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The editors of Women's Wear Daily will assemble the titans of the industry for a two-day summit focusing on leadership. Staged at New York City's iconic Plaza Hotel, it is attended by 250+ apparel and retail presidents and CEOs. The conference is designed to inspire and provoke, offering unique perspectives from those who are successfully realizing their visions in an ever-changing landscape.
Topics will Include:
• The Changing Face of Commerce
• The Future of China
• Designers + Brands—Striking the Right Balance
• The Inversion of Influence
• Rethinking Leadership for the 21st Century
• And More
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ChanelKarl Lagerfeld
Artistic Director
J.C. Penney Company Inc.Ron Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
TheoryAndrew Rosen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Marc JacobsDesigner, Marc Jacobs International & Artistic Director, Louis Vuitton
PVHManny Chirico
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
JWT North Asia and Greater ChinaTom Doctoroff
Chief Executive Officer
Kirsten GillibrandU.S. Senator
Value Retail PLCScott Malkin
Chairman
Proenza SchoulerLazaro Hernandez
Designer & Co-Founder
C. WonderJ. Christopher Burch
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
China Interactive Media GroupHuang Hung
Chief Executive Officer
Herbert Mines AssociatesHarold D. Reiter
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Proenza SchoulerJack McCollough
Designer & Co-Founder
Chico’s FAS Inc.David F. Dyer
President & Chief Executive Officer
Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information SolutionsR. Shawn Neville
President
FiftyThree Inc.Georg Petschnigg
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
FiftyThree Inc.Andrew Allen
Co-Founder
Gary HamelProfessor, London Business School & Director, Management Innovation Exchange (MIX)
McKinsey & CompanyNathalie Remy
Principal
MasterCard WorldwideCheryl Guerin
Senior Vice President & Group Head, U.S. Marketing
MasterCard WorldwideCraig Vosburg
Group Executive, U.S. Market Development
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- 7:30 – 8:30am
- Registration & Networking Breakfast
- 8:30am – 1:00pm
- Morning Program
- 1:00 – 2:00pm
- Lunch
- 2:00 – 4:30pm
- Afternoon Program
- 4:30 – 5:30pm
- Networking
- 6:30 – 7:30pm
- Cocktails
- 7:30pm
- Dinner and Keynote
- 7:30 – 8:30am
- Networking Breakfast
- 8:30am – 1:00pm
- Morning Program
- 1:00 – 2:00pm
- Lunch
Attendance at the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit is limited to CEOs and Presidents in the apparel and retail 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, 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.
Past attendees include executives from:
- Aéropostale
- American Eagle
- Ann Taylor
- Anthropologie
- Apple Computers
- A|X Armani Exchange
- Babystyle
- Balenciaga SA
- Barneys New York
- The Bay, Hudson's Bay
- Bebe Stores
- Belk
- Benetton
- Bergdorf Goodman
- Bisou Bisou
- Bliss World LLC
- Bloomingdales
- Boston Proper
- Bottega Veneta
- Brooks Brothers
- Burberry Group plc
- Calvin Klein
- Casual Male
- Century 21
- Celine
- Chanel Inc.
- Christian Dior
- Coach
- Coty Inc.
- Converse
- Cosabella
- David Yurman
- Donna Karan
- Elie Tahari
- Ermenegildo Zegna
- Esprit
- Estée Lauder
- Everlast Worldwide
- Federated
- Ferragamo
- Free Country
- French Connection
- Furla
- Gant USA
- Gilt Groupe
- Giorgio Armani
- Greg Norman
- Grupo AXO
- Gucci Group
- Hanesbrands Inc.
- Hot Topic
- Hugo Boss
- ideeli Inc.
- Intermix
- J. Brand
- J. C. Penney
- J.Crew
- J.Jill
- JanSport
- Jones Apparel Group
- Juicy Couture
- Kellwood Company
- La Perla
- Lands' End
- Lanvin
- La Rinascente
- Le Château Inc.
- Li & Fung
- Lilly Pulitzer
- Liz Claiborne
- London Fog
- Lord and Taylor
- L'Oreal
- Luxottica Group
- LVMH
- Macy's
- Maidenform
- Marc Jacobs
- Max Mara
- Mitchells/Richards
- Neiman Marcus Group
- Nautica
- Net-A-Porter.com
- Nike Inc.
- Nordstrom
- Olive & Bette's
- Oscar de la Renta
- Overstock.com
- Payless Shoe Source
- Perry Ellis International
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Polo.com
- Prada
- PVH
- Saks Inc.
- Sass + Bide
- Scoop NYC
- Sean John
- Spanx Inc.
- Stella McCartney
- Stride Rite
- Theory LLC
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Tory Burch LLC
- True Religion
- Under Armour
- Urban Outfitters Inc.
- Valentino
- Vera Wang Group
- Versace
- VF Corp.
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Warnaco
- YouTube
- Zappos.com
- Zara USA
For more information on attending, please contact Jennifer Macaluso
at 212.630.4270 or Jennifer_Macaluso@fairchildfashion.com
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Sponsorship opportunities at the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit provide direct access to the most influential executives in the apparel and retail industry through high-profile brand visibility and interaction, plus targeted networking. Limited sponsorship opportunities are available and all are highly customizable to meet your objectives.
For information on sponsoring, please contact Kristin McFadden at 212.630.4425 or Kristin_McFadden@fairchildfashion.com
Fairchild Summits connects the titans of industry at focused gatherings designed to inform and inspire through content curated by Fairchild Fashion Media's renowned editorial team. Attended by senior executives in the global fashion, beauty and retail industries, each event offers unique perspectives from those who are successfully navigating the ever-changing landscape.

