On Monday 15th May, over 350 of the luxury sector's leading voices gathered at The Londoner for the Walpole British Luxury Summit 2023, in association with ArcOn Brands, InvestHK and LMH. During a day of talks, panel discussions and live conversations, the event explored the new challenges our industry is facing, and the radical plans of action needed to conquer them over the coming years.
If you couldn't make it in person, scroll down to see our gallery from the day below.
A huge thank you to all our guests for joining us, and to our expert speakers:
Katie Prescott, Business Editor, The Times
Marco Fedrigo, Associate Partner - Milan, Bain & Company
William Oliver, Chief Brand Officer, dunhill
Paul Croughton, Global Editor-in-Chief, Robb Report
Angelica Leung, Head of Consumer Products, Invest Hong Kong
Chloé Reuter, Founding Partner and Vice Chair, Gusto Collective
Simone Stewart, Global Head of Digital & eCommerce, Aman
William Lyon, CEO and Co-Founder, ArcOn Brands
Jing Zhang, Global Editor-in-Chief, Jing Daily Group
Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and CEO, Bentley Motors
Rankin, Photographer and Founder, RANKIN CREATIVE
Katy Wickremesinghe, Founder and CEO, KTW, and Founder and Creative Director, The Wick
Mary Portas, Founder, Portas
Mark Faithfull, Contributor - Retail, Forbes
Noah Bier, Co-Founder, Makers Cabinet
Edward Bulmer, Founder, Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Marie Carlisle, CEO and Co-Founder, Goldfinger
Tristram Hunt, Director, V&A
Justine Picardie, writer, biographer of Coco Chanel, and former Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar
Jasmina Banda, Chief Strategy Officer, Chalhoub Group
Chris Sanderson, Co-Founder, The Future Laboratory
Louisa Livingston, Co-Founder, Audience Strategies
Caitlin Innes, Chief Digital, Customer & Strategy Officer, Harrods
Carol Hilsum, Senior Director of Product Innovation, FARFETCH
Kirsty McGregor, Executive European Editor, Vogue Business
Thomas Heatherwick, Founder, Heatherwick Studio
Dana Thomas, Contributing European Sustainability Editor, British Vogue
> Download the Walpole British Luxury Summit 2023 programme here.
Thanks also to our supporters: The Londoner, ArcOn Brands, InvestHK, LMH, Eight Lands, Ettinger, GF Smith, Miller Harris, and WOLF, as well as Ciaran Lee at Allied Content.
Photos by Adam Duke Photography.
