FT Business of Luxury Summit 2018 | Financial Times | 20 May 2018 | Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Giudecca 810 Venice 30133 Italy

The FT Business of Luxury Summit attracts senior luxury sector executives, corporate decision-makers and financiers from around the world including Chairmen, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CTOs, Presidents and Managing Directors from the following industries:
• Fashion
• Retail
• Jewellery
• Motor
• Yacht Manufacturing
• Watches
• Technology Companies
• Private Equity
• Investment Banking
• Private Banking
• Investment / Asset Management
• Architecture / Construction
• Luxury Hotels
• Luxury Residential Property
• Auctioneering
• Yacht Broking
• Arts
• Credit Card Companies
• Film
• Shopping Malls
• Advertising / Marketing
• Design Consultancies

2018 Speakers:

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
Owners and Designers, Dolce & Gabbana

Katharine Hamnett
Fashion Designer, Katharine Hamnett London

Alexandre Arnault
Chief Executive Officer, Rimowa

Cédric Charbit
Chief Executive Officer, Balenciaga

Gabriela Hearst
Founder and Creative Director, Gabriela Hearst

Harvey Spevak
Executive Chairman and Managing Partner, Equinox Holdings

Diego Della Valle
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tod's S.p.A

Paul Surridge
Creative Director, Roberto Cavalli

Alexandra Van Houtte
Founder, Tagwalk

Nick Brown
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Imaginary Ventures

Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert
Italian Fashion Editor, Creative Director and Consultant

Ulric Jerome
Chief Executive Officer, MatchesFashion.Com

Carrie Barber
Managing Director and Global Head of Luxury, Apparel and Beauty, Credit Suisse

Sébastien Badault
Director of International Fashion and Luxury, Alibaba Group

Alberto Galassi
Chief Executive Officer, Ferretti Group

Erdem Moralioglu
Owner and Creative Director, Erdem

Xia Ding
President of JD Fashion, JD.com

Paul Andrew
Women’s Creative Director, Salvatore Ferragamo

Janey Whiteside
Executive Vice President & General Manger, Global Premium Products & Benefits, American Express

Marie-Claire Daveu
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs, Kering

Mario Monti
President, Bocconi University; Former Italian Prime Minister; former EU Commisioner

Rachel Reavley
President of Brand Strategy, Threads Styling

Marcantonio Brandolini D'Adda
Owner and Creative Director, LagunaB

Luca di Montezemolo
President, NTV; Former Chairman, FIAT and Ferrari

Luigi de Vecchi
Chairman of Continental Europe for Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup

Elio Milantoni
Partner - Head of M&A Advisory, Deloitte

Marco De Benedetti
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group, Co-Head, Carlyle Europe Partners

Edoardo Caovilla
Chief Operating Officer and Creative Director, René Caovilla

Michael Riad
Creative Director and Co-Owner, Fortuny

Philipp Gajzer
Managing Director, Move Now Luxury Brokers & Advisors

Tina Edmundson
Global Brand Officer and Luxury Portfolio Leader, Marriott International

Edgar Huber
Global President, COTY Luxury

2018 Sponsors:

DIAMOND:
• Move Now

PLATINUM:
• American express

GOLD:
• Ferretti Group
• Deloitte
• Intisars

SILVER:
• Natural fur

BRONZE:
• DFS Group

WELCOME RECEPTION:
• Secoo Holding Limited

AFTER PARTY:
• Sonraj

BREAKFAST:
• Sewing New Patterns

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Martens & Heads
• White

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• AltaGamma
• Circulo Fortuny
• Luxury Daily
• Luxury Brands
• Walpole