On May 8, 2018, at the invitation of the Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies, I took part in the APED Retail Summit, whose motto was “Sharing the Future”. It took place between May 8 and 9, on Europe Day, and had a relevant strategic and global dimension, in a sector that is sometimes inward-looking, precisely when it is from the outside world that more and more challenges arrive, unknowns emerge and problems and opportunities present themselves.
My panel discussed the new world (dis)order (this in 2018…), with excellent speakers. Artificial intelligence was already in the spotlight, there was talk of human capital (talents), the relationship between good business and good business (job creator, environmentally friendly, sustainable), the future of commerce, payments and e-commerce. It has been a privilege for me and I am therefore looking forward to this year’s edition with enthusiasm, as the challenges, unknowns, problems and opportunities continue, perhaps even more so than eight years ago. Congratulations to APED.