Middle East Retail Forum (MRF)

September 16, 2026 JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai

THE GROUND HAS SHIFTED

THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW.

This year, the Middle East Retail Forum gathers under the theme.

Building the Next Blueprint.

For 15 years, MRF has been the room where the region’s leaders, operators, founders and decisionmakers do their most consequential thinking.
Where assumptions are tested, directions are set, and the industry finds its next move together. The next blueprint begins here.

BE IN THE ROOM.

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SPEAKERS

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SESSIONS

CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES

LEADING VOICES

Jai Vohra

Jai Vohra

The Luxury Closet, Inc.

Dinesh Shahani

Dinesh Shahani

Shoemart & Shoexpress (Landmark Group)

Tawhid Abdulla

Tawhid Abdulla

Jawhara Jewellery

Sherif Eldebawy

Sherif Eldebawy

Flayva Foodhall, Glitch Entertainment, Al Ghurair Property Management

Mohammed Eldaly

Mohammed Eldaly

KAFAK International Group

Daroon Hamdi

Daroon Hamdi

Bestseller UAE

Hassan Tamimi

Hassan Tamimi

The Little Things

Maha Mirza

Maha Mirza

Maison Lumière

Darine Elsabbagh

Darine Elsabbagh

Chalhoub Group (FACES)

Christian Kiefer

Christian Kiefer

Spa Wellness Project Management

PARTNERS 2025

The IMAGES RetailME Awards returns for its 16th edition.

Widely regarded as the #OscarsOfRetail in the Middle East, the RetailME Awards honours the region’s most outstanding retailers, recognising excellence in retail best practices, innovation and pioneering initiatives.

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