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WUWM Retail Conference
Under the theme “Retail Markets: The Visible Difference” the conference will discuss various methods of strengthening and developing retail (covered, street and open-air) markets throughout Europe.
The conference is aimed at retail market authorities and decision-makers, retail market traders (and their associations), local authority representatives, town centre managers, town planners, government agencies working for retail/commerce/food retail businesses, and any professionals interested in the social and/or economic benefits of markets.
Monday 20 June
| 08.00 – 09.00 |
Delegate registration |
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| 09.00 – 10.00 |
Conference Welcome
- Mr Henk Achterhuis, President, CVAH
- Mr Bert Ubels, Head of Markets, City of Amsterdam
- Mr Jean-Paul Auguste, WUWM Chairman
Key-note speaker
- Alderman Carolien Gehrels, Amsterdam Profile
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| 10.00 – 12.00 |
Session 1: The Market Place in Retail Policy
Key-note speaker
Expert Panel Debate
- Jean-Paul Auguste, President, Groupe Geraud, France Profile
- Maarten de Graaf, Policy Advisor, HBD, the Netherlands (moderator) Profile
- Graham Wilson, CEO, NABMA, UK Profile
- Malcolm Veigas, Assistant Director, Bolton City Council, UK Profile
- Michael Weinreich, Bundesverband Deutscher Schausteller und Marktkaufleute e.V, Germany Profile
- Roberto Alonso, Retail Market Department Director, Mercasa, Spain Profile
- Henk Achterhuis, President, Dutch Market Traders Assoc (CVAH), the Netherlands Profile
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
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| 13.00 – 15.00 |
Session 2: The Market Role in Urban Planning
- Ad van Poppel, Programme Manager, Helmond City Centre, the Netherlands Profile
- Hermida Rodríguez Delmiro, Management Consultant, MHAF Consultores, Vigo, Spain Profile
- Niels Loenborg Brandt, Manager, Jeudan A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark Profile
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| 15.00 – 18.30 |
Dapper Market visit
(by boat, returning by boat with a 1hour tour of the inner city canals with cocktail) |
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| 19.30 – 21.30 |
Dinner |
Tuesday 21 June
| 06.30 – 09.30 |
Optional visit to the Food Centre Amsterdam (Wholesale Market) |
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| 09.30 – 10.00 |
Coffee |
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| 10.00 – 12.00 |
Session 3: Identifying the Market Professional
- Bert Ubels, Markets Department, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands Profile
- Joe Harrison, CEO, NMTF, UK Profile
- Jean-Paul Auguste, President, Groupe Geraud, France Profile
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
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| 13.00 – 15.00 |
Session 4: Ensuring Responsible Markets
- Lars Janssen, CEO, ECMKB, the Netherlands Profile
- Jasper van Gaalen, Senior Researcher, BMC, the Netherlands Profile
- Ms Ghislaine Mittendorff, Dutch Health Authority, the Netherlands Profile
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| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Conference Closure
- Adoption of 4th WUWM Retail Declaration
- 2012 WUWM Retail Conference presentation (Spain)
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Delegates will receive a map of the city with all the retail markets listed (including opening times and locations) so they can either visit market independently in the weekend before, or the Tuesday afternoon after, the event.
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