PRESENTS THE 17TH ANNUAL RETAIL & LUXURY GOODS CONFERENCE
The Next Decade of Retail:
Reinvention & Reimagination

February 9th-11th
Virtual Evening Series

Agenda
Tuesday, February 9th 2021
TBD
Opening Keynote - The New Decade of Retail
Jason Wu, with perspectives by Zidi Liu
TBD
Panel - New Habits of Shopping
Agnes Landau, Former Senior VP/General Manager, Estée Lauder Companies
Other Panelists TBD
Wednesday, February 10th 2021
12:00 PM ET
Fireside Chat - The New Guard
Maximilian Bittner, CEO, Vestiaire Collective
Jeffery Fowler, Head of Americas, Farfetch
6:00 PM ET
Panel - Reinventing What We Wear
Ada Lien, Senior Vice President/Global General Manager, Origins
Steve Lesnard, CMO & Global VP of Product Creation, The North Face
Other Panelists TBD
Thursday, February 11th 2021
3:00 PM ET
Panel - Building The Next Consumer Unicorn: An Investor's Perspective
Simeon Siegel, Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets - Retail & e-Commerce
Aparna Aiyar, Vice President, General Atlantic - Consumer Group
Karen Moon, Venture Partner, Elizabeth Street Ventures
Moderated by Anna Palmer, General Partner, Flybridge Capital
4:00 PM ET
Panel - The Art & Science of Sustainability
Hassan Pierre, Co-Founder & CEO, Maison de Monde
Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kering
John Thorbeck, Chairman, Chainge Capital
5:00 PM ET
Closing Keynote - TBD
TBD
Keynotes & Panels
Tuesday, February 9th 2021
Time: TBD
Keynote - The New Decade of Retail
By Jason Wu, with perspectives from Zidi Liu
How the industry is reacting to the new normal, responding to consumer needs and accelerating exciting innovations that will fundamentally shape the state of retail in the coming decade
Time: TBD
Panel - The New Habits of Shopping
The pandemic accelerated trends that were in motion prior to the crisis, as shopping shifts to digital. In the absence of physical retail, where are consumers turning to next and what is the future of physical stores? How will digital platforms maintain personal relationships with consumers? What lasting changes will we see in terms of consumer shopping habits?
Featuring:
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Agnes Landau, Former Senior VP/General Manager, Estée Lauder Companies
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Other Panelists TBD
Wednesday, February 10th 2021
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Fireside Chat - The New Guard
With Jeffery Fowler, Head of Americas, Farfetch
Maximilian Bittner, CEO, Vestiaire Collective
Conversation with leaders from the next generation of retailers - how platform marketplaces and new types of e-commerce have evolved the future of retail and the implication of these trends for both new and old players in the industry
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Panel - Reinventing What We Wear
This discussion with senior retail executives will identify the enduring transformations in consumer behaviors and preferences that the last few months have brought. Then, discussion will turn to methods for retailers to embrace these shifts, thereby creating long-term success for their customers and their business.
Featuring:
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Ada Lien, Senior Vice President/Global General Manager, Origins
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Steve Lesnard, CMO & Global VP of Product Creation, The North Face
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Other Panelists TBD
Thursday, February 11th 2021
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Panel - Building The Next Consumer Unicorn: An Investor's Perspective
Investors' & founders' perspectives on the rapidly changing retail environment - which business models are most likely to turn into the next unicorns?
Featuring:
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Simeon Siegel, Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets - Retail & e-Commerce
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Aparna Aiyar, Vice President, General Atlantic - Consumer Group
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Karen Moon, Venture Partner, Elizabeth Street Ventures
Moderated by:
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Anna Palmer, General Partner, Flybridge Capital
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Panel - The Art & Science of Sustainability
Discussing where sustainability is now and where it's going, focusing on tension points such as balancing purpose and profit, aspiration and accessibility, and clear measurements amidst uncertainty. Discussion also covers how to reinforce sustainable consumer behaviors with new solutions after years of fast fashion dominance.
Featuring:
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Hassan Pierre, Co-Founder & CEO, Maison de Monde
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Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kering
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John Thorbeck, Chairman, Chainge Capital
Time: TBD
Keynote - TBD
TBD
TBD
Speakers

Jason Wu

Agnes Landau
Former Senior VP/General Manager, Estée Lauder Companies

Maximilian Bittner
CEO, Vestiaire Collective

Jeffery Fowler
Head of Americas, Farfetch

Ada Lien
Senior Vice President/Global General Manager, Origins

Steve Lesnard
CMO & Global VP of Product Creation, The North Face

Anna Palmer
General Partner, Flybridge Capital

Simeon Siegel
Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets - Retail & e-Commerce

Aparna Ayair
Vice President, General Atlantic - Consumer Group

Karen Moon
Venture Partner, Elizabeth Street Ventures

Marie-Claire Daveu
Chief Sustainability Officer, Kering

Hassan Pierre
CEO & Co-Founder, MAISON DE MODE

John Thorbeck
Chairman, Chainge Capital