63rd International Retail Summit
Growth? Where tomorrow's retail markets are created
Speakers
Ernst Dieter Berninghaus
Germany
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).
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 Gottlieb and Adele Duttweiler Foundation.
Götz W. Werner
Germany
Founder and member of the Board of Directors of dm-drogerie markt, Germany’s biggest drugstore chain with 2700 stores in twelve European countries. With his book "Einkommen für alle", Werner triggered the discussion about a basic income for every citizen guaranteed by the state.
Hans-Otto Schrader
Germany
Chairman of the Executive Board of Otto Group since 2007. Prior to that, Schrader held positions in auditing, purchasing and import organisation. As Board member, he was responsible for personnel and purchasing. The services and trading group operates 123 companies around the world.
Kruti Patel Goyal
USA
Vice President of Etsy International, an online marketplace for DIY products with over 22 million members in more than 200 countries. Prior to joining Etsy in 2011, Goyal, who holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, was in charge of in digital media and growth opportunities at (RED) and Viacom.
Robert J. Gordon
USA
Internationally renowned macroeconomist. A professor at Northwestern University, his controversial analyses predict minimal growth for the USA in the years to come. Gordon is a member of the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee that monitors economic development in the U.S.
Sucharita Mulpuru-Kodali
USA
Principal analyst on Forrester’s eBusiness team. Focusing on consumer behavior and trends in online shopping, she is frequently cited on multichannel retail topics in leading media outlets. The Harvard graduate was the director of marketing at Saks Fifth Avenue and held management positions at Toys R Us and Walt Disney.
Stefan Meyrat
Switzerland
Head of Global Retail at PUMA. The 44-year-old Swiss has been with the sportswear manufacturer for seven years, first for Retail EEMEA and since 2012 for global retail. Prior to that, Meyrat worked for Wolford, FMCG and as an international business consultant. MBA at IMD in Lausanne.
Chris Todd
USA
Director emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung and director at the Harding-Zentrum für Risikokompetenz. His books «Gut Feelings» and «Rationality for Mortals» have been translated into 18 languages and awarded worldwide. His new book translates «Risk: Hot to make the right decisions».
Monika Walser
Switzerland
CEO of Freitag since 2009. Freitag employs 130 people, sells 300,000 bags and accessories per year (20% of which online), owns 400 selling points and 9 shops all over the world. Walser carries carries a Master degree in communication an MBA in leadership and ethics.
Gerd Gigerenzer
Germany
Director emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung and director at the Harding-Zentrum für Risikokompetenz. His books «Gut Feelings» and «Rationality for Mortals» have been translated into 18 languages and awarded worldwide. His new book translates «Risk: Hot to make the right decisions».
Marleen Vogelaar
Netherlands
CSO and co-founder of Shapeways, a 3-D-printing service company that prints objects from design files uploaded by users. By the end of 2012, 6 billion product variations were available on Shapeways. Earlier, Vogelaar worked at the boutique consultancy Solving IMCG in M&A and strategy.
Karin Frick
Switzerland
Karin Frick is Head of Think Tank and a Member of the Executive Board at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. As an economist, she researches trends and countertrends in business, society and consumption.
Bertie Stephens
Great Britain
CEO and co-founder of Flubit, a demand driven online shopping service that offers to find its users a specific product at a lower price. Before launching Flubit, Stephens, a film production graduate from LSBU, ran a successful video production company.
Lionel Souque
Germany
Management Board member of REWE Group. As the Chairman of REWE Markt GMbH, Souque is in charge of the supermarkets in Germany. Prior to that, Souque lead the REWE-stores in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in Italy.
Johannes Gutmann
Austria
Founder and director of the Austrian Sonnentor Kräuterhandels GmbH. In 25 years, the son of a farmer turned a one-man-enterprise into an international organic business with 215 employees and companies in the Czech Republic, Albania and Romania. Sonnentor exports its goods in more than 50 countries.
Über die Internationale Handelstagung
Die Internationale Handelstagung ist eine führende Strategieplattform für Entscheidungsträger und Vordenker im Retail und in der Konsumgüterbranche. Teilnehmende sind Führungskräfte aus dem Handel und verwandten Branchen, Unternehmer, Akademiker und Journalisten von Schweizer und europäischen Qualitätsmedien.
Teilnehmende
Führungskräfte
Referenten
Testimonials
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.