While we are all craving physical trade shows, for product sourcing as well as for the joy of meeting up with industry chums, the schedule for next week’s digital version of Spring Fair@Home is certainly crammed full of interesting talks and seminars.
Running ‘live’ from next Monday (February 8) until Wednesday (February 10) and then available to view afterwards, will be over 25 hours of exclusive content.
To whet your appetite PG Buzz shares what is lined up on the Spring Fair@Home ‘main stage’ for next week…
Monday 8 February
10:10 11:10
Trend Update: Colours, Materials and Finishes
The influences and drivers for the next season.
Speaker: Samantha Donnachie, Executive Creative Director – Colour Hive
11:30 12:30
Exploring the Why: How Consumer Psychology Impacts your Brand
Learn what consumers want in a post-Covid world and how your brand strategy needs to change to meet these needs.
Speaker: Kate Nightingale, Head Consumer Psychologist & Founder – Style Psychology
13:00 14:00
Breaking into US Retail: The Mindset of a US Buyer
Speakers: Timothy Bush, founder of TLB Consulting and Danielle Castellon, Trade & Investment Officer, Food, Drink and Retail – Department for International Trade
14:30 15:30
Retail Skills: Growing Online Sales
Speaker: Amy Hobson, Partner – Social B
16:00 17:00
The Good Retail Awards Ceremony
Tuesday 9 February
10:00 11:00
Trend Update: Global Consumer Behaviour 2021
Find out how consumer behaviour is changing in 2021 and beyond
Speaker: Simon Moriarty, EMEA Director of Trends – Mintel
12:00 13:00
Curating a True Visual Experience: What is Next for In-Store?
How can you revitalise the in-store experience for consumers?
Speaker: Kirsty Kean, Lead Retail Specialist – Visual Thinking
14:00 15:00
Retail Interrupted: A Moment for Recovery and Innovation
Panel discussion: Hear from inspirational retailers who have successfully pivoted their businesses.
Panellists: Rupa Ganguli, Founder – Inclusive Trade; Mads Panchoo, Founder – Boxd; Hellen Stirling-Baker, Owner – Small Stuff; Dais Tinker, Owner – asouthlondonmakersmarket; Liv Tinker, Owner – asouthlondonmakersmarket and Michelle Wong, Founder – MW Makes
15:00 16:00
A View From the Top: Retail in 2021
Keynote interview with serial entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis, to explore retail in 2021.
Journalist and broadcaster Sasha Qadri will be interviewing Theo.
16:00 16:40
Gift of the Year Awards Ceremony
Celebrate the winners of the Gift of the Year Awards
Wednesday 10 February
10:00 11:00
Trend Update: Working with Macro-Trends in your Business
What are macro-trends and how can you use them in your business?
Speaker: Owen Wright, Trend Researcher – Trend Bible
12:00 13:00
Sourcing and Buying During a Pandemic
How can you make virtual sourcing easier and less risky?
Speaker: Nicole Higgins, Founder – The Buyer and Retail Coach
14:00 15:00
Overcoming Overwhelm in Lockdown
An interactive session to learn strategies to cope with overwhelm.
Speaker: Roo Davies, Founder – The Mojo Coach
16:30 17:30
The Revival Forecast: What is the Future of Retail?
This panel discussion will be led by Sasha Qadri – Journalist, Broadcaster with the panellists being Peter Cross, Customer Experience Director – John Lewis; Bob Novogratz, Co-Founder – The Novogratz and Molly Park, Design Director – Papier.
Visit https://www.springfair.com/spring-fair-home-content-agenda to see the full agenda.
In addition to the talks, visitors can also tap into product showcase launches as well as ‘visiting’ exhibitors.
https://www.pgbuzz.net/less-than-a-week-until-the-spring-fairhome/
You’ll need to register to be able to see it though… https://www.springfair.com/spring-fair-home-registration
Top: Well known for its well-attended talks, at this year’s Spring Fair you can choose your seat!
