Reimagining Savoir Faire
Wharton Graduate Retail Conference
March 24, 2023
LVMH Tower, 19 E 57th St, New York, NY 10022
Savoir faire has traditionally denoted the craft of luxury. Looking ahead in 2023, we broaden this notion to the craft of building and investing in brands, curating communities and partnerships, activating retail experiences, and reshaping our industry towards sustainability.
Agenda
Opening Remarks: Wharton Graduate Retail Club & LVMH
Gena Smith | Chief Human Resources Officer at LVMH
Daria Aven | Co-Chair, Wharton Retail Conference
Cristina Marin | Co-Chair, Wharton Retail Conference
Opening Keynote
Noah Wunsch | CEO & Founder, Ruby Hibiscus
Panel: Retail Real Estate
Dan Moore | CEO at Rockefeller Group
Andrea Drasites | Sr. Managing Director, Real Estate at Blackstone Group
Moderator: Doug Firstenberg | Founder & Principal at Stonebridge Associates
Panel: Investing in Retail
Dan Bonoff | Partner at Goode Partners
Colin Welch | Managing Director, Head of New York and London Offices at TSG Consumer
Moderator: Aarti Kapoor | Partner, VMG Partners & CEO Consumer Acquisition Corp
Afternoon Keynote
Pauline Brown | Founder & President of Aesthetic Intelligence Labs and Former Chairman of North America at LVMH
Panel: Sustainability
Nicolas Huchet | SVP, Supply Chain at Tiffany & Co.
Amanda Parkes | Chief Innovation Officer at Pangaia
Chloe Marie Songer | CEO of SuperCircle
Moderator: Oliver Chen | Managing Director at Cowen
Panel: Building Brands
Priyanka Ganjoo | Founder & CEO of Kulfi Beauty
Natalie De'Banco | Founder and Creative Director of Bronx & Banco
Moderator: Peter Touma | President of Patterson Flynn
Panel: Cultural Strategy
Huan Nguyen | Chief Revenue Officer at Hypebeast
Molly Logan | Founder of Irregular Labs
Court Williams | Creative Director at De-Yan
Moderator: Peter Touma | President of Patterson Flynn
Future of Luxury
Valerie Leon | President of North America at Givenchy
Moderator: Nicolas Llinas | Principal at BCG
Closing Keynote
Jill Pemberton | CFO of LVMH North America
Closing Remarks
Lindy Firstenberg | Co-President, WGRC (‘23)
Merill Hollander | Co-President, WRGC (‘23)
Jeehae Kim | Co-President, WGRC (‘23)
Champagne Toast sponsored by LVMH