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Wednesday November 12th

09:30 am: Meeting point at The Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel and departure for store visits

09:30 am – 10:00 am: Transit to store

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Sogo Causeway Bay opening ceremony and visit

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch break

12:30 pm – 01:00 pm: Transit to IFC Mall

01:00 pm – 02:15 pm: IFC Mall visit

02:15 pm – 02:45 pm: Transfer to Sogo Kai Tak offices

02:45 pm  – 03:00 pm: (Opening remarks & welcome speech). Speakers: Kamshim Lau, CEO, Sogo, and President of the IADS, and Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

03:00 pm – 04:00 pm: IADS Academy. Speakers: IADS Academy 2025 cohort

• Academy 2025 Topic: How to become a better merchant

04:00 pm – 04:30 pm: Coffee break

04:30 pm – 06:00 pm: IADS CEOs conversation

06:00 pm – 07:00pm: IADS General Assembly (video conference with distant members). Speakers: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

• 2025 results & achievements
• 2026 plan & budget

07:00 pm – 08:00pm: IADS CEO Roundtable (video conference with distant members). Speakers:  IADS members' CEO

• Topic: Update on each member's situation

08:00pm – onwards: Cocktails and Dinner. Location: Kai Tak

Thursday November 13th

08:30 am: Meeting point at The Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel

08:30 am – 08:45 am: Transit to Sogo Kai Tak offices

08:45 am – 09:45 am: Crisis management workshop – How prepared are IADS CEOS?  Speakers: Evgeniy Mamay (TSUM Kiyv), Luis Iturriaga (Beco), moderated by Anchita Ranka (IADS)

• Theme: The key learnings for IADS members from critical situations and advice on how to get prepared

09:45 am – 10:15 am: Introduction to Sogo. Speakers: Mr Stephen Li, Division Manager

10:15 am – 10:50 am: Introduction to Kai Tak. Speakers: Ms Michelle Tsang, Deputy Store Manager

10:50 am – 12:00 pm: Sogo Kai Tak opening ceremony and visit

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm: Lunchbreak. Location: TBC

01:00 pm – 02:15 pm: SNDO visit

02:15 pm – 03:00 pm: Guest Speaker – Giordano. Speakers: James Reynolds, Director Global Retail Excellence and GM HK and Macau

03:00 pm – 03:45 pm: Guest Speaker – REDNote. Speakers: Ms Claire Wong, Regional GM, Global Business Solutions

03:45 pm – 04:00 pm: Transit to K11

04:00 pm – 04:45 pm: K11 Presentation

04:45 pm - 6:00pm: K11 Mall visit

06:00 pm – 06:30 pm: Transfer to Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel

06:00 pm – 07:30 pm: Free Time

07:00 pm – onwards: CEO private reception

General information

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Additional information

To facilitate coordination with Sogo, we kindly ask you to inform us if you intend to participate in this event. Please provide us with your expected arrival date and time.

On Tuesday, November 11th, according to your time of arrival, we will make restaurant recommendations, and you are welcome to join if possible.

Transfers during the day will be taken care of by Sogo.

Recommended Hotel

We recommend you stay at:

Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel

43 Shing Kai Rd, Kowloon City, Hong Kong

+852 3528 8288

We have negotiated rates: Single room: HK$ 1,400 + 13% VAT (breakfast included)

Booking here using promo code IADS2025

Contacts:

We remain at your disposal should you need any assistance in preparing your trip or during your stay.

As a kind reminder, here are the details of the IADS Team:

Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director +33687324531, smohandas@iads.org

Anchita Ranka, Head of Analyses and Prospectives, +33671986742, aranka@iads.org