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Workshop: Boost Retail Margins with AI-Enabled Merchandise Financial Planning
W Hong Kong,
1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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From volatility to value: Discover how AI-enabled MFP transforms retail into margin, cash flow & efficiency gains.
Volatility is the new normal—but disruption breeds opportunity. Join BearingPoint and Hong Kong's top retail leaders to decode the next era of Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP). For all retailers, MFP Transformation isn’t about finance –It’s a catalyst for transversal business transformation towards excellence and efficiency. While navigating through economic tensions and fluctuating markets, AI-enabled Merchandise Financial Planning is more than ever a strategic lever to gain agility & efficiency, reduce waste, improve margin…
You’ll leave the workshop with future-proofed frameworks and tactics around modern MFP from practitioners, empowering you to,
- Shift from reactive inventory management to proactive profit growth, improving financial predictability and avoiding obsolescence.
- Optimize supply chain planning to reduce costs by adapting to changing customer behavior.
- Leverage AI for real-time resource reallocation to enhance agility.Boost Margin and Cash Flow with the Working Capital Flywheel (Turnover/Margin/Optimized cash flow).
Event Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Networking & Breakfast
Connect with retail supply chain peers
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome and Opening
• Presenter: Tunde Laleye, Leader Commercial Industries and Operations, APAC / Partner and General Manager, China, BearingPoint
9:10 – 9:40 AM
Keynote: From Finance to supply chain: How MFP & AI Transform Retail?
• Presenter: Frédéric Dupont, Director Luxury and Fashion Industry, Expert in Merchandise Planning and Supply Chain Optimization, BearingPoint
o Why is MFP becoming a catalyst for cross-functional transformation?
o How can AI and data optimize assortments, margins and cash flow?
o What are the concrete use cases for C-levels: CFO,CMO, CSCO?
9:40 – 10:10 AM
Keynote : Connected Retail Planning with Anaplan AI
• Presenter: Harsha Illindala, Vice President, Anaplan
10:10 – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Digital Planning Transformation: Challenge vs. Opportunities
• Moderator: Tunde Laleye
• Panelists:
o Edam Zhu, Head of Consumer Goods and Retail Industry in APAC, BearingPoint
o Benjamin Glemet, Regional Vice President, Anaplan
o Head of Supply Chain, Well-known Global Retail brand (TBC)
• Topics:
o From Reactive to Predictive: Can Digital Planning Unlock Your Next Growth Opportunity?
o Human vs. Machine: Who Should Own the Final Decision in AI-Driven Planning?
o Breaking the Silos: Can Anaplan MFP Finally Align Finance and Operations Plans?
*Please contact us at APACMarketing(@)bearingpoint.com you have any questions.
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