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World Retail Congress

08 Jun 2010

M&S CHAIRMAN SIR STUART ROSE SET TO SPEAK AT WORLD RETAIL CONGRESS - 85 top retail industry figures already confirmed to speak -

In one of his last speaking engagements as Chairman of iconic retail giant M&S, organisers today announced that Sir Stuart Rose is set to address this year’s annual gathering of the global retail industry, the World Retail Congress.

Rose is one of 85 retail luminaries confirmed to speak at the Congress, which will meet from 25 to 27 October and will be hosted in Berlin for the first time.

Also among those confirmed to address the three day industry meeting are Michael Gould, Chairman & CEO, Bloomingdale’s; Heinz Krogner, Chairman, Esprit; Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSN, Inc; Bijou Kurien, President, Reliance Lifestyle and Lev Khasis, CEO, X5.

Having postponed the Congress earlier this year due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption and resulting travel chaos, organisers expect the October programme to be even stronger, with many new additions.

A new date was likewise announced for the Oracle World Retail Awards and Gala Dinner, which will take place during the Congress at The German Historic Museum on the evening of 26 October. The exclusive World Retail Hall of Fame will equally be held at the Berlin Ritz Carlton on the evening of 25 October, with The Study Tour bringing the 2010 Congress to a close on the afternoon of 28 October.  

The only truly international meeting of the global retail industry, the World Retail Congress draws together leading figures from across the sector to resolve crucial global issues.  Scheduled to meet at the InterContinental Hotel, Berlin, the Congress is organised by Emap Communications, in association with key sponsors, Deloitte, MasterCard and Oracle.

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Notes to editors:

World Retail Congress 2010 – Confirmed speakers

Jerry Black, Vice President and CEO, ASEAN Business, Chief Information Officer & CEO, Digital Business, Chief Strategy Officer, AEON Co; A.J. Hanna, Sr VP - Global Key Accounts, Western Union; Paul Alexander, CEO, Beyond Analysis; Duncan Angove, General Manager & Senior VP Retail, Oracle; Susan Aubrey-Cound, Director of multi channel development, M&S; Teri Agins, Freelance journalist, Wall Street Journal; Gianni Baylo, Senior VP, National Geographic Stores; Hugo Bethlem, Executive Director, Pao de Acucar; James Bidwell, European Managing Director, Anthropologie; Julio Babecki, Director, General L Capital; Lim Beng Chee, CEO, CapitaMalls; Pascal Bollon, Global Director Fashion, Gfk; Bernie Brookes, CEO, Myer; Amanda Carr, Senior Editor, WGSN; Paul Charron, Former Chairman, Liz Claiborne; Ian Cheshire, CEO, Kingfisher; Jeffrey Cohen, Global Head of Retail, Lazard; Neil Cole, CEO, Iconix; Rick Darling, President, Li & Fung US; Claudio Del Vecchio, Chairman and CEO, Brooks Brothers; Tony DeNunzio, Executive Chairman, Maxeda; Patrick Dickinson, Vice President, Marketing, The Bay; Simon  Fox, CEO, HMV; Ronan Faherty, Commercial Director, Land Securities; Jose Gomez, Vice President, Business Development, Mango; Michael Gould, Chairman and CEO, Bloomingdale’s; James Greenfield, CEO, Kenzo; Joe Gromek, Chairman, Warnaco; Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSN Inc; Gilbert Harrison, Chairman, Financo; Isak Halfon, International Director, Mango; Lawrence Hutter ,Leader, Global Consumer Practice, Deloitte; Launa Inman, CEO, Target Australia; Markus Junginger, Managing Partner, Gallup Germany; Fadi Jabbour, Head of Retail Operations, Chalhoub Group; Carl Juel-Jensen, Managing Director, Netto International; Henry Jackson, Chairman, Merchant Equity Partners; Andew Jennings, Former Managing Director, Woolworths (SA); Dr Ira Kalish, Director of Global Research, Deloitte; Heinz Krogner, Chairman, Esprit; Eric Kuhne, Founder, Eric R Kuhne Architects; Bijou Kurien, President, Reliance Lifestyle; Lev Khasis, CEO, X5; Gunender Kapur, President, Reliance Retail (Foods); Antony Karabus, President, Karabus; Jeffrey Klinefelter, Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray; Sandra Krommes, Head of Corp Strategy , BMW; Concetta Lanciaux, CEO, Luxadvisory; Rinat Mukhametvaleev, Executive Director, Trest SCM; Mehmet Nane, General Manager, Teknosa; Rob Norman, Global CEO, GroupM Interaction; Sarita Nayyaar, Senior Director, Head of consumer industries, World Economic Forum USA; Mark Olbrich, Executive Director, Supervisory Board, Komex; Michael Poynor, Managing Director, Retail Expertise; Tierney Remick, Global Managing Partner, Korn Ferry International; Emmanuel Rilhac, Global Leader, IBM Retail Center of Competency; Patrick Rohbasser, Managing Director, Emnos; David Roth, CEO, WPP The Store; Mark Rollman, CEO, Prenatal; Bryan Roberts, Global Research Director, Planet Retail; John Ryan, Stores Editor, Retail Week; Matt Rubel, Chairman, CEO and President, Collective Brands Inc; Marianne Salmans, Sr Business Development Mgr, Global Collect; Susan Rose, Partner, 5one; Bryan Roberts, Chairman, CEO and President, Collective Brands Inc; Sean Sands, Research Fellow, Monash University; Philipp Schindler, Vice President, Northern and Central Europe Google; Gordon Segal, Chairman and Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel; Shahram Shamsaee ,Senior Vice President, Majid Al Futtaim; Derek Smith, VP Product Marketing, DemandTec Inc.; Arvind Singhal ,Chairman, Technopak; Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP; Sarah Taylor, Senior Industry Director - EMEA & Asia Pacific, Oracle; Tony Stockil ,CEO, Javelin Group; Bob Thacker , SVP, Marketing and Advertising, OfficeMax Inc; Roberto Tittarelli, General Manager of European Commerce Development, MasterCard Europe; Alan Treadgold, Head of Retail Strategy, Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide; Fabrizio Valente, Chairman, Kiki Lab; Laura Wade-Gery, CEO, Tesco.com; Juliet Warkentin, Content Director, WGSN; Michael Webster, Senior VP and General Manager, NCR Retail and Hospitality; Patience Wheatcroft, Editor-in-Chief, Wall Street Journal Europe; Robin Wight, President,The Engine Room Group; Lucy Wu, Vice Sec-General, China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA); Li WeiWei, Deputy Director, Beijing Municipal Commerce Committee; Adam Yan, President, eFuture Information Technology Inc

WORLD RETAIL CONGRESS 
Created in direct response to the demands of retailers, and supported by major international players including Tesco, Carrefour, Ikea, Alshaya, and Best Buy, the World Retail Congress will once again bring together the world’s retail leaders for high-level debate with international policy makers.

The aim is to drive growth in the global retail economy, promote the benefits of global retail excellence and gain sustainable, competitive edge in domestic and international markets. With thousands of key retail professionals and politicians expected to attend, the focus will be on discussing and influencing the issues for change.  Further details are available online at www.worldretailcongress.com or by emailing info@worldretailcongress.com.