NRF Annual 2009

Schedule-at-a-Glance (preliminary)

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Handouts!
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Audio Recordings
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

» International Reception
Open to attendees with companies outside the U.S.

Sponsored by SAP

Sunday, January 11, 2009

8:30 AM

10:00 AM

» Breakout Sessions

10:15 AM

11:45 AM

» Breakout Sessions

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

» Networking Roundtable Lunch

Sponsored by Gardere

» Breakout Sessions

1:45 PM

2:45 PM

Super Session:
» Capitalizing on Global Trends to Create a Superior Customer Experience

Fred Balboni
Global Retail Industry Leader
IBM Global Business Services

Martin Lindstrom
Author

Sponsored by IBM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Super Session:
» Global Strategies for Multi-Channel Success

Laura Wade-Gery
CEO
Tesco.com and Direct

Tony Stockil
CEO
Javelin Group, Ltd.

5:00 PM

6:30 PM

» Opening Night Reception at Gotham Hall

Sponsored by Wincor Nixdorf

Monday, January 12, 2009

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

Opening Keynote:
» The Company of the Future

H. Lee Scott Jr.
President & CEO
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Tracy Mullin
President & CEO
National Retail Federation

» Submit your question to Lee Scott. Click here.

9:00 AM

6:30 PM

EXPO Hall
  » BIG !deas Sessions
  » Concept Stores
  » Happy Hour

9:30 AM

5:30 PM

NRF DESiGN STUDiO
» Store Design & Planning Sessions
» Networking Reception

9:45 AM

10:45 AM

Super Session:
» Weathering Retail’s Storms: How to Navigate a Turbulent Economy

Carl Steidtmann
Chief Economist, Consumer Business
Deloitte Research

Stacy Janiak
Vice Chairman, National Sector Leader, Retail
Deloitte

Sponsored by Deloitte

12:15 PM

1:30 PM

Members’ Only Luncheon
NRF members are treated to a private, Members-Only luncheon. NRF membership has its privileges.

Michael Gates Gill
Author

Sponsored by Oracle

1:45 PM

3:15 PM

» Breakout Sessions

3:30 PM

4:15 PM

» Breakout Sessions

4:30 PM

5:15 PM

» Breakout Sessions

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

DESiGN STUDiO Networking Reception

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

EXPO Hall Happy Hour

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

Super Session:
» Creating a Sweet Spot for Sustained Profitable Growth

Robert Gordman
President
The Gordman Group

John Rittenhouse
Chairman & Founder
Cavallino Capital, LLC

9:00 AM

6:30 PM

EXPO Hall
  » BIG !deas Sessions
  » Concept Stores
  » Happy Hour

9:30 AM

4:45 PM

NRF DESiGN STUDiO
» Store Design & Planning Sessions
» Networking Reception

9:45 AM

10:45 AM

Super Session:
» The Sky Has Fallen: Now What?

Peter J. Solomon
Founder & Chairman
Peter J. Solomon Company

Myron E. 'Mike' Ullman III
Chairman & CEO
JCPenney Company, Inc.

Sponsored by Accenture

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

12:15 PM

1:30 PM

» Annual Retail Industry Luncheon (ARIL)

	Gold Medal Award Michael S. Jeffries CEO on behalf of Abercrombie & Fitch		International Retailer of the Year Nick Badminton CEO Pick ’n Pay Stores Ltd., South Africs
	Awards Emcee: Kip Tindell Chairman & CEO The Container Store