The World Retail Congress takes place next week (8-10 September), welcoming over 100 retail leaders, innovators and experts to the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the global retail market.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Retail Transformation Today, Tomorrow And Beyond’, and a series of panel debates and interactive discussions will address this theme.
ESM: The European Supermarket Magazine will also be in attendance, and if you would like to arrange a meeting with a member of the team, email steve@esmmagazine.com with your details.
Some of the plenary sessions already announced for the World Retail Congress include:
How Will The Next Phase of Internet Development Impact Retail?: A keynote speech from one of the most influential people who helped build the digital age, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.
Forever Disruptive: A look at eBay as it celebrates its 20th anniversary, and how it continues to be a retail ‘disruptor’. Hosted by Dr Stephan Zoll, VP at eBay Germany.
The Next Technology Wave: A look at how the next developments in technology will impact on retail. Hosted by Jonathan Alferness, VP of Product Management, Shopping Teams, Google.
Brave New Creatives - The Reshaping of Retail: A panel discussion featuring input from Johannes Torpe, Bang and Olufsen; Jodie Fox, Shoes of Prey; Özgür Doğan, hepsiburada.com and Francesca Romana Gianesin, The Walt Disney Company.
The full agenda is available by visiting www.worldretailcongress.com/programmeevents
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