2025 Speakers

Gary Topp is currently serving as European Commercial Director at AliExpress, a retail marketplace that's part of Alibaba Group. In this role, he drives AliExpress’ strategy and leads long-term growth in Europe, overseeing commercial activities, marketing operations and partnerships in the region. Most recently, he has spearheaded the launch of AliExpress' premium service, Choice, led AliExpress' partnership with UEFA and brought AliExpress to the top of the UK download charts.

Previously, from 2018 to 2021, Gary served as the Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Regional GM, where he transformed AliExpress into the most visited e-commerce platform in the CEE region. Prior to joining AliExpress, Gary worked at Ant Group, one of the leading digital financial service providers in China, having also worked in fixed income for the ratings agency Moody’s in London and New York. Gary's work at Alibaba has been featured in media including CNBC, The Financial Times and Business Insider, as well as in local language media across Europe and in China.

Gary holds an MBA with concentrations in Economics and Finance from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and is a CFA Charterholder.