About Me
Fidji Simo is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Instacart. She is a consumer technology industry veteran, having spent more than 15 years leading the operations, strategy and product development for some of the world’s leading businesses. Prior to joining Instacart, Simo was the Vice President and Head of Facebook. Simo founded the Metrodora Institute, a research institute dedicated to the care and cure of complex chronic conditions. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors at OpenAI and Shopify. Simo holds a Master of Management from HEC Paris and spent the last year of her Masters program at UCLA Anderson School of Business. She grew up in the south of France, and now lives in California with her husband and daughter.
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Scaling with Vision: Resilience, Reinvention, and the Future of AI
In this fireside chat, Fidji Simo will share her playbook for building companies that scale with purpose — balancing long-term ambition with disciplined execution. From transforming Instacart into a diversified grocery technology leader to her upcoming role as CEO of OpenAI Applications, Fidji brings a unique perspective at the intersection of retail, AI, and consumer behavior. She’ll unpack how a bold, evolved vision powered Instacart’s expansion into enterprise services and in-store technologies like AI-powered Caper Carts. And she’ll offer a global view of what’s next in AI — from unlocking new consumer interfaces to navigating accessibility and regulation across the U.S., Europe and beyond.