2012 Retailing Summit Agenda
* The 2013 schedule has not been announced

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7:30      Registration, sponsored by Brierley + Partners

7:30      Breakfast, sponsored by SAS

8:30      H-E-B - Retail in a Changing Economy
               Craig Boyan, President and Chief Operating Officer 

9:15     AT&T - Our Passion for Retail 
               Kelly King, President, South Central Region, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets

10:00    Break

10:30    Toys"R"Us, Inc. -Employment Branding and the Role of HR in Brand Development, an interview
                Kelly O'Neill, VP of HR with Dr. Michael Wesson
 
11:15    Southwest Airlines - Building a Brand from the Inside Out
                Ginger Hardage, SVP Communication & Culture

12:00    Lunch, sponsored by BDO

1:15      GSD&M & author It's Not What you Sell - The Purpose Driven Business
                 Roy Spence, CEO

2:00      Journeys - The 26 Year-Old-Teenager
                  Jim Estepa, President and CEO, Journeys

2:45      Break, sponsored by KRS King Retail Solutions

3:00      Breakout Sessions
             -Dr. Paul Busch, Marketing Department Texas A&M University & Joe Stallard, Sewell Automotive - What Great Companies Know and Few 
              Companies Do
             -Credera – Fortune 50 Innovation, How to Leverage Intrapreneurs for Retail Innovation: A 7- Eleven Case Study
             -Morgan McAlenney, Integer - Digital
             -KRS King Retail Solutions-Survey Says! Comfort Leads to Sales, Innovative Retail Design

4:15       Maritz Institute - The Social Life of Brands 
                 Mary Beth McEuen, Executive Director 

5:00      Reception, sponsored by Gardere Wynne Sewell

2012 Retailing Summit Agenda:

7:30      Breakfast

8:30      Gilt Groupe - Changing the Way People Shop, an interview 
                 Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Founder; author of By Invitation Only with Cheryl Bridges 

9:15      Gallery Furniture - Eliminating Customer Pain Points
                Jim McIngvale, CEO  

10:00    Break

10:15    GameStop's Loyalty Program - More Growth, More Knowledge, More Power to the Players
                Jenn McMillen, Division Vice President, Loyalty & CRM  

11:00    When the Customer Takes Charge: Vendor Relationship Management, Big Data, and a Better Future 
               Doc Searls, author The Intention Economy and Director of Project VRM at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University  

12:00    End

2012 Conference Sponsors:

 BDO

Gardere Wynne Sewell   SAS

Brierley + Partners  KRS King Retail Solutions    Zale Corporation   Credera
Network of Executive Women

The Retailing Summit is proudly hosted by Texas A&M University's Center for Retailing Studies.