Meet Our Panel of Speakers for the CEO Community Breakfast Event
The Consumer and Retailer Sentiment survey is conducted annually and is currently in its 5th year. In 2024, we've worked with our global partners Ebeltoft Group and on behalf of World Retail Congress to expand our research so we understand the sentiment of retail executives around the world, too. Our speaker line-up is also a reflection of these global views.
Your hosts for this event are Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis, COO and Head of Insights, and Brian Walker, CEO and Founder of Retail Doctor Group and its training division, The Retail Doctor Academy.
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Guest Speakers
The event will include a panel of Industry Leading Retailers who will talk about their predictions for 2025. Here's what you need to know:
Ben Gilbert is Head of Australian Research at Jarden Group, a leading investment and advisory group with a dedicated focus on Australia and New Zealand. Ben leads Jarden’s Australian research team and consumer sector coverage, developing independent and thought provoking insights to inform investor strategy.
Tim Schaafsma is the Global CEO of Coco Republic, Australia’s leading luxury furniture and lifestyle retail brand. With a 40 year heritage weaving together experiential retail showrooms with interior design excellence, Coco Republic has presence in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Tim is also the Chairperson of the National Retail Association, a peak body for the Australian retail industry. Tim has been a member of the NRA Board since 2015.
Before his time at Coco Republic, Tim had over 20 years’ experience in household goods and discretionary retail businesses, including as Managing Director of Freedom Furniture and Chief Operating Officer of Greenlit Brands (a $2.5bn vertically-integrated household goods conglomerate).
Richard Thame is CEO at CouriersPlease, with more than 20 years of executive experience in logistics and some of Australia’s best known franchise brands.
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Prior to commencing his tenure at CouriersPlease in February 2022, Richard has held leadership roles at Fastway Couriers, Aramex, Snap Franchising, McDonalds, Greater Union Cinemas, Brambles, and Thrifty Car Rental. Richard is the Chairman of the Franchise Council of Australia and President of its NSW chapter.
Since Richard joined the company, CouriersPlease has been recognised many times for its contribution to the franchising and retail industries, the health and safety sector, and the learning and development sector. Including the 2023 Australian Retail Innovators Award for Research and Strategic Focus (winner), the 2022 FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards, Established Franchisor of the Year (finalist) and the 2022 National Safety Awards of Excellence for Best Communication of a Safety Message (finalist). Richard was also placed #1 for the Top 30 Franchise Executive Awards in 2023.
Christina Tigges is the Industry & Strategic Alliance Manager at Oracle NetSuite ANZ, who brings her extensive retail product knowledge and industry experience from her previous role as Solution Consultant at NetSuite, the leading integrated cloud business software suite that includes business accounting, ERP, CRM and ecommerce software.
Can't Make The CEO Breakfast?
Alternatively, if you're not in Sydney at that time, you can join our live webinar, happening later the same day.
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Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024
Time: 12pm – 12.45pm