New York | November 29, 2018
The Year Ahead in Luxury
The Global Luxury Goods industry is poised to have the best growth year of the past 5 years, attributed to expanding audience affluence and product accessibility. Brands have a tremendous opportunity to capture this growth, but face mounting complexities as technology disrupts consumer behavior in profound ways.
Leveraging proprietary data and intelligence as only Bloomberg can, we present The Year Ahead in Luxury – a premium new chapter to the already-successful franchise designed to uncover what’s really ahead in luxury.
November 29 - Thursday
Registration and Networking
Light refreshments will be served.
Location
731 Lexington Avenue, Seventh FloorInnovating in Luxury Travel in 2019
Moderator
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Nikki Ekstein
Travel Editor, Bloomberg Pursuits
Panelists
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Tom Marchant
Owner & Co-Founder, The Black Tomato Group
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Gillian Morris
Founder & CEO, Hitlist
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Suzanne Cohen
Vice President, Luxury Brands, Americas, Marriott International
Bloomberg Data Break-In: Retail
The 360-Degree Brand: Surrounding the Millennial Consumer
Panelists
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Tom Lewand
CEO, Shinola
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Andy Katz-Mayfield
Co-Founder and CEO, Harry's Inc.
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Elise Loehnen Fissmer
Chief Content Officer, goop
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Harvey Spevak
Executive Chairman and Managing Partner, Equinox Holdings, Inc.
Moderator
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Rebecca Greenfield
Reporter, Bloomberg
Fashion Tech Forum Presents: Looking Past the Past - Taking Heritage Brands Into the Future
Moderator
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Karen Harvey
Founder, Fashion Tech Forum. CEO, Karen Harvey Consulting.
Panelists
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Mercedes Abramo
President and CEO, Cartier North America
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Robert Chavez
President and CEO, Hermès of Paris, Inc.
BREAK
The Next Level of Performance
Moderator
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Hannah Elliott
Car Columnist, Bloomberg Pursuits
Fireside Chat
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Maurizio Reggiani
Chief Technical Officer, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Bloomberg Data Break-In: Autos
Collecting and the Luxury Lifestyle
Moderator
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James Tarmy
Arts Columnist, Bloomberg Pursuits
Panelists
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Peter Marino
Principal, Peter Marino Architect
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Dominique Lévy
Owner, Lévy Gorvy
Everything Is For Sale, Nothing Is For Sale: The Future of Luxury Retail
Moderator
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Kim Bhasin
Luxury Reporter, Bloomberg News
Panelists
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Gabriela Baiter
Founder and Creative Director, Whereabout
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Manish Vora
President and Co-Founder, Museum of Ice Cream
The 50-Course Meal: Pushing the Limits of Fine Dining
Moderator
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Kate Krader
Food Editor, Bloomberg Pursuits
Panelists
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Nick Kokonas
Co-owner and co-founder, The Alinea Group; Tock, Inc.
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Rasmus Munk
Chef, Alchemist 2.0
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Maria Font Trabocchi
Owner, Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants
Closing Cocktails
Proudly sponsored by the Monaco Government Tourist Office
Speakers

Robert Chavez
President and CEO Hermès of Paris, Inc.
Elise Loehnen Fissmer
Chief Content Officer goop
Gillian Morris
Founder & CEO Hitlist
Ian Schrager
Founder & Chairman Ian Schrager Company
Harvey Spevak
Executive Chairman and Managing Partner Equinox Holdings, Inc.
Tom Lewand
CEO Shinola
Andy Katz-Mayfield
Co-Founder and CEO Harry's Inc.
Mercedes Abramo
President and CEO Cartier North America
Gabriela Baiter
Founder and Creative Director Whereabout
Nick Kokonas
Co-owner and co-founder The Alinea Group; Tock, Inc.
Dominique Lévy
Owner Lévy Gorvy
Peter Marino
Principal Peter Marino Architect
Rasmus Munk
Chef Alchemist 2.0
Hannah Elliott
Car Columnist Bloomberg Pursuits
Kate Krader
Food Editor Bloomberg Pursuits
James Tarmy
Arts Columnist Bloomberg Pursuits
Chris Rovzar
Editorial Director Bloomberg Pursuits
Manish Vora
President and Co-Founder Museum of Ice Cream
Maria Font Trabocchi
Owner Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants
Nikki Ekstein
Travel Editor Bloomberg Pursuits
Kim Bhasin
Luxury Reporter Bloomberg News
Rebecca Greenfield
Reporter Bloomberg
Suzanne Cohen
Vice President, Luxury Brands, Americas Marriott International
Tom Marchant
Owner & Co-Founder The Black Tomato Group
Karen Harvey
Founder, Fashion Tech Forum. CEO, Karen Harvey Consulting.
Maurizio Reggiani
Chief Technical Officer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.Sponsor

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Fashion Tech Forum was founded by renowned Fashion, Retail, Luxury and Innovation consultant, Karen Harvey, whose advisory services firm, Karen Harvey Consulting, is most recognized for building brands through talent and bringing CEO’s and Chief Creative Officers to companies like, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Everlane, Tapestry and Burberry. The company is based in New York with offices in London, and they recently celebrated the official launch of INDX, a digital marketplace and platform between top brands and emerging creative talent.