Welcome to This Week’s dispatch

In this week’s edition:

• The week ahead we have two expert sessions!
  - “Lessons from a Market Intelligence Expert” - Aytun Alakus, Market intelligence expert and former head of market intelligence JDPeets, GFK,etc;
  -”What happens when you stop designing for the landfill” -
  Zoe Roswell, Founder Tern Circular, former head of ecom Urban Oufitters, Jimmy Choo, Topshop Topman

• A.I + Your next career moves

• Community Round Up

• Join us in Brazil

🗓️ The Week Ahead

🗓️ The Week Ahead

Your next career move

Your next move might not be a job. It might be a skill. A conversation. A shift in how you see yourself.

This week, the UK government announced it will fund AI training for 7.5 million workers especially those over 55.

That number says a lot. So does the age group.

It’s a recognition that careers are no longer linear. That reinvention is no longer optional. And that experience when paired with curiosity is still an advantage.

At EVOLVE, we’ve been building something with this in mind.

A space where senior professionals can explore, unlearn, and reconnect without pretending everything is fine.

Here’s what we’ve learned so far:

#001 Build what you wish existed, but adapt weekly.

We imagined the space we wish we had during our hardest moments: where senior professionals can learn, share, and connect, without having to pretend they’re not in transition. We keep refining it every week.

#002 Transitions are fertile ground

We’ve seen how much happens when people are between roles, between geographies, or between identities.
The best insights often come from people who are rebuilding.

That’s where our community thrives.

#003 Mentorship isn’t always vertical.

One of our members learned more from a former CMO in transition than from their own boss. In EVOLVE, experience is shared laterally.

There’s power in learning from someone who just went through what you’re facing.

#004 Geography still matters just differently.
A consultant in Lisbon can collaborate with a founder in Singapore or join a session with a C-level retail exec from São Paulo.

Local knowledge now travels through trusted global connections.

#005 Trust is the real currency.
People don’t show up for hype.
They show up for consistency, clarity, and care.
Most of our members were invited by someone they trust.
That means more to us than any funnel ever could.

#006 It’s not about content. It’s about context.
You’ve probably heard most ideas before.
But it’s different when they come from someone who understands your market, your challenges, and your timing. EVOLVE makes room for that kind of relevance.

If you're navigating change and want to be in the room with others who are too join us.

The EVOLVE Commerce Club is a paid community for senior talent shaping what comes next in commerce.

Global voices, honest conversations, and no need to pretend you’ve got it all figured out.

Carlos Monteiro -
Founder EVOLVE Commerce Club

What We’re Watching

Technology & Future of Work

CEOs Urged to Communicate AI Impacts with Care
Business leaders including those from Fiverr, Anthropic, and Klarna highlight major AI adoption but warn against scare tactics. Balanced communication and clear support strategies are crucial to prevent morale decline and turnover
Source: Business Insider

UK Launches AI Training for 7.5M Workers by 2030
The UK government partners with Google, Amazon, and BT to train 7.5 million employees especially over-55s in AI in an initiative that could bridge generational tech gaps with just 2½ hours of learning
Source: The Guardian

Commerce & International Partnerships

Criteo Partners with Dentsu on Global Commerce Media
The Criteo–Dentsu alliance will integrate commerce media tools like AI-powered product signals into large-scale marketing campaigns for global retail brands

Source: Nasdaq

Deutsche Bank Teams with Ant International on Cross-Border Payments
A strategic partnership between Deutsche Bank and Ant International will pioneer AI-powered FX tokenization and stablecoin services across merchants in Europe and Asia

Source: PSE Consulting

IXOPAY on Essential Role of Payment Orchestration
At Money20/20 Europe, IXOPAY’s leaders explained why seamless payment orchestration supporting AI and stablecoin capabilities is now critical for global commerce infrastructure

Source:The Payers

Community Round Up

Evolve Expert Sessions

Expert Session #64 - Rodrigo Cerón

What’s the role of marketing today?

In this conversation, Rodrigo Cerón joins EVOLVE to unpack the real challenges CMOs face from short-term pressure to long-term positioning.

They dive into audience data blind spots, the shift toward commerce media, and why many marketers are too reactive to lead.

Rodrigo shares what it takes to move from corporate to entrepreneurship, and why focus, cultural nuance, and cross-border partnerships aren’t optional they’re essential.
 

VOICES Podcast  

#030 - The Intersection of Medicine, Strategy, and Humanity 

This episode of EVOLVE Voices offers a deep dive into the future of healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry across the MENA region.

Featured Thought - Rosie Bailey

This week we inaugurate our thought leadership space. We are featuring Rosie Bailey, CEO Nibble, and former Banker.

You won’t notice when it happens.
You’ll just stop “shopping.”

Instead of browsing and clicking through checkout flows, you’ll set an objective—and software will handle the rest.

This is agentic commerce.
It doesn’t replace your interface. It removes it.
An AI agent finds the product, negotiates terms, completes the purchase, and even handles follow-up. All based on your goals, not your clicks.

At Nibble, Rosie Bailey is already seeing it in action especially in B2B, where speed and simplicity are critical:

• Telco companies use agents to reorder equipment

• Pharma firms automate procurement without forms or reps

• SMEs get quotes from local vendors instantly

Why now?
Large language models (LLMs) changed the game. You no longer need to map every step. You just describe the outcome and the agent figures it out.

Yes, B2C adoption will take time.

People still want to see, touch, and trust before they buy. But in B2B, where urgency and repetition rule, agentic systems are already proving their worth.

🔍 Want to go deeper into the future of procurement, AI, and negotiation?

👉 Follow Rosie Bailey on LinkedIn
She’s shaping what comes next—and not just talking about it.

👀 Have something worth sharing?

If you’re exploring the future of commerce, procurement, AI—or just have a sharp perspective grounded in real experience—we’d like to hear from you.

Our members include senior advisors, operators, and decision-makers across 43+ markets. They come to EVOLVE not for noise, but for signal.

If you want your ideas to reach the right people, reply to this newsletter or message us directly.

We’ll guide you from there.

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From the Community

Events from our partners

Digital 1:1

Alicante Spain - 18th and 19th june

A closed ecosystem and location exclusively for top digital industry leaders.
Leaders in the digital industry with all the amenities and the right format to connect and cooperate with each other effectively.
Carlos Monteiro will be moderting a panel on how to build loyal communities with Patrick Sobral, Innovation lead at Boticario ( Bra/Pt), and Mihaela Zabrautanu, CMO Conbipel (Ita).


Forum Ecommerce Brasil  

Forum E-commerce Brasil is the largest digital commerce event in LATAM over 30,000 participants across three intense days.

It brings together the entire ecosystem: brands, retailers, tech players, and investors from across Brazil and the region.

This year, EVOLVE will be there.
We’re hosting a private dinner for 40 world-class founders, investors, and senior professionals shaping the future of commerce.

We have limited sponsorship opportunities available for the dinner.

Want to be part of it?
Let’s talk
Check our program

Time to Evolve

We now have an official map of our meetups for 2025:

London.
Berlin.
Copenhagen
Madrid.
São Paulo.
Cairo.
Bucharest.
Dubai.
Riyadh.

Each one is an invitation to step outside the silo and into real conversations with senior operators shaping the future of commerce.

If you're interested in partnering with EVOLVE, sharing your events, activating our community, or co-creating something with purpose
Click below to explore how we collaborate.

No noise. Just alignment.

Keep the conversation going in our WhatsApp group and Exclusive Mighty Networks community, that’s where real connections happen.

Make sure to follow our newsletter, where we highlight what’s shaping our club. In the coming months, we’ll be announcing new partnerships, events, meetups, and the opportunities our members are creating together.