Australia's #1 Online Retailer Conference gathers an international powerhouse of speakers from around the globe

Monday 15 July 2013: Australia’s Online Retailer Conference & Expo continues to break through new retail frontiers, bringing together the largest gathering of international retail speakers, social media gurus, ecommerce providers and digital leaders to Sydney this August.

Hailed as the largest e-commerce retailing event in the Southern Hemisphere, Online Retailer Conference & Expo boasts a high-intensity suite of international multi-channel entrepreneurs:
Simon Russell,  John Lewis, Kerry Cooper modcloth, Kévin Charef, LVMH - GIVENCHY Beauty, Jay Basnight, Dicks Sporting Goods, Jill Salomon Dvorak, National Geographic Society,  and local industry great Mark Bouris, TZ Ltd, who will help businesses seize their online advantage in this new world of digital opportunities.

JOHN LEWIS- Simon Russell, (Director Retail Operations Development)  will lift the lid on John Lewis' digital and omni channel journey that has driven the business to online sales exceeding £1bn, plus the impact of a new platform and plans for future initiatives.  

Modcloth - Kerry Cooper, (CMO)  From humble beginnings in a college dorm room in the US, to establishing itself as one of America’s fastest-growing and talked about online fashion brands, Modcloth is a gem.  Kerry Cooper gives the inside running on the innovative social commerce strategies that have guided Modcloth to stunning success.

DICKS SPORTING GOODS- Jay Basnight (Director of Digital) established his pedigree at PUMA as Head of Digital Strategy, working with the likes Usain Bolt the fastest man on earth impacting all digital channels, tackling the world’s largest online community and successfully selling on Facebook.  Jay is a digital maestro who creates holistic online experiences for truly engaged customers.

LVMH/GIVENCHY - Kévin Charef (Senior Intl Social Media Manager & Online Media planner):  has imagined and created amazing interactive experiences using powerful video platforms and immersive social media campaigns for the world’s leading luxury and beauty brands.  While in Sydney he will define luxuries global outreach strategies for effectively using social media, ePR and boggers for optimal social media reach.

TZ LTD - Mark Bouris (MD) - Mark Bouris is the host of Channel 9's Celebrity Apprentice Australia and established a successful career from building disruptive businesses to challenge the market and provide smarter solutions for consumers. Mark will confront us with key reasons why customers say 'You're Fired' and discuss his latest foray into eCommerce and the online world. 

Australia’s Online Retailer Conference & Expo is now celebrating its fifth year, is the industry's premier showcase of enterprise and technology solution providers in the southern hemisphere, with a full multi-track conference, half a dozen full-day workshops, and a packed expo floor, culminating in the ORIA awards evening rewarding and recognising excellence in eCommerce and Online retailing. 

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