8:30AM

09:00AM

A roundtable discussion with the top retail chiefs of the Middle East, where they will discuss the state of the retail industry, major innovations and transformations introduced, and what the future holds for the sector.

09:30AM

• Toufic Kreidieh – Brands for Less
• Kishan Palija – Geekay Sports
• Khaled Soliman – Jashanmal
• Ahmed Ragab – Baraka Retail Group
• Muna Al Gurg – Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
• Tapan Vaidya – PJP Investments Group (Papa Johns)
• Pilar de Miguel Viera – KPMG Lower Gulf
• Nisreen Shocair – CEO Middle East, YOOX Net-a-Port

11:15AM

11:30AM

A moderated panel discussion, which will see the CIOs and CDOs of major retail conglomerates discussing the implementation of omnichannel retail, creating the experiences of the future, and ensuring an integrated retail delivery model where offline, online, logistics, and data, converge to enhance customer experience.

11:45AM

• Mark Thomson, Retail Director EMEA, Zebra Technologies
• Piyush Kumar Chowhan, Lulu CIO
• Daniel Gomez, Al Malki CDO
• Phillip Smith, HOD at KOJ
• Sander Maertens, Adyen

12:30PM

Pure play e-tailers will share the intricate details of getting e-commerce right and staying ahead of the competition tackling issues ranging from shipping, inventory, pricing strategies, last-mile deliveries, supply chain conundrums and more in this moderated panel discussion.

01:30PM

• Shruthi Nair, Moderator
• Majed M Al Tahan, Danube Online
• Leena Khalil, Co-founder of Mumzworld
• Kunal Kapoor, The Luxury Closet
• Thomas Prom, Virgin Megastore

02:25PM

This one-of-a-kind session hosted at MRF will spotlight influential retail leaders with incredible stories, powerful opinions, insightful learnings, and successful outcomes, where they will share their inspiring journeys in the form of a 10-minute talk presenting their ideas as engaging and intriguing stories.

02:35PM

• Tawhid Abdullah, Dubai Gold and Jewellery
• Michael Chalhoub, Chalhoub Group
• Raza Beig, Splash
• Sima Ved, Apparel Group

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To conclude a power-packed day at MRF, the decision makers of the major retail organisations come together on a podium to a quick fire set of questions by our hand-picked jurors aimed at instigating debates and thought-provoking discussions, to set the scene for how retailers in MENA will approach 2022.

03:40PM

• Ashish Panjabi, Jacky’s Retail
• Tom Harvey, Spinneys
• Kartik Bhatt, Sharaf Retail
• Simon Smith, Landmark Group
• Tom Foley, Al Mana Group

04:20PM

A moderated session where retail heads of leasing and real estate as well as the top mall CEOs will divulge on all things retail real estate to chart a masterplan to build the mall of the future on stage at MRF.

04:30PM

• Phil McArthur, Moderator
• Avijit Yadav, Tamdeen Malls
• Jerome Georges-Vivien, AZADEA
• Amina Flaifel, Alhokair Fashion
• Fahad Kazim, KPMG

05:30PM

07:00PM Onwards