Retail Leaders Circle 2018

Overview

Retail Leaders Circle, a trusted and influential community of prominent retail leaders, is committed to provide the world’s retailers, brand owners and suppliers with the intellectual and social capital they need to succeed.

What Makes RLC MENA Unique

Inspiring Thought Leadership

Provide an innovative and dynamic framework where thought leaders and visionaries inspiring all participating parties to introduce bold new ways on shaping the retail direction of the future.

Strategic Collaboration

Create and support partnerships by offering a unique and open format where leaders collaborate to best leverage their unprecedented combination of influence and expertise.

Incredible Networking

Foster exclusive networking of leading thinkers, business leaders and public figures who engage in privileged discussions and form a community that helps RLC MENA to push its mission forward.

Inspirational Keynotes

This unique event is infused with an atmosphere of connecting, sharing, and learning. You’ll hear fresh voices put forth innovative approaches, and established experts debate market opportunities.

Why Attend?

Individual Benefits

Become part of an exclusive circle of retail leaders.
Gain actionable insights and reflect on the latest industry thinking.
Network with the best retail minds and industry peers.
Debate and benchmark with retail innovators and thought leaders.
Discover new strategic concepts and retailing imperatives.
Drive the discussions shaping the industry’s future.

Company Benefits

Make your organisation more agile and competitive for the future.
Gain new resources and ideas to execute an industry-wide impact.
Understand your company’s strengths and weaknesses.
Avoid possible errors or losses by learning from others stories.
Uncover inefficiencies based off the ideas offered from our retail experts.
Heighten your company’s strength in leading through different cultures.

RLC In the Press

RLC in the Press

Opinion: Adapt or die – how to save the Middle East’s retail space

On the eve of the Retail Leaders Circle MENA, the industry is looking at how best to embrace technology to remain relevant.

The retail industry in the Middle East today is facing the threat of disruption due to a plethora of technological innovations. With the rise of e-commerce and omnichannels, the introduction of Aramex’s Shop&Ship, and the increased focus on personalised customer experiences that meet the changing consumer expectations and behaviour, retailers must now compete at every touchpoint.

Retail Leaders Circle MENA: Customers are key to the future

The ability of retailers to put the customer at the front and center of their business will determine the industry’s future success, according to the region’s leaders speaking at the Retail Leaders Circle MENA in Dubai. This summit, that took place on March 6-7, saw 100 industry delegates benefit from the insights of the region’s retail experts and business heads.

Retail leaders circle MENA: key industry summit brings region’s retail leaders together to unlock the future of the industry

As the retail industry in the MENA region undergoes seismic shifts driven by a post-oil economy, changing consumer behaviour and the digital realm becoming the new norm, this year’s Retail Leaders Circle MENA takes on critical significance for all sectors of the industry.

Industry leaders to descend on Dubai for the 4th Retail Leaders Circle MENA summit

Retail Leaders Circle (RLC), a pioneering industry summit bringing together global, influential and visionary industry leaders, will host its annual MENA summit on March 27th-28th, 2018, at Dubai’s Four Seasons Resort at Jumeirah Beach.

Speakers in 2018

2018 Speakers

	Patrick Chalhoub, Joint CEO Chalhoub Group, UAE

	Barbara Kahn,Chaired Professor of Marketing Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
	Vijay Talwar, President Footlocker.com, Eastbay, USA
	Faraz Khalid, Chief Executive Officer, Noon
	Arnaud Reytan, Head of IT & Transformation Kingfisher
	Alexis Lecanuet, Managing Director Retail Consumer Goods, Travel & Automotive, Accenture
	Nisreen Shocair, Chief Executive Officer TSC Broadcast, HSE24
	Tim Greenhalgh, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer FITCH, UK
	Cyrille Fabre, Partner Bain & Company
	Bart Denolf, CEO Franchise Sacoor Brothers
	Ramy Fares, Head of Retail, Travel & Hospitality Microsoft Middle East & Africa
	Mansour Hajjar, Chief Operating Officer Fashio Chalhoub Group, UAE
	Nitin Sanghavi, Professor of Retail Marketing and Strategy Manchester Business School
	Tarek Mansour, Partner McKinsey & Company
	Norma Taki, Partner, Retail & Consumer PwC
	Charbel Sarkis, MENA Head of Retail, E-Commerce, Telecom and Technology Google
	Marcus Freeman, Group Chief Finance Officer Chalhoub Group
	Marwan Eskandarani, Business Development Director Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group
	Ben Chesser, Chairman Apparel Group, UAE
	Andrew Williamson, Head of Retail, MENA Jones Lang LaSalle
	Sharif El-Badawi, Partner, 500
	Abdellah Iftahy, Associate Partner, McKinsey&Company
	Ramzi Solh, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Development King Abdullah Economic City
	Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner Wamda
	Sanjay Manchanda, Chief Executive Officer Nakheel
	Panos Linardos, Chairman NYIM
	Philip Bahoshy, Chief Executive Officer Magnitt
	Philip Matta, Co-Founder & CCO Hypermedia
	Walid Mansour, Managing Partner MEVP
	Rashid Doleh, Co-Founder & Managing Partner M Squared
	Enrico Gardumi, Co-Founder & Managing Director Retaily
	Khaled Al Jasser, Chief Executive Officer Arabian Centres

	Jayne Rafter, Publishing Director RLI
	Cameron Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Cinemas Majid Al Futtaim

Advisory Board


Patrick Chalhoub	Marigay McKee




Said Daher	Mortimer Singer




Morgan Parker	David Pilnick



Robin Lewis	Marino Maganto



Michael Moore	Andres Siefken



Steve Mormoris	Stacie Henderson