WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE 2012

09.30 - 13.20 SPECIAL SESSIONS

14.30-18.00 AFTERNOON SESSION

TURKEY: A ROLE MODEL FOR SUCCESS

In this session:
•    Turkey’s growing wealth and profile as an independent and potentially powerful player
•    Valuable insights from businesses and entrepreneurs driving the Turkish economy
•    Creative thinking that builds bridges and drives progress

Welcome to The Global Summit 2012

Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company and Co-Chair of The Consumer Goods Forum
Lars Olofsson, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Carrefour and Co-Chair of The Consumer Goods Forum
                       
Moderator: Alex Thomson, Presenter & Chief Correspondent, ITN Channel 4 News UK

Turkey: A gateway to success

Keynote Address by The President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Abdullah Gül 
Networking and Refreshment Break

Differing perspectives on what drives the Turkish economy

A view from Turkey’s leading industrial and financial conglomerate

Leveraging Turkeys’ unique economy: the creation of sustained growth and a model for the future

Guler Sabanci, Chairman & Managing Director, Sabanci Holding, Turkey
(Sabancı Group companies are market leaders in their respective sectors that  includes financial services, energy, cement, retail, tire and automotive businesses. In 2010, the consolidated revenue of Sabancı Holding was US$ 13.0 billion)

The entrepreneur’s view

Emerging trends in Turkish and EurAsian business and banking: opportunities for the international entrepreneur and investor over the next 10 years.

Husnu Ozyegin, Chairman, Fiba
(Fiba Group controls an investment portfolio of high-value brand names in both financial and non-financial lines of business, including retail.  The Group has US$ 18.0 billion in total assets and US$ 3 billion in total equity)

East, West and the frontiers of creativity

Elif Shafak
Award-winning novelist and the most widely read female writer in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages          

Elif Shafak in conversation with Alex Thomson       

18.00 Session wrap-up with Moderator: Alex Thomson
18.15 - 19.15 Official Opening Cocktail reception at the Rahmi Koç Museum Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company

THURSDAY 21st JUNE 2012

09.00-12.30 MORNING SESSION

DOING BUSINESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES

In this session:
•    Analyst perspectives on the future challenges in store for retailers
•    Securing growth against today’s broader economic and financial environment
•    Insights from operators moving their business forward despite a climate of instability

Introduction by session moderator Alex Thomson, Presenter & Chief Correspondent, ITN’s Channel 4 News

The challenges facing retailers   - the analysts’ view

In discussion with Alex Thomson are:
Faye I. Landes, Managing Director, Consumer Edge Research
Marc de Speville, Partner, Redburn 


Retailing in today’s economy: How to engineer a turnaround

Guest speaker to be confirmed


Global Economic Trends: a manufacturer’s view on how the debt crisis and political instability will affect our world

Paul Bulcke, CEO, Nestlé
 
Networking Break

Learnings from luxury retail on defying the international financial crisis

Paolo de Cesare, Chairman & CEO, Printemps
Session wrap up by Moderator: Alex Thomson
12.30 - 14.00Networking lunch hosted by PepsiCo

THURSDAY 21st JUNE 2012

14.00- 17.20 AFTERNOON SESSION

TALKING SHOP – BEST PRACTICES IN RETAIL

In this session:
•    Retail strategy and design identified through a global visual journey
•    Survival tactics from some of the world’s most agile and successful retailers
•    Top down financial insights from the banking world

UNDERSTANDING RETAIL TRENDS

Trends that are Shaping the Retail Landscape

A visual and factual journey, mapping the destiny of retail brands by identifying the most compelling trends in global retail

Howard Saunders, Creative Director, Echochamber.com 

LET’S TALK SHOP

Benchmarking through retail case studies

From consumer connection, segmentation and loyalty to format, e-tailing, merchandising and supply chain – a focus on operational excellence in a new and fast changing retail world

Retail Case Study

Gregory D. Wasson , President and CEO, Walgreen Co.
       

Retail Case Study 

Özgür TORT, General Manager, MIGROS TICARET A.S., Turkey

Retail Case Study

Marc Bolland, Chief Executive, Marks & Spenser Group PLC    
Networking and Refreshment Break

Cash is King!

Financial management in tough times - the banker’s view

Guest speaker to be confirmed

Retail Case Study

James P.  Murphy, Executive Vice President International, Costco

17.20 Session wrap-up with Moderator: Alex Thomson

 
18.45 - 20.15 Summit Official Cocktail at The Grand Hyatt Hotel Courtesy of Suntory
 

FRIDAY 22nd JUNE 2012

09.00 - 12.30 MORNING SESSION


ENGAGING THE NEW BREED OF CONSUMER, THE “MOBILE ME”

In this session:
•    Global consumer mindsets that are driving economic growth
•    Future formats and how  to capitalise on the digital tsunami
•    Remove barriers to innovation and empower change

 

The Emerging Global Consumer Soul:

The Seducer, the Accelerator, the Protester, and the Believer

Dr. David Bosshart, CEO, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Switzerland           

The Unstoppable Mobile Revolution

The new technology trends that will change the way consumers think, live and shop

Sureyya Ciliv, CEO, Turkcell        
              

Digital Fitness

Engaging the “mobile me”: keeping up with the new consumer to thrive in a dynamic digital world

Shiv Singh, Author of « Social Media Marketing for Dummies » and Global Head of Digital, PepsiCo Beverages  
Networking and Refreshment Break                        

Retail Case Study

Abilio Diniz, Chairman of the Board, Grupo Pao de Acucar

Thinking in new boxes

Luc de Brabandere, Corporate Philosopher, Author and Teacher at the Louvain School of Management    

Session wrap-up with Moderator: Alex Thomson           

12.30 - 14.00 Networking lunch hosted by AT Kearney

FRIDAY 22nd JUNE  2012

14.00 - 16.20 AFTERNOON SESSION

GROW OR DIE?

In this session:
•    The growth needed to create stability in a stratified world
•    A case study on sustainable global growth
•    Open your eyes to the pursuit of possibility

The Fine Lines between Sustainable Growth and Stability

Fareed Zakaria, Editor-at-Large Time and Host on CNN        
         

Follow the customer or die

Philip Clarke, CEO, TESCO, UK       

Closing Keynote presentation  

Developing the Innovation Habit   

Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullins revels in the pursuit of what is possible. With extraordinary vision she has seen beyond the potential limitations resulting from the amputation of both of her legs when she was just one year old and instead embraced her adversity as an opportunity, becoming a groundbreaking athlete, fashion icon, actor, advocate and design innovator.

Welcome to Tokyo – Introducing the destination for The Global Summit 2013

16.20 Close of the Global Summit by The Co-Chairs of The Consumer Goods Forum

Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca Cola Company &
Lars Olofsson, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Carrefour                                
Evening: Closing Gala Dinner Courtesy of L’Oreal
 
  Prior to The Global Summit Tuesday
  19th June
Wednesday 20th June
Thursday 21st June Friday 22nd June
Morning
 
 
Full day
Store Visits Programme in Istanbul
 (optional)
3 Track options available
 
 
Special
Sessions
 

 
Plenary Business Session
 
Partners' Programme
 
 
 
Plenary Business Session
 
Partners' Programme
 
 
Lunch
 
 
 
Gain in-depth knowledge of the Turkish retail scene
  
 
Delegates' Lunch
 
Partners' Lunch
Delegates' Lunch
 
Afternoon

 
 
 
Official Opening of The Global Summit 2012
 
 
 Plenary Business Session

Partners' Programme
 

Plenary Business Session
Evening    
 
Opening Cocktail at the Rahmi Koc Museum
 
Cocktail Reception in the gardens of the Grand Hyatt Hotel
 
 Closing Gala Dinner
(black tie event)
 
 
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