Sir Richard Branson, Industry Heavyweights to Headline The Retail Summit 2019 in Dubai

Billionaire entrepreneur and Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson has been introduced as the keynote speaker of The Retail Summit 2019, an inaugural global event which is readied to be kept in Dubai on February 13 th -14 th 2019 in partnership with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The news was made during an unique launch event in Dubai which was hosted by the organisers of The Retail Summit and gone to by more than 180 industry stakeholders, including top executives representing numerous leading sellers in the UAE. Branson will certainly sign up with over 800 C-level execs, industry specialists and professionals from around the world at the upcoming summit who will share their useful insights and approaches for winning in today's fast-changing retail landscape.

Other industry heavyweights who have validated their involvement in The Retail Summit 2019 consist of Massimo Piombini, CEO, Balmain; Lyndon Cormack, Co-Founder, Herschel Supply Company; Patrick Chalhoub, Co-CEO, Chalhoub Group; Ken Meyer, EVP, Whole Food; and Chris Davis, VP Global Marketing, New Balance.

The Retail Summit 2019, set to be held at Dubai's Atlantis Hotel, will certainly offer a perfect platform for thought-provoking conversations covering a varied variety of topics covering from digitalisation and innovation to innovation and brand name building.

During the launch occasion at Dubai's Bulgari Hotel, H.E. Hamad Buamim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Chamber said: "We are honored and honoured to announce our partnership with The Retail Summit - a top global conference that will combine several of one of the most influential leaders in global retail. Dubai is an ideal setting to host this global summit as it stays among the world's top retail hubs, while the emirate continues to reinvent its retail offerings and experiences."

H.E. Buamim exposed that the worth of Dubai's retail market expanded to $35 billion in 2017, inning accordance with current analysis from Dubai Chamber based upon information from Euromonitor International. He kept in mind that Dubai has the 2nd highest possible shopping center density worldwide, many thanks to its high visitor to resident proportion, while the emirate accounts for virtually 49% of the total retail stock of shopping malls in the UAE.

For his part, The Retail Summit's Chief Executive Officer, Gary Thatcher said, "There is a demand for a celebration of global stores uniting c-suite executives to network, learn, and dispute. As the pioneer of 'retailtainment', Dubai was the all-natural option in area for a genuinely global and unique experience.".

Thatcher added: We are connecting legacy retailers with the newer, disruptive organisations. This combination will provide a completely unique platform and industry perspective.

The Retail Summit 2019 has been designed with global Chief executive officers and their senior groups in mind, offering resources to establish actions to the customer, innovation and business design shifts that essentially changed the global retail landscape. Key sessions up will certainly take a look at the "The Store of the Future", Gender Diversity in Retail and several other timely issues through discussions with disruptors and industry leaders that will certainly share their technique and point of views on meeting evolving consumer assumptions reducing organisational costs and driving revenue growth.