Tim has worked in and around the retail sector for 12 years and is a Director in the retail team at Ernst & Young. He has worked extensively in the UK, France, Central Europe and throughout the Asia Pacific market.

Tim is responsible for the global relationship between Ernst & Young and some of the largest UK retailers and looks after the international expansion division of retail, working with several UK and international retailers in shaping their ‘end-to-end’ market entry strategy into India and other emerging markets. Other projects which Tim has managed within the retail environment include risk management reviews and operational reviews.In addition to this, Tim is a well-known speaker within the retail sector.

Belinda holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics and Business from The University of Wales, Aberystwyth. In 2003 she became a Fellow of the University. She started her career at Harrods, as a graduate trainee and held various Buying and Management positions in the Fashion Division. In 1985, she joined Debenhams and held a number of senior positions in Buying and Merchandising in men’s, women’s, children’s wear and accessories. Belinda was appointed a Director of Debenhams in 1991. She became a Trading Director in 1998 and was responsible for homeware, cosmetics and Designers at Debenhams and joined the board of Debenhams plc in March 1999. Belinda was the Chief Executive of Debenhams from 2000 - 2003 and joined Jaeger as Group Chief Executive in 2004. Belinda is also a Patron of Skillsmart, a trailblazing sector skills council for the retail sector and held the position of Chair from 2002 - 2004. She was awarded a Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute (FCGI) in November 2006.

Andrew is a South African with 24 years international retailing experience across such diverse trading locations as small Central African towns and Regent Street in London. His retail career began with Edgars in South Africa. Andrew’s various leadership positions since have covered operations, merchandising and buying. His experience includes a number of years with House of Fraser in the UK. Later, Andrew was to become Managing Director of a chain of apparel stores trading across five southern and central African countries. Managing Director of both a department store chain and homeware chain followed before he took up his current assignment in India in 2004.

Ibrahim is the Managing Director of Portland — the London-based branding and environmental design consultancy specialising in the retail, leisure and travel sectors. Ibrahim holds post graduate degrees from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a frequent contributor to journals and trade press.
During his 20 years in design consultancy Ibrahim has worked with clients in Europe, the Middle East, Central and South East Asia and South America, and has worked extensively in the Gulf where his clients have included ADNOC, ENOC, Dubai Airport, Abu Dhabi Airport, Nakheel, Paris Gallery, Axiom Telecom, Landmark Group, Majid Al Futtaim, Jashanmal, Sama Dubai,
Portland's understanding of consumers’ relationship with brands and their interaction with branded environments lies at the heart of their work and is the basis of Ibrahim’s presentation.

Ken has been Chief Executive of The Mall since 2002 and has overseen the growth of The Mall fund from 11 shopping malls worth £656 million to a current portfolio of 23 branded Malls valued at over £3 billion. The Mall is now the UK’s leading owner and operator of community shopping malls.
Ken has been involved in commercial property for 30 years and has been a Director of Capital & Regional plc since 1997.

David Hand is the Beijing Managing Director and Head of China Retail for Jones Lang LaSalle. Based in Hong Kong from 1997 and Beijing since 2001, he has worked with a diverse range of local and international clients comprising developers, government, investors and occupiers of all property sectors. On a daily basis, David oversees the operations of the investment, agency, property management, project development, residential and research and consultancy divisions of Jones Lang LaSalle Beijing.

With four years experience in Europe and nine years in Asia, David is one of the most experienced international advisors currently based in China.

He has worked on more than 30 shopping centre projects in Asia and his multi-sectoral experience enables him to advise upon large mixed-use projects in China where a broad base of expertise is required.

Maas joined ING Real Estate on 1 July, 2006 from the position of Managing Director of Amvest, a Dutch real estate asset management and development company focusing on the residential sector. Maas started his career as Assistant Professor at the Free University in Amsterdam in 1980. He worked as appointed Acquisition Manager at ABN AMRO real estate Development Company from 1985 to 1991. In 1991 he joined PGGM Pension Fund, first as Property Acquisition Manager Netherlands and later as Portfolio Manager France. After PGGM’s and Aegon’s real estate departments merged to form Amvest in 1997, Maas took up the position of Commercial Director at the new company. Maas was appointed Managing Director of Amvest in 2000.
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Michael Green spent 20 years with Marks & Spencer. He was responsible for the company taking a leading role in the development of Town Centre Management schemes throughout the country. Michael then joined MEPC, at the time the second largest property company in the country, helping it work more closely with some of its 1,200 retail tenants in their shopping centres. After leaving MEPC he started his own consultancy, GTT Associates, which specialised in the implementation of business plans and funding for the management of town and city centres throughout the UK.

As Development Design Group's CEO and hands-on Principal-in-Charge, Roy oversees the design and execution of retail, entertainment, hospitality, office, residential and mixed-use projects of every imaginable scale in all corners of the globe. The many projects that bear his imprint include the 2002 ICSC International Design Award winner for renovation, Menlyn Park in South Africa; the plan for the new capital of Turkmenistan; Istinye Park in Istanbul, Turkey; CocoWalk in Miami, Florida; LoureShopping in Lisbon, Portugal; and The USArts District in Washington, DC.