FT Business of Luxury Summit 2008 FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference
FT Conferences
OVERVIEW
The Financial Times would like to thank all the attendees who participated in the FT Business of Luxury Summit 2008 which took place on the 28-30 May 2008, at the Grand Hyatt in Tokyo.
 

The 2008 Summit was extremely well received by the 350+ senior luxury sector executives, corporate decision-makers and financiers who attended.  Here is just some of the positive feedback we’ve received:
  • A top level opportunity to network and detect next trends in the luxury business
    2008 Delegate, Michel Dyens & Co
  • Great breadth of vital topics covered in the sessions and great opportunity to meet industry contemporaries
    2008 Delegate, Mekas
  • Succeeded in establishing itself as an industry benchmark conference, real crossroad of industry players and decisions makers
    2008 Delegate, Richard Morgan Advisory
Many of the luxury industry’s leading figures contributed to the exceptional speaker panel over three intensive days of top-level presentations, panel discussions and networking, including.
Toni Belloni, Group Managing Director, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Marco Bizzarri, President & CEO, Stella McCartney Ltd
Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times
Martin Clarke, Partner, Head of Consumer, Permira Advisers LLP
Minoru Mori, President & CEO, Mori Building Co Ltd
Nobukazu Muto, President & CEO, Isetan Company Ltd and Vice Chairman, Japan Department Stores Association (Japan)
Caroline Reyl, Senior Investment Manager & Lead Manager, Pictet Premium Brands Fund, Pictet Asset Management
Mr Stephen S Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia and Former Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley
Kazuhiro Saito, President, Conde Nast Japan and President, Publisher and Editor, VOGUE NIPPON
Stefano Sassi, Chairman and CEO, Valentino Group
Kim Winser, President & CEO, Aquascutum Limited
Mr Martin Wolf, Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Dates and venue for the 2009 Summit will be announced here shortly.  If you would like to be kept updated on the 2009 Luxury Summit, please contact:
For delegate booking enquiries
Aliki Varsamides
+44(0)20 7873 4109
aliki.varsamides@ft.com
For sponsorship enquiries, please contact:
Craig Bethell
+44(0) 20 7873 4110
craig.bethell@ft.com

 
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A phenomenal gathering of the most senior executives in the luxury goods business.
James Taylor,
General Manager,
General Motors
Extremely well run with
wonderful opportunities for networking.
Kelly Goetz, Director,
Les Concierges
Great group of people, exciting industry, and very, very well organized.
Suki Larson,
Chief Executive Officer,
M&C Saatchi Provenance
Excellent mix of business
leaders and networking opportunity!
Howard Hyde, Director of Marketing, Asprey
A very interesting and very
well-run event, and I really
enjoyed the speakers and the attendees that I got to meet.
Carrie Wheeler, Partner,
Texas Pacific Group
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