There will be other speakers as well. These will include Régis Degelcke (VP Groupe Adeo and chairman of Edra), Paul Loft (managing director Homebase), Berndt Ringhofer (global sales director Henkel), Erwin van Osta (CEO Hubo and president Bricoalliance) and, finally, Pablo de la Torre (CEO Bricor – El Corte Inglès). It will be the first time that Albrecht Hornbach (CEO Hornbach Holding) has agreed to appear at any industry congress.
“Mobile commerce – get intimate with the consumer” is the motto of the congress. Managers from companies such as the Ebeltoft Group, Butlers, Rakuten, OC&C, GfK, Javelin Group, Brand Trust, KPMG and Nexage will be expressing their views on this subject.
One of the congress highlights will be the presentation of the European DIY-Lifetime award to Ray Colman, the long-time chief executive officer of Woodie’s DIY in Ireland. The ceremony will take place on 5 June at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, the Spanish capital, where the gala dinner planned for the congress is being held. The laudatory speech will be made by Carl Otto Løvenskiold, CEO and proprietor of Løvenskiold-Vaekerø AS, Norway.
Fediyma and Edra, the European manufacturers’ and DIY retail associations organising the congress, are expecting a total of over 600 delegates, which means the previous years…