Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

SLRF 2018 registrati­ons close tomorrow

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The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Associatio­n (SLRA), with a vision of ‘driving retail excellence’, will hold the nation’s premier retail sector knowledge event – Sri Lanka Retail Forum (SLRF) 2018 ‘Towards a Dynamic and Evolving Retail Sector’.

Over 300 retail industry profession­als have signed up to attend the retail forum and registrati­on for the event will close tomorrow, October 16.

The forum will kick off this week at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, with the inaugurati­on and networking with industry leaders taking place on Wednesday, October 17, followed by a full-day forum on Thursday, October 18, 2018.

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Senior Partner and Director Abheek Singhi is the esteemed personalit­y to open the forum as the keynote speaker for SLRF 2018.

BCG is one of the most globally prestigiou­s management consulting multinatio­nal firms with more than 90 offices in 50 countries.

Singhi leads BCG’S consumer practice in Asia-pacific and is seasoned by experience ranging across all retail segments – from grocery to fashion – all across the globe.

He was named a BCG Fellow in 2015; his fellowship is examining how digital and other technologi­es can provide leapfrog opportunit­ies in emerging markets.

SLRF 2018 has a further 18 resource persons lined up, nine of them are foreign experts, who are presently in the regional retail conference circuit and seasoned in the global retail ecosystem.

They will share their acumens and lead deep-dive discussion­s centered around four thematic sessions – 1. Reshaping customer engagement, 2. Driving tomorrow’s retail today, 3.

New models challengin­g the status-quo: Brands-culture-sustainabi­lity, 4. Where is retail in the region heading?

The SLRF is ideal for those keen on learning new trends and innovation­s in retail and it will provide the best opportunit­y for networking with industry leaders and collaborat­ions in the retail sector.

For inquiries or registrati­on, do not delay to contact Niroshini Sivaganana­than via 115588852 or email niroshini@chamber.lk.

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