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| Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
5:30-7:30 P.M. |
Evening registration and welcome reception |
| 7:30 P.M. |
Dinner (dinner on your own – restaurant suggestions will be provided) |
| Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:00-8:05 A.M. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Steve Neumeyer, chair, General Management Committee |
8:05-9:50 A.M. |
Keynote: Economic Outlook |
9:50-10:10 A.M. |
Refreshments Break
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10:10 A.M-12:10 P.M.. |
Retail Panel – Moderated by Dean Rubin
Confirmed panelists: Chuck Luckenbill, OfficeMax, VP Visual Merchandising
Lynn Knutson, Harley Davidson, Retail Development Manager, Merchandising and Visual
Mark Randall, Kohl's, Fixture QA & QC
Ron Brunette, Sears, VP Visual Creative Design
Bruce Schmiedl, Walgreens, Div. VP, Facilities Planning, Design and Engineering
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12:10-1:10 P.M. |
Working Lunch – Reports from the trenches |
1:10-2:00 P.M. |
Recap from Lunch discussions
Facilitated by Klein Merriman |
2:00-3:30 P.M. |
Design Firm Panel
Moderated by Ken Ritterspach
Confirmed panelists: Charles Sparks, president and CEO, Charles Sparks & Co.
Mark Johnson, president, Johnson Design Group
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3:30-3:50 P.M. |
Refreshments Break
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3:50-5:10 P.M. |
Sales and Marketing Idea Exchange
Moderated by Alan Harvill |
5:10-6:00 P.M. |
Break |
6:00-7:15 P.M. |
Reception |
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7:15 P.M. |
Dinner |
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| Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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Continental Breakfast |
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8:00-9:00 A.M. |
Best Practices – Strategies to beat your competition – Moderated by Paul Pinkus |
9:00-10:15 A.M. |
Financing a Resurgence in your Business – Moderated by Bob Riley |
10:15-10:45 A.M. |
Refreshments Break |
10:45-Noon |
Case Study – Lessons Learned to Improve Processes (design to manufacture to installation) – Moderated by Donald Bloom |
Noon |
Conclusion & Notes |
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Hollywood, FL 33021
954-893-7300 • Fax 954-893-7500 • are@retailenvironments.org |
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