BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261109T183602Z - 50658@odoo DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240912T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240913T123000 CREATED:20261109T183602Z DESCRIPTION:74th International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Informa tion About the conference Retail Challenge: Honoring Values\, Embracing Te ch Faster\, higher\, further! The Olympic triad is not only conquering Par is this year\, but also the retail sector. That’s because customers want shopping to be quick and efficient above all else. In e-commerce\, slow l oading times are just as much of a no-no as long delivery times. People ex pect their needs to be met with no glitches whatsoever – preferably righ t here and right now. Retail is thus driven from one efficiency record to the next. It is also driving itself forward. After all\, retail is among t he industries that could benefit most from the rapid developments in artif icial intelligence (AI). There is enormous potential along the entire supp ly chain to go faster\, higher and further in order to meet customer deman ds for an attractive shopping experience. But is retail really all about e fficiency? The Olympic oath invokes the will to “make the world a better place through sport”. In sport as in retail\, performance goes hand in hand with values\, as more and more people expect retailers to not only im prove their efficiency\, but also to assume social and ecological responsi bilities. At the 74th International Retail Summit\, we will be discussing the interplay between technology\, tradition and value-oriented entreprene urship with visionaries\, pioneers and retail professionals\, addressing q uestions like: What will be the key functions of tomorrow’s retail indus try? And what values matter now that retailers are increasingly turning in to technology companies? How can AI help create more value for customers a nd employees? In which roles will people remain indispensable? For which c ustomer experience will customers be willing to invest time in the future? Where and when is slow better than fast? What geopolitical dynamics will retail have to prepare for in the [...] DTSTAMP:20261109T183602Z LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R üschlikon\, Switzerland SUMMARY:74th International Retail Summit X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:74th International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Information About the conference Retail Challenge: Honoring Valu es\, Embracing Tech Faster\, higher\, further! The Olympic triad is not on ly conquering Paris this year\, but also the retail sector. That’s becau se customers want shopping to be quick and efficient above all else. In e- commerce\, slow loading times are just as much of a no-no as long delivery times. People expect their needs to be met with no glitches whatsoever – preferably right here and right now. Retail is thus driven from one ef ficiency record to the next. It is also driving itself forward. After all\ , retail is among the industries that could benefit most from the rapid de velopments in artificial intelligence (AI). There is enormous potential al ong the entire supply chain to go faster\, higher and further in order to meet customer demands for an attractive shopping experience. But is retail really all about efficiency? The Olympic oath invokes the will to “make the world a better place through sport”. In sport as in retail\, perfor mance goes hand in hand with values\, as more and more people expect retai lers to not only improve their efficiency\, but also to assume social and ecological responsibilities. At the 74th International Retail Summit\, we will be discussing the interplay between technology\, tradition and value- oriented entrepreneurship with visionaries\, pioneers and retail professio nals\, addressing questions like: What will be the key functions of tomorr ow’s retail industry? And what values matter now that retailers are incr easingly turning into technology companies? How can AI help create more va lue for customers and employees? In which roles will people remain indispe nsable? For which customer experience will customers be willing to invest time in the future? Where and when is slow better than fast? What geopolit ical dynamics will retail have to prepare for in the [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR