One of the Keynote Speakers at NRCE 2013 was A.S. Watson Group (HK)’s  former Chairman Mr. Ian Wade with over 50 years of retail wisdom behind him. He shared the optimism of a growing retail industry in the Philippines as he sits on the Board of a good number of Asian companies. The delegation of PAGASA takes a group pic. There will be no NRCE next year as the PRA prepares for the Asian edition called the Asia- Pacific Retailers Conference and Expo (APRCE) for 2015.  The Phils. won the bid to host the biennial Asian Meet after Istanbul hosts this year in October.