Schedule

What is Next for e-Commerce?

Speaker: Faraz Khalid, CEO, noon

Interviewer: Cyrille Fabre, Partner, Bain & Company

Egypt: The Rise of a Fast Growing Country

Speakers: Omar El Hamamsy, Group CEO, Orascom Development Holding
Essam El Daly, Head of Merchant Sales and Acquiring, North Africa, Levant and Pakistan,
Visa International
Angus Blair, CIB Professor of Practice, American University in Cairo

Moderator: Ghaith Shocair, Founder & Partner, Theorema Partners

Retail Strategy Play: Winning in the New Post-Covid World

Speaker: Barbara Kahn, Patty and Jay H Baker Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

The Future of Riyadh

Speaker: Hosam Alqurashi, Senior Advisor, The Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Interviewer: Scott Armstrong, Editor in Chief, Arabian Business

Leadership Lessons from the Trenches of Disruption

Speaker: Alain Bejjani, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Group

Interviewer: Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, President & CEO, eShopWorld Americas

Finale

Nisreen Shocair, Group CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER

Opening Welcome

Nisreen Shocair, Chair, Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit
Group CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER

Power Talk: Culture and Leadership

Speaker: John Hadden, CEO, Alshaya Group

Interviewer: Gemma D’Auria, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Changing Consumer Habits in Middle East

Speaker: Marwan Moukarzel, CEO, Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail

Interviewer: Norma Taki, Middle East Consumer Markets Leader, PwC

Unlocking the Power of TikTok to Grow Retail Brands

Speaker: Aref Yehia, Head of Omnichannel Retail, TikTok

Policymaking Empowering Retailers

Speaker: Eng. Khalid bin Muhammed Al Dughaither, Deputy Minister of Planning and Programs,
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, KSA

Interviewer: Waleed Al-Saud, Founder & CEO, Mukatafa

Moderator Nisreen Shocair, Chair, Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit
Group CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER

The Future of Malls: Transform to Survive

Speakers: Timothy Earnest, General Director, Al Futtaim Malls
Alistair Gosling, CEO, Extreme, International Board of Advisors, Qiddyia

Moderator: Ghaith Shocair, Principal, Theorema Partners

Building Omnichannel Experiences for the Changing Consumer

Speaker: Paul Morris, Chief Digital Officer, Alshaya Group

Interviewer: Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, President & CEO, eShopWorld Americas

The State of the Retail Industry

Speakers: Matt Shay, President & CEO, National Retail Federation

Interviewer: Steve Sadove, Former Chairman & CEO, Saks Fifth Avenue

Leading in the New Reality

Speakers: Pierre-Yves Roussel, CEO, Tory Burch

Interviewer: Steve Sadove, Former Chairman & CEO, Saks Fifth Avenue

Emerging Trends in Retail

Speakers: Marigay McKee, Managing Partner, Fernbrook Capital Management

Interviewer: Steve Sadove, Former Chairman & CEO, Saks Fifth Avenue

In Conversation: Special Guest

Speaker: Renuka Jagtiani, Chairwoman & CEO, Landmark Group

Interviewer: Alexis Lecanuet, Senior Managing Partner, Accenture

Finale

Nisreen Shocair, Group CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER

Strategic Dialogue: The Role of Banks in the Post-Covid World

Speakers: Sandeep Chouhan, Acting Group CEO, ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Ali Bailoun, General Manager for KSA, Visa Inc.

Moderator: Walter Lironi, Vice President, Head of Visa Consulting & Analytics, CEMEA Visa Inc.

China’s New Retail and e-Commerce

Speaker: Deborah Weinswig, CEO, Coresight Research
Zarina Kanji, Business Development, Tmall, Health & Wellness and Food & Beverage brands,
Alibaba Group

How Data, Science and Media are Powering Retail and Brands

Speakers: Jordan-Lee Reddington, Head of Data, ITP Media Group
Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer, Chalhoub Group
Adnan AlKhalaf, Vice President, Retail, Channels bv STC
Nicolas Arrivé, Manager- Marketing Science, EMEA, Facebook

Moderator: Nisreen Shocair, CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER

How Sustainability Can Enable Growth

Speaker: Joey Zwillinger, Co-CEO, Allbirds

Interviewer: Barbara Kahn, Patty and Jay H Baker Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

Investing in an Age of Disruption

Speakers: William Susman, Managing Director, Threadstone Capital
Noor Sweid, General Partner, Global Ventures

Moderator: Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, President & CEO, eShopWorld Americas

The Disruption and Reinvention of the Grocery Industry

Speakers: Ahmad BinDawood, CEO, BinDawood Holding
Waleed Al Saud, Founder & CEO, Mukatafa

Moderator: Cyrille Fabre, Partner, Bain & Company

Finale

Nisreen Shocair, Group CEO Middle East, YOOX NET-A-PORTER