5th European Consumer Trend Conference
HOPE - Why hope is better for business
Speakers
Kurt Aeschbacher
Switzerland
Trained economist, journalist, Swiss TV presenter. Since 1986, has developed and presented his own formats “Citytrends”, “Grell Pastell” and, since 2001, a talk show: “Aeschbacher”. He will guide you through the conference programme.
Kate Ancketill
Great Britain
Managing director of GDR Creative Intelligence. Studied political sciences. Worked for Amnesty International before joining GDR in 1997. GDR specialises in design innovation, experimental marketing, trend analysis and forecasts.
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.
Norbert Bolz
Germany
Professor of Media Studies at the Technical University of Berlin, zeitgeistphilosopher and trend analyst. Bolz is an important thinker on cultural development and author of numerous publications on media, marketing and communication.
Wendy Liebmann
USA
Founder and CEO of WSL Strategic Retail, a firm well known for studying and predicting consumer shopping behaviour. WSL combines astute observations of retail with consumer research to predict where shoppers will be shopping in the next few years.
Nicole Lüdi
Switzerland
Senior Researcher at the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. Focuses on consumer behaviour, sustainability, leisure and tourism. After graduating in political sciences, Nicole Lüdi worked as a project manager in the market research department.
Peter Wippermann
Germany
Founder of Trendbüro, Hamburg. Peter Wippermann was a Professor of Communication Design at Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, he is a specialist in trend-based brand management, and the author of numerous publications.