Peter Mandelson will join almost 100 of the most successful and well-respected figures in retail speaking during the Congress, including Sir Terry Leahy, CEO of Tesco; Terry Lundgren, President of Federated Stores; Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Inditex; BS Nagesh of Shoppers Stop and Anders Dahlvig, President and CEO of Ikea.
This unique event has been created in cooperation with the retail industry and will bring together the world's leading retailers to address and debate the key issues. It aims to provide retailers from all over the world with a clear and coherent voice that will be heard by the key influencer groups such as politicians and policy makers.
Industry leaders from across the world came together to advise on the development of the Congress, identifying major international issues to be addressed during the event, including World Trade, opportunities in emerging markets, corporate responsibility, successful business models for growth and the full potential of multi-channel retailing.
In addition to the main plenary sessions, the Congress will feature business streams dedicated to key retail topics such as: responsible retailing; franchising and licensing; consumer trends; multi-channel retailing; retail supply chain and the role of private equity in global retailing.
Beyond the business streams and plenary sessions, the Congress will boast sector and country pavilions dedicated to business critical issues, and the launch of the World Retail Awards, the first ever global awards focused on retail excellence, which will take place during the Congress at a gala dinner.
The World Retail Congress will take place 28-30 March 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. The congress is organised by Emap Communications, with Visa confirmed as the Congress headline partner and KSA (Kurt Salmon Associates) as Awards headline partner. Co-sponsors include CBRE, Deloitte and Oracle.
World Retail Congress, UK
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