60th International Retail Summit

Hot Store Tour 1
Cutting-edge openings in Zurich (g/e)

Welcome coffee

Simplicity: Economy, Society, Retail and Technology

Opening Speech
David Bosshart, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Simplicity in the new business and social environment

CEO Insights
Franz Julen, Intersport International Corp.
Simple, sustainable, consistent – enabling the success of Intersport in the constantly changing retail environment of the last 42 years

Expert Talk
Joanne Denney-Finch, IGD / David Bosshart, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Retail outlook 2010-2012 – formats, structures, winners & losers

Global Outlook
Norbert Walter, Walter und Töchter Consultant
Economic outlook 2010 – 2012: Are swans all black by now, especially in Europe?

Lunch

Retail and Innovation

Keynote
Göran Roos
How to manage retail innovation.
Navigating between design, technology and new business models

Fashion in the Age of Simplicity

Keynote
Jose Luis Duran, Devanlay-Lacoste
How to keep a strong brand simple and smart

CEO Insights
Philippe Gaydoul, Gaydoul Group
- From Food to Fashion, from mass to class
- New positioning, new target group
André Maeder, Charles Vögele
Gaining the middle ground – new positioning of Charles Vögele

Break

Simplicity, Efficiency, Sustainability – and Lifestyle

Keynote
Jill Dumain, Patagonia
Reducing complexity in times of doubt -
transparency as a competitive advantage.

Executive Panel
Peter Bamert, Denner
Christoph Clavadetscher, Formerly Dohle
Thomas Vollmoeller, Valora

The Changing Landscape – New Models, New Products, New Services

Innovation
Dieter Berninghaus, Migros
What innovations are needed to make the retail trade fit for the future?

Summary 1st Day
David Bosshart, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

Networking & Lounge
Meet interesting people to talk to and treat yourself to some culinary surprises

Shuttle transfer
to the hotels and Thalwil station

Surviving the Digital World

Keynote
Douglas Rushkoff, bestselling author
People, places, and things: how real world retail will redefine itself for the digital lifestyle

Retail Outlook

Keynote
Alain Caparros, Rewe Group
Emotion vs. efficiency in retail - can the circle be squared?

Break

Hot concepts on Stage

Executive Practice
Christian Gries, Depot
Depot - building up a chain of stores
Roberto Chieppa, Prenatal Group Marketing
Make it simple: with customer obsession!

Beyond Efficiency – The Role of Creativity

Executive Panel
Theo Henselijn, retail expert
Bertrand Jungo, Manor
Paul Bringmann, La Place

Has the retail trade become too complex?
What are the roles of creativity and innovation in shaping the future?

Lunch

Simple Transactions - The Future of Payment

Hot Innovation
Christian Lanng, Tradeshift
The future of payment: simple, smooth and cheap. A Danish start-up wants to disrupt how banks and credit card companies process payments.

The Art of Simplicity

Interview
Sam Keller, Fondation Beyeler
Art, design, added values – how to give meaning to simple things

Executive Summary

Outlook
Herbert Bolliger, Migros
Key learnings

Closing
David Bosshart, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

Shuttle transfer to Thalwil station

Jürgen Müller

Jürgen Müller writes for over 20 years for the editorial of TextilWirtschaft. He has been working as editor, correspondent, managing editor and since 2006 he is editor in chief. TextilWirtschaft is Europe's leading trade magazine for the textile industry, featuring topics from fashion and management, plus the latest news from the industry and the trade.

Co-Presenter, David Bosshart

CEO of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, one of Europe‘s leading think tanks for business and society. The focuses of David Bosshart‘s work are trade, consumption, management and social change.

German / English (simultaneous translation)