60th International Retail Summit
SIMPLICITY - How to make more with less
Speakers
Peter Bamert
Switzerland
CEO of Denner since the beginning of 2010, having previously headed up the media discount business Ex Libris for twelve years. Peter Bamert's career began at Colgate Palmolive, and he held various management positions at Ringier in the 1990s.
David Bosshart
Switzerland
Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for consumption, economic and social studies from 1999 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been President of the G. and A. Duttweiler Foundation.
Ernst Dieter Berninghaus
Austria
Chairman of SIGNA Group, Austrias biggest private real estate company. Until 2016, Berninghaus was Head of the Trade Department and member of the Executive Board of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB).
Herbert Bolliger
Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB) for the last twelve years. A graduate in business administration, he has held various positions in over 30 years at Migros, including head of Migros Aare, the largest Migros cooperative.
Paul Bringmann
Netherlands
Managing director of the Netherlands restaurant chain La Place and member of the Board of its parent company Vroom & Dreesmann. Trained in hotel management, Paul Bringman opened the first La Place restaurant in 1987, and the chain has won a number of awards for its successful concept.
Alain Caparros
Germany
Former CEO of fashion retailer C&A. Until 2017 Caparros was the CEO of Rewe Group. Prior to leading Rewe, Caparros worked for Yves Rocher, was a general director of Aldi France, and a member of the board of the Swiss Bon Appétit Group.
Roberto Chieppa
Italy
Group Marketing and PR Director at Prénatal, the international retailer of speciality products for new mothers and children. Before joining Prénatal, the Bocconi graduate had previously worked for more than ten years at Procter & Gamble and then at the Bolton Group.
Christoph Clavadetscher
Switzerland
CEO of the international shopfitting group Dolma Holding. Trained as a retailer, Christoph Clavadetscher held various positions at Coop over a long period, having previously been employed at Migros and Waro. He headed up the German retail group Dohle from 2005 to 2009.
Joanne Denney-Finch
Great Britain
CEO of the UK research and training organisation IGD. She works with the CEOs and presidents of some of the world's largest retailers and food and grocery companies. Equipped with a degree in modern languages and an MBA, Joanne Denney-Finch had previously worked at Marks and Spencer.
Jill Dumain
USA
Director of Environmental Strategy at Patagonia. Jill Dumain has worked for the Californian manufacturer of outdoor apparel and adventure gear since completing her studies. She has shaped the company's efforts in the field of sustainability and, among other functions, currently heads up the "Footprint Chronicles" transparency programme.
Jose Luis Duran
France
Director of Environmental Strategy at Patagonia. Jill Dumain has worked for the Californian manufacturer of outdoor apparel and adventure gear since completing her studies. She has shaped the company's efforts in the field of sustainability and, among other functions, currently heads up the "Footprint Chronicles" transparency programme.
Philippe Gaydoul
Switzerland
Until recently, Karl Schweri's grandchild was CEO of Denner, where he is still Chairman of the Board of Directors. His Gaydoul Group has acquired Navyboot, Fogal and Jet Set in quick succession. Philippe Gaydoul is also President of Swiss Ice Hockey.
Christian Gries
Switzerland
A trained industrial business administrator, Christian Gries is managing director of Gries Deco Company (GDC). Migros acquired a stake in GDC in 2009 and now cooperates with it in operating the home/furnishings boutiques Depot-Interio. Christian Gries is the third-generation manager of the family business.
Theo Henselijn
Netherlands
In seiner fast fünfzigjährigen Händlerkarriere führte der Betriebswirtschafter u.a. das Luxuswarengeschäft Metz & Co. oder die Kaufhauskette de Bijenkorf. Henselijn gilt heute als einer der profundesten Kenner der internationalen Warenhaus-Szene.
Franz Julen
Switzerland
CEO Intersport International Corp. The globally leading sports goods dealer holds 5700 stores in 67 countries. In 2015, Intersport generated a turnover of 11.4 billion Euro. Julen is vice president of the board of Independent Retail Europe and a member of the board of Valora Holding AG.
Bertrand Jungo
Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer of Swiss company Admeira. Until 2017 Jungo was CEO of the Swiss department store chain Manor. After graduating in business management at Fribourg, the passionate retailer occupied positions from assistant right up to director.
Sam Keller
Switzerland
Director of Fondation Beyeler since 2008. Sam Keller worked for Art Basel between 1994 and 2007, becoming its director in 2000 and since then Chairman of the Advisory Board. He is regarded as one of the world's most influential cultural managers.
Christian Lanng
Denmark
The CEO of Tradeshift wants to revolutionize inter-business financial transactions. As head of the Danish Government's IT Infrastructure Division, the 31-year-old was responsible for rolling out e-business to 70,000 suppliers to the public sector and sat on an EU e-business steering commission.
André Maeder
Germany
Group Managing Director at The KaDeWe Group. Maeder looks back on a long and international retail career. His focus has been on premium and luxury brands. At Harrods, he was Chief Operational and Merchandise Officer, at Hugo Boss MOB and Head Global Retail. As Chief Retail Officer, Maeder als worked for Karstadt.
Göran Roos
Great Britain
As one of the leading experts on intellectual capital, Roos – among other activities – teaches at Warwick Business School. The author of countless publications that have received many awards acts as a consultant for companies all over the world and is regarded as one of the 21st century's most influential thinkers.
Douglas Rushkoff
USA
Douglas Rushkoff is the author of more than a dozen bestselling books on the media, technology and culture, including his most recent “Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now.” Other titles include “Program or Be Programmed”, “Media Virus”, “Life Inc.” and a novel, “Ecstasy Club.” He lives in New York City where he is Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens. Douglas is a frequent lecturer on media, society and economics around the world.
Thomas Vollmoeller
Switzerland
CEO of Valora. Equipped with a doctorate in economics, Thomas Vollmoeller spent ten years at McKinsey and then eleven years at Tchibo until 2008, including four years as Tschibo's financial director and head of non-food.
Norbert Walter
Germany
Former chief economist, Deutsche Bank, and member of the "Committee of Wise Men" on regulation of European security markets. Director at Kiel Institute for World Economics before joining Deutsche Bank, where he also headed up the Think Tank DB Research. Norbert Walter founded Walter & Töchter Consult at the end of 2009.
Partner
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Referenten-Interviews
Interview mit Leidy Klotz
Interview mit Navi Radjou
Interview mitJason Hickel
Bilder
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Konferenz Vormittag
Konferenz Nachmittag
Networking Apéro
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Vergangene Konferenzen
Advisory Board
Simonetta Carbonaro
Expertin für Konsumentenpsychologie, Professorin für Humanistisches Marketing und Designmanagement und eine international anerkannte Vordenkerin in der Konsumgüterindustrie. Sie ist Mitbegründerin von REALISE, einem strategischen Beratungsunternehmen, das auf Markenführung und strategisches Designmanagement spezialisiert ist.
Caroline Drucker
Director EMEA Strategic Partnerships bei Instagram. Zuvor war Drucker bei Etsy Global Brand Manager und gestaltete die kreativen Abläufe des Unternehmens neu. Sie war die erste Produktmanagerin bei der Community-gesteuerten Musikplattform SoundCloud. Ihre Karriere begann im Verlagswesen, wo sie eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Etablierung des VICE-Magazins auf dem deutschen Markt spielte und die digitale Strategie für den Relaunch von Freitag, einer überregionalen Wochenzeitung, entwickelte.
Stephan Fetsch
Partner, Deal Advisory-Valuation, EMA Head of Retail von KPMG. Fetsch verantwortet den Handelssektor bei KPMG in Deutschland und KPMG Europa. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen auf der Unternehmensplanung, der Bewertung von Unternehmen, immateriellen Vermögenswerten, Joint Venture sowie wertbasierter Entscheidungsfindung und transaktionsorientierter Beratung.
Michel Gruber
Leiter des Departements Handel und Mitglied der Generaldirektion des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund. Vor seinem Einstieg bei der Migros war Michel Gruber bei Valora während neun Jahren in verschiedenen Funktionen tätig, zuletzt als Geschäftsführer von Valora Food Service Schweiz.
Dominique Locher
Als Unternehmer, Angel Investor, kreativer Förderer und Innovator begleitet Dominque Locher Unternehmen wie Edeka, Utkonos, Farmy.ch, Bring! oder LuckaBox in die digitale-Welt. Als Vorstandsmitglied der Swiss Retail Federation treibt er die Digitalisierung im Schweizer Handel voran. Er baute LeShop.ch mit auf, einen der ersten Online-Supermärkte der Welt. Bis 2017 führte er das Unternehmen als CEO.
André Maeder
CEO der KaDeWe Group. Maeder blickt auf eine langjährige internationale Karriere im Retail zurück. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt auf Premium- und Luxus-Brands: Bei Harrods war er Chief Operational und Merchandise Officer, bei Hugo Boss Vertriebsvorstand und zuständig für Global Retail. Als Chief Retail Officer arbeitete Maeder auch für Karstadt.
Mariann Wenckheim
Partnerin und Vorstand von 20.20, einem Unternehmen für strategische Designberatung für die Handels- und Freizeitindustrie.