Conference Line-up

Shaping consumption

The factors behind China’s current shopping trends

Disrupting the market, Stephanie Du, WeChat, Day 1, 10:05-10:45
The KOL wave, Hu Yuwan, Day 2, 12:15-13:00
Keeping pace with change, Mike Walsh, Day 2, 16:00-16:45

From fast-changing retail patterns to the decisive role online influencers can play and how innovation will drive consumer engagement, three sessions look at the forces guiding shopper behaviour today and tomorrow.

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Stephanie Du

Hu Yuwan

Mike Walsh

Getting to grips

A closer look at China’s consumers and their expectations

Understanding young China I, Stephen Hillam, Day 1, 14:30-15:15
Understanding young China II, Mirko Wang & Robert Lee, Day 1, 15:15-16:00
China: an international perspective, Andrea Belardini, Day 2, 10:50-11:30
Meeting new demands, Masanao Tomozoe, Wieke Vrielink & Eudes Fabre, Day 2, 15:00-16:00

Newly-commissioned research reveals what 18-30 year-olds think, expert analysis relates this to the latest shopping habits and we hear airport plus retailer perspectives on meeting the needs of outbound Chinese travellers.

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Market on the move

China’s duty free and travel retail sector: current state and future prospects

Embracing the new era of travel retail, Charles Chen, Day 1, 09:30-10:05
Ctrip and the future of Chinese travel, Kevin Guo, Day 1, 11:30-12:10
Regional opportunities, David Jea & Heinrich Gabel, Day 1, 12:10-13:00
Chinese domestic travel: new frontiers, Dr Lianping Ren & Sunil Tuli, Day 2, 11:30-12:15
Open seas, Adrian Pittaway & Rajshree Dugar, Day 2, 14:15-15:00
Global China, Ann Lee, Day 2, 10:05-10:50

Insider views and unique insights shed light on the business today and opportunities presented by growing passenger traffic at home and abroad. We also learn how others see present-day China.

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