Agenda
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NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
Day 1: 21 October 2025
Delegate Registration
The Lobby
A Warm Welcome from the Chair
Room 1

Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd
Opening Keynote - Leading Through Change: Guiding Planning Teams into the Digital Future
Room 1
Start-up Tech Sparks
Room 1


Morning 121 Meetings
Exhibition Hall
Morning Refreshment Break
Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables: EMBRACE DATA
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: TRANSFORM WITH TECH
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: PLAN WITH AGILITY
Room 2
Interactive Roundtables: COLLABORATE FOR SUCCESS
Room 2


Matthew Pawson, Merchandise Trading Manager, Victoria Beckham Ltd
Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd
Advancing Merchandise Planning with Next Generation Digital Transformation
Room 1

Demand Sensing For Omnichannel Retail - How to Plan, Buy & Allocate with Confidence
Room 2

Lunch
Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables: EMBRACE DATA
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: TRANSFORM WITH TECH
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: PLAN WITH AGILITY
Room 2
Interactive Roundtables: COLLABORATE
Room 2
How to Discover Hidden Profits Through Better Retail Planning
Room 1
How to Bridge the Gap Between Merchandise Planning Tools and Product Execution
Room 2
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Room 1
Afternoon 121 Meetings
Room 1
Panel Discussion - There is No 'One Size Fits All': How Different-Sized Companies Are Solving Shared Planning Challenges
Room 1
Closing Panel - Facing the Friction Head-on: AI, Alignment & the New Rules of Merchandise Planning
Room 1
Chair's Closing Remarks
Room 1

Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd
Drinks Reception
Exhibition Hall
Day 2: 22 October 2025
Think Tank - Making Smart, Customer-Centric Decisions to Optimise Product Mix, Profitability & Operations
Room 3

Think Tank: Integrating Store, Product & Fixture Data with Inventory Planning & Sales Performance
Room 4

Day 2, Let's Have It! Chair's Opening Remarks
Room 1

Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd
Fireside Chat - Transforming the Engine: How AI is Reshaping Retail from the Inside Out
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: EMBRACE DATA
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: TRANSFORM WITH TECH
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: PLAN WITH AGILITY
Room 2
Interactive Roundtables: COLLABORATE
Room 2
Morning Refreshment Break
Exhibition Hall
Morning 121 Meetings
Exhibition Hall
Optimising Merchandise Planning Operations with AI
Room 1
Building Flexibility, Scalability & Intelligence into a Merchandise Planning Advantage
Room 2
Lunch
Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables: EMBRACE DATA
Room 1

Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd
Interactive Roundtables: TRANSFORM WITH TECH
Room 1
Interactive Roundtables: PLAN WITH AGILITY
Room 2
Interactive Roundtables: COLLABORATE
Room 2
Tech Titan Panel: How is Technology Preparing for the Future of Retail?
Room 1
Closing Panel Discussion - Forecasting for the Future: How Do We Build a Merchandise Plan that Sustains & Thrives?
Room 1
Farewell from the Chair
Room 1

Hannah Abdul-Amid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd