Agenda - The Retail Leadership Forum

AGENDA
Tuesday 21st October
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12 00
12:00
Welcome Lunch and Drinks (Maple Room)
12:15
Introductory Activity / Ice Breaker (Mayfair Room)
13:00
Digital Trends in Retail: Lessons in Leadership (Mayfair Room)
Brian McBride
Chairman
ASOS
14:00
People Management & Leadership (Mayfair Room)
Goldman Sachs
14:45
Break (Maple Room)
Please inform the RLF Team of your choice of Store Tour and Masterclasses (RLF Reception Desk)
15:30
YOU – Developing into Tomorrow’s CEO (Mayfair Room)
Brigitte Morel
Morel-Curran
Curran
Managing Partner, Leadership & Talent Consulting
Korn Ferry
16:00
Masterclass – Round 1
You will be asked to choose one of the three sessions
What Makes a Good Retail Strategy? Retail 2020: The Market Perspective
Regency Room
Mayfair Room
James George
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Michael Caseyy
Partner
Managing Director
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Head of UK Retail Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs
16:45
CEO: Chief Talent Officer
Carlos Room
Steve Newhall
Managing Partner
Leadership & Talent Consulting
Korn Ferry
Break (Maple Room)
18:15
Stepping into the Hot Seat (Mayfair Room)
Former RLF participants share their experience of becoming CEO and COO
Sally Elliott
Senior Client Partner, Retail
Korn Ferry
18:30
Georg Fischer
Chief Executive Officer
Malaysia
Tesco
Martyn Gibbs
Chief Executive Officer
GAME Digital plc
Pedro Pereira da Silva
Chief Operations Officer
Jeronimo Martins Group and
CEO Biedronka
Ulric Jerome
Chief Operating Officer and
Partner
matchesfashion.com
Close
19:30
Drinks and Dinner, Claridge’s Hotel
19:45
Introduction: Steve Sadove
Melanie Kusin
Vice Chairman
Korn Ferry
After Dinner Speaker
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Steve Sadove
Retired Chairman & CEO Saks Incorporated
Dress code for entire event is smart casual
AGENDA
Wednesday 22nd October
Breakfast at Your Hotel
07:00
Retail Store Visits
Burberry
Stream 1
Selfridges
Stream 2
Convenience Stores
Stream 3
08:45
Korn Ferry Via Edge Leadership
Assessment Feedback (Mayfair Room)
08:45
Korn Ferry Via Edge Leadership
Assessment Feedback (Mayfair Room)
08:30
Minibus
(meet at the front of The Connaught)
09 45
09:45
Minibus
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(meet at the front of The Connaught)
09 45
09:45
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09 00
09:00
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10:15
Store Tour
10:30
Transit to The Connaught
10:15
Store Tour
11:30
Walk to The Connaught
11:00
11:30
Transit to The Connaught
Korn Ferry Via Edge Leadership
Assessment Feedback (Mayfair Room)
The Battle for Customer Loyalty in the New Retail World (Mayfair Room)
Michael Jary
Partner
OC&C Strategy Consultants
12:00
Lunch and Networking (Maple Room)
12:45
Masterclass – Round 2
You will be asked to choose one of the three sessions
What Makes a Good Retail Strategy? Retail 2020: The Market Perspective
Regency Room
Mayfair Room
James George
Michael Casey
Partner
Managing Director
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Head of UK Retail Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs
13:45
CEO: Chief Talent Officer
Carlos Room
Steve Newhall
Managing Partner
Leadership & Talent Consulting
Korn Ferry
Break
15:15
Introduction: Jean-Marc Duvoisin (Mayfair Room)
Dominique Virchaux
Regional Market Leader, Consumer EMEA
Korn Ferry
15:30
The Nespresso Success Model and the Importance of Talent (Mayfair Room)
Jean-Marc Duvoisin
CEO
Nespresso
Experience Sharing (Mayfair Room)
Steve Newhall
Managing Partner
Leadership & Talent Consulting
Korn Ferry
16:30
Closing Drinks (Maple Room)
17:00
Dress code for entire event is smart casual