2nd Annual Malls of The Future Summit 2024 | Future Place | 5 March 2024 | Doltone House Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia

The pandemic has solidified e-commerce’s ascendancy against the shopping mall. People have been forced to stay at home, increasing their online shopping habits in a bid to avoid visiting shops. But does this spell the end of physical retail? In a word….NO!

The in-person shopping experience can’t be replicated online, and that’s good news for retailers. Shopping is multi-dimensional. People want to see and touch and smell and try on and (sometimes) taste the products their buying, and the eCommerce experience can only go so far.

Consumers will still choose to shop retail when the experience is worth it, but retail needs to evolve. Shopping centres need to be imagined differently from location, design, build, fit-out, technology and other ways to attract shoppers, and provide retailers with the ability to engage them in personalised and creative ways.

With this in mind, the summit will showcase the most revolutionary developments taking place internationally and across Australia. It will explore the factors driving investment in innovative new build and redeveloped shopping malls/precincts that are going beyond the norm and offering a more personalised customer experience.

2024 Speakers

Joanna Fisher
Chief Executive Officer, ECE Marketplaces

Chris Chong
Chief Executive Officer – Retail & Workspace, CapitaLand Investment (Singapore)

Ben Ellis
Chief Executive Officer Retail, Charter Hall

Kirrily Lord
Group Director – Customer and Asset Management, Vicinity Centres

Matt Elliott
Chief Executive Officer, Queen Victoria Market

Jon Savell
Director of Property Portfolio – Leasehold, Woolworths

Alison Flemming
General Manager, Portfolio Management, Mirvac

Melissa Kingham
Executive Director and Fund Manager, Haben, and President, the Property Funds Association

Rachel Marinucci
General Manager Leasing, Region Group

Anne MacSporran
Fund Manager APPF Retail, Lendlease Investment Management

Jacqui Waine
General Manager Marketing and Community, Scentre Group

Daniel Boyle
Centre Manager, Chadstone – The Fashion Capital

Tony Doherty
Executive Director - Head of Retail, Property and Asset Management, JLL

Arthur Raptis
Company Director and Leasing Manager, Raptis Investments

Ramsey Fodda
General Manager, Leasing – Retail, 151 Property

Philippa Kelly
Chief Executive Officer, Large Format Retail Association

Bronwyn Cooper
Head of Marketing, QIC

Jodie Kannane
Centre General Manager, Burnside Village

Christopher Zerial
Centre Manager, Westfield Sydney

Andrew Benefield
Chief Development Officer, Cha Time Group

Adam Davison
Senior Director Retail Property & Construction, Optus

Andrew Starr
Managing Director – National Real Estate, ALDI Stores Australia

Melissa Hollins
Portfolio General Manager Retail, QIC

Andrew Coutts
Head of Funds Management, IP Generation

Anna Strzelcykowski
Head of Property and Retail Development, Lorna Jane

Olivia Hitchens
Partner and Founder, Artemide Law

Vivek Subramanian
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, SRL

Jesse Casellini
Director of Sales, Verkada

Iris Comper
Head of Experience, CBRE

Craig Woolford
Senior Analyst, Consumer Sector, MST Marquee

Steve Thomas
National Head Institutions and Retail, CBRE

Peter Jonson
Managed Services Director, MobileCorp

George Azzam
Director of Network Growth, Tomra Collections Australia

James Turnbull
Head of Advisory, GapMaps

Chris Maher
Partner, National Head of Retail Investments, Knight Frank

Sheree Griff
National Head of Retail Property Management & Leasing, CBRE

Kelly Slessor
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shop You

Tim Clarkson
CEO, Chas Clarkson

Fleur Brown
Chief Industry Affairs Officer, ARA

Leif Olson
Head of Retail Occupier Services, CBRE

Ben Turner
General Manager, FuturePlace

Fiona McAllister
National Sales & Service Manager Photographic Imaging, FUJIFILM Australia