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RETAIL + DESIGN FORUM 2024
The Retail Design Forum is an annual event hosted by The Retail Studies Organization. Each year, RSO invites IU alumni who hold executive positions in the retail industry to travel from their perspective companies to Bloomington to speak in front of approximately 800 IU students about their insights within the industry.
This year, the forum will take place on October 22nd from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union, and any IU student can attend.
YOU are invited to apply for small group discussions with the industry speakers where they can make more of a one-on-one connection.
Photos by Anna Powell Denton
Wait until you see what we have in store for you.
PRESENTING THE 2024 FORUM SPEAKERS...
FORUM SCHEDULE
The schedule for this event is listed below. Because of the number of speakers we have, each company is going to get 45 minute increments to do a presentation and then we will have a panel discussion at the end. This event is open to ALL students and not just RSO members. The small group sessions will be happening while other companies are presenting and please note the breaks in between each session.
Main Stage – Whittenberger Auditorium
2:00 – 2:30 – Andrea Cahn, Founder AC Advisors & Anne Walsh, President of Michael Kors
2:30 -2:45 – Break
2:45 – 3:15 – Katie Conovitz – Founder & CEO of twelveNYC & Brandon Conovitz, President of twelve NYC
3:15 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 4:00 – Leslie Rozwat, Divisional Merchandise Manager Haircare at Ulta Beauty
4:00 – 4:15 – Break
4:15 – 4:45 – James Chen, Senior Director, International Logistics at A.E.O.
4:45 – 5:00 – Break
5:00 – 5:45 – Panel Discussiion
5:45 – 6:00 – Closing
Small Groups – Georgian Room (20 – 25 students)
*MUST APPLY ABOVE TO BE CONSIDERED
2:00 – 2:30 – James Chen, Senior Director, International Logistics at A.E.O.
2:30 -2:45 – Break
2:45 – 3:15 – Andrea Cahn, Founder AC Advisors & Anne Walsh, President of Michael Kors
3:15 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 4:00 – Katie Conovitz – Founder & CEO of twelveNYC & Brandon Conovitz, President of twelve NYC
4:00 – 4:15 – Break
4:15 – 4:45 – Leslie Rozwat, Divisional Merchandise Manager Haircare at Ulta Beauty