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Every other year, top executives from the global footwear industry come together for the insights and information – and for the networking – that make the Footwear News CEO Summit so exceptional.
April 27-29, 2011, at the Mandarin Oriental, Miami
Coming off a very strong 2010, this year’s event will focus on providing brands and retailers with the tools needed for continued growth across channels and across the globe. The Footwear News CEO Summit will combine high-profile keynote presentations with intensive interactive working sessions and a strong focus on key industry issues including:
- • The latest on the international front
- • The return of luxury
- • Developing multi-brand strategies
- • What department store merchandise managers really want
- • Getting digital (including social media) right
Miss the Summit? Click here to watch selected presentations on-demand.
PepsiCoB. Bonin Bough
Global Director, Digital and Social Media
The Jones Group Inc.Wesley R. Card
Chief Executive Officer
HSN Inc.Mindy Grossman
Chief Executive Officer
Puma North America Inc.Jay Piccola
President & General Manager
Collective Brands Inc.Matt Rubel
Chief Executive Officer & President & Chairman
John Varvatos Enterprises Inc.John Varvatos
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Camuto GroupVince Camuto
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The Finish Line Inc.Glenn S. Lyon
Chief Executive Officer
Alejandro IngelmoAlejandro Ingelmo
Designer
Jerome C. RousseauJerome C. Rousseau
Designer
Marchez Vous YSYeardley Smith
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
House of Harlow 1960 & Winter KateNicole Richie
Creative Director
Keen Inc.James Curleigh
President & Chief Executive Officer
ideeliPaul Hurley
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Ron White shoesRon White
Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director
Foot PetalsTina Aldatz
President
Kurt Geiger Ltd.Neil Clifford
Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas KirkwoodNicholas Kirkwood
Founder & Designer
The TanneryTarek Hassan
President
LF USA
Jim Tarica
Co-President, Footwear
Brown Shoe Company Inc.Sam Edelman Division
Sam Edelman
President
PolyvoreKatherine Crane
Advertising Director
Lord & TaylorLiz Rodbell
Executive Vice President, Merchandising
GoogleGaurav Suri
Head of Commerce Sales, Emerging Business
Zappos.com Inc.Fred Mossler
Financo Inc.Karen Goodman
Managing Director
shopkick, Inc.Jeff Sellinger
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
›Download speaker bios and complete speaker list
Miss the Summit? Click here to watch selected presentations on-demand.
| Wednesday, April 27 |
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| 3:00pm | Registration |
| 7:00pm | Cocktails |
| 8:00pm | Speaker and Dinner |
| Thursday, April 28 |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Morning Session Refreshment Break Morning Session cont. |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:45pm | Afternoon Session |
| 3:00pm | Networking Opportunity |
| 7:00pm | Speaker and Dinner |
| Friday, April 29 |
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| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30am | Morning Program |
Attendance at the Footwear News CEO Summit is limited to C-suite or senior executives in the footwear industry. This meeting, peer-to-peer in nature, is designed to offer a forum for industry leaders to access focused business intelligence on the critical issues of the day, gain a sense of future issues and direction, share ideas and hear case studies and real solutions from CEOs both inside and outside the industry. It also offers a high-level networking opportunity to exchange ideas and establish creative partnerships.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REGISTERING
Past attendees include senior executives from the following companies:
- Bally
- Bata Limited
- Bettye Muller Designs
- Bergdorf Goodman
- Birkenstock
- Bellini
- Bluefly.com
- BNB Footwear
- Brown Shoe Company
- Bruno Magli
- Camper
- Chinese Laundry
- Coach Inc.
- Cole Haan
- Diba
- Division Six Sports
- Donald Pliner
- Dr. Martens
- ECCO Endless.com
- Elefanten USA
- Faryl Robin
- FFANY
- Florsheim Shoe Co.
- Foot Locker Inc.
- Gap
- Genesco Inc.
- Geox
- GFW Group Inc.
- Global Brand Marketing
- Group 3 Design
- Hi-Tec Sports
- H.H. Brown Shoe Co
- Hollywould
- Holt Renfrew
- Icon Shoes
- Iconix
- Jimlar Corp.
- Jimmy Choo
- Jones Apparel Group
- Kangol Footwear
- Kenneth Cole
- Lacoste Footwear
- Macy’s
- Manolo Blanhik USA
- Markio Designs
- Marmaxx Group
- Maxwell Shoe Company
- Meynard Designs
- Minnetonka Moccasin
- Munro & Company
- New Blaance Athletic Shoe
- Nine West Footwear
- Nike
- Onlineshoes.com
- Palos Verdes Footwear
- QVC Inc.
- Ralph Lauren Footwear
- Reebok International
- Rockport
- Saucony
- SG Footwear
- Shoe Carnival Inc.
- Sigerson Morrison
- Skechers
- Sportie LA
- Steve & Barry’s
- Stonefly Spa
- Stride Rite
- Stuart Weitzman
- The Hush Puppies Company
- Tip Top Shoes
- Tops for Shoes
- UGG
- Wolff Shoe Company
- Wolverine Worldwide
- Zappos.com
Sponsorship opportunities at the Footwear News CEO Summit offer brand alignment with FN, the global authority on the business of footwear. The Summit provides direct access to the most influential executives in the footwear industry through high-profile brand visibility and interaction, plus targeted networking over a two-day period. Limited sponsorship opportunities are available and all are highly customizable to meet your marketing objectives. For information, contact Tina LoRegio at tina_loregio@condenast.com or 212 630-2449
Informative, insightful, indispensable – FN sets the pace for the global footwear industry by being the first to provide the most influential decision-makers with inside access to news, trends and business strategies.
Since 1996, FN has hosted intimate, invitation-only CEO Summits that bring leaders together around critical business issues. Two-day programs featuring the best minds from inside and outside the industry deliver the rich content that is highly valued by our audience year after year.
Since 1994, Fairchild Summits - a division of the Fairchild Fashion Group - has brought together senior-level executives in the global fashion, retail and beauty industries to learn from, and interact with, thought leaders from a wide variety of disciplines. Providing rich content designed by Fairchild editors, the Summits focus on topics intended to strengthen the way today's decision-makers run their businesses. In convening all segments of each industry - from resources to services to manufacturing to retail - Fairchild Summits provide both attendees and sponsors with an unparalleled opportunity to network with their peers and potential partners.
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