The Walpole British Luxury Summit 2022 takes place on Monday 23rd May and we are pleased to reveal the confirmed speakers and all-important programme for the event. Read on for a preview of the experts who will be helping us navigate an ever-changing luxury industry at The Londoner next week.
You can download the Walpole British Luxury Summit 2022 Agenda at the bottom of this page.
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The Walpole British Luxury Summit 2022 will bring together over 300 luxury professionals and expert speakers sharing their unique insights, exclusive analysis and cutting-edge research. Throughout the day we will take a detailed look at what’s next for British luxury, including discussions around what's shaping consumer thought in China and the Gulf region, the importance of experiential luxury, Britain as the prime destination for the affluent global tourist, how to translate your brand into the metaverse and much, much more.
We're delighted to confirm that Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability & Instituational Affairs Officer of Kering (pictured above, centre) will be speaking with British Vogue Contributing European Sustainability Editor Dana Thomas about the business of uniting people, planet and profie. Furthermore, we will host a conversation with Brian Duffy, CEO of The Watches of Switzerland Group (pictured above, left), about the booming watch market and the longevity of the luxury customer.
Misan Harriman (pictured above, right) will be speaking about Britain as a global cultural hub in his role as Chair of the Southbank Centre. A photographer, entrepreneur and social activist, Harriman is one of the most widely-shared photographers of the Black Lives Matter movement and is also the first black person in the 104 year history of British Vogue to shoot the cover of its September issue. His commissions include royal, private and high profile portraiture as well as reportage documenting and covering behind the scenes at major awards, music festivals and film sets.
We have assembled a stellar line-up for our panel discussion on brand building in the Metaverse, including Leanne Elliott-Young, Co-Founder and CEO of The Institute of Digital Fashion, Sam Falic, Co-Founder and President of BlockBar, and Tom Grogan, Chief Executive Officer of MDRxTECH LLP, moderated by Sarah Shannon, Editorial Director of Vogue Business.
Beyond these events, we have a series of presentations by industry experts dedicated to the major factors affecting the luxury industry for the coming year. These will include: Filippo Prete, Associate Partner at management consultants Bain & Company; Adam Knight, Co-Founder and CEO of cross-cultural digital marketing firm TONG; and Kev Chesters, Strategy Partner of communications consultants Harbour Collective.
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This year's speakers include:
Tom Athron, Chief Executive Officer, Fortnum & Mason
Rosie Blau, Editor of 1843 magazine, The Economist
Stuart Cassells, General Manager, The Macallan Estate
Kev Chesters, Co-Founder & Strategy Partner, Harbour Collective
Frances Christie, Deputy Chairman, Sotheby's UK and Ireland
Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability & Institutional Affairs Officer, Kering
Brian Duffy, CEO, The Watches of Switzerland Group
Leanne Elliott-Young, Co-Founder & CEO, the Institute of Digital Fashion
Tom Grogan, CEO, MDRxTECH LLP
Sam Falic, Co-Founder & President, BlockBar
Misan Harriman, Founder, What We Seee and Chair, Southbank Centre
Adam Knight, Co-Founder, TONG
Léa Maalouf, Head of Media Relations & Public Affairs, Chalhoub Group
Helen McCabe-Young, Senior Vice President Marketing, Virtuoso Travel
Ian Earnshaw, Commercial Director, Mulberry
Sharan Pasricha, Founder and Co-CEO, Ennismore
Filippo Prete, Associate Partner, Bain & Company
Bill Prince, Acting Editor-in-Chief, Wallpaper*
Anant Sharma, CEO, Matter Of Form
Sarah Shannon, Editorial Director, Vogue Business
Jacques Stern, President & CEO, Global Blue
Dana Thomas, Contributing European Sustainability Editor, British Vogue and Author
Michael Ward, Managing Director, Harrods
Katy Wickremesinghe, Founder, KTW & The Wick
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