channel transformation projects, including the implementation of click & collect for Homebase.com. Kathryn’s experience and background gives her an excellent understanding of emerging technologies and trends in both the retail & property sector.

Hammerson is a FTSE 100 company with a real estate portfolio in the UK and France of around £7.7 billion. The Company has investments in 22 major shopping centres, 22 retail parks and 15 outlet villages providing a total of nearly 2.2 million m² of retail space, including Bullring, Brent Cross and Les Terrasses du Port.