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The Cloud is proud to be the headline sponsor of the retail-industry's leading event Retail Week Conference 2012. Bringing insight, expertise and a fresh perspective on engaging with customers in a digital world, The Cloud welcomes the opportunity to inspire and support retailers as they look forward together to the digital future.

2012 Speakers

• Andrew Griffith
  Chief Financial Officer, BSkyB
  
• Marc Bolland
  Chief Executive, Marks and Spencer
  
• Ian Cheshire
  Group Chief Executive, Kingfisher Group
  
• Charlie Mayfield
  Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
  
• Chris North
  Managing Director, Amazon.co.uk
  
• Peter Marks
  Chief Executive, The Co-operative Group
  
• Mark Newton-Jones
  Chief Executive, Shop Direct Group
  
• Jonny Hewlett
  Managing Director, Diesel
  
• Richard Brasher
  UK CEO, Tesco
  
• Gillian Berkmen
  Group Brand & Commercial Director, Mothercare
  
• Stewart Binnie
  President, Aurora Fashions
  
• Andy Bond
  Chairman, Wiggle and Republic (and Former Asda Chief Executive)
  
• Mike Coupe
  Group Commercial Director, Sainsbury’s
  
• Sally Elliot
  Head of Retail, Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann
  
• Kris Engskov
  Managing Director UK & Ireland, Starbucks
  
• Ian Filby
  CEO, DFS
  
• Peter Fitzgerald
  Director - Retail, Technology and Business Markets, Google
  
• Alex Gourlay
  CEO, Health and Beauty, Alliance Boots
  
• Brent Hoberman
  Founder and Executive Chairman, mydeco.com
  
• Luke Johnson
  Chairman, Risk Capital Partners & Columnist, Financial Times
  
• Jill McDonald
  Chief Executive Officer UK & President, McDonald’s Northern Europe
  
• Ken Murphy
  COO, Boots UK
  
• Lucy Neville-Rolfe
  Executive Director Corporate & Legal Affairs, Tesco
  
• Richard Pennycook
  Group Finance Director, Morrisons
  
• Mark Prisk MP
  Minister for Business, Innovation & Skills,
• Peter Ruis
  Buying and Brand Director, John Lewis
  
• Vince Russell
  Managing Director, The Cloud
  
• Jeremy Seigal
  CEO, AS Watson UK (Superdrug)
  
• Tim Steiner
  Chief Executive Officer, Ocado
  
• Euan Sutherland
  CEO, Kingfisher UK and Ireland
  
• Rory Sutherland
  Vice Chairman, Ogilvy Group UK
  
• Angus Thirlwell
  Co-Founder, Hotel Chocolat
  
• Dr JJ Van Oosten
  Former CIO and Non-Food Change Programme Director, Tesco.com
• Nicole Vanderbilt
  Chief Executive, mydeco.com
  
• Alan White
  CEO, N Brown Group
  
• James Mcdonald
  Head of Innovation Programmes, Barclaycard Payment Acceptance
• TBC
  Senior Executive, Facebook
• TBC
  Senior Executive, Transport for London
• TBC
  Senior Executive, Twitter
• Robin Terrell
  Executive Director Multichannel and Int'l, House of Fraser
• Stefan Wagstyl
  Emerging Markets Editor, Financial Times
• Colin Welch
  President and Chief Executive, Financo

2012 Advisory Board

• Vince Russell
  Managing Director, The Cloud
  
• Darren Blackhurst
  CEO, Matalan
  
• Andrew Bracey
  CFO, Ocado
  
• Andy Clarke
  CEO, Asda
  
• Ian Filby
  CEO, DFS
  
• Simon Fox
  CEO, HMV Group
  
• Andrew Gerrie
  CEO, Lush
  
• Ben Gordon
  CEO, Mothercare
  
• Alex Gourlay
  Chief Executive Health & Beauty, Alliance Boots
  
• Will Kernan
  Group Managing Director, New Look
  
• Richard Kirk CBE
  CEO, Peacocks
  
• Ben Lewis
  CEO, River Island
  
• Lucy Neville-Rolfe
  Executive Director, Tesco
  
• Richard Pennycook
  Group Finance Director, Morrisons
  
• Steve Robinson
  CEO, MandMdirect.com
  
• Jeremy Seigal
  CEO, AS Watson UK
  
• Mike Shearwood
  CEO, Aurora Fashions
  
• Stephen Sunnucks
  President International, Gap
  
• Euan Sutherland
  CEO, Kingfisher UK and Ireland
  
• Rob Templeman
  Chairman, British Retail Consortium
  
• Robin Terrell
  Executive Director, House of Fraser International
  
• Angus Thirlwell
  Co-founder & Chief Executive, Hotel Chocolat
  
• David Wild
  CEO, Halfords
  
• Tanya Lawler
  Director of Digital, Sainsbury’s
• Dilip Patel
  Managing Director UK & Ireland, Inditex

 

• 1100 senior retail experts
• 70+ visionary speakers
• 68% board-level or above
• 62% retail audience
• 30+ vital sessions
• 25 retail sectors covered
• 23 advisory board
• 11+ hours of networking

• ONLY 1 THE CLOUD RETAIL WEEK CONFERENCE!

What people think

The Cloud Retail Week Conference is one of the most successful retail conferences. I went to the very first one and I've seen it get bigger and better and I think the fact that you've got 1100 people here is a testament to the success and how people view Retail Week and this Conference, so well done!

Ian Cheshire, Group CEO, Kingfisher

The Cloud Retail Week Conference is a one-stop shop for all your retail business needs. It's a cost-effective learning and networking event to bring you up-to-speed with the business acumen that you need to succeed. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to take their career in retail to the next level.

Ben Lewis, CEO, River Island

Retail Week does a brilliant job for our industry - authoritative and accessible, supportive but not afraid to challenge, ahead of the game on news and trends, a centre of excellence for retail thinking. The Conference brings all this together in two fascinating, enjoyable days that I'm delighted to be part of.

Mark Price, Managing Director, Waitrose

In the current tough economic climate and fast changing interactions with customers, the Conference gives you the opportunity to learn how to quickly adapt.

Ian Filby, CEO, DFS

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The Cloud Retail Week Conference 2012 Key Themes

• Cross-channel retailing: leveraging both digital and physical channels to accelerate your business strategy
• The social media explosion: evolving your business culture to embrace and leverage this snowballing phenomenon
• Unlocking international opportunities for growth: honing the right strategy for your business
• The future face of the high street and what this means for your stores portfolio
• Putting product at the heart of retail: how do you tailor your proposition for your future customers
• Understanding and preparing for the impact of the changing dynamics in global supply chain
• Putting the entrepreneur back into retail: how are the rising stars winning market share?
• Customer insight: turning data into business intelligence to inform your future
• The new consumer: the redistribution of power between shoppers and brands
• Creating a borderless world: how ecommerce is opening doors to new market