JB Hi-Fi COO Nick Wells (left) and e&s managing director Rob Sinclair

More than 200 delegates attended the e&s conference titled ‘The Next Chapter’ at the Park Hyatt hotel in Melbourne in early March.

After arriving on Monday 3 March for check-in at the Park Hyatt Melbourne and a welcome cocktail party at Siglo bar in Melbourne, a full-day conference was held on Tuesday 4 March.

Panel discussions included a detailed overview of the future of the e&s business under the new JB Hi-Fi ownership with e&s managing director, Rob Sinclair joined by JB H-Fi COO Nick Wells on more than one occasion for a panel discussion.

Other panels featured e&s staff providing a deep-dive into various parts of the business’ operations including Brand & Products, Customer Engagement, Delivery as well as After-Sales Service and Value.

The event concluded with a gala dinner held at the Park Hyatt Melbourne with food prepared by one of Melbourne’s best chefs Jacques Reymond and paired with wines selected by Paringa Estate owner and winemaker, Lindsay McCall.

Here is a selection of photos from the two-day event.

Grant Venables (GWA Bathrooms), Jo Bawden (e&s), Gavin Pound (e&s) and Brent Lees (e&s)
Mark Tragear (Bertazzoni) chats with Nick Elgin (Smeg)
Mark Warden (Worldwide Appliances), Simon Taylor (Arisit), Michael Doyle (Eurolinx) and Rachael C Williams (Arisit)
Ben Pugh (Oliveri), Lydia Herout (BSH) and Jacqui Howard (BSH)
Chris Horne (Smeg), Simon Leighton (e&s) and Gabriele Flisi (Smeg)
Anish Parekh (e&s) and Mark Tragear (Bertazzoni)
Gerard Gill (Blanco) and Rob Sinclair (e&s)
Michael Doyle (Eurolinx) and Troy Hincho (Residentia) in conversation with Simon Taylor (Arisit) and Gerard Gill (Blanco)
Mark Warden (Worldwide Appliances), Wayne Campbell (Smeg) and James Wells (Appliance Retailer)
Linda Soto (e&s), Nicolas Perdomo (e&s), Susi Hammond (e&s)
Paul Ryan (e&s) and Baden Saunders (e&s)
Megan Barret (e&s) and Jamie Arvanitakis (ZIP)
Jacques Grimaux (e&s), Vanessa van Onselen (AndiCo) and Frank Papalia (e&s)
Gerard Gill (Blanco), Kurt Hegvold (Electrolux) and Yves Dalcourt (Miele)
After Sales panel – Jo Bawden, Paul Ryan, Brent Lees, Susi Hammond and Steve Barron
Delivery, Logistics and Expansion panel – (from left) Adam White, Neil McKenna and Paul Price
Customer Engagement panel – Jo-Anne Bawden, Matthew Ryan, Melissa Sciberras, Gavin Pound and Matthew Ryan
Product Ranging & Display panel – Paul Baddeley, Rhiannon Bye, Lauren Mastoropoulos, Linda Soto and Mark Meldrum
Camila Marzochi and Megan Strong from e&s
Dean Cook (Billi) and Rob Sinclair (e&s)
Don Blanksby (e&s) and Rob Sinclair (e&s)
George Bonica (Mitsubishi Electric) and Rob Sinclair (e&s)
Jason Healey (Haier), Rob Sinclair (e&s) and Scott Kent (Fisher & Paykel)
Mark Maiorana (Gessi), Rob Sinclair and Ben Pugh (Oliveri)
Mark Meldrum (e&s) shares a laugh with Simon Taylor (left) and Rachael Williams (right) from Arisit
Michael Jackson (Narta), Rob Sinclair (e&s), Kay Spencer (Narta) and Darren Spencer (Narta)
Rob Sinclair (e&s) and Wayne Viles (Unox)
Rob Sinclair and chef Jacques Reymond
Rob Sinclair and Louise Holmes
Rob Sinclair and Paringa Estate owner and winemaker Lindsay McCall
Rob Sinclair and Paul Baddeley from e&s
The Electrolux team Andy Grenville, Melissa Owens, Hass Mahdi, Kurt Hegvold and Stivane Issa with Rob Sinclair (centre) from e&s
Tristan Peters (Andi-Co), Rob Sinclair (e&s) and Emile Redden (Panasonic)
Vince Madaffari (Franke), Lloyd Roberts (Smeg), Chris Horne (Smeg) and Gabriele Flisi (Smeg)
Michael Chin (Breville), Kristy Dalton (e&s) and Dev Puri (Breville)
Gerard Gill (Blanco), Linda Thornton (Miele) and Yves Dalcourt (Miele)
Simon Balzer (Hansgrohe), Rob Butchatsky (Asko), Cliff Thompson (Zip) and Guy Bagnara (Hansgrohe)
Paul Baddeley (e&s), Kay Spencer (Narta) and Rob Sinclair (e&s)
Gerard Gill (Blanco) and Rob Butchatsky (Asko)
Michael Jackson and Darren Spencer from Narta
Alexandra Tragear, Jess Denman and Rhiannon Bye from e&s
Laura Turner, Rachelle McCutcheon and Kerrie Buckley from e&s