Retailing in the Digital Age: State of Chaos or Pendulum Swing?

Tuesday, October 24 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

The pace of change in the retail channel continues to accelerate. Hear from those actively managing investments in the retail sector and the strategies they are employing to adjust the retail model without losing their connection with consumers in stores, in the digital marketplace, and across social and other media. How are retailers adjusting to the dynamics caused by the competition between Walmart and Amazon? What is the future of mall-based real estate? The answer to these and other timely questions will provide distressed investors and turnaround professionals the tools they need to successfully navigate these turbulent waters.

Session Directors
David Peress, Executive Vice President, Hilco Global
Daniel Tannenbaum, CTP, Partner, Richter Consulting

Speakers
Gilles Benchaya, Richter Consulting (Moderator)
Lance Itkoff, Grafton Fraser
James Marcum, Apollo Global Management, LLC
Deborah Rieger-Paganis, AlixPartners

ConferenceAgenda

The below is the 2017 agenda for reference only. The 2018 conference takes place September 26-28.

Monday, October 23, 2017

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Golf Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Golf Scramble** Sponsored by Ritchie Bros.
Noon - 7:30 p.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	TMA NextGen Community Service Activity
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Certification Oversight Committee Meeting*
2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Attendee Lounge Open
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Making Connections: First Time Attendee Reception Sponsored by Rust Omni
3:15 p.m - 3:30 p.m.	Opening Remarks
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Walter Robb, former Co-CEO, Whole Foods Sponsored by Conway MacKenzie
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Networking Break
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Awards Celebration
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception Sponsored by AlixPartners, Assessment Technologies, CR3 Partners, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Vinson & Elkins, and Winstead P.C.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

5:30 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.	TMA Annual 5k Run/Walk Registration
6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.	TMA 5k Run/Walk** Sponsored by AlixPartners
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Attendee Lounge Open
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Soundbites from Industry Leaders on Disruption & Its Ripple Effect
9:20 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Session Re-Cap/Preview
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Retailing in the Digital Age: State of Chaos or Pendulum Swing?
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions A. Customer Data: How Is it Gathered, Used, Protected, and Transferred? B. Alternative Lending: The ABCs About BDCs C. Healthcare Spotlight Sponsored by SAK Management Services
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Networking Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions A. Board Management: Why Starting from Scratch Isn't Always the Best Option B. Toolbox Secrets from the Titans of Turnaround C. Energy Industry: Lessons Learned? What's Next?
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	TMA Cafe Grab & Go Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	ABL Forum*
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	ABL Connection
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	TMA Fest
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	LGBT Meet Up at Wine Thief
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	TMA Chair's Reception*
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	TMA NextGen Reception Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Closing Reception at Billy Bob's Texas Sponsored by Hilco Global

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Grab & Go Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Chapter Presidents Meeting*
10:00 a.m. - Noon	Joint TMA Executive Board & Board of Trustees Meeting*

*Invite only. **Additional fee to participate.

Agenda subject to change.

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Cleveland, Ohio
The Hilton Cleveland Downtown

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