Specialisation, department stores, new markets, growth of middle class, designer products, luxury goods and services, competitors to wal-mart and other supermarket chains.

Emerging markets and new economies, Asia, China, India and Africa. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon for Aditya Birla.

Insurance as saving product, move to insurance for pure risk cover, life insurance, health insurance, annuities, endowments, mortgage and loan insurance, general insurance, motor insurance, accident insurance.

Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon - event for Aditya Birla.

Consumer use of personal organisers and mobile devices, mobile phones and other technology. Virtual switchboards, virtual meetings and distance learning. Future bandwidth, video streaming demand, convergence and divergence of technology. Future innovations in communication.

Future of food industry and retail sector – Futurist articles, videos and keynote presentations on the future of the food and retail industry by conference speaker Patrick Dixon. Patrick Dixon is one of the world's best-known Futurist keynote speakers, has worked with hundreds of the world's largest companies and has been ranked one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today. Clients include Carlsburg, Unilever, McDonalds, PepsiCo, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Sara Lee, Diageo, Danone, Femsa, Co-op Group, Steinhoff, Tulip, Bord Bia - Irish Food Board, European Coffee Federation, Food Business Forum, Swedish Groceries Association, Givaudin, Nutreco, RPC, British Frozen Foods Federation, Schwan's Frozen Foods, Tetrapak, Smurfit Kappa. Retail chains: Saks 5th Avenue, Proffitt's, Loveman's, Parisian, Macrae's, Herberger's, Carson Pirie Scott, Boston Store Department Stores and Younkers. Patrick Dixon has given keynotes on retail related issues to audiences in North America, Central America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Scandinavia, Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia and Asia Pacific.