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WWD CEO Summit 2013

Leadership in a Changing World

NEW YORK — What does it take to be a successful leader in today’s change-in-a-blink world? That is the focus of the 16th WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit at The Plaza hotel here, and the range of speakers had some common answers: a micro-focus on detail, passion about product, not being afraid to break the rules — and a loathing of bureaucracy.

Video highlights from all Fairchild Summits dating back to 2011 are available here: www.wwd.com/summitsondemand.

Karl Lagerfeld

The designer sat down with WWD’s executive editor Bridget Foley to discuss a wide range of topics, from his fashion impulses to the relevance of couture.

Marc Jacobs

One of the most famous and influential designers in the world, Jacobs reflected on his career, to what he owes his success and why fashion matters.

Scott Malkin

The chairman of Value Retail, which operates luxury outlet “villages” in nine Western European cities, considers himself to be in the tourism business.

Craig Vosburg and Cheryl Guerin

MasterCard Worldwide anticipates “not great, not awful” retail sales growth of between 4 and 5.5 percent in 2013.

R. Shawn Neville

One of the nation’s leading purveyors of radio frequency identification technology (RFID) thinks it’s just getting comfortable in the apparel specialty store.

Emanuel Chirico

Over the past decade, PVH Corp. has completed a series of acquisitions that turned the company into one of the largest apparel marketers on the global stage.

Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough

Proenza Schouler's designers talked about their decade in fashion and their talent for finding the right partners, both creative and financial.

J. Christopher Burch

The entrepreneurial founder of C. Wonder has one simple rule when it comes to retailing. “All we care about is our customer,” he said.

David F. Dyer

The president and chief executive officer of Chico’s FAS Inc. knows a thing or two about turnarounds.

Ron Johnson

J.C. Penney’s chairman and ceo has a New Year’s resolution: Penney’s in 2013 will become “a happening place.”

Millard 'Mickey' Drexler

As ceo of J. Crew Group and, before that, Gap Inc., Drexler's much-dissected and heralded career has been guided by a deceptively simple retail philosophy.

Kirsten Gillibrand

New York's junior Democratic senator has some lofty goals, among them to fill the U.S. Senate with a majority of women.

Andrew Rosen

Having grown up on Seventh Avenue, the third-generation industry leader has seen the industry from many vantage points.

Gary Hamel

A professor from the London Business School and director at the Management Innovation Exchange, Hamel looks at how business structures are evolving.

Huang Hung

The ceo of China Interactive Media Group makes the case that the Chinese middle class is not so different from its American counterpart after all.

Nathalie Remy

The McKinsey & Co. principal offered insights on “Navigating the Fashion World, City by City, to Unleash Growth.”

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