Thought Leadership Conference
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The Thought Leadership Conference is a new signature program to position the Center for Retailing Studies and Mays Business School as a knowledge leader in the field of marketing and retailing.
This exclusive, invitation-only event welcomes leading academic experts and senior retailing executives from the US and other countries.
The delegates work in teams over two days exploring selected topics of increasing strategic significance in retailing and marketing. At the end of the conference, theoretical frameworks and recommendations for practice from the small team workshops are presented. To maximize the conference's impact, papers and findings based on the conference deliberations are disseminated in a variety of formats (e.q., special issues of academic journals and specialized publications such as the center's Retailing Issues Letter).
The Thought Leadership Conference is generously sponsored by the Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Center for International Business Studies, the Marketing Science Institute, American Marketing Association and the Department of Marketing.
Conference Co-Chairs: Venky Shankar & Manjit Yadav
"Innovations in Retailing" - 2010 Conference
The 2010 Thought Leadership Conference was held January 27-29.
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Wednesday, January 27
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5:00
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Registration at the Hilton Hotel lobby
801 University Drive East; (979) 693-7500
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6:30
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Welcome & Dinner
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8:00
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Return to Hilton Hotel
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Thursday, January 28
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7:00
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Meet in Hotel Lobby. Departure by bus to Mays Business School
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7:30
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Breakfast & Registration: Cocanougher Center
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8:05
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Welcome
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8:30
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Keynote presentations
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10:00
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Break
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10:30
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Team Discussions: Session 1 (Breakout Rooms)
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12:00
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Luncheon: Cocanougher Center
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1:00
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Team Discussions: Session 3 (Breakout Rooms)
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5:30
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Departure by bus to Dinner
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6:00
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Reception & Dinner
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8:00
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Departure by bus to Hilton Hotel
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10:00
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Deadline to email presentation to conference co-chairs:
myadav@mays.tamu.edu and vshankar@mays.tamu.edu
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Friday, January 29
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7:00
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Meet in Hotel Lobby. Departure by bus to Mays Business School
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7:30
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Breakfast: Cocanougher Center
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8:00
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Presentations & Discussions
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12:15
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Luncheon: Cocanougher Center
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1:00
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Conference Adjourns
Bus to Easterwood Airport (College Station)
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Travel and Accomodations
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Accommodations
Reservations have been made for participants in the 2010 Thought Leadership Conference at the Hilton Hotel in College Station.
Please contact 979-845-0325 if you require a hotel confirmation number.
The Hilton is five miles east of Eastwood Airport. The Hilton provides shuttle service to Eastwood Airport.
All meals will be provided by your hosts on campus or in area restaurants. If you would like additional meals, the Hilton offers Starbucks, Bell Ranch Steak House and room service; these meals will be at a personal expense.
Contact:
The Hilton Hotel and Conference Center
801 University Drive E.
College Station, Texas 77840
Tel: 1-979-693-7500
Ground Transportation
Your hosts will provide ground transportation to all events. Guests are encouraged to use this transportation instead of driving to campus, as parking can be difficult. Cars can remain parked at the Hilton Hotel at no charge. If you elect to drive to campus, please park in pay lot #72 and obtain a parking pass from CRS staff. Texas A&M University is not responsible for parking tickets.
Download a map of all Thought Leadership Conference events and locations.
Airports
College Station is served by Easterwood Airport, which is located on campus (CLL). Continental and American Airlines are the air providers.
Flights are also available from two Houston airports, George Bush International Airport (IAH) and Hobby Airport (HOU). Travel time from these airports is between 90-120 minutes. In some cases, it is more convenient to drive to College Station from a Houston airport than to fly into the College Station airport. Participants are encouraged to explore all airports for the best possible travel route.
2010 Themes and Team Assignments
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Team 1: Innovations in Retail Business Models
- Cheryl Bridges, Texas A&M University
- Ruud Frambach, VU University Amsterdam
- Gary Kusin, TPG
- Arvind Rangaswamy, Penn State University
- Jagdip Singh, Case Western University
- Alina Sorescu, Texas A&M University
Team 2: Innovations in Retail Channels and Supply Chain Management
- Xenophon Koufteros, Texas A&M University
- Michael Levy, Babson College
- Robert Palmatier, University of Washington
- Joe Stallard, Sewell Automotive
- Manjit Yadav, Texas A&M University
Team 3: Innovations in Retail Assortments and Store Brands
- Marnik Dekimpe, Tilburg University
- Katrijn Gielens, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Rob Hall, H-E-B
- Jagmohan Raju, University of Pennsylvania
- Jakki Thomas, SMU
Team 4: Innovations in Retail Shopper Marketing
- Jeff Inman, University of Pittsburgh
- Eileen Kelley, The Integer Group
- Murali Mantrala, University of Missouri
- Ross Rizley, Marketing Science Institute
- Venky Shankar, Texas A&M University
Team 5: Innovations in Retail Price Promotions
- Kusum Ailawadi, Dartmouth College
- Dinesh Gauri, Syracuse University
- Dhruv Grewal, Babson College
- Kevin Hall, The Integer Group
- Praveen Kopalle, Dartmouth College
- Jane Robertson, Dallas Market Group
Team 6: Innovations in Global Retailing
- Benedict Dellaert, Erasmus University
- Mimi Irwin, John Paul Richards
- Manfred Krafft, University of Munster
- Werner Reinartz, University of Cologne
- Rajan Varadarajan, Texas A&M University
Team Presentations
View a full list of team presentations.
Pictures
Click to view photos from the 2010 Thought Leadership Conference
