09.00   Registration, tea and coffee
     
09.30   Chairman's welcome
Stephen Robertson, Director General, British Retail Consortium
     
    An interview with Murray Hennessy, Chief Executive, thetrainline.com
     
    Marketing – data and loyalty across channels
Ruth Spencer, Director of Insight, Loyalty and Multi-Channel, Alliance Boots
     
    How Adnams is using social media to enhance the customer experience
Sean Clark, Head of Web Operations, Adnams plc
     
    Questions
     
11:00   Morning tea & coffee
     
11:30  

Multi-channel marketing discussion panel, sponsored by



To cover subjects such as:
- Mobile phone retailing
- The future of cross channel retailing
- Optimising the cutomer journey through social media
David Hogg, Industry Marketing Director, Sterling Commerce (UK) Limited
Andrew Brem, Multichannel and Services Director, Best Buy Europe
Dr Douglas Gurr , Formerly Executive Development Director , Asda-Wal*Mart

     
    BRC Policy introduction
Richard Braham, Distance Selling & Consumer Credit Policy Adviser, British Retail Consortium
     
   

A truely networked nation
Leigh Smyth, Managing Director, Race Online 2012

     
   
BRC - Google Retail Online Monitor
John Gillan, Senior Industry Retail Head, Google
     
12:40   Lunch
     
13:40   Operational challenges of multi-channel
Simon Russell, Head of Multi Channel, John Lewis Partnership
     
    Headline sponsors address
Tony Stockil, CEO, Javelin Group
     
14:40   Afternoon tea & coffee
     
15:00   Britain's best kept secret……unveiled
Tim Curtis, Managing Director, Lands' End UK
     
    Value for money from the comfort of your home.....an Interview with Alan White, Chief Executive, N Brown Group
     
   

New business model discussion panel
To cover areas such as:
- Looking to the future
- A fully integrated multi-channel shopping experience
- Predicted challenges
Robin Phillips, Director, E-Commerce, Waitrose

Tony Prescott, E-Commerce Director, Focus DIY
Paul Downhill , Consumer Affairs Manager, Home Retail Group

     
    Chairman's closing remarks
     
16:15   Event close
     
Live, interactive & Tweeting on the Hashtag: Please use the hashtag #mcrc if you would like to contribute any thoughts or questions for our discussion panels or comments about the day in general. Happy Tweeting!
 

This conference will be of value to senior retail professionals including:

  • Chief Executives / Managing Directors

  • Multi-Channel Directors / Managers
  • E-Commerce Directors / Managers
  • Operations Directors / Managers
  • Finance Directors / Managers
  • Supply Chain Directors / Managers
  • Merchandising Directors / Managers
  • Marketing Directors / Managers

The event will also be of interest to retail consultants, technology providers, manufacturers, suppliers and the media.


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