BW Retail World Summit & Awards 2024 Celebrates Success & Leadership In Retail Industry
The 2nd edition of the BW Retail World Summit & Awards 2024 organised by BW Retail World in association with BW Businessworld concluded successfully in Delhi on March 28. The event brought together industry leaders, innovators and visionaries under the theme ‘Building Blocks of Retail’ for a day filled with insightful discussions thought-provoking leadership sessions and inspiring keynote addresses culminating in the prestigious award ceremony.
The summit commenced with a captivation panel discussion on ‘From Consumers at Core to The Core of Consumers’ with industry chiefs including Rajesh Jain (MD & CEO, Lacoste India), Rajat Agrawal (CEO, Barista Coffee), Mayank Mohan (CEO, Mohanlal Sons), and Rahul Jain (Co-founder, Beanly Coffee) delving deep into strategies centred around consumer-centric approaches in the retail landscape.
Following this, the discourse shifted to ‘Diversity in Retail: Navigating the New Formats of Retail Spaces’, chaired by Sharmila Senthilraja, Industry Platform Leader for Consumer Products and Retail – India, Capgemini. Distinguished speakers such as Varun Tangri (CEO & Founder, QueueBuster), Lalit Kumar Jha (Lalit Kumar Jha, National Head VM Retail ID, Landmark Group, Max Retail) and Ramaswami Lakshman (Director, Emerging FBA, IN Marketplace, Amazon) explored the evolving dynamics of retail spaces and the importance of embracing diversity.
The summit continued with a Leadership Session on ‘Transforming Retail Ecosystems: Strategies for Thriving in a Dynamic Market’, with leaders like Pushpa Bector (Senior Executive Director and Business Head, DLF Retail), Atul Jain (President, Aqualite Industries), Pranjal Barua (Founder & CEO, ReneuSleep India) and Akash Srivastava (Head of Store Development, Raymond) sharing insights on navigating the rapidly changing retail landscape and driving innovation.
As the day progressed, discussions delved into ‘Retail Infra 101: How Are Retailers Looking At The Cities Of Tomorrow?’ with industry stalwarts including Akash Nagpal (VP Leasing, Trehan Iris), Atamjot Singh (Vice President– Leasing, Elan Group), Sameer Manglani Partner, Meena Bazaar, Shammi Agarwal (Director, Pansari Group) and Khushboo Agarwal( Co-founder & COO, Campus Sutra) examining the future of retail infrastructures and the evolving role of cities.
The summit concluded with a compelling panel discussion on ‘Value v/s Premiumisation: How Are Retailers Navigating It?’ under the guidance of Vivek Sethi, Vice President at Helloverify. Esteemed panellists like Abhay Batra (Co-founder CFO, Clovia), Gautam Chaudhry (Chef and Founder, Demiurgic Hospitality), Nipun Kochar (Founder, Jewelbox), Samayesh Khanna (Co-founder, Beanly Coffee) and Mahesh Reddy (CEO, Gopizza India) explored strategies for balancing value and premium offerings in the retail sector.
The highlight of the evening was the keynote sessions featuring Rakesh Kaul (MD & CEO, Livpure) who spoke about the changing landscape of the retail industry followed by Kazem Samandari (Executive Chairman, L’Opera) keynote address sharing insights on retail innovations, emerging new technologies and strategies.
The summit concluded with the much-anticipated BW Retail World’s 40 Under 40 award ceremony, honouring the outstanding achievements of winners under the age of 40 years in the retail industry.
