Retail Technology Conclave (ReTechCon) Online 2020

DATE: 24 - 26 Sept 2020

TIMING - 14:00 - 18:00 hrs (IST)
24-09-2020 | Day 1 | Emerald
Timing Particulars

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome Address

B S Nagesh, Chairman-RAI; Founder - TRRAIN

14:05 - 14:15 RAI Update

Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India

14:15 - 14:20 Special Address

Matthew R. Shay, President and CEO, National Retail Federation (NRF)

14:20 - 14:25 ReTechCon Online 2020 - Curtain Raiser

Dr. Hitesh Bhatt, Director - Marketing & Communication, Retailers Association of India

14:25 - 14:40 Intelligent Retail - Your Customers. Your Employees. Your Data

Raj Raguneethan, Regional Business Lead, Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft Asia
Driving Digital Transformation in Retail
Cheol Kim, General Manager Global Retail, Gaming, and Entertainment BU Vertical Market, RBHE, Internet of Things Group (IOTG),
Intel Corporation
14:40- 15:00
Social Distancing, Audience Analytics & Loss Prevention: An Intel Perspective

Sanjay Addicam, CTO, IOTG RBHE, Intel

15:00 - 16:00 Discussion on - Recreating the Magic of Retail in a Contactless World

Moderator: Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India

Deepak Kishanchand, Head - IT, South Asia & Middle East, Levi Strauss & Co.

Krishnan Venkateswaran, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Titan

Vikram Idnani, Sr. VP & Head - IT, Reliance Retail Ltd.

16:00 - 16:15 HCL Commerce: Innovative and Engaging Buying Experiences in the New Normal

Gary Schoch, VP Global GTM Leader – Digital Experience and Commerce, HCL

16:15 - 16:20 Smart Retail Solutions

Srinivasan Vaidyanathan, Operations Director – Retail, NEC Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

16:20 - 17:20 Discussion on - Smart Technologies: Enabling Next-Gen Retail

Moderator: Abhinav Chaturvedi, Partner, Deloitte

Anil Menon, GM-IT Innovation, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.

Kiran Komatla, SVP - IT, Burger King India Pvt. Ltd.

Manoj Patel, Deputy CIO, House of Anita Dongre Ltd.

Piyush Sinha, Deputy MD – NEC Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Director – NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. & Director – CSC e-
Governance Services India Ltd.
Vishal Kapil, CTO, Marks and Spencer Reliance India Ltd.

17:20 - 18:20 Discussion on - Unified Commerce in the New Normal

Moderator: Dharmender Khanna, Head – Digital Transformation, SSIPL Retail Ltd.

 Avnish Kumar, Director, Neeru's

Dr. N Mohan, Executive Director & CEO, Clarks India

J P Shukla, CEO, Nysaa Retail Pvt. Ltd.

Paul Paulson, Sr. Subsidiary Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft India

Rajesh Jain, Managing Director and CEO, Lacoste India

Sanjay Vakharia, CEO, Spykar Lifestyles Pvt. Ltd.

Venkatesalu P, ED - Finance & CFO, Trent Ltd.

24-09-2020 | Day 1 | RUBY

14:35 - 15:35 Discussion on - Leverage AI-Powered Insights for a 360-Degree Customer View and to Reduce Fraud

Moderator: Anand Agarwal, CFO, V-Mart Retail Ltd.

Deepak Agrawal, Head - Commercial, Titan

Girdhar Chitlangia, CFO, More Retail Ltd.

Jayesh Patel, CFO, Globus Stores

Kaushal Parekh, VP – Finance & Business Processes, Metro Brands Ltd.

Mohana Sundaram G, Chief Controller, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.

Mukesh Lakhotia, CFO, Godfrey Phillips India (Twenty Four Seven Retail Stores Pvt. Ltd.)

Naveen Duggal, CFO, Health and Glow Pvt. Ltd.

Nikhil Chandarana, CFO, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.

Pramod Gupta, CFO, Arvind Fashions Ltd.

 Prashant Jadhav, CIO, Firstcry.com

Pratap Swarup, CFO, Bestseller Retail India Pvt. Ltd.

Tanmay Kumar, CFO, Spencer's Retail Ltd.

Wachirawuth Rattiwarakorn, Director, Industry Advocate, ASIA WW Retail & Consumer Goods Industries, Microsoft Corporation

25-09-2020 | Day 2 | Emerald

14:00 - 15:00 Discussion on - New Models of Customer Engagement in a Post COVID-19 world

Moderator: Dr. Hitesh Bhatt, Director - Marketing & Communication, Retailers Association of India

C.K. Venkataraman, MD, Titan Company Ltd.

Chandru Karlo, Managing Director, TTK Prestige Ltd.

Sandeep Kataria, CEO, Bata India Ltd.

Shaleen Verma, Sr. Technical Specialist – Business Applications, Microsoft India

Supam Maheshwari, CEO, Firstcry.com

Tushar Ved, President, Major Brands (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd.

15:00 - 16:00 Discussion on - Beyond Transaction: Delivering Business Value to Customers through Relentless Innovation

Moderator: Himanshu Chakrawarti, CEO, Unlimited (Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd)

Ankur Bhatia, Chief of Staff, Vero Moda, Jack & Jones, ONLY (Bestseller Retail India Pvt. Ltd.)

Aravind Rajamani, Senior Director – HCL Commerce, India

Ashish Oberoi, Head - IT, Forever New Clothing

 Bhupesh Dinger, Director, Enrich

Lavdeep Walia, VP and Chief Marketing Officer, More Retail Ltd.

Nikhil Ranjan, CEO, William Penn

Sujoy Mitra, Head - Business Technology, Hometown (Praxis Home Retail Ltd.)

Kunal Mehta, GM - IT, Raymond Ltd. - Lifestyle Business

Sumit Ghosh, Director, Direct Channel Sales, FOSSIL India Pvt. Ltd.

Partner Presentation

Jose A. Avalos, Vice President, Internet of Things Group & General Manager, RBHE Vertical Markets, Intel Corporation
16:10 - 16:25
Technology Solution in Retail

Krishnakumar V P, Intel

16:25 - 16:30 Convenience, Personalization and Omni Channel - Key to Coping with Challenging Times

Sathiyanarayanan Vijayaraghavan, Founder and CEO, CASA (casaretail.ai)

16:30 - 17:30 Discussion On - Revitalizing Businesses with Vitamin D —Digital

Moderator: Pooraan Jaiswal, Group CTO, TBZ (Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd.)

Neilmani Sahu, Head - IT, Kaya Ltd

Pugal.T, Senior Consultant, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Rahul Khona, Head - IT, McDonald's India (HARDCASTLE RESTAURANTS Pvt. Ltd.)

Yakeen Gazi, VP - IT, Reliance Brands Ltd.

 25-09-2020 | Day 2 | RUBY
15:55 - 16:00 Enabling and Equipping Your Sales Team During COVID Times
Gopal Swaminathan, Founder and CEO, Bsharp Sales Enablers Pvt. Ltd.
16:00 -16:05 Secrets to Scaling Your eCommerce / DTC Business
Ganesh Subramanian, Founder & CEO, Stylumia
16:05 - 17:05 Discussion on - Boundaryless Retail: Technologies that Enable 360-Degree Collaboration
Moderator: Suresh Madur, ED -Tech Consulting Practice, PwC India
Sandeep Jabbal, VP - IT, Domino's Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts (Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.)
Ganesan VP, Distribution Sector Leader, IBM India & South Asia
Ganesh Subramanian, Founder & CEO, Stylumia
Mohit Gopal, SVP, Strategic Initiatives, PayU India
Rajgopal Nayak, Chief Technology Officer, Metro Brands Ltd.
Sandeep Mistry, Head - IT - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd - Pantaloons
17:05 - 18:05 Discussion on - Innovations in Cash Management and Digital Payments
Moderator: Arun Ganapathy, CFO, House of Anita Dongre Ltd.
Ranjan Sharma, CIO , Head - SCM, Captive eCommerce business and QA, Bestseller Retail India Pvt. Ltd.
Blessing A Manikandan, CEO, TONI&GUY
K K Mathur, Head IT, V2 Retail Ltd.
M.S. Suresh, Head of Sales, Giesecke & Devrient India
Prashant Bokil, CTO, Being Human Clothing
 26-09-2020 | Day 3 | Emerald
14:00 - 16:00 Final Round of ReTech Startup Awards 2020

16:00 - 16:15 Felicitation Ceremony of ReTech Startup Awards 2020

16:15 - 16:20 Vote of Thanks

Dr. Hitesh Bhatt, Director - Marketing & Communication, RAI