Strategic Partners 2016

The Top leaders and visionaries of the TCG sector

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Speakers / Panelists 2022

Ragip Balcioglu

Chief Commercial Officer,

Arcelik

Alex Baldock

CEO,
Currys

Pedro Baptista

Head of Own Brands & Partnership,
Worten

Stuart Blanch

EMEA Consumer
Sales Director,
Intel

Chris Braam

SVP Sales & Services

BA Europe,

Electrolux

Cyril Buxtorf

EVP EMEA,
Groupe SEB

Hans Carpels

President,

Euronics International

Paula Coughlan

Chief People, Communications & Sustainability Officer,

Currys

Jessica Distler

Partner & MD,

BCG

Nick Everitt

Director of Advisory,

Edge by Ascential

Thierry Gadou

President & CEO,

SES-imagotag

Vonny Gamot

VP Sales, Head of EMEA,
McAfee

Marta Gnjatovic

Head of Category Teams,
Coolblue

Anne Guichard

Chief Direct E-com Officer
& Head of Platforms,

L’Oreal

Ines Haaga

Global Strategic Insights,

GFK

Marc Harmsen

Sr. Director Brand Management
& Digital Transformation,

Euronics International

Bradley Hopkinson

VP Consumer & Device Sales EMEA,

Microsoft

Ana Maria Jaime Salcedo

Head of Sustainability,

MediaMarktSaturn
Retail Group

Eirik Jarl Nilssen

Nordic Franchise Director,

Elkjop Nordic

Ian Jindal

Founder & Editor in Chief,
Internet Retailing

Rick Londema

Senior Vice President Consumer Sales,

Sony Europe

Paul Martin

Chair Global Retail Group & UK Head of Retail,

KPMG

David McCarthy

MD, Head of Global Retail,

HSBC

Michael Monney

Global Sales Director,

Laurastar

Sophie Moonen

Head of Unit, DG Comp,

European Commission

Gilles Morel

President EMEA & EVP,
Whirlpool

Carsten Olesen

President Consumer Audio,

HARMAN International

Julien Peyrafitte

Commercial Director,

Fnac Darty

Stejara Pircan

SVP Commercial,
eMAG

Alenka Potocnik

Marketing Director,

Hisense

John Ryan

Managing Director,

Newstores

Sarah Schaefer

VP Sustainability Europe,

Electrolux

Brett Siddons

CCSM EMEA Category Lead,

Microsoft

Dr. Rainer Strack

Senior Partner Emeritus
& Senior Advisor,
BCG

Wilfried Thom

VP Western Europe,
Acer

Karl Trautmann

Member of the
Management Board,
ElectronicPartner

Özlem Ünlüer

Head of Sustainability,

Arcelik

Dominic Waughray

Senior Advisor to the CEO,

WBCSD

Remko Rijnders

General MD Benelux,

MediaMarktSaturn

Guido Monferrini

Chief Commercial Officer,
MediaMarktSaturn

Enrique Fernandez

CEO,

M.Video/Eldorado

Declan Curry

Conference Host

Danny Emmett

COO,

AO.om

Nilesh Khalkho

CEO,

Sharaf DG

Peter Bakker

President & CEO,

WBCSD

Chris Buecker

Chairman,

International TCG

Retail Summit

Erik Sonsterud

CEO,
Elkjop Nordic

Stanislas de Gramont

Chief Operating Officer,
Groupe SEB

Assad Malic

Corporate Affairs & Strategy Director,
Dixons Carphone

John Olsen

Managing Director,

Euronics International

Emmanuel Fromont

Corporate VP,
President EMEA,
Acer

Enrique Martinez

CEO,
Fnac Darty

Dr. Martin Schulte

Partner & Global
Sector Leader,
Consumer Durables,
Oliver Wyman

Mustafa Gungor

Director Commercial Operations,
MediaMarkt Benelux

Anna Ohlsson-Leijon

CEO BA Europe,

Electrolux

Elizaveta Kaydash

Global Director
Consumer Channel,

Kaspersky

Oleg Muraviev

Commercial Director,
M.video-Eldorado

Jean Baptiste Thomas

Director,
GM Amazon Marketplace,
Amazon UK

Markus Hepp

MD & Senior Partner,

BCG

Michael McLaughlin

VP Retail,
GfK

Turan Erdogan

CEO,

Vestel

Salvatore Paparelli

Regional Logistic Officer &
Head of Sales Operations,
Sony Electronics

Andrea Scozzoli

Chief Corporate Development,
Unieuro, & President, Aires

Ami Silverman

Corporate VP,

Microsoft

Jon Stine

Executive Director,
Open Voice Network

Gregor Ulitzka

Director Supply
Chain Programs,
Amazon EU

Karl Wehner

Managing Director DACH/CEE/TR,
Alibaba Group

Hakan Bulgurlu

CEO,

Arcelik

Therese Friberg

CFO,

Electrolux

Tine Kinn

Strategy Director,
Elkjop Nordic

Norbert Klein

Head of Region Europe, EVP,

BSH

Rikke Ussing

EMEA Head of Retail,

HP Inc

Bulent Gurcan

CEO,

TeknoSA

Matthias Ginthum

Chief Markets Officer,
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Michael Haas

Global Retail Director,

GfK

Dr. Reinhard Zinkann

Managing Director &
Co-Proprietor,

Miele

Fiona Carlin

Partner,

Baker McKenzie

Antreas Athanassopoulos

Chief Customer Officer &
CEO Financial Services,
Dixons Carphone

Alessandro Stanzani

EVP
Consumer Imaging Group,
Canon Europe

Jonathan Grimes

Sr. Director – Consumer & Devices Sales EMEA,
Microsoft

Frank Bussalb

VP Procurement,

MediaMarktSaturn

Retail Group

Cenk Yenginer

Chief Category &
Supply Chain Officer,
TeknoSA

Lucas Perraudin

Head of AR/VR EMEA,
Facebook

Iulian Stanciu

CEO,
eMAG

Carsten Olesen

SVP Global Markets,

Harman Lifestyle Division

Emmanuel Grenier

CEO,

Cdiscount

Jonas Samuelson

CEO,
Electrolux

Klaus Peter Voigt

Executive Vice President,

MediaMarktSaturn

Retail Group

Henk de Jong

Chief of International Markets,
Philips

Alejandro Mondragon

Global Lead Retail,

GfK

Martin Wild

Chief Innovation Officer,

MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group

Linda Pimmeshofer

Director Retail Development Retail,

Microsoft

Chen Zhang

Chief Technology Officer,

JD.com

Anne-Laure Feldkircher

Group Strategy

M&A Director,

Fnac Darty

Helmar Hipp

Managing Director,

Cyberport

Miya Knights

Head of Industry Insight,

Eagle Eye Solutions

Thomas Baader

Executive Vice President,
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Des Power

SVP, Managing Director,

Fitbit International

Kai Herzberger

Director eCommerce & Transformational Retail DACH & EMEA,

Facebook

Johan Rudstrom

Retail and Shopper Marketing Experience Director,

Electrolux Appliances AB

Oliver Ahrens,

CEO,
notebooksbilliger.de

Javier Anta

Partner & Managing Director,
The Boston Consulting Group

Markus Tuschl

Global Director Digital Retail,

GfK

Dan Arler

CEO Major Appliances EMEA,

Electrolux

Application for:

Industry AwardsRetailer Award

Choose and apply for nominations (you can apply to one, two or all three awards)

Category Specialist Award Technology Innovation Award Sustainability Award

Category Specialist Award

In the past years, most of the time the huge global brands (e.g. Samsung, LG, Google, etc) ended up on the shortlist of the different TCG Awards. With this award, we want to provide category specialists the chance to win. Thus, brands which are active in one specific head category (i.e. not across multiple head categories) or even only in a subcategory. Category Specialists can often be trendsetters. Head categories are Appliances (MDA&SDA), CE (TV, photo), IT etc.

The past year was again massively influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Have you, as a category specialist, impressed your retail partners through outstanding cooperation or performance, and how would you describe this extraordinary achievement? This could be share increase within the respective category, margin achievement, punctual delivery and in full despite the challenges of the pandemic (production, logistics etc.), professional collaborative forecasting, jointly aligned activities across all sales channels (online/in-store/social media), product innovation, sales growth, etc.

Technology Innovation Award

Over the past year, which of your brand´s technology innovations made the biggest difference for your retail partners, excited shoppers and demonstrated the new technology to them in the best way?

This could be any innovation: a feature, a product, new product design or the creation of a whole new category. It could also be the reinvention or shifting of a whole category, e.g. creating higher value for the whole category.

Sustainability Award

The TCG retail industry is increasingly conscious of its environmental responsibilities. It is clear that consumer and legislative pressures are also building and are encouraging, or even forcing businesses and manufacturers to take dramatic steps to improve sustainability. This category focuses on concrete measurements, strategic decisions made, binding action plans (not just greenwashing) completed to support the company's determination in the field of sustainability.

Do you measure sustainability (CO2 footprint) at all and how?
Is there a defined and concrete reduction target and what does it say?
Is there a clear, approved action plan for this? In which areas and with which targets do you aim to achieve the set sustainability targets? Can you submit a top-line summary of it?
In the area of sustainability, would you like to mention or submit any other achievement that enforces your application?

Please answer each of the questions 1-4 in the field below.

Support your listed success, concept or milestones with evidence (fact and figures, videos, infographics, statistics) to underpin your achievement. Be precise and concise and relate concretely to the respective question. Uploading generic information material such as the latest annual report/latest sustainability report is not desired and rather counterproductive

Retailer Award

The year 2021 was characterized by an ongoing pandemic environment.

Do you, as a retailer, have demonstrated readiness for the “phase 2” Covid era in adopting your operating model? In which ways have you catered to the following areas:

Experience commerce
Innovation
Sustainability?

In addition to the information below, please fill in this form.

To assist with your application, here are some hints and tips:

Your application is completely free of charge
For each industry award category, please fill in a separate application template
Be as precise and comprehensive in your description as possible
The more compelling your description, the more likely it is that you will capture the attention of the Grand Jury
Evidence of commercial success – ensure that your application is supported by tangible and accurate figures
You may support your application with visual material such as videos, powerpoints, statistics, analysis or screenshots
The more complete your application, the higher the chance you will be selected for the shortlist by the Grand Jury
The Leadership and the Brand of the Year Awards will be chosen directly by the Grand Juries.
Should you have any questions during the application process or encounter any issues, please contact our project manager Anton at anton@retail-plus.org, +41 43 50 83 356

The Top leaders and visionaries of the TCG sector

Speakers / Panelists 2022

Ragip Balcioglu Chief Commercial Officer, Arcelik

Alex Baldock CEO, Currys

Pedro Baptista Head of Own Brands & Partnership, Worten

Stuart Blanch EMEA Consumer Sales Director, Intel

Chris Braam SVP Sales & Services BA Europe, Electrolux

Cyril Buxtorf EVP EMEA, Groupe SEB

Hans Carpels President, Euronics International

Paula Coughlan Chief People, Communications & Sustainability Officer, Currys

Jessica Distler Partner & MD, BCG

Nick Everitt Director of Advisory, Edge by Ascential

Thierry Gadou President & CEO, SES-imagotag

Vonny Gamot VP Sales, Head of EMEA, McAfee

Marta Gnjatovic Head of Category Teams, Coolblue

Anne Guichard Chief Direct E-com Officer & Head of Platforms, L’Oreal

Ines Haaga Global Strategic Insights, GFK

Marc Harmsen Sr. Director Brand Management & Digital Transformation, Euronics International

Bradley Hopkinson VP Consumer & Device Sales EMEA, Microsoft

Ana Maria Jaime Salcedo Head of Sustainability, MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group

Eirik Jarl Nilssen Nordic Franchise Director, Elkjop Nordic

Ian Jindal Founder & Editor in Chief, Internet Retailing

Rick Londema Senior Vice President Consumer Sales, Sony Europe

Paul Martin Chair Global Retail Group & UK Head of Retail, KPMG

David McCarthy MD, Head of Global Retail, HSBC

Michael Monney Global Sales Director, Laurastar

Sophie Moonen Head of Unit, DG Comp, European Commission

Gilles Morel President EMEA & EVP, Whirlpool

Carsten Olesen President Consumer Audio, HARMAN International

Julien Peyrafitte Commercial Director, Fnac Darty

Stejara Pircan SVP Commercial, eMAG

Alenka Potocnik Marketing Director, Hisense

John Ryan Managing Director, Newstores

Sarah Schaefer VP Sustainability Europe, Electrolux

Brett Siddons CCSM EMEA Category Lead, Microsoft

Dr. Rainer Strack Senior Partner Emeritus & Senior Advisor, BCG

Wilfried Thom VP Western Europe, Acer

Karl Trautmann Member of the Management Board, ElectronicPartner

Özlem Ünlüer Head of Sustainability, Arcelik

Dominic Waughray Senior Advisor to the CEO, WBCSD

Remko Rijnders General MD Benelux, MediaMarktSaturn

Guido Monferrini Chief Commercial Officer, MediaMarktSaturn

Enrique Fernandez CEO, M.Video/Eldorado

Declan Curry Conference Host

Danny Emmett COO, AO.om

Nilesh Khalkho CEO, Sharaf DG

Peter Bakker President & CEO, WBCSD

Chris Buecker Chairman, International TCG Retail Summit

Erik Sonsterud CEO, Elkjop Nordic

Stanislas de Gramont Chief Operating Officer, Groupe SEB

Assad Malic Corporate Affairs & Strategy Director, Dixons Carphone

John Olsen Managing Director, Euronics International

Emmanuel Fromont Corporate VP, President EMEA, Acer

Enrique Martinez CEO, Fnac Darty

Dr. Martin Schulte Partner & Global Sector Leader, Consumer Durables, Oliver Wyman

Mustafa Gungor Director Commercial Operations, MediaMarkt Benelux

Anna Ohlsson-Leijon CEO BA Europe, Electrolux

Elizaveta Kaydash Global Director Consumer Channel, Kaspersky

Oleg Muraviev Commercial Director, M.video-Eldorado

Jean Baptiste Thomas Director, GM Amazon Marketplace, Amazon UK

Markus Hepp MD & Senior Partner, BCG

Michael McLaughlin VP Retail, GfK

Turan Erdogan CEO, Vestel

Salvatore Paparelli Regional Logistic Officer & Head of Sales Operations, Sony Electronics

Andrea Scozzoli Chief Corporate Development, Unieuro, & President, Aires

Ami Silverman Corporate VP, Microsoft

Jon Stine Executive Director, Open Voice Network

Gregor Ulitzka Director Supply Chain Programs, Amazon EU

Karl Wehner Managing Director DACH/CEE/TR, Alibaba Group

Hakan Bulgurlu CEO, Arcelik

Therese Friberg CFO, Electrolux

Tine Kinn Strategy Director, Elkjop Nordic

Norbert Klein Head of Region Europe, EVP, BSH

Rikke Ussing EMEA Head of Retail, HP Inc

Bulent Gurcan CEO, TeknoSA

Matthias Ginthum Chief Markets Officer, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Michael Haas Global Retail Director, GfK

Dr. Reinhard Zinkann Managing Director & Co-Proprietor, Miele

Fiona Carlin Partner, Baker McKenzie

Antreas Athanassopoulos Chief Customer Officer & CEO Financial Services, Dixons Carphone