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The Retail Summit officially opens at Atlantis, The Palm

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 February 2019: The Retail Summit was officially opened yesterday with a welcome address by H.E. Hamad Buamim, President & CEO, Dubai Chamber Of Commerce & Industry.

Sir Richard Branson took to the stage on the first day as the headline speaker at the new event, which runs until today.

Other industry heavyweight speakers include:
Huda Kattan, CEO and Co-Founder, Huda Beauty
Julia Goldin, CMO, Lego
Hans Christian Meyer, CEO, Tiger of Sweden
John Veichmanis, CMO, Farfetch
Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim, VP, Meydan Malls, Meydan Group
Ghizlan Guenez, CEO & Founder, The Modist
Jo Malone, Founder, Jo Loves
Niu Gang, Chairman, Dashang Group

With more than 80 speakers and 900 participants, The Retail Summit has brought together disruptive brands and legacy retailers to discuss the future of retail in the digital age.

The Retail Summit is supported by event partners Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Meydan One; Innovation partner: Accenture; Silver partners: Black Jack, CBRE, CEGID, KPMG, SAP, Umdasch and Xpandretail; Strategic partners: Al Futtaim Malls, Arvind Internet, Bentley, BJSS, Content Square, Department of International Trade, Gate Avenue, Lava Moments, Mcube, Nook, Openbravo, Parcelly, Ponant, Presso, Samsung and Sensemi.

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