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+974 4142 4001
EMAIL ADDRESS :
info@futureretaildestinations.com
KEY SPEAKERS
GERARD GROENER
Senior Advisor and former Managing Director
Ingka Centres, IKEA’s Malls Division
Former CEO – CORIO
Gerard Groener started out as the Managing Director of the Dutch unit of Corio N.V., a leading retail property company with developments and operations across Europe and Turkey. During his tenure as the company’s CEO, he led Ingka Centre, the shopping centre branch of IKEA, with operations across the globe. In 2021, Gerard left IKEA and started his own consultancy and is active on several non-executive boards.
ROEL VAN DEN BERG
Owner
Access to Quality BV
Roel van den Berg has over 30 years of experience in business development. Roel later co-founded the Access to Quality network, which works in developing ideas, strategies, and concepts for both Dutch and international businesses companies. His clients include CBRE Investment Management, Ingka Centres, Campofrio Food Group, AirFrance, KLM and Unilever.
IBRAHIM IBRAHIM
Managing Director
Portland Design
Ibrahim Ibrahim is a member of the UK Government’s High Street Task Force and the Centre for London think tank’s advisory board. He is a retail strategist who focuses on the future of retail and consumerism, branding and retail design. Ibrahim has worked with a diverse portfolio of clients across the world. He regularly contributes to The Economist Insights blog on design, retail and business strategy.
ANTONIA GIACINTI
Owner
Antonia Milano
Antonia Giacinti founded the upscale accessories store called “ANTONIA” in 1999, growing it into a fashion-forward multi-brand clothing and accessories store for men and women. Her Macao boutique, which opened in 2016, is regarded as a prominent shopping destination in the region. In 2020, Antonia launched K11| ANTONIA in Hong Kong’s K11 MUSEA.
CHRISTIAN RECALCATI
Managing Director
Sportium
Christian has spent over
30 years in the real estate market and industry, focusing on retail and shopping malls in particular. He put his experience at clients’ disposal both in theoretical and operational stages. His bespoke approach aims at matching clients’ needs with the most innovative trends and optimising functional and economic results. He also set up Larry Smith’s businesses in Russia, Brazil, and China.
ANDREA RASCA
Founder & Chief Executive Dreamer
Mercato Metropolitano
Andrea Rasca is the Founder of the Mercato Metropolitano Movement, which transformed a 150,000 sq.ft. derelict railway station in Milan into a massive pop-up food booth. He has extensive experience in the food industry, specialising on the creation and implementation of internationalisation strategies for large Italian food companies over the last 25 years.
MIDDLE EAST ROUNDTABLE
RETHINKING
DESTINATIONS
AVIJIT YADAV
CEO
Tamdeen Mall Management
NADA GHAOUI ABOU SAAB
Co-Founder
FIKRA Consultants, Canada
Former Marketing Director for shopping malls at Majid Al Futtaim
WAIL BAKHAIR
President of the Board
Middle East Council of Shopping Centers + Retailers
SHAHROKH KESHAVARZ
CEO
Retail Stars
Founder – Golden
Business Magazine
Regional Representative
of MECS+R – Iran
RONY JOSEPH MOURANI
CEO
Assets Properties Management
AGENDA
- JUNE 09
Full Day Forum
- 08:30 - 09:30
1 Hour
Registration and Coffee
- 09:30 - 09:45
15 Minutes
Conference Opening & Welcome Address
Unveiling future retail destinations by Alessandro Gaffuri
- 09:45 – 10:00
15 Minutes
Opening Address
The Qatari vision of the future: A Wellspring for Growth
- 10:00 – 10:20
20 Minutes
Plenary Session: How to build favourite meeting places by Roel Van Den Berg
- 10:20 – 10:40
20 Minutes
Keynote Address:
Unlocking growth with future-proofed retail destinations by Gerard Groener
- 10:40 – 11:00
20 Minutes
Beyond the Matchday: How retail, F&B, hospitality, leisure, services play a key role for sports stadiums to generate traffic and income all year round by Christian Recalcati
- 11:00 – 11:15
15 Minutes
Coffee Break and Networking
- 11:15 – 11:30
15 Minutes
Evolution of fashion retail by Antonia Giacinti
- 11:30 – 11:45
15 Minutes
How to build a sustainable community marketby Andrea Rasca
- 11:45 – 12:00
15 Minutes
Designing authentic experiences and spaces by Ibrahim Ibrahim
- 12:00 – 13:00
1 hour
ME Roundtable: Rethinking destinations malls must catalyse community building
- 13:00 – 14:00
1 Hour
Lunch
- 14:00 – 16:30
2.5 Hours
First-of-its-kind Interactive Workshops: Discovering your secret sauce to create favourite meeting places: Your chance to imagine the ‘Shopping Mall of the future’
- 16:30 – 16:45
15 Minutes
Presentations from the workshops
- 16:45 – 17:00
15 Minutes
Closing remarks by Alessandro Gaffuri
- 19:00 – 19:30
30 Minutes
Pre-function / Networking
- 19:30
Gala Dinner
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