Keynote, Laurent Guitart, CEO, Circle K UAE

Leveraging the rapidly changing convenience store: From Grocery to Gourmet

Laurent Guitart has more than 21 years of retail experience and a wealth of knowledge across all retail formats. He joined the Circle K team in 2015 with a program of change which resulted in a substantial increase in both revenues and margin, and a streamlining of supplier partners.  In 2017 and 2018, Circle K was awarded Best Retail Convenience Chain across the UAE.

Laurent has continued to grow the business and has overseen a rise in customer numbers from 4.6 to 6 million per annum. He is passionate about improving the customer journey and since 2017, has initiated a cashless program across all its branches.  Laurent graduated from Rive Gauche University in France and has been a resident of Dubai for the past 13 years.

Speaker, Tomas Mazetti, Co-Founder, Moby Mart

The Future is here: the $10,000 Staff-less Corner Store, Live in Shanghai

Tomas Mazetti is the founder of Moby Mart, a hyped staffless corner-store that has been featured extensively in global media during 2018-2019. Before Moby, Tomas has a long history of running tech startups like Wheelys Café, an app-powered café on wheels that have sold to over 80 countries! When Tomas don’t his companies or build AI-powered stocking solutions he likes to read medieval poetry and fly experimental aircraft. At the C Store Forum he will tell some secrets on how to launch new tech faster than the giants and the future of small retail. 

Testimonial, Tu Vu Thanh, CEO, 7-Eleven Vietnam

The forum was a great opportunity to connect, engage and share with industry experts and peers.  We met several potential supplier partners at the event who will be able to help us grow our business.  We look forward to participating and contributing in future events.

Testimonial, Ong Chee Jern, General Manager, Xpress Point

An insightful forum and key to understanding future trends for the CVS industry. The information and networking session were a great help for exploring new business opportunities. I would highly recommend this kind of event to any business associate that wants to grow their business in the region.

Ignite Sessions, Ideas worth sharing

Short, sharp sessions to ignite your curiosity

Elevator Pitches, 45-second insights

Giving delegates the opportunity to pitch their business to a captive audience and make themselves memorable.