All-Star Retailer Lineup Set for Global Retailing Conference in April

Home Textiles Today Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 4/7/2011 5:54:39 AM

TUCSON, ARIZ. - Sixteen retailing powerhouses will address next month's Global Retailing Conference at the University of Arizona's Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing.
     The conference will be held April 7-8 at the Loews Ventana Canyon here under the theme of "Inspiring Innovation."
Speakers for the event include:
     • Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and ceo, Macy's, Inc.
     • Martha Stewart, founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
     • Mike George, president & ceo, QVC
     • Alan Dabbiere, chairman, Airwatch
     • Javier Polit, cio of the Bottling Investments Group, The Coca-Cola Company
     • Barbara Turf, ceo and president, Crate & Barrel
     • Raul Vazquez, evp, global eCommerce, Walmart
     • Roberto Orci, president and ceo, Acento
     • Ira Kalish, director of global economics, Deloitte Consulting LLP
     • Susan Lyne, chairman, Gilt Groupe
     • Jiri Nechleba, ceo, 4R Systems
     • Michael Archbold, cfo, Vitamin Shoppe
     • Jesse W. Curlee, President, Supima Cotton
     • Claudio Del Vecchio, ceo, Brooks Brothers
     • Jeff Elder, vp of marketing, J.G. Boswell Company
     • Tommy Hilfiger, principal designer and visionary, Tommy Hilfiger Group
     Conference details, including a complete agenda, are posted on www.globalretailingconference.org, with pages on Facebook.com (keyword Global Retailing Conference), Twitter.com/globalretailcon and LinkedIn.com.