Global Opportunities

Benefit from IHA’s International Business Council, which offers opportunities, education and insight to help members succeed in the global marketplace!

Retail Overview: Boyner Turkey

Presented By: Hakan Zihnioğlu - Deputy General Manager, Boyner Grand Retailing Hakan Zihnioğlu Tuesday afternoon September 17th Hakan Zihnioğlu outlined the retail landscape in Turkey and then spoke specifically about Boyner, a leading department store throughout Turkey. Hakan Zihnioğlu began his career as coordinator at the Bosphorus University…

Retail Overview: Tmall Global China

Presented By: Tom Sheng- category leader, consumer electronics and home cleaning, Tmall Global On Monday, September 16, Tom Sheng provided valuable information and insights to Global Forum attendees about the advantages of working with Tmall’s ecommerce platform in China. Tom Sheng has worked for Alibaba/Tmall Global for three years. His current responsibilities…

2019 Global Forum Recap: The Rise of Global Influencers

Executive Education Patrick Lynch, Ph.D. Digital Trends Today Clinical Assistant Professor of Analytics and Leadership Thunderbird School of Global Management Dr. Patrick Lynch The Rise of Global Influencers: How to Engage Micro Influences to Fuel Sales - Part One The 2019 Global Forum devoted Monday morning to a deep dive into social media and…

2019 Global Forum Recap: The Rise of Global Influencers

Executive Education Patrick Lynch, Ph.D. Digital Trends Today Clinical Assistant Professor of Analytics and Leadership Thunderbird School of Global Management The Rise of Global Influencers: How to Engage Micro Influences to Fuel Sales - Part Two After a refreshment break and conversations, Dr. Patrick Lynch reconvened to dig deeper into the business of…

Retail Overview: Westwing Brazil

Presented By: Andrés MutschlerFounder & CEO - Westwing Brazil On Tuesday, September 17, Andrés Mutschler began the Global Forum’s second day with a success story that demonstrated how one retailer navigated difficult market conditions to launch a new concept to engage consumers. Andrés Mutschler founded Westwing Brazil aiming to inspire and transform every home…

Retail Overview: Culinarium Spain

Carles Montori is responsible for design and implementation of Culinarium’s marketing and communication plan, product selection based on trend evaluation, merchandising strategy, product mix improvement and budget administration. Prior to working for Culinarium, Carles held positions at Mango, Volkswagen-Audi and Y&R, a global marketing communications firm. Carles speaks…

2019 Global Forum Recap: Top Market Opportunities: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia/Ecuador, India

Eduardo Lemus, IBC Global Forum program chair, opened Day Two with a summary of the day’s sessions and introduced the IHA Offices and representatives who outlined retail conditions in their countries. Lourdes Ramirez, Mexico; Alex Pinheiro, Brazil; Catalina Moscoso, Colombia and Ecuador; and C.K. Nair, India. Each presenter included names and contact information for buyers at…

2019 Global Forum Recap: Top Market Opportunities in International Markets Part One

Directly after a delicious lunch in the lovely garden of The Guild Hotel, Monday afternoon sessions began with a 30-minute group presentation by five IHA global sales offices and representatives. Linus Kolmevik – Denmark, Norway, Sweden Mark Chapman – United Kingdom, Ireland Pascal Glorieux – France, Belgium Tommaso Madotto – Italy Monica Lee – Taiwan Linus…

2019 Global Forum Recap: Reception and IBC 101

Every fall, IHA presents the Global Forum, sponsored by the International Business Council (IBC), a special interest group of International Housewares Association members dedicated to increasing their international business. The 2019 Global Forum, at The Guild Hotel in San Diego, Calif., opened Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm with greetings from Mark Adkison, IHA’s vice…