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Speaking Opportunities

Interested in Speaking at the Retail Facilities Summit?

Speakers at the Retail Facilities Summit represent a broad range of expertise in the Store Development & Operations arena. The summit includes leading retail executives (Vice Presidents and Directors of Store Development, Planning, Design, Construction and Operations) based on their relevance to conference topics and their appeal to our audience.

Please note that as a matter of policy, CraigMichaels does not permit commercial or promotional presentations as part of its programs. We discourage speakers who's primary intent is to promote their companies, or particular products or services.

In order to be considered for a speaking role at the Retail Facilities Summit, please send you bio and profile of your organization, stating the topic(s) you would be most interested in presenting on to:

Michael P. Owens

Director of Production

CraigMichaels, Inc.

Tel: 212 232-8706
Fax: 212 232-2401

mowens {at} craigmichaelsinc {dot} com

"This is my 4th CraigMichaels Summit and I find them informative with great interaction. I can't say enough about the CraigMichaels organization and staff skills. All of my experiences at similar events have been marginal at best. You all do it better and you are the best!”

John Kosinski

VP of Construction, Purchasing and Merchandising

SMART & FINAL, INC.

“Excellent experience! Very well organized, professional, great team! The participants are engaged and very easy to talk to. I have attended two summits and found the accommodations to be both beautiful and inspiring."

Ignaz Gorischek

Vice President of Store Development

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP

“I have attended a multitude of events over the years and have been the President and Board Member on many of these organizations. But I must say that the professionalism, personal benefit and vendor interaction here is far superior to all other events out there.”

Ed Bordelon

Director of Facilities

DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.

“Very good experience. For my first time I thought the style and content were superbly managed. The intimate size really allowed for some meaningful dialogue.”

Scott Anderson

VP of Store Design & Construction

ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES