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With the continuing development and improvement of the Congress, one thing remains the same – we are committed to confirming the most influential business leaders, entrepreneurs and thinkers as speakers.

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Angela Ahrendts
Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
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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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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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Dana Fiser
Dana Fiser, Vice President Corporate Operations, Jenny Craig - US & Canada
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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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Dr Eckhard Cordes, CEO, Metro Group
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Dr. Bernd Büker
Dr. Bernd Büker, Global Retail Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Dr. Bernd Buker has over 20 years of Retail Industry experience.

His experience is driven by retail innovations including, Retail Store Processes, Merchandise Management and...
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Dr. Gerhard Hausruckinger
Dr. Gerhard Hausruckinger, CEO, Emnos
Gerhard Hausruckinger studied business administration at the University of Regensburg. After completing his PhD, he began his professional career at Karstadt, the German department store...
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Eric Kuhne
Eric Kuhne, Founder, Eric Kuhne and Associates
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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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James Bidwell, European President, Anthropologie
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Jeffrey H. Cohen
Jeffrey H. Cohen, Managing Director and Global Head of Retail, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Jeff Cohen is a Managing Director and Global Head of Lazard’s Retail Group.

During his career, Mr. Cohen has worked on transactions for many of...
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Jose Gomez
Jose Gomez, Senior Vice President - Business Development, Mango
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Kevin Burke, President, American Apparel and Footwear Association
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Launa Inman, Managing Director, Target Australia
Launa Inman was appointed Managing Director of Target Australia Pty Ltd in February 2005, a leading Australian retailer, with more than 25,000 employees and 286...
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Laura Wade-Gery, CEO, Tesco.com and Tesco Direct
Laura is CEO of Tesco.com and Tesco Direct. Laura attends the Tesco Executive Committee, and is a non Executive Director of Tesco Personal...
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Lev Khasis
Lev Khasis, CEO, XS
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Marc Dietz
Marc Dietz, Vice President, Marketing, DemandTec, Inc.
Marc is responsible for all worldwide marketing at DemandTec including market definition, industry strategy and positioning, brand development, marketing communications, and sales enablement.

His expertise...
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Markus Goetz Junginger
Markus Goetz Junginger, Lead Partner, Gallup
Markus is a Partner at Gallup’s Berlin office. In this role, he advises European organisations
on performance management and strategy. He works with FTSE 500 and...
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Michael Webster
Michael Webster, Vice President and General Manager, Retail and Hospitality
Michael Webster is vice president and general manager, Retail and Hospitality, NCR Corporation.  In this role, industry thought leadership, market share and competitive strategies for...
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Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSN, Inc.
A 32-year veteran of the retail and apparel industries, Mindy Grossman is Chief Executive Officer of HSN, Inc. (HSNi, formerly IAC Retailing) and a member...
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Ms. Marianne Salmans
Ms. Marianne Salmans, Sr. Business Development Manager, Global Collect
Marianne Salmans holds a bachelor’s degree in international business.  Over the last 20 years, she has held various Marketing and Business Development positions in Germany,...
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Pascal Bollon
Pascal Bollon, Global Director Fashion, GfK
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Patrick Dickinson, Vice President Marketing, The Bay, The Hudson Bay Company
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Paul Alexander, CEO, Beyond Analysis
Paul is an industry expert whose opinion is sought by business decision makers across the world. He has extensive experience in media and advertising, and...
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Philipp Schindler
Philipp Schindler, Vice President, Northern Central & Europe, Google
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Richard E Last, Vice President and Director, New Business Development, JCPenney
Richard E. Last began his career with JCPenney Catalog in 1974 where he held a variety of positions in merchandise planning, inventory management, operations, strategic...
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Richard Lloyd Owen, Industry Leader, Consumer Business, Deloitte
Richard is the Industry Leader for Deloitte UK’s Consumer Business practice - the fastest growing industry group within the UK firm, with over 1,000 industry...
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