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DESCRIPTION:68th International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Informat
ion Venue Fees Partner Documentation About the conference Welcome to the N
ew Age of Retail! After 10 years of uncertainty\, the new age is beginning
to take shape: the ever more informed customer has become a spoilt ‘kid
ult’\, and convenience\, simplicity and positive emotions dominate their
shopping experience. By contrast\, retailers are slowly beginning to know
their customers better thanks to ever more precise data\, increasing the
demands on managers and employees. Learning and unlearning approaches more
quickly regardless of their previous success is a key skill. Who will mak
e it who won't? What are the typical errors made by managers? What is comi
ng and what is not? At the International Retail Summit\, streetwise newcom
ers and seasoned innovators discuss questions such as:Voice control\, Inte
rnet of Things\, A.I. – what are the key digital trends?Will Amazon and
Alibaba define the business models of the future?What new shop formats are
being created?And what jobs\, if services and logistics are becoming ever
more important?Will millennials determine the future of retail?How can re
tailers win the battle for top talents and recruit the right leaders for t
he new age? Speakers Fabrice Zumbrunnen Switzerland President of the Execu
tive Board of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. Between 2012 and 2017
\, he updated the entire network of stores and promoted expansion as Head
of the Department for HR\, Culture\, Social Affairs and Leisure in the FMC
Executive Board. Zumbrunnen previously headed the Migros Cooperative Neuc
hâtel-Fribourg (2005-2012). Behshad Behzadi Switzerland Distinguished Eng
ineer\, Site Lead Google Switzerland. Behzadi leads a team of over 100 eng
ineers focused on developing the Google Assistant\, one of the company’s
most challenging computer science projects. Prior to joining Google in 20
06\, Behzadi received his PhD in [...]
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LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R
üschlikon\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:68th International Retail Summit
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:68th International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers P
rogramme Information Venue Fees Partner Documentation About the conference
Welcome to the New Age of Retail! After 10 years of uncertainty\, the new
age is beginning to take shape: the ever more informed customer has becom
e a spoilt ‘kidult’\, and convenience\, simplicity and positive emotio
ns dominate their shopping experience. By contrast\, retailers are slowly
beginning to know their customers better thanks to ever more precise data\
, increasing the demands on managers and employees. Learning and unlearnin
g approaches more quickly regardless of their previous success is a key sk
ill. Who will make it who won't? What are the typical errors made by manag
ers? What is coming and what is not? At the International Retail Summit\,
streetwise newcomers and seasoned innovators discuss questions such as:Voi
ce control\, Internet of Things\, A.I. – what are the key digital trends
?Will Amazon and Alibaba define the business models of the future?What new
shop formats are being created?And what jobs\, if services and logistics
are becoming ever more important?Will millennials determine the future of
retail?How can retailers win the battle for top talents and recruit the ri
ght leaders for the new age? Speakers Fabrice Zumbrunnen Switzerland Presi
dent of the Executive Board of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. Betw
een 2012 and 2017\, he updated the entire network of stores and promoted e
xpansion as Head of the Department for HR\, Culture\, Social Affairs and L
eisure in the FMC Executive Board. Zumbrunnen previously headed the Migros
Cooperative Neuchâtel-Fribourg (2005-2012). Behshad Behzadi Switzerland
Distinguished Engineer\, Site Lead Google Switzerland. Behzadi leads a tea
m of over 100 engineers focused on developing the Google Assistant\, one o
f the company’s most challenging computer science projects. Prior to joi
ning Google in 2006\, Behzadi received his PhD in [...]
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