Agenda

Staying On Top of Trends
Ultra Informed Planning
Remaining Agile in Retail
Solving Today's Challenges

NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.

Day 1: 07 October 2024

08:00

Delegate Registration

Lobby

09:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Anna Whalley, Merchandising Consultant, Anna Whalley Consulting

09:10

Balancing Human and Artificial Insight Throughout the Entire Product Lifecycle

Room 1

Alessandro Pane, Former COO & Consultant, Alexander McQueen

09:50

Keynote Panel: Getting AI-Ready: Data, Team and Technology

Room 1

Jad Freiha , Head of Analytics and Insights, Sweaty Betty

Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Apparel & Fashion, AWS

Valentina Labate, Head Of Merchandise planning & Allocation, Pittarosso Retail Chain

Sandeep Dulai, Former Head of Buying and Merchandising, Belstaff

Belen Zurita Berbel, Omnichannel Performance & Analytics Manager, Loewe

10:20

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:30

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:30

Interactive Roundtable Discussions - Choose Your Topic!

Room 1

12:30

The Power of Data in Transforming Your Merchandise Planning

Room 1

5 AI-Powered Tactics to Enhance Assortment, Pricing, and Trend-Responsive Discounts

Room 2

Martin Van Den Abeele, AI Benchmarking Specialist, Business Development, Retviews, Lectra

13:05

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:05

Optimising Your Workforce Workshop

Room 1

Edoardo Decaro, Merchandise Planning and Allocation Senior Manager, MANGO

Energy Leadership Workshop: Creating An Authentic Leadership Culture

Room 2

Lars Hallbauer , Team Lead - Merchandise Planning, Zalando

14:45

AI-Powered Demand Signalling & Intelligent Optimization

Room 1

Accelerating and Optimizing Process Automation in Merchandising Planning

Room 2

15:20

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

15:30

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

16:30

Panel: How Digital Natives & Traditional Brands are Tackling Sustainability

Room 1

Sandeep Dulai, Former Head of Buying and Merchandising, Belstaff

Martin Andersen, CRM, Search & Media Lead, L’Oréal

Frances Fountain, Director of Buying Merchandise Planning, Fabletics

Simon Platts, Former CEO and Former Director, Responsible Sourcing and ESG, Recomme.co/ASOS

17:10

Keynote: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion Strategy

Room 1

Valentina Labate, Head Of Merchandise planning & Allocation, Pittarosso Retail Chain

17:40

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Anna Whalley, Merchandising Consultant, Anna Whalley Consulting

17:45

Networking Drinks Reception

Room 1

Day 2: 08 October 2024

09:00

Think Tank - Modernizing Merchandise Planning: Strategies for a Customer-Centric Approach

Room 3

Think Tank - Leveraging AI to Combine Data Sources & Better React to Market Activity

Room 4

10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Anna Whalley, Merchandising Consultant, Anna Whalley Consulting

10:10

Keynote: Forecasting Success: Data-Driven Sell-Through Strategies

Room 1

Frances Fountain, Director of Buying Merchandise Planning, Fabletics

10:40

Startup Tech Sparks: Future Fashion Tech

Room 1

Svetlana Kordumova Trajanova, Founder & CEO, Pixyle Ai

Adil Bouhdadi, CEO & Co-founder, autone

11:10

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:20

121 Meetings

Room 1

12:20

Panel: Retooling to Redefine the Way Teams Collaborate

Room 1

Sylvia Knappe, Former Merchandise and Planning Manager EMEA OP, Asics

Ruby Aslam, Founder of 'till we cover' & Buying/Merchandising Director | DipBSoM | ex BODEN, GAP, TOPSHOP, Boden

Hannah Abdul-hamid, Head Of Merchandising and Commercial Planning, Papier

Sandeep Dulai, Former Head of Buying and Merchandising, Belstaff

Martin Andersen, CRM, Search & Media Lead, L’Oréal

Panel: Maximizing Margins: AI-Powered Price Optimization in Merchandise Planning

Room 2

Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Apparel & Fashion, AWS

Matt Dawson, Group Merchandising Director, N Brown Group

Joanna Sjoberg, Former Global Planning & Merchandising Director, GANT

13:00

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:00

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic!

Room 1

15:00

End-Of-Life Product Management Best Practices

Room 1

Eleni Charisi, Planning & Allocation Lead Retail, Mammut Sports Group AG

Revolutionising Range Planning with Machine Learning

Room 2

Matt Dawson, Group Merchandising Director, N Brown Group

15:30

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

16:10

Panel Discussion: Ask the Tech Experts

Room 1

Kristina Mills-Barrett, VP, Customer Success, Edited

Cyril Besancon, Senior Strategic Account Director, Lectra

Guy Cary, Regional Sales Director - Northern Europe, Centric Software

16:30

Keynote: Using AI to Meet Customer Demand For Hyper Localised Products

Room 1

Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Apparel & Fashion, AWS

16:40

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Anna Whalley, Merchandising Consultant, Anna Whalley Consulting

16:45

Event close

Room 1