Programme

MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY
09.00 - 17.00
WORKSHOPS
Advances in market segmentation
Making better decisions


If you want to achieve a competitive edge in today’s market place, you need the concepts, tools and techniques segmentation can offer.
Steven Cohen, Principal, SHC & Associates, USA
Improving decision making
Business consultancy skills in the MR context


The role of market research has evolved. New, ‘consultative’ skills are needed as we become more involved in ensuring that our information is used effectively in organisational decision-making.
DVL Smith, Director, DVL Smith Group, UK


10.00 - 17.00
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
19.00 - 20.00 WELCOME RECEPTION
TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY
09.00 - 09.15
WELCOME AND OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
Opening
José Ignacio Wert Ortega
ESOMAR Immediate Past President
Introduction to the programme
Jos de Winter
Programme Committee Chair and Consumer & Market Knowledge Manager, Procter & Gamble Europe, Belgium
Introduction to keynote
Jos de Winter
Procter & Gamble Europe, Belgium
09.20 - 10.00 KEYNOTE
The paradox of retail consolidation amidst shopper fragmentation
Ethan S.Sinick, Managing Director, Management Ventures, Inc. (MVI), UK
10.00 - 10.15 Q&A
10.15 - 10.35
Refreshment break
  LATEST METHODOLOGIES
10.35 - 10.40 Introduction by session chair
Danielle Pinnington
Managing Director, Shoppercentric, UK
10.40 - 11.10 Biofeedback and Eye-tracking
The emotional and cognitive experience in store
Rosario Stingo, Procter & Gamble, Italy
Francesco Gallucci, 1to1lab, Italy
11.10 - 11.40 Loyalty card databases
Revolutionary analysis in shopper behaviour
Matthieu Jolly, Laurent Battais MarketingScan, France
11.40 - 12.05 Discussion
12.05 - 13.20
Lunch
13.20 - 13.40 COMPANY PRESENTATION
Engaging the Organisation
Dan Foreman, Managing Director, FocusVision Europe

CULTURAL INSIGHTS AND SHOPPERS
13.40 - 13.45 Introduction by session chair
Sujit Das Munshi
Executive Director, South Asia, ACNielsen, India
13.45 - 14.15 Haggling, bargaining and fixed price policies
The changing face of Indian retail

Piyul Mukherjee, Proact Research & Consultancy, India 
Damodar Mall, Pantaloon Retail, India 
14.15 - 14.45 A million new customers?
Poles go shopping in Ireland
Roman Baszun, Kinoulty Research, Poland
14.45 - 15.10 Discussion
15.10 - 15.35
Refreshment break
  WINNING ON-SHELF
15.35 - 15.40 Introduction by session chair
Vanessa Mayhead
Customer Insight Manager, BP Retail, UK
15.40 - 16.10 Point of purchase insights
Improving the shopping experience

Montse Ratera, Ratera & van Galen, Malaysia
Toon van Galen, Ratera & van Galen, Malaysia

16.10 - 16.40 No more sitting on the fence
The right shelf space balance for multinational product ranges
Wolfgang Frost, Sara Lee, Germany
Thomas Rodenhausen, MediaTransfer, Germany
16.40 - 17.05 Discussion
17.05 - 17.10 Closing of the day
Jos de Winter, Procter & Gamble Europe, Belgium
17.10 - 18.10 Networking drinks
WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
  THE RETURN OF CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
09.00 - 09.05 Introduction by session chair
Danielle Pinnington
Managing Director, Shoppercentric, UK
09.05 - 09.30 What's the future of category management?
Stephen Needel, Advanced Simulations LLC, USA
09.30 - 10.00 Optimal assortment and planogram development
Research in category management
Ian Addie, Nunwood, UK
09.55 - 10.20 Discussion
10.20 - 10.45
Refreshment break
  NEW MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
10.45 - 10.50 Introduction by session chair
Sujit Das Munshi
Executive Director, South Asia, ACNielsen, India
10.50 - 11.20 Is the web killing the high street?
Graeme Lawrence, Virtual Surveys Limited, UK
Helen Clark, Virtual Surveys Limited, UK
11.20 - 11.50 Shoppers at the heart of multi channel strategy
Susanne Goller, Ipsos MORI, UK
Mark Burgess, Ipsos MORI, UK
11.50 - 12.20 What's going on in your bedroom?
Understanding 16 to 26 year olds
Dr. Philip De Wulf, The Mission House, Belgium
12.20 - 12.40 Discussion
12.40 - 14.00
Lunch
  RESEARCH AT WORK
14.00 - 14.05
Introduction by session chair
Vivek Sharma
Director - Knowledge & Insights, The Coca-Cola Company, USA
14.05 - 14.35 Devising the shopping experience, rooted in retail innovation
The Filocolore case
Lluís Martínez-Ribes, ESADE, Spain
14.35 - 15.05 Actionable shopper insights
Neil Sangster, AC Nielsen, Australia
15.05 - 15.25 Discussion 
15.25 - 15.50
Refreshment break
15.50 - 15.55 Introduction to keynote
Jos de Winter, Procter & Gamble Europe, Belgium
15.55 - 16.35 KEYNOTE
2015+ The Future Consumer and Emotional Consumption
Anne Lise Kjaer, Founder & Director kjaer global, UK
35 - 16.45 Q&A
16.45 - 16.55 Closing of the conference
Jos de Winter, Procter & Gamble Europe, Belgium
16.55 - 17.00 Closing of the conference
Fritz Spangenberg, ESOMAR President

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