65th International Retail Summit
Borderless retail: new consumers, new concepts, new visions
Speakers
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.
Oscar Farinetti
Italy
CEO and founder of Eataly, the groundbreaking market/mall chain for Italian food and wine. Farinettis store concept and his 40 subsidiaries in nine different countries are regarded as unprecedented for retail.
Christophe Cornu
Switzerland
Chief Commercial Officer at Nestlé Nespresso S.A. Since February 2008, Cornu has responsibility for the global commercial operations of the Nespresso Brand across over 50 countries worldwide. Cornu joined Nestle in 1997 and served various senior roles within the organisation. He started his career with Lever.
Lawrence J. “Larry” Morrissey
USA
Mayor of Rockford, Illinois. Formerly a manufacturing hub, Rockford suffers from the exodus of companies and unemployment. Starting with a tweet, Morrissey launched the Craft Entrepreneurship Curriculum with Etsy serving as online learning lab and marketplace. Aiming at reviving urban economy, the project has gained a lot of attention.
Jade Huang
USA
CEO of StyleSage, a Big Data analytics company in the fashion retail space. Huang has many years of award-winning digital strategy, design, and technology experience. StyleSage was named a top innovative startup at the 4th annual Financial Times Innovate America Forum.
Jan Knikker
Niederlande
Jan Knikker is Head of Business Development & PR at MVRDV, a Dutch agency for architecture and urban design. In 2014, MVRDV opened the Markthal Rotterdam, a pioneering project in urban development that gives birth to a new urban town center with a fresh look at retail spaces.
Andrew Parkinson
Great Britain
Operations Director at Liverpool FC. He joined Liverpool in 2011, at a pivotal time for the club with new ownership and new football leadership. Parkinson is responsible for making sure Anfield is the home Liverpool FC and its fans deserve. Prior to that, Parkinson spent over two decades working in retail.
Michael Artis
Great Britain
Head of Leisure at 20.20 Ltd, a Strategic Design Consultancy. Artis helps sports businesses like Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool adapt their brands to changing customer needs. Entering the sports world via retail in 2011, Artis has helped define The Liverpool Way, the emotional engine at the heart of the club.
Ross Bailey
Great Britain
Founder and CEO of Appear Here, the leading online marketplace for short-term retail space. Based on the concept that renting commercial property should be as easy as booking a hotel room, Appear Here’s mission is to make retail space accessible to everyone. The Guardian called Appear Here a «digital game changer», and Wired elected it among the «100 Hottest Start Ups».
Dan-Xia Bossard
USA
Brand enthusiast, cross-border marketer and director at Fletcher Knight, an innovation and marketing strategy firm. Bossard focuses on the personal care, food, health, retail and luxury industries. She previously worked at the L’Oréal Group and apothecary brand Kiehl’s in a variety of international roles.
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.
Mario C. Bauer
Netherlands
CEO, Vapiano Franchising International GmbH. Bauer has more than 13 years of experience in the F&B industry. Vapiano is among the internationally fastest growing franchisors in the fast casual segment. Besides handling 50 franchisees in 32 countries on all continents, Bauer, as MOB, is setting the strategic framework for the future development of the company.
Hans-Jörg Dohrmann
Switzerland
Director at m-way, a Migros subsidiary that distributes sustainable electric vehicles and infrastructure solutions for mobility. The former lawyer has been working for Migros since 2010. He was in charge of Migrol’s department of electro-mobility, among other positions. Prior to that, Dohrmann was a strategy and portfolio manager and a senior business developer at E.ON.
Simonetta Carbonaro
Germany
Consumer psychologist, professor in Humanistic Marketing and Design Management and an internationally recognized thought leader of the consumer goods industry. She is the cofounder of REALISE, a strategic consulting company specialized in brand direction, and strategic design management.
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.
Partner
Netzwerkpartner
Media partners
Documentation
Interviews
Interview with David Bosshart
Interview with Douglas Rushkoff
Konferenz Vormittag
Konferenz Nachmittag
Networking Apéro
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.