Christian Beckner
Vice President, Retail Technology & Cybersecurity, National Retail Federation
Christian Beckner is Vice President of Retail Technology and Cybersecurity at the National Retail Federation and Executive Director for the NRF Center for Digital Risk & Innovation. In this role, Christian works with policy and industry stakeholders on critical technology issues that affect the retail sector, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and fraud prevention. He leads NRF’s CIO Council, Technology Leadership Council and IT Security Council, and co-leads NRF’s AI Working Group and Fraud Prevention Professionals Working Group. He also supports the development of technology and cybersecurity-related content at NRF’s conferences, and is a frequent speaker at cybersecurity and technology-focused events.