7th November
Surprisingly I awoke at 10 am remarkably refreshed since I only got to bed at 6 am...unlike my friends who were feeling very delicate and didn't rise until after noon.
I met Michael Ellis and Lea Humar 5 + Design at breakfast and after a much needed coffee we went to register for the conference.
My first panel session 'successful roll outs in Asia with Desigual, Pacific Coffee and C&A went really well and I received great feedback.
I met up with lots of friends at the cocktail party and bizarrely was approached by two people in the space of 5 minutes asking if I was Jayne Rafter they remembered me from the India Retail Forum in 2008... The girl who wore a bright pink sari with coloured crystals...the things that get you remembered maybe I should take it out of the closet!
I met up with the girls for Dinner, they had enjoyed an afternoon at the Ladies market.
We were joined by good friends Filipa Fernandes from SES Spar Shopping Centers and Filipe Corrria, Parfois. During our scrumptious international buffet we were joined by Ishwar Chugani and celebrity icon Morgan Parker who left his position as CEO Taubman Asia to set up a charitable organisation called 'Wheel to Wheel' where he travelled across 10 countries on his bike helping different charities along the way... You can follow his travels on Facebook or watch his incredible journey on National Geographic.
A great evening...good fiends, good company, good food, good wine who could ask for more!
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