As retail figures rise and experts speculate as to whether this may be the beginning of an economic rebound, Argyle Executive Forum presents its 2010 Deal Making in Retail event. Industry leaders will convene to discuss the outlook for 2010, where opportunities are trending in the sector, and other critical issues in the current retail space. The forum, to take place in Manhattan, will bring together 100-115 CEOs & Board members of public and private large cap and mid cap retail and consumer products corporations including executives in charge of strategy, corporate development and M&A, complementary areas of executive leadership (CFOs, COOs, etc.), select founders/senior managing partners of investment firms focusing on the retail and consumer sectors, select advisory firms, and press.

Please note that the limited seating for members of the advisory community is offered first to those that are supporting the event as sponsors. Participation by partnership organizations (advisory firms, vendors, etc) is limited to clients of Argyle Executive Forum. Argyle meetings are by invitation only. If you did not receive an invitation but would like to inquire about attendance, please click here.

*Press policies for member meetings are set at the individual session level. Some sessions may be on the record, while others are off. Please consult the meeting agenda, which will indicate which sessions are off the record. To inquire about media presence, please click here.

Perspectives By:

David Ansel
Partner
Loeb & Loeb

Les Berglass
Chairman
Berglass + Associates

Paul Beswick
North American Retail Practice Leader
Oliver Wyman

David Blumberg
Head of Strategic Development
Iconix

Dan Bonoff 
Partner
Goode Partners

Matthew Boyle
Reporter
Bloomberg News

Diane Brady
Senior Editor/Content Chief
Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Roben Farzad
Senior Writer
BusinessWeek

Mindy Grossman
Chief Executive Officer
HSN, Inc.

Nanette C. Heide
Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Kayvan Heravi
Principal
LNK Partners

Sandra Horbach
Managing Director, U.S. Buyout, Consumer and Retail
The Carlyle Group

Jason Kelly
Writer
Bloomberg News

John Kenney
Managing Director and Partner
TSG Consumer Partners

Peter Lattman
Private Equity Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

Richard Leonard
Managing Director
Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Joshua A. Leuchtenburg 
Partner
Ropes & Gray

Jonathan Lynch
Managing Director
CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC

Christopher J. Marangi
Senior Vice President
Gabelli & Company, Inc.

Gary Matthews
Operating Partner/Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

Kevin O'Brien
Managing Director
CCMP Capital Advisors

Matthew Rubel
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Collective Brands, Inc.

Kenneth Schwartz
Partner
Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services

Mark J. Schwartz
Former CEO
GB Merchant Partners and Gordon Brothers Group