CONFERENCE: DAY 1 : The Seminar would begin with leading International Retail Thought leaders and professionals sharing their experience and thoughts.
24th February 2005
•	Key Note Address 2 : Writing, and Rewriting Rules of Retailing Mr. Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President and CEO, Ethan Allen, USA
•	Creating and Sustaining Value Through Branding Mr. Charles Brymer, Chief Executive, Interbrand, USA
•	Competing Successfully in a Competitive World Mr. William Pace, Chief Executive, Kurt Salmon Associates, USA
•	The Future of Retailing in India - Lessons from Esprit in China Mr. Peter Hammond, Regional Director, Esprit, Asia
•	Creating and Preserving a Truly Global Lifestyle Brand Ms. Kirsten Sharett, Senior Editor, WGSN, USA
•	Celebrating Shopping Experience : Malls Mr. Roy Ho (General Manager), Plaza 66, China
•	Building a Successful FMCG Business in Emerging Markets Mr.Zubair Ahmed, Managing Director, Gillette, India*
•	Spotting Winning Concepts Mr. Arvind Singhal, Chairman, KSA Technopak, India
CONFERENCE: DAY 2 : The second day of the Seminar will have the Indian Retailers and Brand leaders giving their perspective on various facets of the Indian Consumer and Retail.
25th February 2005
•	Learning from Plastic Spending Patterns : An Insight into the Indian consumer Mr. V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director, Retail Asset Product Group, ICICI Bank, India
•	Making Sense of the Frenetic Activity in Mall Development Mr. Ravi Raheja, K Raheja Group, India
•	Indian Consumer and Future Shopping Trends in India Mr. Harminder Sahni, Principal, KSA Technopak, India
•	Innovating to Succeed : A New Generation of Retail Entrepreneurs  Ms. Hemu Ramaiah, Partner, Landmark, India; Mr. Riyaaz Amlani, MD, Mocha, India and Mr. William Bissell*, MD, Fabindia, India
•	Creating Value for a Nation : De-fragmentation of the Indian Supply Chain Mr. B M Vyas, Managing Director, GCMMF, India
•	Etailing in India : The Road Ahead Mr. Mahendra Swarup, Chief Executive Times Internet Ltd., India
•	Managing Customers as well as Shareholders Expectations Mr. Kishore Biyani, Managing Director, Pantaloon, India
•	Socio Economic Relevance of a Modernized Retail Sector Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group, India

* Confirmation awaited