KSA Retail Summits have emerged as the most widely respected and well attended forum in the Retail Industry. Organised annually since 1999. The Retail Summit has become a platform for the retailers and brand leaders across the country to share their experience and concerns.

The summits have attracted an outstanding response from the industry - with an illustrious panel of speakers, participants and sponsors.

The 8th Retail and Marketing Summit 2007 was attended by over 550 delegates, representing the senior management of leading Indian and International Corporates and Retailers.

The Retail Summit has been an opportunity for international retailers to have a closer look at India and the developments in the Indian market, and to share their experience with a select group in India. Leading International Speakers over the last seven years have included : …….

• Mr. Roger Jennings, Chief Executive, Austin Reed Group plc, United Kingdom
  
• Mr. Kal Patel, Vice President (Strategy and International Expansion), Best Buy, USA
  
• Mr. Marvin Traub, President MTA and Former Chairman, Bloomingdales, USA
  
• Mr. Martin R. Brenninkmeyer, Director, C&A, Germany Mr. Alan McClay, Chief Executive, CIES, France
  
• Mr. Jean-Christophe Goarin, Expansion General Manager, Carrefour, France
  
• Mr. Francis McCauley, International Director, Debenhams plc, UK
  
• Mr. Peter Hammond, Regional Director, Esprit, Asia
  
• Mr. Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, Ethan Allen, USA
  
• Mr. Giles Marking, Managing Director, Fitch, United Kingdom
  
• Mr. Peter Lau, Chairman, Giordano International, Hongkong
  
• Dr. Nirmalaya Kumar, Professor of Marketing, IMD, Switzerland
  
• Prof. Charles Waldman, Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD, France
  
• Mr. Graham Hales, Director, Interbrand, UK
  
• Mr. Kurt Ebert, Member of Board, Karstadt Quelle, Germany
  
• Mr. William Pace, Chief Executive, Kurt Salmon Associates, USA
  
• Mr. Micky Jagtiani, CEO, Landmark Group, UAE
  
• Mr. Peter Peritz, Member of Executive Committee, Manor AG, Switzerland
  
• Mr. John Hancock, Chairman, MFI, United Kingdom
  
• Mr. Mohammad A. Alshaya, Chief Executive, M H Alshaya Co., Kuwait
  
• Mr. Roy Ho, General Manager, Plaza 66, China
  
• Mr. Hansen Tian, Executive Vice President, PriceSmart, China
  
• Mr. S Chandra Das, Chairman, NTUC Fairprice Co-op, Singapore
  
• Mr. Blaise Durand Reville, Director, Promodes, France
  
• Mr. John Wheeler, Vice President, Mall of America, USA
  
• Mr. Alan S Noddle, Executive Vice President, Royal Ahold NV, Netherlands
  
• Mr. David Riddiford, Buying Director, Selfridges PLC, United Kingdom
  
• Mr. Richard C B Thorne, Chief Executive, Spinneys, UAE.
  
• Ms. Christine Cross, Director, TESCO PLC, United Kingdom
  
• Mr. Peter Tyson, Head of Retail & Franchising (Asia Pacific), The Body Shop International PLC, Singapore
  
• Mr. Filiberto Jiminez, President, Waldo’s, Mexico
  
• Mr. Vladimir Terziev, Chairman, Vesch Retail, Russia
  
• Mr. Manlio Zucchi, Joint Managing Director, Vincenzo Zucchi SpA, Italy , among others…..