Program

• How can the key retailers and suppliers in the market contribute to it?
• Isn’t this the right moment for closer cooperation of suppliers and retailers?

Discussion Participants:
Jan Fischer, Prime Minister ČR
Andrej Babiš, Managing Director, Agrofert Holding
Philips James Clarke, CEO, Tesco ČR
Jan van Dam, CEO, Ahold ČR
Rainhardt Freiherr von Leoprechting, President, EuroCommerce
Zdeněk Juračka, President, Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism
Petr Morava, Manging Director, ČEPOS
Karel Pilčík, Managing Director, Krásno
Tomáš Sedláček, Main Macroeconomic Strategist, ČSOB

Best Practices of retailers and producers from the expansion and business on the international markets. Opportunities of Czech companies abroad. What to do and what to avoid? Solutions supporting international logistics and distribution.

Panelists:
Petr Bena, Customer  Business Director, Procter & Gamble Central Europe South, Michael Bezděk, Country Manager, MPI Consulting ČR, Josef Holub, Vice-chairman of the Board, COOP EURO, Zdeněk Jahoda, CEO, Emco, Radek Jonke, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board, Lacnea

Situation and trends in DIY and electro market – discussion of important players and analytics. The demand recession and instruments to revive it.

Panelists:
Ondřej Fryc, CEO, Netretail Holding, B.V. (Mall.cz), Peter Neuvirt, Managing Director, NAY CZ, Jiří Pathy, General Manager, ETA, Milan Růžička, CEO, Electro World CZ/SK, Pavel Sláma, Executive Director, Datart International

What are the changes in fashion shopping behaviour due to crisis? What precautions did retailers adopt? Has price once again become the most important factor of shopping decision when buying clothes or shoes? Novelties in customer service.

Panelists:
Martina Drtinová, Senior Research Specialist, Incoma GfK, Bohumil Karafiát, Managing Director of the mail-order store, Neckermann, Daniel Lopour, Product Manager RFID-EPC, GS1 Czech Republic, Anna Motlíková, Managing Director, Steilmann Praha, Lubomír Motyčka, Chairman of the Board, Vesna

Usage of new media (internet 2.0, new forms of mobile communication) in retail business. Online support of off-line retailing. NFC technologies in retail chains. Multimedia in the store - new possibilities of interactions with customers.

Panelists:
Martin Klofanda, PR Manager, Kofola, David Lesch, Chairman of the Board, AV Media, Patrik Mališ, Executive Director, Retail Info, Michal Říha, Sales Director, APLS Group (APLS Praha and Zlín), Richard Walitza, Strategy and Product Development Manager, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic

GALA DINNER – HOW TO BOUNCE OFF ? 

Topics:
Retail and unfair practices – what is the relationship between suppliers and retailers? Is it encounter or cooperation? Is the customer always the winner? What is the practice in other countries? What are expected impacts of the latest law on significant trade force and its misuse for retailers and suppliers?

Panelists:
Romana Benešová, Partner, KPMG Czech republic, Hynek Brom, 1st Vice-chairman, Office for the Protection of Competition, Jan Hajda, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Economic Affairs, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic , Zdeněk Juračka, President, SOCR ČR and Chairman, SČMSD, Michal Olexa, Retail Consultant, ex Makro/OBI/Kaufland, Oldřich Trojan, Attorney, AK HOLEC, ZUSKA & Partneři, Karel Zuska, Attorney, AK HOLEC, ZUSKA & Partneři

Topics:
Shopping behaviour trends on the Czech market. Retail store as a medium of shopper marketing. Role of categories in the view of shoppers. Shopping trip and decision process: RFID role in the retail future.

Panelists:
Marie Doušová, Commercial Directora, Nestlé Česko, Michal Charvát, General Manager, Ogilvy Action, Marisa Jimenez, Public Policy Director Europe, GS1 Global Office, Richard Piluša, Cunsumer Tracking Director, GfK Czech, Michal Štádler, Marketing Director ČR & SR, Tesco Stores ČR

Topics:
Threats and opportunities of small-space format shopping outlets. Wholesale services development as an opportunity for small shops. Specifics of small formats from the suppliers service perspective.

Panelists:
Bohumír Bárta, Chairman of the Board, JPServis (PONT), Iva Buriánková, CEO, BIOTOP CZ, Zdeněk Linhart, Managing Director, Žabka ČR, Nguyen Nam, General Secretary, Association of Vietnamese entrepreneurs in ČR, Kamil Werner, Managing Director, Retail chain BALA

Topics:
Retail development and its influence on demands on retail employees. Professional education models (European Competence Centre for Vocational Training) and possibilities to support retail education from the European Social Fund.

Panelists:
Aleš Borej, HR Manager, Makro, Jan Nussbauer, Expansion and Procurement Director, dm, Pavel Adam, Tallent Development Director, Ahold ČR, Bernd Hallier, Managing Director, EHI Retail Institute, Pasqualino Mare, Manager International Projects, KCH International

Topics:
Trust based on products quality and quality trading. Quality and certification. Programs for regional products support. Direct cooperation of retailers and farmers.

Panelists:
David Čermák, CEO, Momentum (McCannWorldgroup), Jaroslav Froulík, Managing Director, Jednota České Budějovice, David Kolář, Marketing Director, Penny Market, Jaroslav Kurčík, Managing Director, Penam and Member of the Board, Agrofert Holding, Stanislav Němec, Chairman, Asociation of Private Agricultural Entrepreneurs ČR, Oleg Spružina, Managing Director, TÜV SÜD Czech

Topics:
Shopping centres: expansion is slowing down, but by far not ends. Where does the space for new shopping centres remain? Which centres grow even in the difficult times and which are loosing customers? How to make an optimal lease mix for catchment area? How to address the suitable target group the best way? Are the investments into remodelling a risk or a necessity? How do the entertainment and catering units contribute to the centres´ viability?

Panelists:
Martin Macháč
Aleš Navrátil, Leasing & Marketing Director, Somerston Olympia, Renata Nejtková, Group Mall Marketing Manager, Tesco Stores ČR, Luděk Semrád, CEO, HERVIS Sport a móda, Clive Woodger, Managing Director, My Department Stores Tesco, Karel Zeman, Research Analyst Central Europe, ING Real Estate Investment Management

Topics:
Thinking of future from the view of today’s economical situation and expected development. Perspectives of retail formats – „brick & mortar shop“ or „internet“ or …? Customer – vendor – supplier – what can we expect?

Panelists:
Tomáš Bednář, Executive Director, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Czech, Otakar Binder, Commercial Director and Member of the Board, K Brewery Trade, Michal Heisig, Commercial Director, Seznam.cz, Karel Hruzík, CEO, Hruška, Marcus Chipchase, Managing Director, My Department Stores Tesco, Inge Juliusson, Marketing Manager, IKEA Czech republic, Hungary and Slovak Republic, Martin Kasa, Founder, KASA.cz, Martin Moravec, CEO, p.k. Solvent

Topics:
Is there a bottom? Where to go next in retail cost cutting - proven techniques. Saving costs without sacrificing customer service. Costs and revenue - two sides of the coin. Getting little help from friends - finding partners to fight costs. Excellent cost saving strategy is useless without proper execution. 3 elements of cost saving - human, process, technology. Closer look at human factor. Saving thanks to market understanding - knowledge of customer and employee needs (GfK tools). Technology driven savings - next generation retail automation. Not managed unless measured.

Panelists:
Petr Doležal, Managing Director, Schlecker, Petr Chvátal, General Manager, CS Cargo, Jaroslav Jíra, Sales & Marketing Director, GfK Czech, Jan Lansberg, CEO, KiK textil and Non-Food, Graeme Murray, Strategy Planner and Independent Consultant, OgilvyOne, Jiří Přibyslavský, Business Consultant, SAP ČR