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The Two Natalies
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Monday, September 11th at Asprey London, W1
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Champagne, Canapés and Conversation
Experience the magic of the Eighth Annual Retail Leaders' Gathering Evening Reception. Prepare to mingle, network, and witness the sparks of innovation fly in the heart of London.
Tuesday, September 12th at The Soho Hotel, London W1
8:00 am to 8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Programme
Leaders learn from leaders. Brace yourself for an extraordinary day at the Eighth Annual Retail Leaders' Gathering by Rarely Heard Voices. We'll explore ground-breaking insights, engage in riveting discussions, and unlock a treasure trove of knowledge to empower your retail endeavours.
Bicester Village with memBrain and the Rarely Heard Voices community (9 September - 30 November)
Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey at our gathering, where knowledge, connections, and memories await!
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For all questions on the day reach out to Natalie or Natalie . We’re here to assist you every step of the way!
Natalie Quinn Natalie Gillon
We want to ensure your culinary experience is just as memorable as the Leaders’ gathering itself. If you have any dietary requirements, if you have any dietary requirements please tell us ASAP, and our amazing Sarah Smyth will make sure your needs are catered to. Email Sarah.Smyth@rarelyheardvoices.com and consider your taste buds in safe hands!
Unleash your inner fashion guru and join us in the stylish realm of 'Conference Casual.' This dress code strikes the perfect balance between comfort and professionalism, allowing you to express your unique style while keeping things relaxed and engaging.
We've gone the extra mile to secure exclusive discounted rates for the Leaders’ gathering attendees. Snag your room at The Intercontinental Hotel, 1 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7QY by clicking here. Remember, these discounted room-rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so act fast to ensure your luxurious stay. The Intercontinental Hotel offers the best-discounted rate available, less than the prevailing rate, at the time the reservation is made. Alternatively, if The Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, London, W1D3DH, suits your fancy, click here to secure your discounted room. The Soho Hotel, and its group properties, are offering 15% off the prevailing rate. Please quote “Rarely Heard Voices” at the time of booking to be entitled to the preferential rates. The same rule applies - early birds get the best nest!
We've got you covered when it comes to getting around town.
For The Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, London, W1D3DH:
For Asprey London, 36 Bruton St, London W1J 6QX:
Michael Marth
Chief Operating Officer, International
URBN
United Kingdom
Angela Farrugia
Founder
Brand X Society
United Kingdom
Phil Mickler
Chief Operating Officer
ME+EM Ltd
Adam Goldston
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Athletic Propulsion Labs
USA
Emma Wisden
Chief Executive Officer
URBN
United Kingdom
Irving Tajfel
President & Founder
NEON Corp.
Canada
Cassandra Bergsland
Director of Omnichannel
John Lewis & Partners
United Kingdom
Susanne Given
Non Executive Chairman
hush homewear ltd
United Kingdom
V.P. Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk
Indonesia
Erwin Reid
Senior Vice President, International Restaurant Development
Chick-fil-A
USA
Arman Nafeei
USA
Alessandro Caruso
Vice President International
La Vie En Rose
USA
Mie Bjerke
Fashion Director
Steen & Strøm
USA
Chris Elias
Co-founder/CEO
Deputy Network
USA
Darren Poulter
Chief Commercial Officer
Smiley
United Kingdom
Liz Heller
Managing Partner
Membrain LLC
USA
Karen Peters
Global Head of Retail & Store Development
ALO Yoga
USA
Jill Butterworth
Partner
Rarely Heard Voices
United Kingdom
Nilesh Ved
Chairman
Apparel UAE
United Arab Emirates
Toufic Kreidieh
Executive Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer
BFL Group
Stuart Ford
President & Chief Operating Officer
Dropit
United Kingdom
Jennifer Malone
Director
Cowen and Company LLC
USA
Santiago Dollero
Creative Director
Pony boy
United States of America
Ken Pilot
Founder
Ken Pilot Ventures
Philip Mountford
Chief Executive Officer
Hunkemoller
The Netherlands
Vineta Bajaj
Group Chief Financial Officer
Rohlik Group
United Kingdom
John Rigas
Chairman
Sciens Capital Management
USA
Rob Feldmann
CEO
Brandalley
United Kingdom
Reema Batta
Chief Marketing Officer
Heyday
USA
Joey Shiloach
vp designer
vintage havana
USA
Carine Pin
Head of Business Development
Bluebell Group
Hong Kong
Lisa Shapiro
United Kingdom
Johan Jervoe
Global strategy
Bicester Village
Barry McGeough
President
Ponto Footwear
United States
Ian McGarrigle
UK
Scott Mendelson
USA
Jane Boardman
Chief Executive Officer
M&C Saatchi Talk
United Kingdom
Ken Hertz
Founder
Membrain LLC
USA
Raine Peake
United Kingdom
Ravi Thakran
Chairman
Turmeric Capital
Liza Canneford
Director of Private Labels
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP
Daniel Pickering-Fletcher
Head of Retail and Client Services
Orlebar Brown
Richard Cristofoli
Chief Customer Officer
Freemans Grattan Holdings
USA
Jennifer Voight
Director, Enterprise Sales
Lily AI
Jeremy Stakol
Group Investments & Acquisitions Director
Next PLC.
United Kingdom
Matt Alexander
Founder
Neighborhood Goods
Annette Lund
Chief Executive Officer
Promenaden Management (Promenaden Fashion District / Steen & Strøm department store)
Norway
Jason Losco
Chief Development Officer
Wellbiz Brands
Heidi Packer
USA
Iain Nairn
Canada
Susan Sams
Chief Officer - Strategic Development & Communications
The Lane Crawford Joyce Group
China
Marcus Hardman
United Kingdom
Sian Westerman
Advisor
The Lane Crawford Joyce Group
United Kingdom
Adam Fenwick
Executive Director
Fenwick
United Kingdom
Purva Gupta
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Lily AI
USA
Stanley Silverstein
Chief Commerical Officer
WHP Global
Daniel Rodriguez Castejon
Head of Market Research
El Corte Ingles
Spain
Suzi Avens
Head of Jaeger
Marks and Spencer
United Kingdom
Helen David
Chief Merchandising Officer
Kurt Geiger
United Kingdom
Brent Cashell
Vice President, Store Development and Design EMEA Region
Starbucks
United Kingdom
Hui Chan
Managing Director
Bain Capital Private Equity
United Kingdom
Jose Gomez
Chief Development Officer
ETAM Groupe
France
Martin Byrne
Chief Commercial Officer
Monica Vinader
UK
Adam Beaumont-Brown
Founder
Orlebar Brown
United Kingdom
David Westhead
Former Managing Director
Birkenstock asia
Alyssa Zigarelli
General Manager
The Children's Place
USA
Mark Conway
Chief Operating Officer
Max Fashions
Dubai
Jackie Cooper
Global Chief Brand Officer & Senior Advisor
Edelman
United Kingdom
Matthew Primack
Senior Vice President
Fanatics, Inc.
United Kingdom
Martin Newman
Board Advisor
Marketplacer
United Kingdom
Jack Haddad
President
Haddad Brands
USA
Iain Burton
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Aspinal of London
UK
Matt Hilgeman
Managing Director – International
Anthropologie
United Kingdom
Gwynn Milligan
Chief Executive Officer
JoJo Maman Bébé
United Kingdom
Cui He
Executive Director
SHEIN
United Kingdom
Robyn Shreiber
Vice President Food Service
J&J Snack Foods Corp
USA
David Blakeney
UK
Fraser Brown
Retail Director
Heathrow Airport
United Kingdom
Petra Rosengren
General Manager
Christian Dior Couture
Netherlands
Christine Kasoulis
Business Unit Director – Clothing Home & Furniture
Sainsbury's Supermarkets/Argos
United Kingdom
Richard Jones
Chief Revenue Officer
Wunderkind
United Kingdom
Efsun Yilmaz
Deputy General Manager, E-commerce,
Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık,
Turkey
Amanda Edelman
Chief Operating Officer
Edelman
USA
Theo Sheppard
Chief Commercial Officer
Loaf
United Kingdom
Moses Rashid
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of The Edit LDN - a Global Omnichannel Marketplace for Sneakers, Streetwear & Luxury.
The Edit Ldn
Catherine Mathivat
President
Les Deux Magots
France
Martim Avillez Oliviera
Chief Executive Officer Europe
ESW
Portugal
Thomas Kremer
Vice President International Franchise development EMEA
CKE Restaurant Holdings
Spain
Gavin George
Chief Executive Officer
Alteri Investors
Nicolas Loufrani
Chief Executive Officer
Smiley
France
Madam Sima
Founder & Chairwoman
Apparel Group
United Arab Emirates
Brianna Barros
Director of Business Development
Wunderkind
USA
Dr. Yassine Sibari
Managing Director Ralph Lauren Co Middle East,
Chalhoub Group & Étoile Group,
Dubai
Arabella Turek
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Petit Pli
United Kingdom
Joel Cadbury
Founder
Beaverbrook
United Kingdom
Neil Clifford
Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Geiger Ltd
United Kingdom
Armando Dollero
President
Shasa
USA
Tina Sharkey
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
USC Iovine and Young Academy
USA
Ciaran Long
Chief Financial Officer
AKA Brands
USA
Lana Hopkins
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Some.Place
Australia
Jacques Vergnaud
Brand General Manager
Les Deux Magots
France
Nathalie Delin
France
Andrew Xeni
Founder and Chairman
Nobody's Child
Jeff Streader
Founder and Managing Director
Go Global Retail
USA
Kasia Gaborec-McEvoy
Founding Director
My Name is Ted
Mariya Dykalo Burton
Creative Director
Aspinal of London
United Kingdom
Stephen Owen
International Director and Strategic Partnership
Next Plc
United Kingdom
Joel Teitelbaum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
iStore
Canada
Kenneth Fung
Executive Director, Commercial International & Operations Finance
URBN
United Kingdom
Duncan Tennent
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Seasalt
United Kingdom
Doug Tiffan
Head of Solution Strategy for Fashion & Apparel
Amazon Web Services
USA
George McNeil
Managing Director, Retail Division
Johnsons of Elgin
United Kingdom
David Wilkinson
Executive Director
Steen & Strøm
Norway
Lauren Brindley
Group Vice President /GMM – Beauty & Personal Care
Walgreen Co
USA
Inssaf Najid
Business Development Specialist
Fawaz Alhokair
USA
Matthew Mueller
Chief Executive Officer
Knot Standard
USA
Ryan Goldston
Co-founder
Athletic Propulsion Labs
USA
Deepti Manjee
Managing Director, Beauty & Wellness
TD Cowen Investment Banking
USA
Deborah Patton
Managing Director
The Robin Report
USA
Laurie Champagne
Chief Marketing Officer
Dripz Inc.
USA
Maria Hollins
Joint Managing Director
Ann Summers
United Kingdom
Beth Butterwick
Chief Executive Officer
Jigsaw
United Kingdom
Uri Reiss
Chief Executive Officer
911 Fashion
Israel
Danny Harris
Co-President & Chief Executive Officer
ALO Yoga & Bella+Canvas
USA
V.P. Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk
Indonesia
Petra Rosengren
General Manager
Christian Dior Couture
Netherlands
Richard Jones
Chief Revenue Officer
Wunderkind
United Kingdom
Chris Elias
Co-founder/CEO
Deputy Network
USA
Joel Cadbury
Founder
Beaverbrook
United Kingdom
Stuart Ford
President & Chief Operating Officer
Dropit
United Kingdom
Ken Pilot
Founder
Ken Pilot Ventures
Jacques Vergnaud
Brand General Manager
Les Deux Magots
France
Lana Hopkins
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Some.Place
Australia
Neil Clifford
Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Geiger Ltd
United Kingdom
Annette Lund
Chief Executive Officer
Promenaden Management (Promenaden Fashion District / Steen & Strøm department store)
Norway
Nicolas Loufrani
Chief Executive Officer
Smiley
France
Amanda Edelman
Chief Operating Officer
Edelman
USA
Tina Sharkey
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
USC Iovine and Young Academy
USA
Johan Jervøe
Chief Marketing Officer
UBS
Switzerland
Barry McGeough
President
Ponto Footwear
United States
Raine Peake
United Kingdom
Ken Hertz
Founder
Membrain LLC
USA
Liz Heller
Managing Partner
Membrain LLC
USA
Cassandra Bergsland
Director of Omnichannel
John Lewis & Partners
United Kingdom
Nathalie Delin
France
Purva Gupta
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Lily AI
USA
Reema Batta
Chief Marketing Officer
Heyday
USA
Catherine Mathivat
President
Les Deux Magots
France
Doug Tiffan
Head of Solution Strategy for Fashion & Apparel
Amazon Web Services
USA
Arman Nafeei
USA
Jackie Cooper
Global Chief Brand Officer & Senior Advisor
Edelman
United Kingdom