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4 Agenda
8 Speaker Bios
26 Sponsor Statements
36 FAQs
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December 2 HOW RETAILERS AND BRANDS GET VALUED POST-COVID GREG PETRO, Chief Executive Officer, First Insight, and 9:00—10:40 am Session I JONATHAN DUSKIN, Chief Executive Officer, Macellum Capital Management WELCOME Presented by First Insight
CEO TALKS 1:15—2:00 pm Networking Break MANNY CHIRICO, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PVH Corp. 1:15—1:45 pm Breakout Session DIRECTING THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER FASHION FORWARD: THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND ON DIVERSITY JOHN FURNER, President & Chief Executive Officer, Walmart U.S., with Hosted by WWD JAMES FALLON, Editorial Director, WWD 1:15—2:00 pm Workshop TURNING LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT INTO PROFIT PAYMENTS INNOVATION: THE NEW E-COMMERCE TRENDS JAMIE SALTER, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, THAT ARE HERE TO STAY Authentic Brands Group, with Hosted by PayPal JAMES FALLON, Editorial Director, WWD 2:00—3:30 pm SESSION III CONTENT AS A CATALYST FOR DIGITAL ROI , Head, Social & Digital Campaigns, and HANNAH FILLIS CEO TALKS IVY STORVIK, Editorial Director, MATCHESFASHION, with JEFF GENNETTE, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Macy’s Inc. MICHELLE BELCIC, Vice President, International, Dash Hudson Presented by Dash Hudson INVENTING THE POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE AT LEVI’S CHIP BERGH, President & Chief Executive Officer, Levi Strauss & Co., with 10:40—11:30 am Networking Break EVAN CLARK, Deputy Managing Editor, WWD
11:30 am—1:15 pm SESSION II RETAIL REBOUND: AGILITY WILL DEFINE THE WINNERS DAVID BASSUK, Global Retail Practice Leader, AlixPartners, and CEO TALKS SONIA LAPINSKY, Managing Director, AlixPartners ANTOINE ARNAULT, Chief Executive Officer, Berluti Presented by AlixPartners
LUXURY DISRUPTED: HOW SAKS NAVIGATED DRIES VAN NOTEN: THE PATH FORWARD WITH COURAGE 2020 – AND THE PATH FORWARD AND WILL MARC METRICK, President & Chief Executive Officer, Saks Fifth Avenue, DRIES VAN NOTEN, Designer, Dries Van Noten, with with JAMES FALLON, Editorial Director, WWD BRIDGET FOLEY, Executive Editor, WWD
FASHION FORWARD: DESIGNERS DISCUSS THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON DIVERSITY VICTOR GLEMAUD, Designer, Victor Glemaud, and Founder, IN THE BLK; STELLA JEAN, Designer & Owner, Stella Jean; and SINDISO KHUMALO, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Sindiso Khumalo, with TARA DONALDSON, Executive Editor, WWD
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December 3 YOUNG DESIGNERS IN THE POST-COVID ERA REESE COOPER, Creative Director & Founder, Reese Cooper; 9:00—10:30 am Session I SUSAN FANG, Creative Director & Founder, Susan Fang Brand; and KÉVIN GERMANIER, President, Creative Director & Founder, CEO TALKS Germanier, with , Style Director, WWD PATRICE LOUVET, President & Chief Executive Officer, ALEX BADIA Ralph Lauren Corporation 12:45—1:15 pm Breakout Session YOUNG DESIGNERS IN THE POST-COVID ERA FASHION IN THE AGE OF DATA FEDERICO MARCHETTI, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hosted by WWD Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, with LUISA ZARGANI, Milan Bureau Chief, WWD
WHAT SHOPPERS WANT: FORECASTING CONSUMER DEMANDS FOR 2021 DAVID SYKES, Head, U.S., Klarna Presented by Klarna
RETAIL: A RADICAL RETHINK ANNE PITCHER, Managing Director, Selfridges Group
10:30—11:30 am Networking Break
11:30 am—12:45 pm Session II CEO TALKS MICHELLE GASS, Chief Executive Officer, Kohl’s
HOW AI IMPROVES COVID ERA FORECASTING AND MERCHANDISE PLANNING KATIE DARLING, Vice President, Merchandising, Puma, and KATE NADOLNY, Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Innovation, PVH Corp., with PRASHANT AGRAWAL, Chief Executive Officer, Impact Analytics Presented by Impact Analytics
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Prashant Agrawal David Bassuk Chief Executive Officer Global Retail Practice Leader Impact Analytics AlixPartners
Prashant Agrawal is Chief Executive Officer of Impact Analytics. Mr. Agrawal has more David Bassuk is a retail industry expert with 30 years of industry and consulting experience. than 20 years of cross-industry experience. He previously led BCG’s Corporate Finance Mr. Bassuk has deep expertise across retail and fashion brands in the areas of merchandising, Private Equity practice and brings a wealth of experience in the retail and financial services omnichannel, speed to market, supply chain, and digital transformation. He assists brands in sectors. He is respected in the industry for his thoughts and opinions, which can be seen in driving top-line growth, margin enhancement, cost-of-goods reduction, and expense control. publications like The New York Times. In addition to consulting, Mr. Bassuk has held interim leadership roles in retail businesses and management roles at The Estée Lauder Companies and UPS. He serves as strategic advisor to Runway of Dreams Foundation where he works with fashion brands on inclusivity and leads the Fashion Industry Council. Mr. Bassuk has an M.B.A. in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Antoine Arnault Chief Executive Officer Michelle Belcic Berluti Vice President, International Dash Hudson Antoine Arnault has been Chief Executive Officer of Berluti, the Paris-based company specializing in upscale shoes, accessories, and ready-to-wear for men, since 2012. Mr. Arnault Michelle Belcic is Vice President of International at Dash Hudson, a leading visual is also Chairman of Loro Piana, the Italian label renowned for materials of the finest quality. marketing platform. Both Berluti and Loro Piana are part of the LVMH Group, of which he has been a board member since 2006. A veteran of the tech space, Ms. Belcic honed her marketing chops launching brands like Uber in France. In 2011, Mr. Arnault instituted the Journées Particulières to give the public free, behind-the- scenes access to Maisons of the LVMH Group. People can now discover 80 exceptional places Dash Hudson’s AI-fueled image technology helps brands like LVMH, MATCHESFASHION, on five continents. and Nordstrom unlock their optimal performance level on Instagram. Her passion is helping marketing teams use real-time data to understand which images will convert mere followers In addition to his current roles, Mr. Arnault supervises all communication, image, and to loyal fans. environment issues related to the LVMH Group. Previously, he was Head of Communications at Louis Vuitton. Mr. Arnault graduated from HEC Montreal and holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD.
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Chip Bergh Manny Chirico President & Chief Executive Officer Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Levi Strauss & Co. PVH Corp.
Chip Bergh is President, Chief Executive Officer, and board member of Levi Strauss & Co. Manny Chirico is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PVH Corp., owner of a family of LS&Co. is one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in brands that includes Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Arrow, Warner’s, and Izod. jeanswear. The company designs and markets jeans, casual wear, and related accessories for Mr. Chirico has been with PVH for more than 25 years and, under his leadership, PVH has men, women, and children under the Levi’s, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co., and become one of the largest fashion and lifestyle companies in the world with $9.9 billion in Denizen brands. The products are sold in more than 110 countries worldwide. annual revenue and 40,000 associates operating in more than 40 countries. Prior to joining LS&Co. in 2011, Mr. Bergh had a 28-year career at Procter & Gamble. He Throughout his career, Mr. Chirico has embodied the PVH core values of accountability, started in brand management and served in leadership positions with increasing levels of partnership, passion, integrity, and individuality that he has helped establish at the company. complexity and scope including Group President for Global Male Glooming. Mr. Bergh led the He helped transform PVH from a North American dress furnishings business to a global integration and then ran the Gillette blades and razors business along with all of P&G’s male company that powers brands that drive fashion forward — for good. grooming brands. Prior to that, he led all of P&G’s business in India, Southeast Asia, and Mr. Chirico has been recognized for his leadership and business accomplishments including Australasia. being named to NRF Foundations’ List of People Shaping Retail’s Future and being inducted Mr. Bergh has led many brands during his career including the creation and launch of into the Business of Fashion 500 Hall of Fame. In 2018, he received WWD’s CEO Creative Swiffer (P&G’s most successful new brand in the last three decades), the turnaround and Leadership Award and was named Person of the Year by the American Apparel & Footwear growth of Old Spice, in addition to Gillette, Folgers coffee, and Jif Peanut Butter. In 2019, he Association (AAFA). was named one of the World’s Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine, coming in at No. 16. Mr. Chirico’s personal philanthropic work includes serving on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Fordham University, as well as the boards of Montefiore Medical Center, Save the Children, the United Nations Global Compact, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. He also sits on the President’s advisory committee for U.S. trade policy and negotiation. In 2018, he was named Father of the Year by The National Father’s Day Council, honoring his deep dedication to his family. Mr. Chirico graduated from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business.
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Reese Cooper Jonathan Duskin Creative Director & Founder Chief Executive Officer Reese Cooper Macellum Capital Management
Reese Cooper is an American designer and founder of his eponymous label. In the span Jonathan Duskin is Chief Executive Officer of Macellum Capital Management, which operates a of three years, the brand has been awarded the runner up prize in the 2019 CFDA Vogue pooled investment fund as well as several special purpose vehicles used for activist campaigns. Fashion Fund and been nominated for the 2020 CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year. Mr. Mr. Duskin has more than 20 years of experience investing in the consumer and retail Cooper works directly in the factory that develops and produces his line, where he is able to sector. He previously served as Managing Director and Partner at Prentice Capital experiment and push the boundaries of garment creation and construction. Management LP, an investment management firm; Managing Director at S.A.C. Capital Mr. Cooper has been profiled in outlets includingVogue , The LA Times, Esquire, HERO, Associates LLC, a New York-based hedge fund; and Managing Director, Head of Product Hypebeast, Highsnobiety, and WWD. He was recently named to the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Management, and Chairman of the investment policy committee within the research Class of 2020. department at Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Duskin serves on the boards of Christopher & Banks Corporation and Citi Trends Inc. and previously served on the boards of The Wet Seal Inc., Whitehall Jewelers Inc., and Furniture.com Inc. Katie Darling Vice President, Merchandising Puma Susan Fang Katie Darling began her career in 2004 at Puma in athlete marketing where she worked Creative Director & Founder with athletes in the 2004 World Series and 2006 World Cup. Ms. Darling then worked with Susan Fang Brand wholesale key accounts in the footwear and apparel businesses across all channels including athletic specialty, department stores, sporting goods, mass market, and the family channel. Susan Fang launched her eponymous label in 2017 following her graduation from Central Saint Martins. Over the course of the last 16 years she has held various positions in planning, operations, and merchandising across both the footwear and apparel businesses. Her journey has led With a focus on perception and mathematics, each collection combines innovative textiles, her to her current role as Vice President of Merchandising where she leads buying and colors, and silhouettes to create garments and accessories with artistic originality. merchandising for Puma’s retail division in North America. Ms. Fang is inspired by concepts relating to the perception of beauty and the instinctive Ms. Darling was included in SBG’s 40 Under 40 list in 2016. She holds has a sports allure of nature and the ever-present fractals. The brand focuses on innovation in textiles management degree from Springfield College and an M.B.A. from Isenberg School of Business and development of sustainable practices within design and production, focusing on at UMass Amherst. craftsmanship and artisanal making. Ms. Fang has been recognized by industry professionals and was selected for Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2019 and 2020. She also was shortlisted for the LVMH Prize. Susan Fang is stocked internationally at stockists including Browns, Farfetch, Net-a-Porter, Selfridges, Dover Street Market in London, Singapore, and the United States, Machine A, Joyce, and IT.
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Hannah Fillis Michelle Gass Head, Social & Digital Campaigns Chief Executive Officer MATCHESFASHION Kohl’s
Hannah Fillis is Head of Social and Digital Campaigns at MATCHESFASHION, where she has Michelle Gass was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kohl’s in 2018. Ms. Gass is responsible worked for the last four years leading the brand’s social strategy, launching cross platform for Kohl’s long-term growth, profitability, and strategic direction—overseeing 1,160 stores, a initiatives such as shoppable community pages, and overseeing global paid social advertising. growing e-commerce business, and employing 100,000 associates across the country. Prior to that, Ms. Fillis worked at a number of brands, magazines, and retailers, including She has taken bold action to lead the company’s focus on becoming an active and wellness British Vogue and Net-a-Porter, and provided digital and marketing expertise for clients destination, to drive its digital efforts to become a leading omnichannel retailer, and to including Topshop, Skype, and Victoria Beckham. She also is a guest lecturer at the accelerate efforts in Kohl’s Diversity and Inclusion and ESG strategies and goals. Ms. Gass University of Westminster and London College of Fashion. joined Kohl’s in 2013 as Chief Customer Officer and was named Chief Merchandising and Customer Officer in 2015. Ms. Gass has more than 30 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industries. Prior to Kohl’s, she spent more than 16 years with Starbucks in a variety of leadership roles across marketing, strategy, merchandising, and operations. Ms. Gass notably led the growth of the Frappuccino blended beverage platform, innovation of the overall beverage menu, John Furner expansion of the food program, and introduction of the Starbucks Rewards loyalty program. President & Chief Executive Officer Ms. Gass has been named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business and Businessperson Walmart U.S. of the Year lists, as well as The Visionary 2020 by the National Retail Federation. She serves on the board of directors for PepsiCo Inc.. John Furner serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart U.S., where he is Ms. Gass received her undergraduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an responsible for the strategic direction and performance of more than 4,700 stores and more M.B.A. from the University of Washington. than 1 million associates. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Furner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sam’s Club. During his tenure, Sam’s Club had 11 consecutive quarters of positive sales comps while increasing memberships. He started with Walmart as an hourly associate in 1993, at Store 100 in Bentonville, Arkansas. He has held important roles throughout the company, including Assistant Store Manager, Store Manager, District Manager, Buyer, Regional General Manager, Divisional Merchandising Manager, Vice President of Global Sourcing, General Merchandise Manager, Head of Marketing and Merchandising for Walmart China based in Shenzhen, and Chief Merchant for Sam’s Club. Mr. Furner serves on the boards of directors for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation and National Retail Federation. He has a bachelor of science in marketing management from the University of Arkansas.
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Jeff Gennette Victor Glemaud Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Designer Macy’s Inc. Victor Glemaud
Jeff Gennette was elected Chief Executive Officer of Macy’s Inc. in 2017 and assumed the role Founder of Chairman in 2018. Mr. Gennette previously held the role of President of Macy’s Inc. and, IN THE BLK prior to that, he was Chief Merchandising Officer. He began his retail career in 1983 as an executive trainee at Macy’s West in San Francisco, Haitian-born designer Victor Glemaud launched his eponymous leisurewear collection of and afterwards he held positions of increasing responsibility. In 2004, Mr. Gennette was statement knitwear, designed for all people, genders, races, sizes, and personalities, marrying appointed Executive Vice President and Director of Stores at Macy’s Central in Atlanta. He comfort and style, in 2006. The line currently is sold at Glemaud.com, ShopBop, Ssense, Saks, also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle-based Macy’s Northwest. He Ikram, Joan Schepp, American Rag, and Rent the Runway. returned to San Francisco in 2008 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Macy’s West. Raised in Queens, Mr. Glemaud began his career as Design Assistant to Patrick Robinson During his career, he also served as Store Manager for FAO Schwarz and Director of Stores while studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After working as a publicist at KCD for for Broadway Stores Inc. Mr. Gennette is Chairman of the NRF Foundation board of directors Versace and Marc Jacobs, he returned to design in 2005, first as Womenswear Design Advisor and a member of the NRF executive committee. He also serves on the CEO Action for and later as Studio Director at Paco Rabanne, followed by Style Director at Tommy Hilfiger. Diversity & Inclusion executive committee. Over the years, he has consulted with several brands, including H&M for the Met Gala. Mr. Gennette is a graduate of Stanford University. The Victor Glemaud collection has been worn by celebrities and influencers including Ashley Graham, Dominique Jackson, Florence Pugh, Hailey Baldwin, Issa Rae, Laura Harrier, Margot Robbie, Michelle Williams, Iman, and Selena Gomez, and has garnered press in many outlets from The New York Times to Vogue Italia. Mr. Glemaud was a finalist in the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and honored for his achievements by the Ambassador of Haiti to the United States. Kévin Germanier President, Creative Director & Founder Germanier
Heralded for his sustainable approach to fashion, Central Saint Martins graduate Kévin Germanier launched his eponymous label, Germanier, in 2018. The focus is on luxury upcycled fabrics with arresting details, such as discarded beads that the designer found during a work placement in Hong Kong, a prize for winning the Redress Award in 2015. Mr. Germanier eschews the homespun connotations for which eco-friendly fashion is known and instead draws inspiration from a futuristic vision of utopia. Look out for sculptural jackets, glitter-strewn dresses, and sharply spliced skirts. His garments have been worn by many international celebrities including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Kristen Stewart, Björk, and Sunmi. He was named 30 under 30 by Forbes in 2020, LVMH Prize semi-finalist in 2019, and ANDAM Prize finalist in 2018. Germanier has entered the PFW official schedule of presentation.
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Stella Jean Sonia Lapinsky Designer & Owner Managing Director Stella Jean AlixPartners
Stella Jean is recognized as the first Black Italian designer. The basis of her work is Sonia Lapinsky is a retail industry leader with nearly two decades of experience working with multiculturalism applied to ethical fashion, resulting in a cultural fusion of her own métisse retailers, wholesalers, and brands globally. She has successfully led several complex, cross- identity. She often merges classical Italian tailoring with stylistic features of varying cultures. functional, and global transformation programs which have exceeded aggressive financial improvement goals. Ms. Lapinsky applies deep expertise in merchandising, supply chain, Ms. Jean created the business model and sustainable development platform entitled organization and operating model design, omni operations, and speed to market to help Laboratorio delle Nazioni, which focuses on what occurs when fashion becomes a tool for retailers and brands drive agility, margin improvement, cost reduction, and topline growth. cooperative international development. Through missions in the field, each Stella Jean collection is the result of a cultural bridge constructed between Italian design and the women Prior to AlixPartners, she spent several years in Asia and Europe directing sourcing, artisans of a developing country. Her designs aim to promote cultural heritage as an enabler manufacturing, and product development, including as an expatriate in Shenzhen, China. and a driver of sustainable development. Countless hands of women artisans in different Ms. Lapinsky has a mechanical engineering degree from Queen’s University in Canada. countries work together with the common goal of caring and preserving an endangered global cultural heritage and, in so doing so, are building their own economic autonomy, preserving their own traditions, and gaining a small seat at the global market table. Past missions have included Peru, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Pakistan. Stella Jean was one of the winners of the prestigious Who Is On Next? competition in Rome in Patrice Louvet 2011, and in 2014, she was selected by Fashion Bomb Daily as Designer of the Year. President & Chief Executive Officer Ralph Lauren Corporation
Patrice Louvet is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation and also Sindiso Khumalo serves on the Ralph Lauren board of directors. Creative Director & Founder Mr. Louvet joined Ralph Lauren Corporation in 2017 after serving as Group President at Sindiso Khumalo Procter & Gamble. In his current role, Mr. Louvet is accountable for driving Ralph Lauren Corporation’s Next Great Chapter strategy and execution. He is focused on delivering Sindiso Khumalo is a textile designer based in Cape Town, South Africa. The LVMH 2020 sustainable, long-term growth and value creation for the iconic brand globally, in partnership finalist and joint winner founded her eponymous label in 2014 with a passion to create with Mr. Ralph Lauren and the broader leadership team. modern sustainable clothing with an emphasis on African storytelling. This year Ms. Over the course of his career, Mr. Louvet has overseen several multi-billion dollar brands, Khumalo was named Best Independent Designer at the EcoAge Green Carpet Awards. ranging from Gillette to Pantene to SK-II, and has held business leadership roles globally Inspired by her mother who was a political activist, Ms. Khumalo has been motivated to bring in Europe, Asia, and North America. He has a track record of growing major global brands values of social equality and female empowerment into the brand. With textiles and craft across diverse distribution channels, from e-commerce to wholesale to directly operated at the heart of her collections, she works closely with NGO’s and small workshops in South retail, and through developing strong partnerships with retailers and fashion houses, Africa and Burkina Faso in producing unique hand woven and hand embroidered textiles for including Gucci and Hugo Boss. her collections. Ms. Khumalo has also spoken on sustainability at the United Nations and the Mr. Louvet graduated from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and received his European Development Forum. Her interests lie in the representations of black women from M.B.A. from the University of Illinois. He served in the French Navy from 1987 to 1989 as the turn of the 20th century up to the 1980’s, looking at the portraiture of that time. Naval Officer, Admiral Aide de Camp. Ms. Khumalo studied architecture at the University of Cape Town and studied for a master’s degree in textiles futures at Central St. Martins.
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Federico Marchetti Marc Metrick Chairman & Chief Executive Officer President & Chief Executive Officer YOOX Net-a-Porter Group Saks Fifth Avenue
In 2000, Federico Marchetti founded YOOX, a pioneering lifestyle e-commerce destination. Marc Metrick is President and Chief Executive Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue. He assumed Fifteen years later, Mr. Marchetti drove the game-changing merger of YOOX and Net-a- leadership of Saks Fifth Avenue in 2015. An accomplished retail industry executive with deep Porter Group to create YOOX Net-a-Porter Group a global leader in online luxury fashion. experience in strategy development, merchandising, marketing, operations, and finance, Mr. Metrick has spent nearly 25 years in the industry, with the past 15 years in senior leadership YOOX Net-a-Porter Group is an ecosystem with an offering that includes multibrand online roles at Saks Fifth Avenue and HBC. luxury stores Net-a-Porter, MR PORTER, YOOX, and THE OUTNET, as well as several online flagship stores. Mr. Marchetti pioneered the business model in 2006 by creating and hosting Mr. Metrick previously served as HBC’s Chief Administrative Officer, reporting to the Office monobrand online shops on behalf of the world’s leading fashion brands. Today, YOOX Net- of the Chairman, where he developed corporate strategies for all of the company’s operating a-Porter Group serves more than 4.3 million customers in 180 countries with more than one units and sat on HBC’s executive committee. He played an instrumental role in HBC’s billion visits to its online destinations annually. Richemont acquired the Group in 2018. acquisition of Saks in 2013 and focused on developing the strategy that Saks is now pursuing. He joined Hudson’s Bay Company in 2012 as Chief Marketing Officer, where he oversaw Mr. Marchetti has been a pioneer in promoting sustainable fashion and managing his marketing and digital commerce for Hudson’s Bay and Lord + Taylor. Prior to this, Mr. business in an environmentally responsible manner. In 2009, he launched YOOXYGEN, an Metrick served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Saks Fifth Avenue. online destination dedicated to responsible brands, and the ECOBOX, to offer responsible packaging in fashion e-commerce. He is also strongly committed to creating a culture of He is a member of the board executive committee of the National Retail Federation and is inclusivity and gender balance. Women make up more than half of the Group’s leadership on the advisory board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at The Wharton School at the and almost two-thirds of its global workforce. University of Pennsylvania. His achievements were recognized by the President of the Italian Republic who knighted him Mr. Metrick has a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Boston University. as a Cavaliere. In 2020, Mr. Marchetti joined the Giorgio Armani S.p.A. board of directors as an independent non-executive director.
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Kate Nadolny Anne Pitcher Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Innovation Managing Director PVH Corp. Selfridges Group
Kate Nadolny joined PVH Corp. in 2014 and is now Senior Vice President of Business Strategy Anne Pitcher has been Managing Director of Selfridges Group since 2019, having previously and Innovation. Ms. Nadolny oversees innovation alignment globally and has responsibility held the role of Managing Director of Selfridges & Co. since 2011. Ms. Pitcher joined Selfridges in North America for digital innovation, digital operations, consumer insights, and studio as Buying and Merchandising Director in 2004 and, prior to that, held positions at both operations as well as strategy for the company’s heritage brands portfolio. During her tenure Harvey Nichols and Harrods. at PVH, she has also worked across brands in areas such as wholesale account management, During her time with the business, Selfridges has been voted Best Department Store in the planning, merchandising, and e-commerce. Prior to joining PVH, Ms. Nadolny was at Lacoste World by the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores, on four consecutive occasions and VF Corp. (Nautica) in wholesale, and began in investment banking at Lehman Brothers. - a record in the history of the award. In 2014, Selfridges was the first department store to Ms. Nadolny is a board member of the Bronx Academy of Letters, providing supplemental achieve the Carbon Trust triple standard award of certification for achievements in carbon, support to the arts, college prep, and academic expansion within the school. water reduction, and improvement in waste management. Ms Pitcher spearheaded the development of the Buying Better, Inspiring Change strategy to forge a sustainable vision for She is a graduate of the Cornell Dyson School of Business, where she serves on the advisory the business, which was awarded The Best Sustainability Campaign by a department store at board both at the school and university level. This year she graduated the Trium Global The Global Department Store Summit in 2016. Selfridges also won the National CSR Award Executive M.B.A. program with a degree jointly issued by NYU Stern, The London School of for Best Community Partnership and the Better Society Award for Best National Charity Economics, and HEC Paris. Partnership in 2017. Selfridges has also delivered an extraordinary retail environment with the realization of its £300m investment in its Oxford Street store in 2018. The transformation of Selfridges’ Duke Street side now gives direct access to the leading destination for luxury accessories Greg Petro and eyewear as well as The Brasserie of Light restaurant featuring Damien Hirst’s largest Chief Executive Officer permanent sculpture in London. First Insight
Greg Petro is Chief Executive Officer of First Insight. Early on, Mr. Petro realized there was a better way for retailers to make decisions and devoted himself to revolutionizing the retail industry. With decades of experience in retail, economics, and growing SaaS businesses, Mr. Petro founded and built First Insight, a leading experience management (XM) platform that empowers companies to incorporate the voice of the customer into the design, pricing, planning, and marketing of products and service offerings. He has extensive experience in the retail and technology industry, having held previous roles at i2/JDA, Saks Inc., and Macy’s. His expertise and dedication to the industry have been recognized at events including the NRF Big Show and in publications such as Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, and the Financial Times. Mr. Petro is a regular Forbes contributor and shares his perspectives on the retail industry and solutions for driving success in today’s fast-paced environment. Mr. Petro holds both an undergraduate degree in economics and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and the Katz Graduate School of Business.
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Jamie Salter David Sykes Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder Head, Klarna U.S. Authentic Brands Group Klarna
Jamie Salter is a licensing industry forerunner and authority. With nearly 30 years of success David Sykes is responsible for Klarna’s growth in North America. in making strategic and profitable investments in fashion, sports, home, health and wellness, Prior to joining Klarna, Mr. Sykes was one of the founders and Chief Operating Officer celebrity, and entertainment brand-related properties, Mr. Salter has executed more than $15 at QuadPay, an alternative payment provider. He has more than 10 years’ experience in billion in investment deals targeting both growth companies and turnarounds. senior executive roles across a range of industries, including online payments, gaming and Mr. Salter began his career selling sporting goods before acquiring Kemper Snowboards. entertainment, sports, and law. In 1992, he co-founded Ride Inc. and grew the company into the second largest snowboard Before entering the payments industry, Mr. Sykes split his time between one of Australia’s distributor in the world. He subsequently co-founded Hilco Consumer Capital, a financial largest private family offices and its major investment, one of Asia’s most successful services holding company, where he led multiple acquisitions of top-grossing brands as Chief integrated resorts companies. Executive Officer and was similarly engaged in the industry as President of GSI Commerce. At Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Mr. Salter has leveraged his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, brand management, and licensing to diversify, strengthen, scale, and rapidly expand the company’s portfolio into new sectors and markets globally. ABG has risen from #61 on License Global’s Top 150 Licensors list to #3. Footwear News has named ABG Company of the Dries Van Noten Year and featured Mr. Salter on its Power 100 list of the most influential people in footwear. Designer Mr. Salter is a member of Mount Sinai’s board of directors and has been honored for his Dries Van Noten charitable efforts and contributions to the non-profit organization Delivering Good. Dries Van Noten is the third generation in a family of tailors. At the age of 18, Mr. Van Noten entered the fashion design course of Antwerp’s Royal Academy. On graduating, he began to freelance as a consultant designer before starting his own collection of menswear in 1986. Since its beginnings, Dries Van Noten has presented collections for women and men for Ivy Storvik Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter each year. The brand celebrated its 50th fashion show Editorial Director in 2004 and 100th fashion show in 2017. MATCHESFASHION In 2008, the Council of Fashion Designers of America honored Mr. Van Noten with its International Designer of the Year Award. 2014 began with the grand opening of Dries Van Ivy Storvik is Editorial Director at MATCHESFASHION, where she has worked for more than Noten, Inspirations, a first ever exhibition featuring his designs and influences at the Musée seven years. des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In July, France decorated him with the honor of Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Mr. Van Noten opened his first shops in Shanghai and Los Ms. Storvik heads up the editorial team and oversees content strategy and editorial across Angeles this year. all platforms. In 2018, Puig entered the capital structure of Dries Van Noten as majority owner. The designer remains, over the long term, a significant minority shareholder and continues his Prior to joining MATCHESFASHION, she worked with ELLE and The Sunday Times Style, role as Chief Creative Officer and Chairman. among others.
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AlixPartners Impact Analytics alixpartners.com/industries/retail/ impactanalytics.co
AlixPartners is a results-driven global consulting firm that specializes in helping Impact Analytics is a fast-growing enterprise AI software solutions company. We cater businesses respond quickly and decisively to their most critical challenges – from to wholesale and brands within the Retail space, CPG companies and Grocery. We urgent performance improvement to complex restructuring, from risk mitigation to believe that smart decisions are taken when humans and machines come together. accelerated transformation. These are the moments when everything is on the line – So, we are building the best-in-class decision systems to unlock the power of artificial a sudden shift in the market, an unexpected performance decline, a time-sensitive intelligence for our users in easy-to-use workflows. deal, a fork-in-the-road decision. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients Our team is comprised of ex-retailers, CPG veterans, management consultants, data until the job is done, and only measure our success in terms of the results we deliver. scientists and product engineers. We leverage learning across industries - for instance, We partner with you to make the right decisions and take the right actions. And we helping apparel brands become as customer and data centric as some of the top food are right by your side. When it really matters. and beverages brands. Together, we work in an agile environment to create products that work for every user. We are deeply committed to our users and our teams. We foster long-term partnerships based on delivering high quality solutions. We leverage the best of minds, experience, and technology to ensure we drive business transformation for our customers.
David Bassuk Melanie Casinelli Global Retail Practice Leader, AlixPartners Executive Director, Digital Transformation Strategies
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PayPal Beauty Barrage paypal.com Beautybarrage.com
PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more As the industry leader, Beauty Barrage has disrupted the archaic retail sales than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce support model with a modern sales force that stays and plays with the customer, more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more increasing sales and brand loyalty. Sales management, training and education, and than 300 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and retail strategy are our specialty. All 300+ beauty micro-influencers throughout thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com. North America are W-2 employees. Our proprietary geo-located app ensures that the talent you paid for is on the job, and the client portal provides real-time information on what is happening in the field. Our in-store visits increase sales, and we have the case studies and retailer referrals to support it.
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The world’s most important companies use Dash Hudson to create and share Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build photos and videos that people care about. Brands like MATCHESFASHION, community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay Sephora, Nordstrom, and REVOLVE use Dash Hudson daily to make every connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and interaction on social meaningful. Our visual marketing software provides a to share and express what matters to them. one-stop solution to create, measure, and predict performance, see trends, enhance engagement, and distribute it all—wherever your content lives.
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First Insight Klarna firstinsight.com Klarna.com/us/business
First Insight is one of the world’s leading Experience Management (XM) platforms Klarna makes shopping smooth. With Klarna, consumers can buy now and that empowers companies to incorporate the Voice of the Customer into the design, pay later, so they can get what they need today. Klarna’s offering to consumers pricing, planning and marketing of products and service offerings. Through the and retailers includes payments, social shopping and personal finances. Over use of online consumer engagement tools, the First Insight platform gathers real- 200,000 merchants, including H&M, Sephora, Expedia Group, Adidas, ASOS, time consumer data and applies predictive analytic models to create actionable and Abercrombie & Fitch, have enabled Klarna’s innovative shopping experience insights, which drive measurable value. Customers include some of the world’s online and in-store. Klarna is ranked number five on the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 leading vertically integrated brands, sporting goods companies, department stores, list, is one of the most highly valued fintech in Europe with a valuation of $10.65 consumer products companies, mass merchant retailers and wholesalers. For billion, and is one of the largest private fintechs globally. Klarna was founded in further information, please visit www.firstinsight.com. 2005, has over 3,000 employees and is active in 17 countries.
Jim Shea Chief Commercial Officer and Sonia Kempe Casey Goodwin Associate, Marketing, Klarna SVP North American Sales, First Insight 36 East 20th Street, Fourth Floor New York, NY 10003 724 600 6136 [email protected]
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The LYCRA Company lycra.com
The LYCRA Company innovates and produces fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, as well as specialty chemicals used in the spandex and polyurethane value chains. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, The LYCRA Company is recognized worldwide for its innovative products, technical expertise, and unmatched marketing support. The LYCRA Company owns leading consumer and trade brands: LYCRA, LYCRA HyFit, LYCRA T400, L by LYCRA, COOLMAX, THERMOLITE, ELASPAN, SUPPLEX, TACTEL, and THERATHANE. The LYCRA Company is focused on adding value to its customers’ products by developing unique innovations designed to meet the consumer’s need for comfort and lasting performance.
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