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Agenda

Saturday, August 5, 2006
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration

Sunday, August 6, 2006
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
CIO Council Meeting (open to NRF CIO Council members only)
11 AM – 5 PM
Registration
NOON – 6:00 PM
Annual CIO Council Golf Tournament (pre-registration required)
Sponsored by Microsoft
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Billy Yamaguchi Salon presents: feng shui beauty (pre-registration required)
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Reception & Dinner at the “19th Hole”
Sponsored by Accenture

Monday, August 7, 2006
6:30 AM
Retail Runners 5K (pre-registration required)
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Infosys
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM

CEO Keynote Presentation
Robert J. Corliss, President and CEO, The Athlete's Foot Group, Inc.
Sponsored by IBM

9:40 AM – 10:20 AM

CIO Keynote Presentation: Success Strategies for Deploying Comprehensive IT Solutions at Lightning Speed
Kurt Streitz, SVP & CIO, Mervyns

10:20 AM – 10:45 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:20 AM
Guess? Inc's Answer to Retail Success
Lynne Burns, V.P. Retail Planning & Allocation, GUESS?, Inc.
Sponsored by JDA
11:20 AM – Noon

The 2006 Retail Financial Landscape
Amy Merrick, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Susan Reda, Editor, STORES Magazine

Noon– 1:30 PM
Luncheon Speaker with Comedic Guest
Greg Giraldo
Sponsored by SAP
1:30 PM – 2:05 PM
Supporting the Business with Custom Applications
William Holder, VP and CIO, Dillard's, Commander in Chief, Dillard's Custom Systems
2:05 PM – 2:40 PM
Big Fish – Small Fish: The Retail Technology Pond
Bruce Richardson, Chief Research Officer, AMR Research
Sponsored by AMR Research
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Reception & Dinner Poolside
Sponsored by 4R Systems


Tuesday, August 8, 2006
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by InfoSys

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Supply Chain Keynote Presentation
Rollin Ford, CIO, Wal-Mart
9:45 PM – 10:25 AM
Brand Loyalty Takes Style and Vision
Eric Singleton, Executive IT Advisor, Tommy Hilfiger
Sponsored by Microsoft
10:25 AM – 10:45 am
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:25 am
Ann Taylor’s AXIS Project – Achieving eXcellence In Sourcing
Jesse Napoli, VP Supply Chain Systems, Ann Taylor Stores
Sponsored by KSA
11:25 AM – Noon
Operational Resiliency Managing Supply Chain Partners
Scott Corzine, SVP, Risk Solutions International LLC
Neil Kaufman, SVP, Rick Solutions International LLC
Sponsored by Risk Solutions
Noon – 1:00 PM
Luncheon Presentation
Coordinating Design, Sourcing and Logistics to Achieve Consumer-Driven Merchandising
Mickey Rizza, Research Director, AMR Research
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
BlueFire Grill Patio
Sponsored by 4R Systems, Datavantage, IBM, Manhattan Associates
6:00 PM
Dine Out in the San Diego Gaslight District (pre-registration required)
Sponsored by 4R Systems, Datavantage, IBM, Manhattan Associates