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Tentative Program (as of August 9, 2010)

DAY 1

Time	Session	Topic	Speaker
8:00 – 9:00 am	Registration & coffee
9:00 – 9:40 am	Opening Ceremonies	Invocation / National Anthem Welcome Remarks NRCE Overview	MR. BERNIE H. LIU President, PRA CEO, Golden ABC (Penshoppe) MR. FREDERICK D. GO 19th NRCE Overall Chairman President, Robinsons Recreation Corp
9:40 – 10:10 am	Guest of Honor/ Principal Keynote	Keynote Speech 1	MR. TONY TAN CAKTIONG Chairman / CEO Jollibee Foods Corp.
10:10 – 11:10 am	Keynote Speaker 2	Business & Brand Leadership: A New Approach to Success for Philippine Retail	MR. MARTIN ROLL CEO, Martin Roll Company (Singapore)
11:10 – 11:50 am	PLENARY 1	Innovation and Design: Exciting Concepts for Today’s Retail	MR. SCOTT KOHNO President, The Retail Element (US) MR. ALEX SOTO, Creative Director The Retail Element (US)
11:50 – 12:10 pm	LUNCHEON PRESENTATION	I.T. Solutions in a Virtual Environment	MR. VICTOR TRIA Vice-President PLDT Business Solutions
12:10 – 1:30 pm	LUNCH / VISIT EXPO	STORES ASIA EXPO OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES Function Room 2 & 3, 3/F, SMX Convention Center
1:30 – 2:00 pm	PLENARY 2	Sustainable Retailing: Why Being Green Pays Off	MS. REESE FERNANDEZ President, Rags2Riches
2:00 – 2:40 pm	PLENARY 3	Wealth Management and Financial Planning	MR. REX MENDOZA, SVP / Head Marketing & Sales, Ayala Land
2:40 – 3:00 pm	PLENARY 4	Retail Technology Trends That Will Change the Retail Landscape	MS. ROZANA ELLIAS Business Dev’t Manager – APJ Retail Solutions, HP
3:00 - 3:15	PM BREAK
3:15 – 3:35 pm	PLENARY 5	Workforce Management: Maximizing the Return on Your Labor Investment	MR. RAY HOM Director – Retail Industry RedPrairie Asia Private Limited
3:35 – 3:55 pm	PLENARY 6	Retail Master Data Management (MDM) - Lifeline for your Retail BI Strategies	MR. DEEPAK SINGLA Director Business Solutions Vinculum Ltd (Hongkong)
3:55 – 5:05 pm	PLENARY 7	Engaged! – Using New Media to Drive Retail Sales Moderator: Mr. David Celdran	MR. DONALD LIM, Managing Director MRM Worldwide (McCann Worldgroup) MS.ARLENE AMARANTE, Country Sales Director, Yahoo! Philippines MS. SHEREE GOTUACO CEO, Freeway / Solo / Ensembles MS. GIRLIE RODIS, President / GM Global Resource Creative Exchange

DAY 2

Time	Session	Topic	Speaker
8:00 – 9:15 am	Registration & coffee	Opening Statement	MS. ROWENA M. TOMELDAN 19th NRCE Conference Chairperson VP / COO, Ayala Malls Group
9:15 – 09:55 am	PLENARY 8	Preparing for the Upturn: Economic Outlook and the New Challenges & Opportunities for Retailers in the New Decade	DR. RENATO E. RESIDE, JR. Professor, UP School of Economics
9:55 –10:15 am	PLENARY 9	Cash Management for Retailers: Maximizing Productivity and Enhancing Efficiency	MR. JAIME M. NASOL SVP & Head, Cash Management & Electronic Banking Services, BDO
10:15 – 10:45 am	PLENARY 10	The A-ha! Moment of Entrepreneurship	MR. RHETT EALA Creative Director, Collezione / C2
10:45 – 11:25 am	PLENARY 11	Engaging Employees During Tough Times	MR. CARLO F. FELICIA, Associate Consultant / Mgr., Towers Watson
11:25 – 11:45 pm	PLENARY 12	Making Retail Smarter: Meeting the Demands of the Smarter Consumer	MR.THOMAS BUCHHOLZ Retail Store Solutions Executive IBM Growth Markets Unit
11:45 – 1:00 pm	LUNCH / VISIT EXPO
1:00 – 1:40 pm	PLENARY 13	The Power of Customer Connection Through Experience	MS. JV WONG, Managing Director Chief Executive Igniter, People Ignite
1:40 – 2:20 pm	PLENARY 14	The New Scorecard for Merchandising Efficiencies	MS. GIGI MABANTA Consultant, Metro Gaisano
2:20 – 3:00 pm	PLENARY 15	Doing Good by Doing Well	MR. FRANCIS KONG Author & well-known Motivational Speaker
3:00 – 3:15 pm	PM BREAK
3:15 - 3:55 pm	PLENARY 16	Building Your Brand Story in Today's World	MS. MARGOT TORRES, President , PANA MR. JOHN ROJO, Board Member, PANA
3:55 – 4:35 pm	PLENARY 17	Winning In-store Battle: Tracking a Decade of Change in the Shopping Behavior in Asia	MR. PETER GALE, Managing Director Retailer Service, APIMEA & GC The Nielsen Company
4:35 – 5:35 pm	PLENARY 18	Know Thy Customer: What Do Shoppers Want? Moderator: Mr. David Celdran	MS. TIN TIN BERSOLA-BABAO MS. TWEETY DE LEON MS. CHECHEL JOSON MR. GEOFF EIGENMANN
5:30 pm	GRAND RAFFLE / VISIT EXPO