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David Seban Jeantet, Chief Investment Officer at Société Générale where you can exchange notes and ideas with top retail executives from
Private Wealth Management, Luxembourg; Mudassir Sheikha, CEO all continents.
of Careem, UAE; Dr Stephan Sigrist, CEO & Founder of W.I.R.E.,
Switzerland; Charaf Tajer, Designer & Founder of Casablanca Paris, More information about the IGDS WDSS can be found at
France; Ravi Thakran, Chairman & Managing Partner of Turmeric www.wdss2023.org and the registration closes on
Capital, Singapore; Evan Voshell, VP Retail & Commerce Mastercard 22 September 2023.
Data & Services, USA; Angelo Zegna, Consumer & Retail Excellence
Director at Zegna, Italy; Yu Zhou, Sr Director of Strategic Planning
& Intelligence Center of Bailian Group, China and Dr Stephan Zoll,
CEO of SIGNA Sports United, Europe / USA.
The Summit is also the occasion to celebrate the remarkable
achievements of department stores and their teams: during the Official
Dinner three unique awards will be presented for the first time. The
‘World’s Best Employee at a Department Store’ and the ‘World’s
Best Team at a Department Store’ will recognise the importance of
employees and teams in the retail industry. The award ‘Most Innovative
Department Store in the World’ will recognise the most transformative
and progressive department stores in the world. The winners will have
the chance to present their inspiring stories during the Official Dinner on
11 October 2023.
The two-day event is being held for the first time in Dubai, the
leading trading hub in the Middle East with its impressive modern retail
landscape. This world-famous retail destination features the latest store
concepts and services offered by many international brands. As part of
the programme, optional guided store tours on Thursday afternoon will
stop at two of the largest malls in the Emirates: the Dubai Mall and Mall
of the Emirates, where delegates will have the opportunity to participate
in guided visits of the luxury department stores Bloomingdale’s and
Harvey Nichols, as well as THAT Concept Store.
There are only a few opportunities to meet senior peers on a global
scale, making IGDS WDSS a unique discussion and networking platform