
RAU HR Conference 2025: EVENT PROGRAM


The Retail Summit brings together 900 senior executives from international retailers across the retail sector, to discuss urgent issues changing the global retail landscape, including disruptive technologies, customer experience, accessibility, new business models and sustainability.
Taking place on 10-11 March 2020 in Dubai, The Retail Summit brings together senior executives from international retailers and parallel industries to create and debate the future of commerce. The Summit addresses urgent issues changing the global retail landscape and highlights the need for retailers to adapt their business models to meet the demands of the “always-on” consumer through disruptive technologies, enhancing customer experience, accessibility and creating sustainable and ethical supply chains.
The Summit attracts attendance from 900 international retailers, director-level or equivalent and an exclusively C-level speaker faculty of 80 executive retailers, business leaders, entrepreneurs and disruptors. Speakers include Hannah Mercer, VP Global Retail and Franchise Operations, adidas; Fernando Machado, Global CMO, Burger King; Kristina Blahnik, CEO, Manolo Blahnik; David Boynton, CEO, The Body Shop; Darshan Mehta, CEO, Reliance Brands; and more.
The sessions will highlight the disruptive thinking driving growth in the current retail environment. From start-ups that have reinvented a category to organisations delivering a truly differentiated customer experience, The Retail Summit will also shine a light on some of the fastest-growing verticals in retail, with sessions dedicated to emerging segments such as the sharing economy and the second-hand apparel market.
A key feature of the event is the Marketplace, an experiential exhibition designed to showcase innovative retail brands from around the world looking to explore opportunities in the Middle East. The Marketplace will feature a modern pop-up retail location, fitted out with the latest unique products and concepts, providing the perfect environment to showcase products and business whilst building the contacts necessary to assist with international expansion.
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