SINGAPORE. The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has revealed the speaker line-up for the 2019 Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference.
The line-up includes The Economist Foreign Editor Robert Guest; GDR Creative Intelligence CEO Kate Ancketill; 3Sixty Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman Roberto Graziani; and Incheon International Airport Director of Concessions Planning Team Dong-ik Shin.
The 2019 Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference is once again being held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore, from 12-16 May.
This year’s conference will explore topics such as the current climate for business in Asia; new developments in retail and customer engagement; and ways travel retail can help ensure a sustainable future – for brands and for the environment.
For the first time, the conference will feature a plenary-only format allowing a range of topics to be addressed and discussed by all delegates, with audience interaction encouraged via the TFWA App.
Other speakers include: Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific CEO Przemek Lesniak; Duty Free World Council President Frank O’Connell; Pernod Ricard Group Vice President Sustainability & Responsibility Vanessa Wright; Nestlé International Travel Retail General Manager Stewart Dryburgh; JTI Worldwide Duty Free Corporate Affairs Director Gemma Bateson; and dcGTR Managing Director Alan Brennan.
TFWA President Alain Maingreaud will open the conference, sharing the latest available regional and global sales data and giving his personal perspective on the role of the Asian market.
The Economist’s Robert Guest will offer insight into the dynamics underpinning business in Asia Pacific and worldwide, and address how the geopolitical climate is affecting trading relations between the major powers.
Incheon International’s Dong-ik Shin will discuss the role of retail ahead of a wave of tenders at the world’s biggest airport by retail revenue, with duty free sales of US$2.4 billion last year.
GDR Creative Intelligence CEO Kate Ancketill will assess what makes a successful retailer in today’s consumer market, while 3Sixty’s Roberto Graziani will discuss how his company’s omnichannel approach could help lead a ‘generational change’ in the duty free and travel retail industry.
TFWA President Alain Maingreaud commented: “As the largest duty free and travel retail market, the importance of Asia Pacific to our industry cannot be understated. I am confident that the programme at this year’s TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference will enable delegates to gain a greater understanding of the latest trends driving growth in this fascinating market.”
Changi Airport is the diamond sponsor of the conference. Other confirmed sponsors include Incheon International Airport Corp as Workbook & Afternoon Networking Session sponsor, Neuhaus as Lunch sponsor, Eu Yan Sang as Welcome Coffee Break sponsor, Leonidas as Morning Coffee Break sponsor, Nestlé as Afternoon Networking Session sponsor, Pourchet as Hostess Outfit sponsor, and Skross as Charging Stations sponsor.
More information on the event can be found here.
