Another prominent international speaker joins the programme of the 17th Home Improvement Conference, taking place on December 9 at the Benaki Museum in Athens.
Fiorella Origlia, author and founder of LaRévolution, a consulting firm specialising in supplier strategy and business development in partnerships with major retailers, is coming to Athens to address the strategic decisions that retailers and suppliers can no longer afford to postpone.
A former buyer at Adeo and Kingfisher, she now draws on her extensive industry experience to help suppliers improve their performance and develop sustainable partnerships with major retail chains, focusing on differentiation, negotiation and the development of robust strategic frameworks.
In her presentation, “How the European DIY Market Is Changing and the Strategic Decisions Retailers and Suppliers Can No Longer Afford to Delay,” she will explore why many long-standing market assumptions are no longer valid and why the traditional retailer–supplier relationship is reaching its limits.
The discussion on value creation will continue with Elisa Servais, PhD, RDI, Retail Design Strategist and President of the European Chapter of the Retail Design Institute. She will introduce the Convergion Model, demonstrating how knowledge, products, services, community, technology, logistics and sustainability can come together to shape a modern retail model.
Adding a global perspective, Tony Walker, Head of Group Competitor Insights and Global Partnerships at Bunnings, will share insights from one of the world’s leading home improvement retailers, highlighting the developments reshaping the retail landscape.
Παράλληλα, ο Dr. Jean-Jacques van Oosten, πρώην Chief Digital & Technology Officer της Kingfisher και σήμερα Operating Partner και investor στην C4 Ventures, θα εστιάσει στο Agentic Commerce, την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη και το Physical AI, εξετάζοντας τον αντίκτυπό τους στο e-commerce, στα φυσικά καταστήματα και στα logistics.
Meanwhile, Dr. Jean-Jacques van Oosten, former Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Kingfisher and currently Operating Partner and investor at C4 Ventures, will focus on Agentic Commerce, Artificial Intelligence and Physical AI, examining their impact on e-commerce, physical stores and logistics.
Bringing together four complementary perspectives — market strategy, retail design, global home improvement retail and technology/AI — the conference will explore the evolving consumer, AI & Agentic Commerce, Physical AI, the