Hosted by Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. (Sogo) in Hong Kong, 12-13 November 2025

We are delighted to welcome you to these two days in Hong Kong, during which we have planned a series of activities that will, hopefully, be useful for you and your organisation. This document recaps the planned activities and provides a series of practical details for your stay.

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Agenda

Wednesday 12th November: the traditional side of Hong Kong (visits), confidential exchanges and General Assembly (meetings)

09:30 am: Meeting point at the Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel and departure for store visits

09:30 am-10:00 am: Transit to store

▶️ 10:00 am-11:30 am: Sogo Causeway Bay opening ceremony and visit

Speakers: TBC from SOGO team

11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch break

Location: TBA

12:30 pm-01:00 pm: Transit to IFC Mall

▶️ 01:00 pm-02:15 pm: IFC Mall visit

Speaker: TBA

02:15 pm-02:45 pm: Transfer to Sogo Kai Tak offices

▶️ 02:45 pm-03:00 pm: Opening remarks & welcome speech

Speakers: Kamshim Lau, CEO, Sogo, and President of the IADS

Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

▶️ 03:00 pm-04:00 pm: IADS Academy

Speakers: IADS Academy 2025 cohort

Academy 2025 Topic: How to become a better merchant

04:00 pm-04:30 pm: Coffee break

▶️ 04:30 pm-06:00 pm: IADS CEOs conversation

(Questions collected from participants)

▶️ 06:00 pm-07:00 pm: IADS General Assembly (video conference with distant members)

Speaker: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

2025 results & achievements

2026 plan & budget

▶️ 07:00 pm-08:00 pm: IADS CEO Roundtable (video conference with distant members)

Topic: Update on each member's situation and current topics

08:00 pm onwards: Cocktails and Dinner

Location: Kai Tak

(Academy joining)

Thursday 13th November: The new side of Hong Kong (visits), getting to know the current market (meetings), networking

08:30 am Meeting point at the Dorsett Kai Tak Hotel

08:30 am-08:45 am: Transit to Sogo Kai Tak offices

▶️ 08:45 am-09:45 am:  Crisis management workshop - How prepared are IADS CEOs?

Speakers: Evgeniy Mamay (TSUM Kyiv), Luis Iturriaga (Beco), moderated by Anchita Ranka (IADS)

▶️ 09:45 am-10:15 am:  Introduction to Sogo

Speaker: Mr Stephen Li, Division Manager

(Academy joining)

▶️ 10:15 am-10:50 am: Guest Speaker TBA

Speaker: TBA

(Academy joining)

▶️ 10:50 am-12:00 pm:  Sogo Kai Tak opening ceremony and visit

Speakers: TBC

Theme: TBC

(Academy joining)

12:00 pm–01:00 pm: Lunch break

Location: TBC

(Academy joining) ****

▶️ 01:00 am–02:15 pm: SNDO visit

Speakers: TBC

Theme: TBC

(Academy joining)

▶️ 02:15 pm–03:00 pm: Guest Speaker - Giordano

Speaker: James Reynolds, Director Global Retail Excellence and GM HK and Macau

▶️ 03:00 pm-03:45 pm: Guest Speaker - REDNote

03:45 pm-04:00 pm: Transit to K11

▶️ 04:00 pm-04:45 pm: K11 presentation

▶️ 04:45 pm-06:00 pm: K11 mall visit

06:00 pm-06:30 pm: Transfer to Dorsett Kai Tak hotel

06:30 pm-07:30 pm: Free time

07:30 pm-onward: CEO private reception on the invitation of Mr Thomas Lau

Guest speakers (list will be updated on the go)

Ms Michelle Tsang, Deputy Store Manager, SOGO

Mr Stephen Li, Division Manager, SOGO

Mr James Reynold, Director Gobal Retail Excellence and General Manager Hong Kong & Macau (LinkedIn)

Ms Claire Wong, Regional GM, Global Business Solution, REDNote