This interactive session is designed to spark candid, peer-driven discussion across key areas shaping the future of retail real estate. Attendees will participate in two x 40-minute focused roundtable conversations, each led by a subject matter expert or industry peer.  
- Each roundtable will be capped to ensure open dialogue 
 
- Session topics will be shared in advance to support selection and preparation 
 
- Between each 40-minute session participants will be given 5 minutes to relocate to the next roundtable 
 
Roundtable 1: Convenience, community & connection: the future of suburban and neighbourhood shopping centres
Facilitated by: Vicki Leavy, General Manager, JMK Retail 
Roundtable 2: Reinventing the In-Store Experience: Lessons from a Boutique Retailer
Facilitated by: Simon Griffin, Managing Director, Kitten D’Amour 
Roundtable 3: Building the Self-Optimising Mall: AI Agents, Design and Media
Facilitated by: Kelly Slessor, CEO, The Ecommerce Tribe 
Roundtable 4: Youth as a signal! Not a segment!
Facilitated by: Anastasia Pelot, Founder, House of Context 
Roundtable 5: Leveraging AI in the retail environment
Facilitated by: Phil Bolton, Managing Director & Founder, NEON Data & AI 
Roundtable 6: Fostering efficiencies to save time and money, all while fostering construction best practice across de-fitting and base-building -in a compliant and sustainable way
Facilitated by:Dean McErlain, General Manager, BSG Commercial
Roundtable 7: Smart Space, Real Impact: Why Occupancy is the New Battleground for Malls & Retailers
Facilitated by:Anel Turkanovic, CEO, Vemco Group 
Roundtable 8: Starting your decarbonisation journey: building revenue and meeting ESG ambitions
Facilitated by: Simon Mouat, Head of Commercial Embedded Network, Origin
Roundtable 9: Smart & Secure Shopping Malls: AI Powered Security in Shopping Mall Real Estate
Facilitated by: Verkada
 
Roundtable 10: Inside the Valuer’s Model: What Really Moves Retail Asset Value
Facilitated by: Shaun O’Sulivan, Director – Retail, M3 Property 
 
Roundtable 11: Wayfinding as storytelling
Facilitated by: Tiw Dow, Strategic Director, Tim Ron Don Dow and Jordan Rowe, Creative Director, Jordan Rowe Multidisciplinary Creative 
Roundtable 12: Activating Dead Zones in Centres 
Roundtable 13: Collaborative Marketing: Landlords + Retailers Working Together 
Roundtable 14: The Economics of Pop-Ups, Short-Term and Test Spaces 
Roundtable 15: Retail Design for Sustainability and Efficiency