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A.J. Hanna
A.J. Hanna, Senior Vice President - Global Key Accounts, Western Union
A.J Hanna is Senior Vice President, Global Key Accounts, at Western Union and is based in London. In this role, he has oversight for Western...
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Alex Norman
Alex Norman, EVP Strategic Development
Mr. Norman is a member of the Schematic’s Executive Management team and leads all social media strategy and planning globally. Within the past year Mr....
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Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor, CEO, eCommera
Andrew founded eCommera with Michael Ross in 2007, having worked in the online arena for more than 10 years. Immediately before starting eCommera, Andrew was...
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Angela Ahrendts
Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
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Anthony Marris
Anthony Marris, Managing Partner, Iconmobile UK
Anthony Marris joined iconmobile UK in 2008 as a Managing Partner, bringing with him over ten years of European mobile experience, after founding First insight,...
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Bernie Brooks
Bernie Brooks, CEO, Myer Limited
Bernie Brookes is the CEO of Myer Limited and has held the role since June 2006 following the purchase of the Myer Department Stores from...
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Bob Thacker
Bob Thacker, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Advertising, OfficeMax
Bob Thacker joined OfficeMax in late 2005, bringing a strong background in marketing and brand development. In his leadership role, Bob is guiding the company’s...
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Bryan Roberts
Bryan Roberts, Global Research Director, Planet Retail
Bryan Roberts has spent over ten years researching and analysing the shifting retail environment, covering a wide array of retail sectors and trends around the...
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Claus Juel-Jensen
Claus Juel-Jensen, Managing Director, Netto International
Claus Juel-Jensen is the Managing Director of Netto International, which is part of Dansk Supermarked. Netto has approximately 1200 stores in Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden...
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Colin Buchanan
Colin Buchanan, EMEA Franchise Director, Marks and Spencer
Colin Buchanan spent the first 20 years working for Marks and Spencer in the UK, Europe and Asia, later moving to Hong Kong.   His main...
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Dana Fiser
Dana Fiser, Vice President Corporate Operations, Jenny Craig - US & Canada
A Jenny Craig veteran who has held a variety of key management positions during her tenure with the company, Ms. Fiser oversees field operations for...
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Dennis Spillecke
Dennis Spillecke, Principal, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
-Dennis joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. in 2001.
-He is a Principal in the Cologne office, and a core member of both the European Consumer...
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Derek Smith
Derek Smith, Vice President of Retail Industry Marketing, DemandTec
As the Vice President of Retail Industry Marketing, Derek is responsible for DemandTec’s worldwide strategy and positioning within the retail industry.

Previously, as the Vice...
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Dr Alan Treadgold
Dr Alan Treadgold, Head of Retail Strategy, Leo Burnett Group
Dr Alan Treadgold is based in London and Chicago.

He has had a 20 year career as an adviser to major retailers in most sectors...
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Dr Concetta Lanciaux
Dr Concetta Lanciaux, CEO, Luxadvisory
Dr Concetta Lanciaux is a luxury pioneer and visionary who assisted M. Bernard Arnault from 1985 to 2007 in turning the luxury goods market into...
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Duncan Angove
Duncan Angove, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Oracle Retail
As General Manager and Senior Vice President of Oracle’s Retail Global Business Unit, Duncan Angove is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s work...
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Eno Polo
Eno Polo, European President, Alpargatas
Born and raised in Kenya, Africa, but of Italian and French Nationality.  Attended high school in Kenya, and University in Texas, USA graduating with a...
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Eric Kuhne
Eric Kuhne, Founder, Eric Kuhne and Associates
Architect Eric R Kuhne is the owner and founder of CIVICARTS: an international research and design practice dedicated to rediscovering the pageantry of civic life....
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Eric Mauriello
Eric Mauriello, Senior Manager, SVP Schematic Touch
Eric has more than 15 years of experience creating interactive experiences for a wide variety of customers--including Fortune 500 brands, museums, financial institutions, entertainment, and...
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Fabrizio Valente
Fabrizio Valente, founder partner, Kiki Lab
Fabrizio Valente is a “Neapolitan around the World” that works since 25+ years in the field of Retail and Consumption. In 2001 he founded Kiki...
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Fadi Jabbour
Fadi Jabbour, Head of Retail operations, Chalhoub Group
Born in Syria and raised mostly in Greece, Fadi Jabbour began his career in Dubai after graduating from the ‘Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris’....
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Ferry den Hoed
Ferry den Hoed, President, Foreign Trade Association and BSCI
Ferry den Hoed was born on 30 August 1955.

He started his career as a mechanical engineer in shipyards and engine works.

Later he specialized...
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Francesco Pietrangeli
Francesco Pietrangeli, Marketing Director, Business Unit Moto - Pirelli Tyre
Francesco Pietrangeli is an electrical engineer converted into marketing since 7 years. He joined Pirelli in 2006 and since one year he is the Marketing...
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Gilbert Harrison
Gilbert Harrison, Chairman, Financo
Financo, Inc. is a New York based investment banking firm which specialises in providing merger and acquisition, financial restructuring and other financial advisory services. For...
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Gordon Segal
Gordon Segal, Founder, Crate and Barrel
Gordon Segal is Chairman and Co-Founder of Crate and Barrel, a $1.3 billion, multi-channel home furnishings retail chain, employing more than 7,000 associates.  The company...
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Hans Schmitt
Hans Schmitt, Senior Vice President Europe/Middle East, Hugo Boss
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Henry Jackson
Henry Jackson, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, MERCHANT EQUITY PARTNERS LLP
Henry Jackson is Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Merchant Equity Partners LLP (“MEP”), a private equity firm focused on the acquisition and operational turnaround...
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Isaac L. Daniel , Founder and Chief Executive Officer , Casinix Exchange
Mr. Daniel is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Casinix Exchange, a Silicon Valley technology company conceived in April 2004 to introduce centralized clearing for...
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Isak Halfon, Board Member - Executive Vice President, International Expansion
Born in Istanbul in 1951, Isak Halfon gained a Technical Degree in Tourism Management.  

In 1975 he joined the MANGO team as Logistics Director. In...
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James Bidwell
James Bidwell, Former Managing Director, Anthropologie Europe
James Bidwell is the Former Managing Director for Anthropologie Europe.
In January 2009 he joined the company to lead Anthropologie’s European expansion. Previously James served as...
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