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The Unmissable & Exclusive Retail Event of the Year. SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 PROGRAM AGENDA THE ESSENTIAL destination that unites the foremost C-level Retail Leaders 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. GAIN EXPERT INSIGHTS INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Marigay McKee Patrick Chalhoub David Pilnik CEO & Founder Co-CEO Senior Vice President MM Luxe Consulting, USA Chalhoub Group, UAE Hudson Bay Company, USA Mortimer Singer Michael Moore Stacie Henderson Chief Executive Officer Chief Experience Officer US President Marvin Traub, USA Verizon Wireless, USA The Communications Store, USA Andres Siefken Said Daher Ayana Parsons Executive Vice President Chief Executive Officer Global Head Marketing and Communications, NA Azadea, Lebanon Retail & Consumer Goods Mastercard, USA World Economic Forum Marino Maganto Steve Mormoris Morgan Parker Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Former Chief Marketing Officer Chief Operating Officer Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco Coty, USA Jumeirah Central Dubai Holding, UAE NEW YORK CITY DUBAI SINGAPORE WHAT MAKES RETAIL LEADERS CIRCLE UNIQUE INSPIRING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC COLLABORATION Provide an innovative and dynamic framework where Create and support partnerships by offering a unique and thought leaders and visionaries inspiring all participating open format where leaders collaborate to best leverage parties to introduce bold new ways on shaping the retail their unprecedented combination of influence & expertise. direction of the future. INCREDIBLE NETWORKING VISIONARY KEYNOTES Foster exclusive networking of leading thinkers, business This unique event is infused with an atmosphere of leaders and public figures who engage in privileged connecting, sharing, & learning. You’ll hear fresh voices discussions and form a community that helps RLC put forth innovative approaches, and established experts to push its mission forward. debate market opportunities. KEY BENEFITS Learn about the latest trends, business Interact with the ecosystem and models and technologies from CEO’s embrace innovation. With all the changes and executives of early stage companies, happening in modern trade & ecommerce government authorities and investors as in the US and globally, now is a critical time well as from peers of established retailers to be engaged in innovation, collaborate in and brands. new ways, forge innovative partnerships and fund groundbreaking initiatives. THOUGHT LEADERS MARIGAY MCKEE, CEO & FOUNDER, MM LUXE CONSULTING Marigay McKee is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of MM Luxe Consulting. She works collaboratively with clients and partner brands to develop marketing, brand positioning, brand extension, market entry and merchandising strategies that lead to lasting competitive advantage and shareholder value for her clients. Marigay is also active with early stage real estate development projects on their retail strategy. She supports niche beauty and fashion labels and works closely with developing startups, in addition to working with established brands. Her clients are global & include leading luxury brands & retailers in Europe, the United States, South America, the Middle East & Asia. Some of her most recent work involves content development for both broadcast and publishing ventures. She works alongside established U.S. brands wanting to expand internationally & advises on entry strategies for international brands seeking to access the U.S. market. Marigay’s clients include accessory, shoe, apparel, beauty brands and real estate development companies. GILBERT HARRISON, CHAIRMAN, FINANCO LLC Gilbert W. Harrison is the Chairman of Financo LLC, a New York based investment banking firm specializing in providing merger and acquisition, financial restructuring, and other financial advisory services on a global basis to the retail, apparel and other merchandising and consumer goods companies. As one of the industry’s premier dealmakers, Mr. Harrison and his team have orchestrated hundreds of merger, acquisition, divestiture and financing deals for retail, apparel, footwear and personal care clients. Mr. Harrison received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania in 1962 and his Juris Doctor from The University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1965. From 1965 through 1971, he practiced corporate and securities law in New York and Philadelphia. He is admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Florida, and is a member of the American Arbitration Association. He is a member of the Board of Advisors and Executive Committee of The Peggy Guggenheim Collection of the Solomon Guggenheim Foundation in Venice. Mr. Harrison is presently a member of the Board of the Southampton Hospital and the Treasurer of the Southampton Hospital Foundation. He is one of the founders of the Retail and Apparel Leadership Group of UJA-Federation of New York and is the Chairman of the CEO Fashion Forum. He also served the Wharton School Undergraduate Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania for eighteen years, was one of the founders and original member of the Board of the Penn Club of New York, Co-Chairman of the Board of The Educational Foundation of the Fashion Institute of Technology and served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Apparel Footwear Association for several years. THOUGHT LEADERS HERMANN BEHRENS, CEO, AMERICAS, FITCH Hermann Behrens oversees the FITCH operations across North America, including the Design Studio’s in New York City & Columbus, OH, and the Architecture studio in Phoenix, AZ. His focus is on FITCH being the premier partner to leading brands, in order to reinvigorate & define clients’ brand experiences. Hermann is an expert in branded experience design & developing powerful teams to deliver transformative design work across Physical, Human and Digital touchpoints. He has global experience across developed and developing markets, and multi-cultural environments. Previously Hermann held leadership positions at FITCH’s sister agency, Brand Union, for 15 years in both AME and Africa. He plays the natural agitator role, always challenging the team to ensure the work is bold enough. Hermann works closely with FITCH’s associates on key client relationships like Ford, Dell, Hilton, Sprouts, T-Mobile, Lowe’s, and Enterprise Holdings. He holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Witwatersrand and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from University of Witwatersrand Business School. RODNEY S. COHEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CO-HEAD, CARLYLE Rodney S. Cohen is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Growth Partners and Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund, which represent the U.S. smaller and middle market buyout activities of The Carlyle Group. Mr. Cohen is based in New York. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2010, Mr. Cohen was with Pegasus Capital Advisors, a middle-market investment firm with approximately $2 billion of assets under management, where he was a Co-Managing Partner. In his two decades of private equity investing, operational restructuring & legal advisory work, Mr. Cohen has invested in a variety of sectors including commodities, natural resources, media, consumer, financial services, security and industrials. Mr. Cohen joined Pegasus in 1996. From 1993 to 1996, he consulted and managed several diverse business ventures. Prior to that Mr. Cohen practiced law with Anderson Kill Olick and Oshinsky P.C. Mr. Cohen earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College. He serves as a trustee and executive committee member of the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation, a director of FLEOA - Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation, on the Franklin and Marshall Leadership Council and as a board member of the After School All Stars JOHN BIRD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL RETAIL & SHOPPER MARKETING, VML Jon Bird is Executive Director, Global Retail & Shopper Marketing for VML and also oversees Y&R’s Labstore worldwide. Jon is based in New York but an Aussie by birth. Prior to arriving in the U.S., Jon was Chairman of specialist retail marketing agency IdeaWorks in Australia and New Zealand. Jon is passionate about retail and speaks around the globe on trends at events from Melbourne to Miami. THOUGHT LEADERS MARTINE REARDON, FORMER CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MACY’S Martine Reardon, former Chief Marketing Officer of Macy’s, led Macy’s multi-faceted world of marketing, including advertising, creative development, social, mobile, and digital media, and brand public relations, among other programs for its 800 stores nationwide. Under Martine’s direction, Macy’s highly acclaimed national marketing team has received numerous honors, including Emmy’s, Reggie’s, Clio’s and Effie’s, to name a few. Her leadership of Macy’s signature cause marketing and related initiatives has earned top honors from the Cause Marketing Forum’s Halo Awards, the Trevor Project, the Drama League, PR News Awards and PRSA, among others. Most recently, Martine has been named a Changing the Game Winner by Advertising Women of New York, and the honoree at its 2015 Annual Roast, as well as the recipient of the 2014 CMO Award for Leadership, presented by New York’s prestigious CMO Club. She has also been recognized as one of the “50 Most Influential CMO’s in the World” by Forbes. STEVE MORMORIS, FORMER CMO, COTY