Luxury Forward 2016 Full Program

Luxury Forward 2016 full program just announced.

November 24, 2016

Céline Lippi, co-founder of Fashion Capital Partners and FRED & FARID, launch Luxury Forward, a digital luxury summit.
This first edition will take place on November 29th, at Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental, Palais d'Iéna in Paris, under the Patronage of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital and Mrs. Axelle Lemaire, Secretary of State for Digital.

The Luxury Forward conference is a full day of unexpected conversations, panel discussions, keynote sessions with the most innovative and inspiring experts and industry leaders from both established brands and startups.
Luxury Forward seeks to initiate a substantive discussion on the major issues, changes, and breakthrough innovations.

Full program:

8:30 – 9:30
Registration & coffee

9:30 – 9:35
Welcome by the Luxury Forward team
Fred & Farid - FRED & FARID, Creative CEO and Founders
Céline Lippi - Fashion Capital Partners, Co-founder

9:35 – 9:50
Keynote « Luxury: Tomorrow is (way) different »
Olivier Abtan – Boston Consulting Group, Partner/Luxe

9:50 – 10:20
Round table #1 « How to demystify Digital and Cultural Transformation and Scale Innovation in the Luxury sector? »
Axel Adida - L'Oréal, Digital COO
Anne-Veronique Baylac – Sephora, CDO Europe
Laurent Lefouet – Anaplan, EMEA Managing Director
Sébastien Pagès - Christie's, Global Digital Sales Director
Agnès Vissoud - Louis Vuitton, Digital Experience Performance Director

10:20 – 10:35
Axelle Lemaire speech
Axelle Lemaire - Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital, Secretary of State for Digital

10:35 – 10:50
Keynote & Interview « Shang Xia's future - Preservation through Innovation »
Qiong Er Jiang – Shang Xia, CEO & Artistic Director

10:50 – 11:00
Keynote « Beyond Data »
Tatiana Dupond – LinkedIn, Luxury Account Director

11:00 – 11:10
Talk
Laurent Lefouet – Anaplan, EMEA Managing Director
Vincent Queru – Berluti, CIO

11:10– 11:25
Keynote « Is the Golden Age of Luxury still ahead of us? »
Charles-Édouard Bouée – Roland Berger, CEO

11:25 – 11:50
Round Table #2 « The New Consumers: reaching and engaging tomorrow's Fashion & Luxury shoppers through Digital and Ultimate Luxury Experiences »
Aude Gandon – Google, Director Branding
Bruno Kauffman
Luca Marini – Finery, Founder & COO
Nicolas Pickaerts – Matches Fashion, Ecommerce Director
Sophie de Rougemont – Carven, CEO

11:50 – 11h55
Pitch startup

11:55 – 12:25
Round Table #3 « Innovative Luxury: Discover the real disruptors running against the stream »
Sarah Azan – Babbler, COO & Co-Founder
Eric Briones – Publicis et Nous, Darkplanneur blog
Jérôme Monceau – Spoon, Founder
Morin Oluwole – Facebook & Instagram, Luxury Vertical Lead
Joël Palix - Feel Unique, CEO
Quentin Reygrobellet – Birchbox, Co-founder

12:25 – 12:35
Interview
Magda Danysz - Magda Danysz Galleries, Owner

12h35 – 12h45
Keynote
Francesca Rosella - Cute Circuite, Chief Creative Director

12:45 – 13:50
Lunch Break

13:50 – 14:10
Keynote « The ghost in the machine – the future of Luxury »
Haisong Tang – Iron Pillar, Partner

14:10 – 14:15
Pitch startup

14:15 – 14:30
Interview
Sébastien Fabre – Vestiaire Collective, Founder & CEO
Xavier de Moulins - Journalist
Xavier Romatet – Condé Nast, CEO France

14:30 – 14:50
Round Table #4 «Excellence in storytelling: understanding audiences, trusting talent and taking risks»
Daniel Coutinho – Nowness, Managing Director
Arthur de Kersauson – Mercenary production, Producer, Filmmaker, Writer
Laure Olivier – Kenzo, International Marketing Manager

14:50 – 14:55
Interview Video “Visionary thinking on digital luxury”
Cedric Villani – Mathematician

14:55 – 15:05
Keynote « The new creative canvas »
Mailine Swildens – Google, Head of ZOO

15:05 – 15:15
Interview
Vanessa Bruno – Vanessa Bruno, Founder

15:15 – 15:20
Pitch startup

15:20 – 15:35
Keynote « Luxury goods, challengers and opportunities »
Luca Solca – Exane, Managing Director Luxury Goods

15:35 – 16:05
Round Table #5 «Big Data & Analytics: opportunities and challenges to transform the operational backbone of luxury, from product to experience design»
Nancy Alonzo -The RealReal, Chief Merchant
John Candillier – Hikitag, Founder
Aileen Faudree - Chute, VP of customer development
Edoardo Manitto – Galeries Lafayette, CDO
Jessica Michault - Journalist
Karen Moon – TrendAlytics, CEO Founder

16:05 – 16:10
Pitch startup

16h10 – 16h20
Keynote « When device meets luxury»
Pierre-Antoine Robineau – HP France, Business Personal Systems Category Manager

16:20 – 16:35
Coffee Break

16:35 – 16:50
Tomorrow's luxury in China
Gwenn Delamaire – Christie’s, General Manager
Laurent Milchior – Etam Group, Co-manager
Fred Raillard, FRED & FARID, Creative CEO and founder

16:50 – 17:00
Interview
Ludovic du Plessis – Remy Cointreau Louis XIII, Global Executive Director

17:00 – 17:20
Round Table #6 «If luxury gets closer to tech, will it move away from art?»
Eric Dalbin – Label Dalbin, Founder
Dominique Levy - DSL Collection, Co founder
Aymeric Mantoux - Richard Mille, Head of Communication
Fabrice de Rohan Chabot – Technikart, Founder

17:20 – 17:30
Keynote « The Tesla of Stilettos: Building teams for the next generation of fashion innovation »
Dolly Singh - Thesis Couture, Founder and CEO

17:30 – 17:50
Discussion « Will Customized beauty crack the beauty market? »
Asmau Ahmed – Plum Perfect, Founder and CEO
Victoria Eisner – Glamsquad, Founder
Danijel Hubman - Alp Stories, Founder
Dominique Laborderie – ESSEC, Digital and Beauty consultant, Beauty decoder blog

17:50 – 18:00
Interview
Philippe Benacin – Interparfums, President

18:00 – 18:05
Interview Video « Chinese clients, the luxury disrupters »
Mykim Chikli - Publicis Media, Greater China COO and APAC Client lead

18:05 – 18:20
Round Table #7 « The digitalised future of traditional craftsmanship: challenges and opportunities »
Akrame Benallal – Akrame, Michelin-Star Chief
Stephane Carlier – Audemars Piguet, Head of Digital
Gaël Clouzard – INfluencia, Chief Editor
Marcelo Joulia – Naço Group, CEO & Architect

18:20 – 18:35
Closing Keynote « A pledge for simplicity »
Pier Paolo Righi - Karl Lagerfeld, CEO & President

18:35 – 18:45
Startups Awards Ceremony
Winner interview by Vincent Puren – Maddyness, Studio Director & partner

18:45 – 18:50
Closing Speech Luxury Forward team
Fred & Farid - FRED & FARID, Creative CEO and Founders
Céline Lippi - Fashion Capital Partners, Co-founder