Confirmed speakers at the Expo include renowned industry experts like Peter Snyder, Kiosks Information Systems (KIS), United Kingdom, Özcan Özbilge, Exim A.S., Turkey, Catherine Piana Director-General of European Vending Association, Chief Executive Officer of World Vending Association, Adam Ippolito, All Star Vending, Canada, Jim Brinton, National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), USA, Babak Aziminejadi Director/CEO SELFTECH Ltd, Self-Service Technology & Solution Dubai.
Girish Dabrai, Managing Director of Global Links, said:
"Information on the industry is currently at a premium with very little available in the public domain. The seminars will seek to bridge this gap and pave the way for more transparency and ease in the decision making process as far as commercial enterprises are concerned. The conferences and seminars are open to the visitors and delegates free of charge."
At one of the seminars during the Expo, Snyder will present a comparative analysis on the Rules & Regulations of the Kiosks Industry. The session will address the legal paradigm in which the industry will evolve and will seek to address important factors that one needs to consider when planning or implementing a kiosk deployment.
In his presentation, Özbilge will address the delegates on the Transforming Vending Business through Technology. With technology a critical phase in vending, the session with throw some light on changes effected through adoption of cutting edge technology. Benefits like efficiency, savings in time and operation expenses will be discussed in significant detail.
As part of his speech, Ippolito will update the delegates at the conference during his seminar under the heading Self-Service in Shopping Malls. The session is expected to examine the phenomenon of the consumer being engaged through the extensive use of convenience technology, particularly in large retail environments.
Catherine Piana's presentation, titled Challenges, opportunities and trends in Worldwide Vending, will focus on the avenues that are left yet unexplored and how they could be tapped. During the session, some of the key questions to which answers will be generated are (1) what are the challenges that the vending industry is facing in terms of business environment, and what are the legislative threats? (2) Are there any opportunities that vending stakeholders should look at to maintain or expand their business, what are some of the trends in vending today?
On the other hand, Babak Aziminejadi will speak on Revenue Generation & Maximizing ROI of self-service Kiosk project to address the economies accrued on account of the use of kiosks.
Jim Brinton will speak on How to get started and offer advice to both budding entrepreneurs and also those seeking to expand their retail operations using convenience and self service technologies.
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