| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 / Arrival Day |
| 3:00 - 7:00 pm |
Registration |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Opening Cocktail Reception |
| Evening |
Sponsor Dinners |
| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 / First Day of Sessions |
| 7:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Registration
|
| 7:15 - 7:55 am |
Networking Breakfast |
| 7:55 - 8:00 am |
Summit Opening Comments
|
| 8:00 - 8:50 am |
Opening Keynote
The Geek Squad Saves the World
|
| 8:55 - 9:45 am |
General Session
CEO Perspective: How in 7 Years We Built, I Stumbled Over, and My Colleagues Fixed a Near-Billion-Dollar Retailer
|
| 9:45 - 10:15 am |
Networking Coffee Break
|
| 10:15 - 11:20 am |
General Session
Wall Street's Perspective
|
| 11:20 am |
Break for Golf Outing
|
| 11:45 am |
Bus departs for golf course |
| 12:30 pm |
Shot Gun start to golf |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception
|
| Evening: |
Sponsor Dinners |
| Thursday, February 28, 2008 / Second Day of Sessions |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:35 am |
Day Two Opening Comments
|
| 8:35 - 9:20 am |
Second Day Keynote
Culture and Communication: Guiding Principles of Change Management
|
| 9:20 - 9:40 am |
Networking Coffee Break
|
| 9:40 - 10:15 am |
General Session
2008 Economic and Consumer Trends: Cutting through the Confusion
|
| 10:20 - 11:00 am |
General Session
Lifecycle Price Management: Attracting the Consumer, Supporting the Brand
|
| 11:00 - 11:20 am |
Networking Coffee Break |
| 11:20 am - 12:10 pm |
General Session
Adapting to the Next-Generation Workforce
|
| 12:10 - 1:45 pm |
Networking Luncheon (with Topic Tables)
|
| 1:45 - 2:30 pm |
General Session
Striking Gold with Customer Analytics
|
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception |
| Evening |
Sponsor Dinners |
| Friday, February 29, 2008 / Closing Day |
| 8:00 - 10:45 am |
Registration |
| 8:15 - 9:15 am |
Breakfast with Keynote Speaker
|
| *8:25 - 8:30 am |
Day Three Opening Comments |
| *8:30 - 9:15 am |
Breakfast Keynote
CEO Perspective: Leadership
|
| 9:20 - 10:30 am |
Extended Closing Keynote Panel
Store Systems Study: Findings, Analysis & Discussion
|
| *9:20 - 9:55 am |
Study Highlights & Analysis |
| *9:55 - 10:30 am |
Executive Panel Discussion |
| 10:30 - 10:35 am |
Summit Closing Comments |
| 10:35 am |
2008 Retail Executive Summit Concludes |