RetailConnections Announces Speaker Lineup for 5th Annual 'Executive Suite' Summit in Miami

Oct. 27, 2011 - PRLog -- TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — RetailConnections today announced the initial lineup of speakers who will share their vision, passion and knowledge at the Fifth Annual Business Executive Summit, Feb. 26-28, 2012, at the Turnberry Isle Hotel & Resort in Aventura, Fla., near Miami.
    The Summit is open to senior-level retail and brand executives who come together to share perspectives and engage in high-level networking.

Confirmed presenters to date include:
•   Brian Tilzer, VP, E-Commerce, Staples.com
•   Dennis Hernreich, CFO, COO, Casual Male Retail Group
•   Michelle Garvey, CIO, Warnaco
•   Tiffany Tocco, Divisional VP, Marketing, Bon Ton Stores
•   Katherine Bahamonde, VP, E-Commerce, Juicy Couture
•   Ken Nisch, Chairman, JGA
•   Paul Calderon, SVP, Store Environment & Development, Kohl's
•   Christine Sturch, Midwest Interior Design & Branding Coordinator, Whole Foods Market
•   Dave Remer, CEO and Creative Director, Remer Inc.
•   Tom DeCaro, EVP, Supply Chain, Michaels Stores
•   Lori Schafer, Executive Adviser, Retail; Author “Branded!”

“RetailConnections gives companies the chance to share best practices and talk about the ever-changing state of the retail industry,” said Staples’ Tilzer. “E-commerce in particular is rapidly evolving and companies need to look at ways they can improve the customer shopping experience through all channels, including mobile, in-store and online.”
    The "executive suite" Summit is a top-level event that provides an opportunity to build business relationships through discussions with industry peers, general sessions, workshops and a robust but relaxed series of networking opportunities, including onsite evening receptions and dinners, breakfast roundtables, golf and more.
    "RetailConnections’ summits, regional conferences and dinners draw a highly eclectic mix of retail and brand senior executives," said Marc Millstein, president of RetailConnections. “All our events offer intense, high-level educational programs, rich content and interactive formats that foster new learning and business insights. We are quite insistent that the environment we create is driven completely by senior retail and brand executives.
    "We believe that in today's fast-changing environment, it is crucial that executive leaders from all parts of the organization come together for valuable sharing, networking and learning," he added.
    RetailConnections convenes CEOs, Presidents, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CIOs, SVPs and VPs of e-commerce, marketing, finance, merchandising, operations, information technology, customer engagement, supply chain and logistics.
    The Summit is limited to 100 senior-level retail and brand executives. For more information and to register, visit http://www.retailconnections.com or contact Marc Millstein at marc@retailconnections.com | (914) 620-5947 or Denise Power at denise@retailconnections.com | (773) 573-3939.

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RETAILCONNECTIONS serves senior retail executives by hosting events that provide exceptional learning and networking. We believe the value of establishing new business relationships in person far outweighs other forms of communication.