"Growth opportunities and Challenges for Indian Retailers"
Bijou Kurien
President
Lifestyle - Reliance Retail Ltd
Bijou has been associated with marquee brands in the Fast moving consumer products and consumer durables industry for over 30 years. In his stint with Titan Industries,
"Smartphone leadership through smart retail - Delivering a consistent & effective Samsung brand vocabulary across diverse retail formats & footprints."
Alok Agrawal
COO - Cheil India / SW Asia Regional HQS
Every so often I feel I am a misfit in this business of creativity and imagination. Having learnt how to engineer airplanes at IIT Kanpur,
"The art of using technology to enhance the store experience"
Jim Crawford
Principal - Taberna Retail
Jim Crawford is the executive director of the Global Retail Executive Council (GREC) and a principal of Taberna Retail. Having worked in the retail industry as an analyst, consultant,
"Making Shopper Marketing Work Beyond The Conventional Modern & Traditional Store"
Sumanta Datta
Vice President-Customer & Commercial Leadership
Coca-Cola India
Sumanta is currently Vice President-Customer & Commercial Leadership since July 2009.In this role, Sumanta is responsible for collaborative end-to-end planning and executing process
Integrating consumer & shopper understanding to influence choice at retail.
Jitendra Papneja
Head, Consumer Insights (CIS), Kraft Foods
Jit is heading the Consumer Insights & Strategy (CIS) division at Kraft Foods, India.He joined Kraft Foods, Singapore in March 2007 as Regional CIS Manager
"VM as a creative tool to improve commerciality and brand awareness"
Tony Morgan
Head of Visual Merchandising - Fashion Retail Academy, London
Tony’s enthusiasm for the retail world has taken him around the globe searching for innovative store concepts and outstanding examples of visual merchandising. During 18 years at Selfridges London
EVP, Global Director of Retail Marketing - Leo Burnett Worldwide
Michael earned his Bachelor of Science (Aerospace Engineering) and Bachelor of Arts (Eastern European History) degrees from the University of Michigan.
"Best practices that ensure budget, time and quality compliance in retail project delivery"
Peter Hurst
Group Director - inProjects
Peter is a Group Director at inProjects with over 15 years experience in Project Management in the UK and Asia. He is also a LEED (Leadership in Energy & & Environmental Design) Accredited Professional with a passion for sustainability and the environment.
"Aligning a brands in-store objectives, in-store research methodologies and in-store activation to build category leadership in FMCG."
Tara Prabhakar
Development Director
TNS Retail & Shopper APAC
Tara Prabhakar in her current capacity as Retail and Shopper Development Director at TNS, is part of the Retail and Shopper expertise and leadership team for the APAC region. She and her team work
Since 1971, JGA has grown to become a global leader in brand strategy and retail design. JGA has built its reputation by assisting retailers and brands in realizing their visual marketing potential and attain leadership within their niche.
Ajay Shah graduated from the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad in the year 1988 as a furniture designer.The same year he set up Exemplar Systems to design,
Jacob Mathew, a graduate of the National Institute of design, India was one of the partners of Tessaract Design; a multidisciplinary Industrial Design studio setup in 1985. Jacob has been closely associated as a designer
David joined FITCH in 2005 as part of the newly created Global Development Team. As Global Development Director, based in London, alongside managing some of FITCH’s key global clients including Nokia, Unilever
Vishal Kapoor is leading the strategic design thinking for Future Group india ltd. He provides design solutions to organizational issues, be it in area of people ,processes or technology collaborating with the business objectives
Elena Maurer - Director - Key Account Development - LIGANOVA
Elena Maurer – Director Key Account Development – leads, understands and develops clients at the brand and retail marketing specialists of LIGANOVA. Since more than four years the 32- year-old has been leading the realm Key Account Development and is in charge of the development of another realm Visual Merchandising.
Badal Suchak began his career as a Visual Merchandiser in 1994 working at ‘The Bombay Store’ while it was being redesigned and rebranded from the original ‘Bombay Swadeshi Stores’
Head of VM - Store Design and Branding - Tanishq & Zoya
VM Challenge
Supported by:
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Surender Gnanaolivu
Executive Vice President - Store Development & Presentation Mahindra Retail Private Limited
About 17years experience in the Indian Retail Industry in Brand Activation, Strategic Retail Planning, Store Planning, Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Store Roll-Out management, Writing, Training and Teaching.
