World Retail Congress 2010

The World Retail Congress will bring together over 1000 senior executives from the global retail industry. DON'T MISS OUT - Register on this site today. Or call +44 (0) 20 7554 5808 to register over the phone.

Hear from over 130 leading retail industry executives and visionaries. See the latest programme for more details. The speakers include:

Gordon Segal Chairman and Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel	Angela Ahrendts CEO, Burberry	Bijou Kurien President & CEO, Reliance Retail	Bernie Brooks CEO, Myer	Launa Inman CEO, Target Australia
Sir Stuart Rose Chairman Marks and Spencer	Philipp Schindler Vice President, Northern and Central Europe, Google	Lev Khasis CEO, X5 Retail Group N.V	Mindy Grossman CEO, HSN Inc

Sir Martin Sorrell CEO, WPP	Matt Rubel Chairman, CEO and President,Collective Brands,	Concetta Lanciaux CFO, Luxadvisory
Simon Fox CEO, HMV	Tony DeNunzio Chairman, Maxeda	Jose Gomez Vice President of Business development, Mango
	Claus Jeul-Jensen, Managing Director, Netto International

 

100+ speakers reconfirmed for October's event plus many more new retailer leaders to be confirmed over the summer

Isaac L. Daniel, CEO, Casinix Exchange Inc.
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, Former Managing Director, Anthropologie Europe
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
Leigh Clapham, General Manager, European Commerce Development, Master Card Europe
Gertrude Tumpel - Gugerell, Executive Board, European Central Bank
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
Renuka Jagtiani, Director, Landmark 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
Jill Puleri, Global Retail Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Patrick Rohbasser, Managing Director, Emnos
David Roth, CEO, WPP The Store
Mark Rollmann, 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
Alan Treadgold, Head of Retail Strategy, Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide
Fabrizio Valente, Chairman, Kiki Lab
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
 

HSN Inc // Tesco // Bloomingdale's // Metro // Kesko  // The Walt Disney Company // Apax Partners // eBay // WPP // Crate & Barrel // Target // Kingfisher // Li & Fung // Wall Street Journal // FT // Ikea // Netto International // Bloomberg // World Economic Forum US// Google // Marjane Holding  // Redevco Turkey // Systembolaget AB // Mango // Azadea Group Holding SAL // Colin's // Deckers Outdoor Corporation // SOK Ostolaskupalvelu// Anthropologie // Group M Interaction // Milliyet // Bain Capital // Lyngby Storcenter // Tchibo GmbH // Woolworths (SA) // LVMH // New Look Group // Groupe Adeo // HMV // Interbrand // JC Penney // Saga Falabela S.A. // Die Speicherconsorten GmbH // Bazaarvoice Limited // Limited Brands, Inc // Biba Apparels Pvt Ltd // Eurocash S.A. // Stockmann // Levi Strauss // Migros Ticaret A.S. // Engrotus d.d. // BoConcept // Boots // Telekom Shop  // Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH // Marks & Spencer // Prepay Solutions // IADs // Compass Communications // Campbell Soup Company // LIM College // ABC Plaza Shopping // Fabindia // Visa Europe // Prenatal Spa // ID Design A/S // C&A Buying // Icon Live // Happychic // IC Companys A/S // Landmark Group // Spanx // Eataly/Spazio Ambasciatori // Gratis Ic Ve Dis Ticaret A.S. // Brita Water Filter Systems // Coop Adriatica // Anttila Oy // VV-Auto Group Oy // Mercator // Mr Price Group Limited // Ozen Alisveris Hizmetleri Tekstil Insaat San. Tic. Sti // Chalhoub Group // The Bay // The Body Shop International // Warnaco Inc. // X5 // Fashion Retail Academy // Telenet Pazarlama ve Tanitim Hizm Sti // Falabella Retail S.A. // Fawaz A. AlHokair // MasterCard // Validus AS // Helly Hansen AS // Bloomingdale's // Migros // Reliance Retail // Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited // Ogretmen Gorap Fabrikasi A.S. // El Corte Ingles S.A. // National Geographic Stores // Sligro Food Group Nederland BV // CBR Fashion Holding GmbH // Otto International // Al-Azizia Panda United Inc. // Waitrose // Fawaz Alhokair // Aldo Group International // Dunnes Stores // IDEmobler // Game // Team A Ventures // Belfer Management LLC // Foschini Retail Group //O Boticario // Pao de Acucar // Destination Maternity Corp // Irmaos Vila Nova, SA // Intres B.V. // Maxeda // Sumatra // BNDES // Oracle // Hervis Sport // Target Australia // Parfois // Iconix // RILA // General Pants Group // abcdin // Liwa Trading Enterprises // ILVA // Lazard // Debenhams // Paperchase Products Limited // Rautakesko // Vita // Nokia Stores // Lagardere Services // Stockland // Bizim Toplu Tuketim A.S. // S. Oliver Bernd Freier GmbH // Radikal Gazetesi // Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret A.S. // Rainbow Department Store // Berenberg Bank // Brown Shoe Company // The Eat Out Group S.L. // Warner Bros. // YKM // Service Sales Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd // GfK // Ulker-Pasifik & BTT // Fozzy Group // Forest Sweaters (Pvt.) // Brooks Brothers // Office Depot Europe BV // Myer // Ogilvy // Thomas Sabo GmbH & Co KG // The Guardian // Danske Mode & Textil // Bunnings Group // BMW // M-Video // Koton // Deutche Bank AG // FLEXA AS // ESpares // Collective Brands, Inc. // Polbita Sp. z.o.o. // Burberry // Sandro Paris // Rona Inc. // Bernd Frier Textilhandel GmbH // Fawaz A. AlHokair // Kenzo // The Times // CNBC // Leo Burnett // Spar International // Alshaya Group

 

	An industry-devised, board-level forum that discusses issues affecting the international retail industry; covering core sector issues as well as social, economic, political and ethical concerns
	Three days of business-critical content, focused on the global retail CEO agenda in a variety of formats designed to evoke meaningful exchange between you and your peers on and off stage
	100 leading retail industry speakers addressing your key issues
	Over 20 hours of quality networking opportunities with other retail business heads
	The landmark of a year in retail – rewarding innovation with the Oracle World Retail Awards, celebrating fresh talent with the Retail Futures Challenge and noting years of blood, sweat and tears in the name of retail for those that are nominated in the Hall of Fame

After 3 successful years in Barcelona, this year WRC will take place in the city of Berlin and returns with several new features:

• the highly acclaimed Retail Futures Challenge will be expanded with more retail colleges from around the world sending their brightest and best retail students to Berlin and for Congress delegates to select the winning team
  
• executive roundtables: smaller workshop formats that will allow delegates to experience first-hand the very latest online, digital and social networking channels soon to be adopted by consumers
  
• retail study tours as well as receptions and the Gala Dinner key networking events that will be held in the heart of the city

Teknosa, LuxAdvisory, Woolworths SA, Alshaya, Mango, Financo, Tesco, Shoppers Stop, Li & Fung, Macy's, Kingfisher, CCFA, Pao de Acucar, Myer, Inditex, Fawaz AlHokhair, Target Australia, Old England and Wu Mart

See the full list of Advisory Board members here.

Read our key retailer interviews with:

 Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSN, Inc.

 Bijou Kurien

 Launa Inman, Managing Director, Target Australia Pty Ltd