Presented By: Matthew Ryan - Business Development Manager, citiesocial The final presenter of the 2019 Global Forum discussed opportunities in Asia. Matthew Ryan focused on the retail landscape of Taiwan, but also mentioned Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Since 2017, Matthew Ryan has been the Business Development Manager for Taiwan-based citiesocial. His primary…
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Retail Overview: Kulina Czech Republic
Presented By: Patrik Pavlíček - Key Account Director, Kulina Czech Republic Tuesday, September 17th, Global Forum presented speakers who summarized retail overviews of five regions of the world. As Kulina’s key account director, Patrik Pavlíček is responsible for implementing corporate strategy, developing strong relationships with a portfolio of business partners…
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Presented By: Richard Walker - Commercial Director, Eddingtons Ltd. The Global Forum’s second day, Tuesday September 17, offered a full schedule of presentations to introduce retail overviews of five countries/regions. Richard Walker, commercial director of Eddingtons Ltd discussed the UK market and the distribution firm’s reach through the UK and Ireland. He…
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Retail Overview: Boyner Turkey
Presented By: Hakan Zihnioğlu - Deputy General Manager, Boyner Grand Retailing 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 Foundation. Over the years…
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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…
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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 One The 2019 Global Forum devoted Monday morning to a deep dive into social media and influencer marketing,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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