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

09:20
09:30
10:15

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:30

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:30
12:15

The Power of Data in Transforming Your Merchandise Planning: A Burberry Perspective

Room 1

Justyn Dunt, Senior Lead Business Expert, Burberry

Olivia Ward, Senior Product Manager, Burberry

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

Room 2

Michael Lock, VP Global Software Sales, Lectra

Siyana Gospodinova, AI Benchmarking Specialist, Lectra

12:45

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

13:45

Energy Leadership Workshop: Creating An Authentic Leadership Culture

Room 2

Lars Hallbauer , Team Lead - Merchandise Planning, Zalando

14:25
14:55

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

15:05

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

16:05
16:45
17:15
17:20

Networking Drinks Reception

Room 1

Day 2: 08 October 2024

09:00

Think Tank: Leveraging AI to Combine Data Sources & Better React to Market Activities: Black Friday Focus with The Very Group

Room 2

Kristina Mills-Barrett, VP, Customer Success, Edited

Michael Ferris, Lead Product Manager, The Very Group

Think Tank - The Transformative Power of Unified Retail Planning

Room 3

Matt Hopkins, Global Retail Director, Board

Cheryl Beinetti, Director of Pre-Sales, Retail , Board

10:00
10:10

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

Room 1

Frances Fountain, Director of Buying Merchandise Planning, Fabletics

10:40
11:20

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:30

121 Meetings

Room 1

12:30

Panel: Retooling to Redefine the Way Teams Collaborate

Room 1

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

Ruby Aslam, Meditation teacher and Founder the still point | ex Merchandising Director BODEN, GAP, TOPSHOP, The Still Point

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

Sandeep Dulai, Former Head of Buying and Merchandising, Belstaff

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

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

Joanna Sjoberg, Former Global Planning & Merchandising Director, GANT

13:10

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:10
14:55

End-Of-Life Product Management Best Practices

Room 1

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

Revolutionising Range Planning with Machine Learning

Room 2

Matt Dawson, Group Merchandising Director, N Brown Group

15:25
16:05

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

Room 1

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

16:35

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Anna Whalley, Merchandising Consultant, Anna Whalley Consulting

16:40

Event close

Room 1