FT Business of Luxury Summit 2009

14 - 16 June
Monte Carlo

The Summit was devised by an FT Editorial Advisory Board of leading luxury sector specialists and assessed the world economic climate and debate the key issues facing the luxury industr. Topics discussed included; How has the global recession changed the way companies do business and how they market their products? How have industry orthodoxies held up? What implications does this have for the future? Are environmental issues still high on the agenda? What role are "values" now playing in consumer decision-making? Where do opportunities for growth lie and how do you weigh risk?

Speakers Included:
§ Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
§ Jim O’Neill, Global Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs
§ Joshua Schulman, CEO, Jimmy Choo
§ Alex Bolen, CEO, Oscar de la Renta Ltd
§ Martin Wolf, CBE, Associate Editor, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
§ Anya Hindmarch, MBE, CEO, Anya Hindmarch
§ Laurent Claquin, Senior Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, PPR

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