World Retail Congress
World Retail Congress is the largest international meeting place for retail leaders. The event is run by EMAP - a B2B publishing company. Each year, leaders of retail are invited to speak at the conference about relevant and topical issues that are shaping global retail.The conference is an industry-devised, board-level forum that discusses issues affecting the international retail industry; covering core retail issues as well as social, economic, political and ethical concern. For 2011 the World Retail Congress will take place between the 25th - 28th of September in Berlin, Germany. World Retail Congress Asia is a partner event dedicated to Asia Pacific retail and is due to be held in Hong Kong in March 2012.
Past Speakers & Advisory Boards [1]
2011 Programme[2]
The 2011 World Retail Congress programme has been put together following extensive industry research with retailers from around the world but also with the guidance and consultation with the Congress Advisory Board.
Against the background of the fast-changing retail world, the programme will therefore address retailers' concerns:
- how to re-focus on the basics of good retailing which can help deliver growth;
- an understanding of what multi channel retailing really means for their brands
- the rise in mobile communications and its use by today's consumers
- how to deliver successful international growth and having a real understanding of shopper behaviour both on and off line.
2011 Speakers[3]
- John Blackburn,Vice President, Global Retail Strategy and Business Development, IBM
- Bill Brand,CMO, HSNi
- Matt Brittin,Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Google, Non Executive Director, Sainsbury’s
- Alastair Bruce,Director Retail & Travel, Google ASG
- Ernst Burgbacher,Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
- Martin Butler,Author and Lecturer
- Ian Cheshire,Group Chief Executive, Kingfisher Plc
- Anders Dahlvig,Non executive director, H&M and Kingfisher
- Rick Mills,Group Director of Strategy and Corporate Development, Alliance Boots
- Javier Perez,Europe CEO, Mastercard Worldwide
- David Roth,CEO, WPP The Store
- Matt Rubel,Senior Advisor, TPG Capital.
- John Ryan,Stores Editor, Retail Week
- Govind Shrikhande,Managing Director, Shopper’s Stop
- Arvind Singhal,Chairman& Managing Director, Technopak
- Sir Martin Sorrell,CEO, WPP Group
- Steve Stoute,Founder & CEO, Translation
- Philip Thomas,CEO, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Advisory Board[4]
Members of the Board play a proactive, invaluable and vital role in shaping and directing the strategic thinking and content behind the year's agenda. The members work to secure the best speakers and act as ambassadors for the Congress in the retail and political community.
- Alex Cara,Former Group Franchise Managing Director, New Look
- Ian Cheshire,Group Chief Executive, Kingfisher Plc
- Clapham,General Manager of European Market Development, MasterCard Europe
- Rick Darling,President, Li & Fung US
- Jose Gomez,VP International Expansion, Mango
- Terry Lundgren,Chairman, President & CEO, Federated Department Stores, Inc.
- Lovro Mandac,Chairman, Galeria Kaufhof & Vice President,, HDE
- Michael Mark,CEO, TruWorths
- Ian Moir,CEO, Woolworths SA
- Mike Webster,Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Retail
- Jianzong Wu,Chairman, Wumart
- Lucy Wu Ruiling,Vice Secretary-General, Chief Director of International, The China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA)
Associated Events
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