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NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.

Day 1 : 13 October 2026

08:00

Rise & Shine - Collect Your Badge (Coffee Included!)

 Break  The Lobby

09:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Main Stage

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

09:10

Planning Beyond the Forecast

 General Session  Main Stage

Fabio Brunello, VP Merchandise Planning & Inventory Mgmt Europe, Levi Strauss & Co

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

09:50

Start-up Tech Sparks

 Startup Stage  Main Stage

Riika Wikberg, Co-Founder, Clair

Heidi Van Dyck, CEO, athena studio

10:20

Take a 10-min Breather...

 Break  Exhibition Hall

10:30

Morning 121 Meetings

 Meetings  Exhibition Hall

11:30

The Channel Conflict on Returns, Allocation & Inventory Truth

 Keynote  Main Stage

Frances Fountain, Director of Buying and Merchandise Planning, Fabletics

Sandeep Dulai, Head of Merchandising , JoJo Maman Bebe

12:15

MFP, WSSI and Line Planning Live in 100 Days — Yes, it’s possible

 Workshop  Main Stage

Jo Parker, Group Head of Merchandising, N Brown Group

Becky Bradley, Head of Merchandising, The Works Stores Ltd

Chris Chmiewlisk, Head of Merchandising & Trade, Hawes & Curtis

Tom Owen, UK Managing Director, Better Decisions Group

Beyond Sell-Through: Rethinking Markdown Strategy with AI

 Think Tank  Boardroom

Laurent Mainil, Founder & CEO, Markmi

Natasja Brongkoll Hansen, Supply and Demand Planner, Zizzi

Gavin Abery, Founder, HIF Group

13:00

Break Bread, Break Silos - It's Lunchtime (Sponsored by BDG)

 Break  Exhibition Hall

14:00

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking!

 Roundtables  Main Stage

Sandeep Dulai, Head of Merchandising , JoJo Maman Bebe

Fabio Luraschi, Inventory Strategy Manager, GUESS EUROPE SAGL

Kristina Hilfrich, Director of Operations, PAIGE

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

From Data Chaos to Data Confidence

 Focus Group  Boardroom

Michael Ferris, Lead Product Manager, The Very Group

14:45

Take a 10-min Breather...

 Break  Exhibition Hall

14:55

Afternoon 1-2-1 Meetings

 Meetings  Exhibition Hall

15:55

Planning is a Team Sport, So Why Are We Still Playing in Silos?

 Panel  Main Stage

Fabio Brunello, VP Merchandise Planning & Inventory Mgmt Europe, Levi Strauss & Co

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

Kristina Hilfrich, Director of Operations, PAIGE

16:40

Chair's Closing Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Main Stage

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

16:50

Drinks Reception – Unwind, Connect & Raise a Glass

 Break  Exhibition Hall

Day 2 : 14 October 2026

08:30

Day 2 Rise & Shine: Still Need Your Badge? (Coffee Included!)

 Break  The Lobby

09:30

Hands Up, Honestly — The Overnight Reforecast

 Chairman's Address  Main Stage

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

09:50

Planning Beyond the Peak: Making the Other 364 Days Count

 General Session  Main Stage

Adeel Niaz, Founder , Studio 84

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

10:30

AI Lied to Some of Us. Let's Talk About It.

 Panel  Main Stage

Frances Fountain, Director of Buying and Merchandise Planning, Fabletics

Michael Ferris, Lead Product Manager, The Very Group

Heidi Van Dyck, CEO, athena studio

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

11:15

Take a 10-min Breather...

 Break  Exhibition Hall

11:25

Morning 1-2-1 Meetings

 Meetings  Exhibition Hall

12:25

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking!

 Roundtables  Main Stage

Sara Salini, Former Global Merchandise Planning Director, Bally

Samantha Soldera, Former Director of Merchandising, Calvin Klein

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

Sandeep Dulai, Head of Merchandising , JoJo Maman Bebe

The Merchandiser of the Future

 Focus Group  Boardroom

Matt Dawson, Director of Merchandising, The Cotswold Company

13:10

Recharge & Reconnect - It's Lunchtime (sponsored by BDG)

 Break  Exhibition Hall

14:10

Mastery in the Grey: Building Agility Into the Organisation, Not Just the Plan

 Panel  Main Stage

Fabio Luraschi, Inventory Strategy Manager, GUESS EUROPE SAGL

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd

Sara Salini, Former Global Merchandise Planning Director, Bally

Samantha Soldera, Former Director of Merchandising, Calvin Klein

14:55

The Hardest Part Isn't Technology. It's Change Management

 Keynote  Main Stage

Sandeep Dulai, Head of Merchandising , JoJo Maman Bebe

Matt Dawson, Director of Merchandising, The Cotswold Company

15:35

Re:Plan's Final Buy: Here's What the Room Told Us

 Chairman's Address  Main Stage

Matthew Pawson, Head of Ecommerce , The Rodial Group

Hannah Abdul-Hamid, Head of Merchandising and Buying, Voisins Department Store Ltd