|
 DAY 1: MONDAY, APRIL 21
CONFERENCE OFFICIAL OPENING
Conference Chair’s Opening Remarks
Welcome Address
THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY – A GLOBAL OVERVIEW
An ICSC perspective on trends in the global shopping centre industry.
As the only global association for the industry, ICSC is at the pulse of what is happening across the international scene and in this session reports on how the industry is shaping up over the next decade. Growth in the new economies of China, India and Russia is being replicated in even newer growth sectors such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. ICSC delivers the facts and figures to understand those new dynamics.
Michael P. Kercheval
President and Chief Executive Officer
International Council of Shopping Centers
New York, U.S.A.
Click here to view profile
René Tremblay
ICSC Worldwide Chairman
International Council of Shopping Centers
President and CEO, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Click here to view profile
PARTNERSHIP: LANDLORDS & RETAILERS SHARING THE FUTURE
In the past, the relationships between retailers and landlords worldwide have traditionally been more adversarial than collaborative. It is an increasing trend that the lines between both are becoming blurred as developers become retailers and vice versa. This open forum session will address this dichotomy and more. This is your opportunity to participate and contribute as we ask a panel of distinguished retailers and developers how they see the relationship between all stakeholders in the future.
Panel Session
WHAT’S NEW IN RETAIL FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
In a world of constant change where consumer trends crop up and vanish practically overnight, what is that elusive ingredient that makes a brand stand out from the ever crowded pack. What are the ingredients that make the consumer stand up and take notice. This session will be a fast paced kaleidoscope ride of retail formats making an impact on the global stage from Boston to Beijing, San Francisco to Sydney.
Stan Eichelbaum
Founder and President
Marketing Developments, Inc. and
Planning Developments, Inc.
Florida, USA
Click here to view profile
THE INFLUENCE OF RETAIL DESIGN ON SHOPPING CENTRES
How do the current trends in retail design affect shopping centre designs? Exploring the diversity of attitudes, symbols and cues that define the consumer experience and what shopping malls and retailers can learn.
Eric Kuhne
President
Eric Kuhne Associates
London, UK
Click here to view profile
THE DESIGN EXPERIENCE ECONOMY
Karim Rashid, a leading figure in the fields of product and interior design, fashion, furniture, lighting and art, is best known for bringing his democratic design sensibility to the masses. Designing for an impressive array of clients from Umbra to Prada, Miyake to Method, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of consumer culture. To date he has had some 2,000 objects put into production. In this session he shares with us his passion for design and it impact on the consumer experience.
Karim Rashid
Contemporary thinker and industrial designer
Click here to view profile
DAY 2: TUESDAY, APRIL 22
OVERVIEW OF THE MIDDLE EAST RETAIL REAL ESTATE SCENE
The next decade will see an explosion in retail real estate development throughout the Middle East. With several of the world’s largest malls being built in the more established markets of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, it would be easy to overlook some of the regions neighbors who also have big plans for capitalizing on their burgeoning growth in population. From Syria to Sudan, we will take a whirlwind overview at projects developed and taking shape in the next few years offering opportunities for the savvy retailer.
John D. Davis
CEO
Colliers International
Dubai, U.A.E.
Click here to view profile
GREEN VERSUS GOLD – A DEBATE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Defining the future – exactly what does sustainable development mean to the industry? The Gulf real estate sector must address sustainability issues if it wants to develop the $500billion of developments planned between now and 2015.
How is it possible to manage the balancing act between the imperative to be environmentally and socially responsible and the constant drive for increasing profits. Can they co-exist? This lively session will highlight both sides of the debate.
Panel Session
MANAGING CHANGE IN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING MARKETS
As explosive growth takes place within companies in the Middle East and other developing markets, a growing concern is the need for change management. The best developments in the world will not be successful nor profitable if their most valuable asset, their human talent can not manage to keep pace with these astonishing transformations. The challenge to manage, motivate and retain your corporate stars will be one of the most important skills facing all leading corporations. How do you to face these challenges to not only survive but thrive.
Dr. Tommy Weir
Head of Learning and Development
Nakheel
Dubai, UAE
Click here to view profile
THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE – WHERE TO FROM HERE?
What do global industry’s leaders see as the future of the shopping centre industry. Where is the industry headed? What are the key ingredients for shopping centre success today be it North or South America, Middle or Far East or any of the worlds emerging markets? What impact will the needs and aspirations of new breed of consumer have? What innovations in design, product offering etc are required to satisfy those needs.
Panel Session
BLOCKBUSTER FINALE : FUNKY BUSINESS – THINKING OUT OF THE BOX!
Talent makes capital dance. Dr. Kjell A. Nordstrom, one of the world’s most influential management thinkers, launches a manifesto for the new world of business. Forget what has come before -- this is the future for organizations and leaders. Competitive advantage comes from being different. Increasingly, difference comes form the way people think rather than what organizations make. Today, the only thing that makes capital dance is talent. In such times we cannot have business as usual -- we need funky business. Whether you like it or not, we are all condemned to freedom -- the freedom to choose. This is a true work-out for the wits. Kjell is a real catalyst for breaking your thinking out of 'business as usual'.
Dr. Kjell Nordtsrom
Associate Professor at the
Institute of International Business (IIB)
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Click here to view profile
|
