8:00 – 8:30am

Breakfast Reception

8:30 – 8:45am

Opening Remarks by Conference Chairmen:
Goode Partners

8:45 – 9:30am

“Treasure Hunt”

Michael J. Silverstein
Senior Vice President
The Boston Consulting Group

9:30 – 10:15am

“The Repositioning of the Bloomingdale's Brand”

Michael Gould
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bloomingdale’s

10:15 – 10:30am

Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:15am

"Managing Creative Talent"

Michael Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Fendi

11:15 – 12:00pm

“Retail Real Estate Trends”

Panelists:
David B. Henry
Vice-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Kimco Realty Corporation

12:00 – 1:15pm

Lunch served

Lunch Speaker:

“Economic and Retail Trend Outlook”

Anthony Chan, Ph.D
Managing Director & Chief Economist
JPMorgan Private Client Services

1:15 – 2:00pm

“Mass Retailing”

Mark Goodman
Executive Vice President, Marketing, Membership and E-commerce
Sam's Club

 

Interviewed by:
Monica Kaufman Pearson
Anchor
WSB-TV, Atlanta

2:00 – 2:45pm

Panel Discussion

“E-Commerce Ten Years Later”

Moderator:
Lauren Foster
US Consumer Goods Correspondent
The Financial Times

Panelists include:
Brendan Hoffman
President and CEO
Neiman Marcus Direct

Michael G. Rubin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
GSI Commerce Inc.

John Sullivan
Senior Vice President
Toys R Us, Inc.

2:45 – 3:30pm

Panel Discussion

“Luxury Brand Management”

Panel Moderator:
Lauren Foster
US Consumer Goods Correspondent
The Financial Times

Panelists include:
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
Group President
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Robert B. Chavez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hermès of Paris, Inc.

Jim Gold
President and CEO
Bergdorf Goodman

3:30 – 3:45pm

Coffee Break

3:45 – 4:30pm

Panel Discussion

“Trends in Retail Leadership”

Moderator:
Lauren Foster
US Consumer Goods Correspondent
The Financial Times

Panelists include:
Les Berglass
Chairman
Berglass Grayson

Joseph DePinto
President and CEO
7-Eleven, Inc.

Tom DiDonato
EVP, Human Resources
American Eagle Outfitters

4:30 – 4:45pm

Closing Comments by Conference Chairmen:
Goode Partners

5:00 – 6:00pm

Cocktail Party
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