Retail & Luxury Goods Conference
Thursday, 25th February 2021
1-6 PM GMT
Our Conference will cover the following topics
2020: Retail’s Rising from the Ashes
Driving Sustainability
New Paths To Purchase
New Consumer Behaviours and Needs
The Retail and Luxury Goods Club's flagship conference this year focuses on:
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"Rebuilding Retail’s Future: Consumers and Technology in the New Normal"
SPEAKERS
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers for the conference this year, we are bringing together the following leaders from across the retail ecosystem
Frederic Court
Founder/Investor @ Felix Capital
Nick Blunden
President @ Business of Fashion
Helen Brocklebank
CEO @ Walpole
Christina Fontana
Head of Fashion & Luxury Europe and U.S. for Tmall @ Alibaba
Mauro Maggioni
CEO Asia Pacific @ Golden Goose
Casey Hall
Asia correspondent @ Business of Fashion
Lisa Bridgett
COO @ Drest
Felix Krueger
Partner @ BCG
Tirath Kamdar
Head of Luxury @eBay
Simona Botti
Professor of Marketing @ London Business School
Nina Patel
Director, Retail Innovation @ Farfetch
Gaston Tourn
CMO @ AppearHere
Stefano Turconi
Strategy Professor @ London Business School
Yoann Pavy
VP of Marketing @ Laced
Steve Dool
Head of Brand Partnership @ Depop
Kelly Burton
Chief Sustainability Officer @ Material Exchange
Samantha
May
Marketing Executive
SPEAKERS
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers for the conference this year, we are bringing together the following leaders from across the retail ecosystem
Frederic Court
Founder/Investor @ Felix Capital
Nick Blunden
President @ Business of Fashion
Helen Brocklebank
CEO @ Walpole
Christina Fontana
Head of Fashion & Luxury Europe and U.S. for Tmall @ Alibaba
Mauro Maggioni
CEO Asia Pacific @ Golden Goose
Casey Hall
Asia correspondent @ Business of Fashion
Lisa Bridgett
COO @ Drest
Felix Krueger
Partner @ BCG
Tirath Kamdar
Head of Luxury @eBay
Simona Botti
Professor of Marketing @ London Business School
Nina Patel
Director, Retail Innovation @ Farfetch
Gaston Tourn
CMO @ AppearHere
Stefano Turconi
Strategy Professor @ London Business School
Yoann Pavy
VP of Marketing @ Laced
Steve Dool
Head of Brand Partnership @ Depop
Kelly Burton
Chief Sustainability Officer @ Material Exchange
Samantha
May
Marketing Executive
Stacey Fruitman
Founder/CEO @ Style with Substance ventures
Stephanie Benedetto
Founder/CEO @ Queen of Raw
Michael Ward
Managing Director
@ Harrods
Stephanie Benedetto
Imran Amed
Founder/CEO/ Editor-in-Chief
@ Business of Fashion
Stephanie Benedetto
Cyrielle Villepelet
Partner @ McKinsey
....And many more!
13:00 -13:10 - OPENING & INTRO
Speaker: Helen Brocklebank (CEO @ Walpole)
13:10 – 13:45 - PANEL 1:
Theme: Retrospective on 2020: A year of Challenges and Innovation
Speakers: Frederic Court (Founder/Investor @ Felix Capital), Nick Blunden (President @ Business of Fashion), Cyrielle Villepelet (Partner @ McKinsey)
Moderator: Helen Brocklebank (CEO @ Walpole)
13:50 – 14:25 - PANEL 2:
Theme: Post-2020 Growth - Where Can We Look To?
Speakers: Christina Fontana (Head of Fashion & Luxury Europe and U.S. for Tmall @ Alibaba), Mauro Maggioni (CEO Asia Pacific @ Golden Goose)
Moderator: Casey Hall (Asia correspondent @ Business of Fashion)
14:25 – 15:00 - PANEL 3:
Theme: Shopping Evolved: The Next Generation of Purchasing Behaviours
Speakers: Lisa Bridgett (COO @ Drest), Felix Krueger (Partner @ BCG), Tirath Kamdar (Head of Luxury @eBay)
Moderator: Simona Botti (Professor of Marketing @ London Business School)
15:15 – 15:50 - PANEL 4:
Theme: The Next Stage of Retail: Clicks, Mortar & Beyond
Speakers: Michael Ward (Managing Director @ Harrods), Nina Patel (Director, Retail Innovation @ Farfetch), Gaston Tourn (CMO @ AppearHere)
Moderator: Stefano Turconi (Strategy Professor @ London Business School)
15:50 – 16:25 - PANEL 5:
Theme: Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces: The Growing Power of Community
Speakers: Steve Dool (Head of Brand Partnership @ Depop), Yoann Pavy (VP of Marketing @ Laced), Virginia Feacey (Head of Partnerships @ Vestiaire Collective)
Moderator: Keyvan Vakili (Associate Professor @ London Business School)
16:40 – 17:15 - SESSION 6:
Theme: In-conversation on Tech for Positive Change: Digital Tools for Sustainable Retail
Speakers: Kelly Burton (Chief Sustainability Officer @ Material Exchange), Stephanie Benedetto (Founder/CEO @ Queen of Raw), Stacey Fruitman (Founder/CEO @ Style with Substance ventures)
17:15 – 18:00 - SESSION 7:
Theme: Ask Me Anything with Imran Amed (Founder/CEO/Editor-in-chief @ Business of Fashion)
Moderator: Nick Temperley (Chair of the Walpole Programme)
