Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) is organizing a seminar on "Increasing Consumerism - Challenges for Retailers" on 29th November 2007 at FDDI auditorium. During the seminar eminent personalities from the retail sector will express their views.

Seminar on "Increasing Consumerism - Challenges for Retailers"
to be inaugurated by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Commerce, Govt of India

Speakers:
Session 1: Socio - Economic Relevance of a Modernized Retail Sector
- Mr. Piyush Dixit
- Country Head, Corning Gilbert
- Mr. Sindhu Ratna
- CEO, Finicon; Consultant, Arizona, USA
- Mr. K. K. Roy
- Business Development Head, Levi's India

Session 2: Indian Consumer & Future Shopping Trends in India
- Ms. Seema Jairath
- Brand Head, The Great India Place
- Mr. Dhananjay Sengupta
- Head - Food Bazar
- Mr. Hijit Dutta
- GM - Marketing, HT

Session 3: Understanding Indian Consumers & Shifts in Buying Behaviour
- Mr. Vikas Mehra
- Director, YMCA
- Mr. Rajeev Aishisht
- VP - Marketing, Maral Overseas
- Mr. Nitin Ghadiyar
- Strategic Advisor to Guardian Lifecare

Citing about the relevance of this seminar, Mr. Rajeev Lakhara, IRS, Managing Director, FDDI, said, "The objective of this seminar is to utilize the platform to share the views of the eminent personalities of this trade for the growth of the retail sector."