Event Details

The retail sector has taken a hard hit over the course of the pandemic, bearing the brunt of strict social distancing measures and falling disposable incomes. As a result, COVID-19 has exposed some clear winners and losers, and has accelerated several key trends that were slow to take hold initially, like the broad-based use of online shopping and digital payments.


With the height of the pandemic behind us and countries better-equipped at operating in the new normal business landscape (especially with a vaccine rollout on the horizon), we aim to help you with your strategic planning by taking a closer look at which consumer habits will stick and reinvent the retail landscape for businesses and the industry as a whole. Our discussion will also branch into how changing consumer habits will further impact traditional brick and mortar businesses, especially those that depend on experience goods. We will delve into these topics, as well as the industry outlook for the retail sector in 2021 and beyond, with our panel of experienced experts in this field.

Please note that this event is limited to senior-level executives and per invitation only. If you are not an existing member of The Economist Corporate Network, but would like to learn how you can attend our events, please send an email to ecn_sea@economist.com.

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel discussion and Q&A

Speakers

  • Kendrick Wong (Founder and CEO of Omnilytics)

    Kendrick Wong

    Founder and CEO of Omnilytics

    Omnilytics is a market intelligence company used by many global Fortune 500 companies to make buying and stocking decisions in the most effective and efficient manner. This helps retailers increase sales margins and optimises assortments for revenue and profit. Omnilytics also provides real-time data and competitor analysis across multiple industries worldwide.

    Kendrick has been intimately involved in the apparel, retail and artificial intelligence industries for many years. Through his experience, he founded Omnilytics to help fashion brands and retailers reach new heights with data. In 2019, Wong was honoured as one of the 30 under 30 Forbes list (Asia) for his contributions in entrepreneurship.

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  • Zed Li (Head of Seller Management at Shopee)

    Zed Li

    Head of Seller Management at Shopee

    Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan and is part of Sea Limited, a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Shopee, Sea’s other core businesses include its digital entertainment arm, Garena, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney.

    Zed heads seller management in Shopee for Malaysia, having been with Shopee since its inception in 2015. In just 5 years he grew Shopee to become Malaysia's number 1 platform for both buyers and sellers. Prior to Shopee, Zed was a Manager at Accenture Interactive – Accenture’s Digital Management Consulting practice.

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  • Kristina Fong (Director, Malaysia of The Economist Corporate Network)

    Kristina Fong

    Director, Malaysia of The Economist Corporate Network

    Kristina is a highly accomplished economist, specializing in the fields of macroeconomics and public policy. She possesses over a decade of experience advising firms and governments on economic and business regulatory developments in Malaysia, enabling clients to make well-informed strategic decisions in a complex business landscape.

    Prior to joining The Economist Group, Kristina was the Head of the Economic and Sovereign Research at RAM Ratings Berhad, Malaysia’s first Credit Rating Agency. Apart from providing research and analysis capabilities in-house, she also led the delivery of macroeconomic briefing services for a range of clients in sectors such as financial services and public utilities. These briefings served as valuable inputs for corporate planning and risk strategy purposes.

    Kristina also garnered significant public policy experience working at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (KL) – the UK government’s department in charge of foreign affairs. During this time, she specialized in economic governance and trade policy issues. Notably, she was involved in market access strategies and Free Trade Agreement consultations between the European Union and Malaysia. Outside her role at ECN, Kristina also serves as an economic consultant for the World Bank, working on private sector development projects.

    Kristina holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a MA in Economics from the University of Malaya.

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