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 6:30 pm | Welcome Reception Yacht Club de Monaco Welcome Address: John Ridding, Chief Executive, Financial Times
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| Summit Sporting Monte-Carlo | |||||
| 8:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | |||||
| 9:30 am | Welcome Summit Chair: Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times Opening Keynote Address
Johann Rupert, Executive Chairman, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA
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| 10.15 am | The Macroeconomic Outlook Willem H Buiter, Chief Economist, Citi Gavyn Davies,Chairman, Fulcrum Asset
Management
Two senior world-renowned
economists in conversation with:
Martin Wolf, CBE, Associate
Editor & Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
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| 11.15 am | Break | |||||
| 11:45 am | How New Technology is Influencing Manufacturers How are new technologies, including laser printing, Internet, new technologies used in textiles and RFID, changing the manufacturing processes for the luxury goods industry? What is the role of traditional artisanship in this evolving landscape? Mary Katrantzou, Designer
Francesca Molteni, Founder, Muse Project Factory
Andrea Morante,
CEO, Pomellato
Royston
Seaward, Partner & Head of Digital, UK, Deloitte
Moderator: Rachel Sanderson, Milan
Correspondent, Financial Times
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| 12:30 pm | View from the Top Conversation Gaia Repossi, Creative & Artistic Director, Repossi In conversation with
Jo
Ellison,
Fashion Editor, Financial Times
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| 1:00 pm | Lunch | |||||
| 2:15 pm | Digital Inside: Get Wired to Deliver the Ultimate Luxury Experience A preview of new global research led by McKinsey with the Altagamma Foundation Nathalie Remy, Partner, McKinsey & Company
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| 2:30 pm | The Phy-gital Revolution: What is Luxury Doing Online to Woo its Consumers? As today’s connected consumer expects to interact with multiple retailers through multiple channels simultaneously, what are the ways for luxury brands to create highly immersive experiences? Is the fusion of digital and physical – phygital, a real step forward or just another link to a content rich destination. What opportunities and challenges lie ahead? Martin
Bartle,
Global Communications and Ecommerce
Director, Agent Provocateur
Ulric
Jerome,
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, MATCHESFASHION.COM
Chris
Morton,
Founder & CEO, Lyst
Nathalie Remy, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Moderator:
Thomas Tochtermann,
Senior Advisor, World Economic Forum
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| 3:15 pm | Break | |||||
| 3:45 pm | Beyond the Store Does the flagship store matter any more – and how can interactive shopping influence retail? Many of the new territory flagships are hampered because people still want to buy in Paris, or Chinese customers want to buy in Hong Kong. Can the luxury store simply be transplanted or does brand expansion require a rethink? Jonathan
Akeroyd, President & CEO, Alexander
McQueen
Ross
Bailey,
Founder & CEO, Appear Here
Philipp
Gajzer, Managing Director, Move
Now Commercial Brokers
José
Neves, Founder & CEO, Farfetch
Moderator:
Mimma Viglezio, Management Consultant
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| 4:30 pm | Mario Testino: The Man with the Midas Touch He captures the world and its stars at their most glamorous and has helped transform luxury houses into key global players. The photographer and image maker discusses his career, the changing face of luxury in a digital age and how he brings the golden touch to a brand. Mario
Testino, Photographer
In conversation with
Jo
Ellison,
Fashion Editor, Financial Times
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| 5:15 pm | Close of Summit | |||||
| 7:00 pm | Gala Dinner Reception Jardin Méditerranéens, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort | |||||
| 8:00 pm | Gala Dinner Sporting Monte-Carlo Hosted by:
John Ridding, Chief Executive, Financial Times
Ben Hughes, Global Commercial Director & Deputy Chief Executive, Financial Times, Chairman, Walpole
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| 10:30 pm | Gala Dinner After Party The Pool, Le Méridien Beach Plaza | |||||
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| 09/06/2015 | ||||||
| 8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast | |||||
| 9:30 am | Welcome Summit Chair: Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times Opening Keynote Address
John Elkann, Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
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| 10:10 am | A Deeper Luxe? Increasingly luxury is less about "having" and more about "being". What is driving this new consumer desire for deeper luxe? How can brands achieve a better balance between owning and experiencing? And are these engagement tools viable beyond the slim top layer of VIP clients? Ilse
Crawford, MBE, Principal & Founder, Studioilse
Frédéric de Narp, CEO, Bally
Richard Geoffroy, Creator & Chef de Cave, Dom Perignon
Marco Francesco Mazzù, Head of Origination Strategies and Market Development, Fincantieri
Moderator:
Gillian de Bono,
Editor, How To Spend It
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| 10:55 am | Break | |||||
| 11:15 am | Is the Internet the New China? As luxury sales in China slow, the Internet is emerging as a major driver of growth for the industry. Having been slow to embrace the digital age, what is the potential for the luxury market of going online? And how will brands compete – and defend their brand identity – in the social media age? Paula
Cademartori, Designer
Gian Giacomo Ferraris, CEO, Gianni Versace
SpA
Peter
Fitzgerald, President, Innovation & Digital, British Fashion Council
Luca Solca, Managing Director; Sector Head, Global
Luxury Goods, Exane BNP Paribas
Moderator: Rachel Sanderson, Milan
Correspondent, Financial Times
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| 12:00 pm | China: Crisis, Consolidation and the New Consumer The Chinese market has wised up and become more sophisticated and discerning. This panel will look at the rapid changes in consumer buying habits and the domestic slump in luxury buying vis-a-vis the increase in overseas spends. Why the bricks and mortar stores matter on the mainland? How are the anti-corruption laws encouraging the change and where will the consumer go next? Stefano Canali, General Manager, Canali Justin Leong, Head of Strategic Investments and Corporate Affairs, Genting Group
Vittorio Moltedo, Co-founder, Corto Moltedo
Jian Shan, CEO & Founder, Prowon Consulting
Sir David Tang, KBE, Founder, Shanghai Tang
Moderator: Jamil Anderlini, Beijing Bureau Chief, Financial Times
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| 1:00 pm | Closing Keynote Conversation Federico Marchetti, Founder & CEO, YOOX Group In conversation with
Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times
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| 1:30 pm | Close of Summit and Lunch Blue Bay Restaurant / Blue Gin Bar Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort
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