The Retail Summit 2023 | The Retail Summit | 13 March 2023 | Atlantis, The Palm, Crescent Rd - The Palm Jumeirah - Dubai - UAE

Is a global, content-led event for C-level executives from across retail to come together to learn, connect and debate. Bringing together 750+ of the brightest minds of the global retail community, it is the premier platform to shape the future of retail.

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. This is the annual global platform where industry icons share their expert knowledge and insights through a cutting-edge agenda. In a world of seismic change and innovation, there has never been a more critical time to meet face-to-face to debate and share future disruptions, advancements and innovations.

2023 Speakers

Saeed Alajou
Senior Director & General Manager UAE, Unifonic

Yousef Almawy
VP – Retail, Adyen

Tom Athron
CEO, Fortnum & Mason

Matteo Atti
Chief Marketing Officer, Vista

Kristina Blahnik
CEO, Manolo Blahnik

Florence Bulte
Chief Sustainability Officer, Chalhoub Group

Beth Butterwick
CEO, Jigsaw

Raffaella Campagnoli
Chief Strategy Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Retail

Janelle Cardozo
Director of Sales Acquiring, Geidea

Anabela Chan
CEO & Creative Director, Anabela Chan

Chris Davis
CMO, New Balance

Ji-Hoon Dierck
Chairman & CEO, PricingOne

Simone Dominici
CEO, Kiko Milano

Patrick Fallmann
Partner/General Manager, Store Makers - Middle East

Angela Farrugia
Founder, Brand x Society

David Fischer
Founder, Highsnobiety

Richard Flint
President – EU, Claire’s

Samer Gabr
Chief of Product, PricingOne

David Gandy
Founder, David Gandy Wellwear

Maria Gedeon Mohr
Founder & CEO, Gedeon Mohr and Partners

Saud Ghassan Alsulaiman
Group CEO, ALSULAIMAN GROUP

Jamie Gill
Founder, The Outsiders Perspective

Dimas Gimeno Alvarez
Founding Partner & President, WOW Concept

Remo Giovanni-Abbondandolo
SVP MENA, Checkout.com

Kate Hardcastle MBE
Broadcaster and Founder, Insight with Passion

Tommy Hilfiger
Principal Designer, Tommy Hilfiger Global

Damian Hopkins
Founder & CEO, The Radius Group

Erim Kaur
Founder & CEO, ByErim

Charlotte Keesing
Director, Walpole, the UK’s association of British Luxury Brands.

Melanie Kleemann
Chief Sales Officer Europe, Peek & Cloppenburg Group Düsseldorf and Vienna

Michael Kliger
CEO, Mytheresa.com

Tej Lalvani
CEO, Vitabiotics

Tara Lalvani
Founder, Beautifect

Rodney Lam
CEO, Daily Paper

Livia Lee
CEO and Brand Director, lala Berlin

Katrine Lee Larsen
Founder & CVO, Copenhagen Cartel

H.E. Mohammad Lootah
President & CEO, Dubai Chambers

Jeff Lotman
CEO, Fred Segal/Global Icons

Lucy Maguire
Senior Trends Editor, Vogue Business

Manju Malhotra
CEO, Harvey Nichols

Jo Malone CBE
Founder & Creative Director, Jo Loves

Jason McNary
President, Calypso St. Barth

Darshan Mehta
Managing Director, Reliance Brands Limited

Jaume Miquel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Tendam

Selvane Mohandas du Ménil
Managing Director, IADS

Ronaldo Mouchawar
Vice President of Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Amazon

Sacha Newall
Founder CEO, MyWardrobeHQ

Dhi Matiole Nunes
Co-Founder, The Latest

Lauren O’Connell
Beauty Editor, Cosmopolitan Middle East

Khadija Oubala
CEO, Sultan Center Group

Jody Plows
CEO, Nobody's Child

Alberto Racca
CEO, Miroglio Group

Jamila Saidi
Head of Digital Commerce, Retail & Luxury, Department for International Trade

Mónica San José
VP Sales, Kontoor Brands EMEA

Martino Scabbia Guerrini
Executive Vice President, President EMEA, APAC & Emerging Brands, VF Corporation

Yehuda Shmidman
Chairman & CEO, WHP Global & Toys “R” Us

Yasser Taher
CEO, Magrabi

Neeraj Teckchandani
CEO & Director, Apparel Group

Mich Turner MBE
Founder, Little Venice Cake Company

Alexis Vaganay
CCO Consumer Beauty, Coty

Tapan Vaidya
CEO, Papa John’s UAE & KSA

Dharmin Ved
CEO, 6thStreet

David Vercruysse
President, Chalhoub Group

Massimo Volpe
Co-Founder, Retail Hub

Sandeep Walia
Chief Transformation Officer, Slimstock MEA

Michael Ward
CEO, Harrods

Marcella Wartenbergh
CEO, AWWG

Peter Wood
CEO, AllSaints & John Varvatos

Nick Woodhouse
President & CMO, Authentic Brands Group

Angelo Zegna
Consumer & Retail Excellence Director, Zegna

Nicole Zhou
General Manager, Semir Group International

2023 Partners

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
• Dubai Chambers

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• Apparel Group

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Adyen
• Braze
• Department for International Trade
• UNIFONIC

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Checkout.com
• Geidea
• Mastercard
• Nakheel
• Worldpay

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Beacons Mind
• Collinson
• Increff
• Mirakl
• Oggetto
• Ogloba
• Partner Tech
• Pricing One
• Scandit
• Semir
• Slimstock
• Storemakers
• Tap Payments
• WebEngage

KEY PARTNER:
• IGDS World Department Store Summit

MEDIA PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
• IADS
• The IGDS WDSS
• Industry Events
• Media 7
• Oxford Business Group
• Parcel Monitor
• RLI
• Retail Association of Ukraine
• Eurelia
• Euromonitor
• FashionUnited
• Golden Business Magazine