NRF 99th Annual Convention & Expo
 
 
 

Schedule-at-a-Glance (preliminary)

Saturday, January 9, 2010
6:00 PM

7:30 PM
» International Reception
Open to attendees with companies outside the U.S.
Sponsored by: St Michael Strategies
Sunday, January 10, 2010
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 » Breakout Sessions
1:45 PM

2:45 PM
Keynote» Super Session - Changing the Game: Shaping the Demands of the Smarter Consumer
Stephen Dubner Stephen Dubner
Journalist & co-author, Freakonomics
Jill Puleri Jill Puleri
IBM Global Business Services
Sponsored by: IBM
3:00 PM

4:00 PM
Keynote» Super Session - Execute or Be Executed
Tom Bell Tom Bell
CEO
Bank of America Merchant Services
Mark Williams Mark Williams
President – Financial Services, Best Buy Co., Inc.
Sponsored by: Bank of America
5:00 PM

6:30 PM
» Opening Night Reception at the Marriot Marquis
sponsored by: Microsoft
Monday, January 11, 2010
8:30 AM

9:30 AM
Keynote» Super Session Recasting Retailing: New Rules — and Opportunities — of the Global Economy
Howard Levine Howard Levine
Chairman and CEO,
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Mark Zandi Mark Zandi
Chief Economist & Co-founder,
Moody's Economy.com
Allen Questrom Allen Questrom
Former Chairman & CEO,
JCPenney and Federated
   
Sponsored by: Deloitte
9:00 AM

6:30 PM
EXPO Hall
  » BIG !deas Sessions
  » Innovation Station
  » Happy Hour
9:00 AM

6:30 PM
NRF DESiGN STUDiO
  » Store Design & Planning Sessions
  » Networking Reception
9:45 AM

10:45 AM
» Sustainability in Retail - Increasing Profitability and Impacting the World
Peter Graf
Chief Sustainability Officer,
SAP
Matt Kistler Matt Kistler
SVP, Sustainability,
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Co-Sponsored by: SAP Motorola
12:15 PM

1:30 PM
» Members’ Only Luncheon
NRF members are treated to a private, Members-Only luncheon. NRF membership has its privileges.
1:45 PM

2:45 PM
» Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM

4:00 PM
» Breakout Sessions
4:15 PM

5:30 PM
» DESiGN STUDiO Networking Reception
5:30 PM

6:30 PM
» EXPO Hall Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
8:30 AM

9:30 AM
Keynote» Super Session - The New Luxury Paradigm
Tory Burch Tory Burch
Founder & Creative Director,
Tory Burch LLC
Steve Sadove Steve Sadove
Chairman & CEO,
Saks Inc.
Marc Gobe

Marc Gobe
President,
Emotional Branding, LLC

   
9:00 AM

5:00 PM
EXPO Hall
  » BIG !deas Sessions
  » Innovation Station
9:00 AM

5:00 PM
NRF DESiGN STUDiO
  » Store Design & Planning Sessions
  » Networking Reception
9:45 AM

10:45 AM
Keynote» Super Session - How Leadership, Loyalty and Transparency Fuel Growth
Sir Terry Leahy Sir Terry Leahy
Chief Executive,
Tesco PLC


Underwritten by: Oracle
12:15 PM

1:30 PM
» Annual Retail Industry Luncheon (ARIL)
1:45 PM

3:15 PM
» Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM

4:00 PM
» Breakout Sessions
4:00 PM

5:00 PM
» DESiGN STUDiO Networking Reception
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
8:30 AM

9:30 AM
» Breakout Sessions
9:45 AM

10:45 AM
» Breakout Sessions
11:00 AM

12:00 PM
Keynote» Super Session - How Leadership Trumps Hardship
Mindy Grossman Mindy Grossman
CEO,
HSN, Inc.
Jon L Luther Jon L. Luther
Executive Chairman,
Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Bobbie Lenga Bobbie Lenga
Managing Director, Global Consumer Sector Leader, Russell Reynolds Associates
   
Sponsored by: Russell Reynolds Associates
12:15 PM

4:30 PM
» Store Tour

 
 
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