Walmart Inc. (WMT) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript

SA Transcripts 162.14K Followers Follow Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 September 9, 2026 2:30 PM EDT Company Participants Ryan Mayward Conference Call Participants Katharine McShane - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Presentation Katharine McShane Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division I think we're going to get started here. Good morning. My name is Kate McShane. I'm the hardlines, broadlines analyst at Goldman Sachs, and we are very happy to be at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference. And it's my pleasure to introduce Walmart and moderate today's fireside chat. So today, we have with us Ryan Mayward, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Walmart Connect U.S. Ryan joined Walmart in 2022, having previously served as Vice President of Ad Sales at Instacart and prior to that, as Sales Director at Amazon. Ryan, thank you for being with us today. Ryan Mayward Thanks for having me. Katharine McShane Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division I thought it might be useful just because, again, Walmart Connect, I feel like we're all kind of getting educated on what Walmart Connect does and its role at Walmart. But can you tell us a little bit about your current role and responsibilities at the business? Ryan Mayward Of course, yes, happy to. So I joined the company about 4 years ago after a fairly long career in online advertising and a couple of stops between Amazon and Instacart. And I'm the General Manager of Walmart Connect, which means I run the business without product and technology, those roll up to global leaders. I started in sales at Walmart Connect and moved into the GM role about 8 or 9 months ago. Question-and-Answer Session Katharine McShane Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Great. How has your prior experience prepared you for the role that