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DEFINING REGIONAL STRATEGIES PART OF THE BROUGHT TO YOU BY Influence retail’s major decisions. 2015 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
DEFINING REGIONAL STRATEGIES
PART OF THE BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Influence retail’s major decisions.2015 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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We wanted to be part of what we think is the best event for attracting retailers and their partners, to promote and share what we do in this space to retailers, but also to meet potential customers.Richard Clarke | Vice President Global Retail Business Development, Fujitsu
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THE RETAIL CONGRESS ASIA PACIFIC LEGACYRetail Congress Asia Pacific is the only industry Director-level, pan-retail event in Asia. It is specifically designed for industry CEOs and Directors, those setting the retail agenda and leading business change. The agenda is put together through extensive research and in consultation with an industry leading Advisory Board.
Since its launch in Hong Kong in 2011, Retail Congress Asia Pacific has grown to be the premier event for retail leaders in Asia. The 2014 event was the most successful yet, with over 670 attendees gathering to share best practice, network, and gain valuable insights into global retail trends. Director level retailers joined from China, Korea, India, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, representing more than 24,000 outlets.
Attendess to the 2014 Congress included C-Suite representatives from the number one retailers in India, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, as well as five of the largest retailers in Singapore demonstrating that the Congress is a highly regarded event for the retail elite.
Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2015 will take place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on the 17-18 March 2015.
For sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities please contact James Le Masurier, Head of Strategic Partnerships, [email protected] +44(0)203 033 2274
2014 speaker platform saw the following keynote speakers take to the stage: Dato’ Dr Jannie Chan Siew Lee President | Singapore Retailer’s Association & the ASEAN Business Forum Gordon Campbell CEO | SPAR International Terry O’Connor Group CEO | Courts Asia Ltd Launa Inman Former Chief Executive Officer | Billabong Scott Price CEO and President | Walmart Asia Dr. SH Lee CBE, Chairman | Homeplus Tesco Korea Jerry Black Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer | Aeon Kian Peng Seah CEO | NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Kent Siu-Kee Wong Managing Director | Chow Tai Fook Stephen Sun Founder and CEO | Shanghai Woo Sanjay Kapoor Managing Director | Genesis Colors Redmond Yeung Vice Chairman | Gap Greater China
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
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ASEAN Integration and intra-regional expansion: As the region seeks to create a single and highly competitive market, analysts and retail experts look at the impact and opportunities for regional and international retail players.
Phygital Retail: Synergy of the physical and virtual worlds – Future thinking on what exciting opportunities the merge of digital capabilities (new technology and mobile devices) can offer physical retail.
The war on talent – As competition for talent heightens, retail leaders assess how the industry can attract, retain and empower the next generation retail workforce.
Retail-tainment – Satisfying the experience hunters – How will retailers create new experiential spaces, personalised services, surprise retail pop up projects and online/offline value propositions to satisfy demand for immediacy and service?
Growth markets on the horizon – Discussing the emerging markets of The Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia which present interesting retail growth prospects over the next five years.
Mobile First: Deemed as the region where mobile retail services are having the biggest impact, sessions consider trends and strategies to engage with the mobile first generation.
KEY THEMES FOR 2105
Leaders of the most dynamic and influential companies and brands play an active role in shaping and directing the Congress programme.
2015 Advisory Board include:
Sanjeev Mohanty MD | BENETTON INDIA
Kian Peng Seah CEO | NTUC FAIRPRICE
Sarah O’Donnell CEO | SEIBU ENTERPRISE COMPANY / BEAUTY BAZAAR
Roger Egan CEO | REDMART.COM
Peter Worley CEO | ASIA PACIFIC, DECKERS
Nian Tze Chee GENERAL MANAGER | ROBINSONS GROUP
Tobias Wasmuht CEO | SPAR CHINA
Wayne Milano SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | ASIA, ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH
Terry O’Connor GROUP CEO | COURTS ASIA LTD
Marcello Pace HEAD OF RETAIL | BETA EMERGING MARKETS
Steven Greentree DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | WOOLWORTHS LTD
Robert Gilby MANAGING DIRECTOR | THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Torben Paulin CEO | BOCONCEPT
2015 themes include:
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ATTENDEE BREAKDOWN
100 expert speakers will take to the stage providing essential key learnings, strategic insight and thought provoking opinions on the future development of the industry in this region.
The 2014 event was the largest to date bringing together 675 industry leaders from 35 countries:
The 5th Annual Retail Congress Asia Pacific will gather over 700 members from the pan-Asian and international retail community.
RETAILER SUB SECTOR
FASHION & APPAREL
DIY
ENTERTAINMENT
MULTI-GOODS
SPECIALIST RETAILER
FOOD & GROCERY
E-TAILER
ELECTRICAL
HOME FURNISHINGS
HEALTH & BEAUTY/PHARMACY
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
DIRECTOR LEVEL OR ABOVE
RETAILER ATTENDANCE
35 80% 66%
90INSPIRATIONAL
SPEAKERS
89GLOBALPRESS
675ATTENDEES
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STRONG REGIONAL SUPPORT
2014 Regional brand representatives included:
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2014 International brand representatives included:
INTERNATIONAL REACH
AMER EMEA APAC
6.73% 19.73% 73.54%
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MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
VALUE OF MEDIA PARTNERSHIP PROMOTION:
£299,7503.2 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS
4,890 NEW TWITTER FOLLOWERS
571 NEW FACEBOOK FANS
40+ 83%global media partners from APAC region
Retail Congress Asia Pacific offers you premium access to a global campaign that speaks directly to your target audience. Pre and post-show opportunities are available to get involved for 2015, including:> Your white papers featured in our monthly newsletter, distributed to the Retail Congress Asia Pacific database, our partners, Advisory Board members and speakers
> Introductions to attendees via the Congress app, available 4 weeks prior to the event, giving you the ability to plan meetings before you arrive onsite
> Global coverage through a dedicated PR agency
> Visibility in promotional collateral including weekly emails, the main brochure, DM pieces, social media and more…
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GLOBAL MEDIA EXPOSURE
89 GLOBAL PRESS IN ATTENDANCE IN 201425 SPEAKER INTERVIEWS HELD ONSITE11 BROADCAST INTERVIEWS
TEXTILE & FASHION FEDERATION(SINGAPORE)
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GETTING INVOLVED
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO FULFIL YOUR BUSINESS OBJECTIVESPosition your business as an essential player in the retail industry by demonstrating thought leadership, networking with the key decision makers and showcase your brand to a global audience.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - This is an excellent opportunity to position yourself as an expert in a particular field, whilst aligning your key message with the Congress agenda. It is a great way to raise your profile throughout the industry, showcasing your knowledge and expertise and creating new conversations with potential new clients as a result.
PLENARY OR STREAMED PANEL SESSION – Sponsoring one of these sessions will allow you to reach the audience of senior retailers whilst they are there to learn and strategise for the year ahead. It will provide your company with the perfect platform to be seen as an integral player in the retail market.
BUSINESS STREAM SESSION – This will allow you to demonstrate your expertise in a specific field alongside the most insightful retailers. It will allow you to unveil exclusive research findings, share your solutions and showcase your knowledge on the most critical topics.
BREAKFAST OR LUNCH BRIEFINGS – These briefings can be used to demonstrate thought leadership, differentiate your products and services or raise awareness of a specific issue that you can help retailers to address.
We find terrific value in attending the World Retail Congress. It brings together a terrific group of leaders and innovators across the retail community in a way that no other conference does in a very short amount of time to share ideas, information, in a very, very valuable way for MasterCard and for the retail community.
Andrew D. MantisGroup Head Merchant Information, Mastercard Advisors For information on how to get involved, contact James Le Masurier, Head of Sales:
T: +44(0)203 033 2274 | E: [email protected]
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2015 FLOORPLAN EXHIBIT AT RETAIL CONGRESS ASIA 2015
Being an exhibitor at the World Retail Congress in Singapore was a very interesting experience permitting us to pick up lots of information about the latest trends in the retail sector and make great contacts with companies from all over the world that might become our future business partners.
Gilbert den BekkerVertical Market Director, Retail & Fashion | GEODIS WILSON
PREVIOUS PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED:
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES SPEAKER LOUNGE
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RETAIL CONGRESS ASIA PACIFIC, MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE | 17-18 MARCH 2015WWW.RETAILCONGRESSASIA.COM
For information on how to get involved, contact James Le Masurier, Head of Strategic Partnerships: T: +44(0)203 033 2274 | E: [email protected].
It was very exciting for us to be part of World Retail Congress 2014! As a professional services firm offering business advisory services, it was a colourful experience and the Congress opened several doors for us to be even more engaged in the world of retail. Through WRC, we gathered many leads and received great exposure to market our Retail Sector services to the global scene. The organisers were also very professional in the way they planned and executed the event. They even ensured our investment in the event was well-spent by planning programmes to extend the mileage for us as exhibitors.
Yang Li LianTeam Leader, Retail Sector, Chio Lim Stone Forest
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