Programme

Optional Store Tour to KaDeWe Department Store

Registration Desk Opens

Welcome Coffee/Tea in the Foyer

Opening & Welcome Address

André Maeder, IGDS President & CEO of Selfridges Group, UK

Opening Session 

Klaus Wowereit, former Mayor of Berlin, Germany

Session 1 - Consumer Trends & Behaviours

Virginie Alem, Executive Committee Member                                      & SVP Marketing, Global Blue, France

Session 2 - Building the Brand Experience

Olivier Bron, CEO of Bloomingdale's, USA

David Schneider, Co-Founder of Zalando, Germany

Networking Lunch

In Conversation

The Rebound of The KaDeWe Group

Session 3 - Roundtable on Technology

Julius Carrell, Director of Enactor, UK

Eren Camurdan, CEO of Boyner Department Store, Türkiye

Sophie Florian, Head of Insights & Analytics of Google, Europe

Networking Break

Session 4 - Creating Surprises & Emotions

Ashley Potter, CEO EMEA/LATAM of Ralph Lauren, USA

Sungjoo Kim, Chief Visionary Officer & Chairperson of                MCM Group, Germany

Andrew Keith, CEO of Selfridges & Co., UK

Closing Day 1

Welcome Cocktail at Hotel Adlon Kempinski

Official Dinner & Awards Ceremony at Hotel Adlon Kempinski

After Dinner Lounge at Hotel Adlon Kempinski

Registration Desk Opens

Welcome Coffee/Tea in the Foyer 

Opening Session

Sheridan Stavac, Vice President of Mastercard, USA

Session 5  - The Frontline Teams

Daniel Grieder, CEO of Hugo Boss, Germany

Gemma Lionello, President of Nordstrom Rack, USA

Kavindra Mishra, CEO & Executive Director of Shoppers Stop, India

Networking Break

Session 6 - Roundtable on Innovation

Marc Schumacher, Managing Director of Trendbüro, Germany

Session 7 - Sense of Belonging

Scott Fyfe, CEO of David Jones, Australia

Jimin Lee, Founder & Chairwoman of Translatio, China

Patrice Wagner, Chairman & CEO of Le Bon Marché Group, France

Closing Remarks 

Farewell Snacks

Simultaneous translation into Chinese and Japanese will be provided during all sessions.