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Agenda

  • 9:00 to 12:00

    Exhibition Areas A & B + Hospitality floor

    Exhibition Setup

    Speaker :

  • 12:30 to 14:00

    Auditorium

    Opening Lunch

  • 14:30 to 17:30

    Exhibition Areas A & B + Hospitality floor

    Pre-Scheduled 1 to 1 Meetings (6 slots)

  • 18:00 to 18:15

    Auditorium

    Today’s Market and Tomorrow’s Opportunities

    This session delivers the latest market intelligence from the META retail market together with key trends set to shape how the consumer technology industry is adapting and evolving across the region. Critical knowledge and thinking to inform your business strategies and customer success.

    Presented by Roshni Sheth, Retail Insights Lead APP Region, NIQ GfK

    Roshni Sheth leads Retail Insights for the APP region at NielsenIQ. She has extensive experience of 15+ years working across both Electronics and FMCG sectors with NielsenIQ/ GfK.

  • 18:15 to 18:30

    Auditorium

    Keynote: Microsoft

  • 18:30 to 19:30

    Auditorium

    Best Product Award Final

  • 20:15 to 23:00

    Auditorium

    Welcome Reception hosted by Proove

  • 7:30 to 8:15

    Cuiscene Restaurant

    Breakfast

  • 08:45 to 09:25

    Auditorium

    Panel Discussion: Shopping Festivals - Time for a Fresh Strategy and Customer Experience

    As retail gets its buzz back, this session discusses how brands and retailers are preparing for the upcoming Dubai Shopping Festival with a look ahead to the 2027 shopping calendar. Our panellists discuss the customer experience and the potential impact of social commerce, AI data driven marketing, online shopping and shifting expectations as part of a fresh strategy to drive engagement, loyalty and sales.

    Moderated by Ryan Mackey

     

    Panellists include:

    Abdallah Rakha, Content Creator

    Mushtaq Ahmed, President, Emax

    Debo Zhang, CEO, Honor GCC

  • 09:30 to 13:00

    Exhibition Areas A & B + Hospitality floor

    Pre-Scheduled 1 to 1 Meetings (7 slots)

  • 10:00 to 13:00

    Al Bateen

    Electronics Channel Strategy Forum (Part I)

  • 13:00 to 14:00

    Auditorium

    Lunch hosted by Techmodo

  • 14:30 to 18:00

    Exhibition Areas A & B + Hospitality floor

    Pre-Scheduled 1 to 1 Meetings (7 slots)

  • 14:00 to 17:00

    Al Bateen

    Electronics Channel Strategy Forum (Part II)

  • 20:00 to 23:30

    Auditorium

    Award Evening hosted by PanzerGlass

  • Breakfast

    Breakfast

  • 12:00

    Event closes