About Past 2016

Asia Retail Congress

ROLE PLAYERS 2016

  • Ramesh Shanmuganathan, EVP & Group CIO, John Keells Group
  • Jonathan Elms, Associate Professor - The Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail Management, Director - Centre for Advanced Retail Studies (CARS)
  • Edouard-Nicolas DUBAR, Managing Partner, Headlight International
  • Prof. Dr. Bernd Hallier, President, European Retail Academy
  • Sumit Bathla, General Manager, Alfuttaim Group
  • Simon Hathaway, Global Chief Retail Officer, Cheil Worldwide
  • Suzie Wokabi, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Suzie Beauty Ltd.
  • Swarooprani Muralidhar, Senior Analyst , Fung Business Intelligence Centre - Global Retail & Technology
  • Ajay Rakheja, Chief Executive Officer & MD, creindia.com
  • Sunil Nayak, CEO, Reliance Jewels
  • Nirav Momaya, CEO, Gourmet Gelato
  • Sekhar Rao, Head of Strategy & Change Management, Catholic Syrian Bank
  • Ashok Kaul, CEO Retail, Bombay Dyeing
  • Kinjal Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Crossword Bookstoresp
  • Sumant Kasliwal, Founder & CEO, 20Dresses.com
  • Mohini Binepal, Co-founder & Head - Retail, RUOSH
  • Asif Merchant, Managing Director, Catwalk Worldwide
  • Vijay Kapoor, Managing Director, Derby Jeans Community
  • Zubin Cooper, CEO, Bentel Associates
  • G. Sankar, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Footprint & Payless ShoeSource
  • Nissan Joseph, Managing Director, Crocs India Pvt Ltd.
  • Rajiv Merchant, MD & CEO, Indian Home Variation & Distribution LLP
  • Mohit Dhanjal, Director Retail, Raymond Limited
  • Chirantan Kislae, Co-Founder, MyTrolley India Private Limited
  • Rahul Puri, VP-IT and CISO, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.
  • Pankaj Acharya, Founder & CEO, PURPLE FOCUS &MAD(e) IN INDIA
  • Rajesh Jain, MD & CEO, Lacoste India (Sports and Leisure Apparel Limited)
  • Basaveshwar Aniyappanavar, Senior Director, Mindtree Ltd.
  • Vikram Idnani, CIO, Trent Retail
  • Akshay Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Housefull International Ltd.
  • Abnesh Raina, CEO and Founder, PlumSlice Labs
  • Pranav Bhruguwar, Founder & COO, ShopR360
  • Abhay Gupta, Founder & CEO, Luxury Connect & Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS)
  • Rajendra Kalkar, President - West, The Phoenix Mills Ltd
  • Dharmender Matai, Chief Operating Officer, Heritage Retail
  • Anand Sundaram, Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer Property Zone Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Prakash K. Mohapatra, Global Analytics Portfolio Marketing Lead, Retail & Consumer Products Industry, IBM Analytics, IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Abheek Singhi, Senior Partner and Director, The Boston Consulting Group
  • Vijay Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Orra Fine Jewellery Pvt Ltd
  • L Subhash Chandra, MD, Sangeetha Mobiles
  • Deepak Pillai, Director - retailer and Category management services, Nielsen
  • Sharad Venkta, Director - CEO, Toonz Retail India Private Limited
  • Prakash Gopal Wakankar, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Retail Pvt Ltd
  • Anurag Mathur, Partner|Leader Consumer Goods & Retail, PwC India
  • Utsav Seth, CEO and Managing Director, Pavers England Limited
  • Manish Mandhana, Managing Director, Mandhana Industries Limited
  • Ankur Dhawan, Chief Business Officer (Resale Transaction), PropTiger.com
  • Vijay Talreja, Co-Founder and Director, Adapty Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Deepak Chandnani, Chief Executive Officer, Worldline South Asia and Middle East


ADVISORY COUNCIL 2016

  • Anil Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Delsey
  • Animesh Ikshit, Sr. General Manger(Projects and VM), Benetton India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ananta Raghuvanshi, Executive Director - Sales and Marketing, DLF Limited
  • Anjan Sanyal, Product and Licensing Manage, Woolmark Services India Pvt, Ltd.
  • Anup Pillai, Chief Operating Officer, Breadworks Gourmet Foods Pvt. Ltd.
  • Anurag Rajpal, Director and CEO, The American Swan Lifestyle Company Pvt. Ltd.
  • Asil Attar, CEO, Lead Associates
  • Chandrasekhar Choudhury, Proprietor, Exquisite Joaillerie
  • Christopher Brace, Founder and CEO, Shopper Intelligence
  • Darshana Shah, Senior VP - Marketing & Visual Merchandising, HyperCity Retail India Ltd.
  • Dheeraj Dogra, Group CMO, Shristi Corp
  • Daniel Wan, Founder & President, Asia Society of Visual Merchandisers
  • Diana Cawley, Global Head of Retail, Cheil Worldwide
  • Dinaz Madhukar, Senior Vice President, DLF Promenade
  • Elin Hansen, Owner, ElinHansen.com
  • Gagan Jain, Founder,Sharvian Fashion Art Ltd (www.rangrage.in)
  • Ivana Perovic, CEO, AP Group
  • Jermina Menon, Head Marketing, Vision Express
  • Jai Prakash Tolani, Head of Retail, Viva Venture
  • Jonathan Webb, Shopper & Co-Founder, Retail in Action Ltd.
  • Ketan Vyas, Managing Director, M V Shoecare Pvt. Ltd.
  • Manoj Chandra, Founder and CEO, AllSchoolstuff.com
  • Mohammad I B Alawi, CEO, Red Sea Markets Co.
  • Mahipat Singh, Partner, Minima Holdings S.A
  • Natasha Shah, Founder, The Natures Co.
  • Nancy Georges, The Retail Miss Fix - it, Magnolia Solutions Pty Ltd.
  • Omar Gaafar, General Manager (Cairo Festival City Mall), Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
  • Parag Dani, Retail Director, Levi Strauss
  • Roy Timmerman, VP International, Daymon Interactions
  • Sharad Mathur, VP & Head - Retail, SBI General Insurance Co Ltd
  • Sudhir Pai, Business Head , HAMLEYS, Reliance Brands Limited
  • Sagar Daryani, Founder, Wow! MoMo
  • Sandeep Ahuja, Managing Director, VLCC Healthcare Ltd.
  • Shubhojit Pakrasi, GM - BD and Marketing, Junction Mall
  • Srinivas Mothey, Co - Founder, GiftingNation.com
  • Saravana Gughan S D, VP and Category Head Fresh Food & Beverage Services, Reliance Retail Ltd (Value Format)
  • T P Pratap, Co Founder and CMO, Qwik Cilver
  • Wayne Milano, SVP / Managing Director, APAC Sourcing, Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Yogeshwar Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, Select Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
  • Clive Woodger, Chairman, SCG London
  • Tara Prabhakar, Regional Managing Director (Retail and Shopper), TNS Asia Pacific
  • Himmat Lodhia, President, Fiji Retailers Association
  • Patrick Osawere, CEO, trendshoppers.com
  • Vikram Raizada, Executive Director & CEO Retail, Tara Jewellers
  • Nguyen Tan, Country Representative - Vietnam & South East Asia Agent, Intercoop House & Garden Cooperative
  • Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, Founder & MD Tarad Dot Com Ltd., President & Founder Thai E-Commerce Association
  • Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai, Professor of Marketing, Bradford University School of Management
  • Prakash (PK) Menon, CEO and Executive Director, PK Menon Pty. Ltd.
  • Daniel Latev, Head of Retailing, Euromonitor International


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