The Lead Summit brings together the best strategies and technologies for reaching, engaging, converting and retaining today’s consumer.
Across two powerful days in New York City, marketing, ecom, CX, digital and tech executives at leading brands and retailers come together to uncover what’s working now, build relationships, and get business done.
WHO YOU'LL MEET
Connect with the senior executives driving what’s next at the world’s leading brands and retailers.
Testimonials
the agenda
The Lead Summit agenda equips you with practical insights and strategies to navigate today’s biggest challenges as AI transforms commerce, consumer behavior evolves, and new technology reshapes the industry.
Speakers
Get inspiration, new insights and practical tips from 100+ executives setting industry standards.
Candan Erenguc
COO
Anthropologie
Patrick Walsh
COO
Knitwell Group (Ann Taylor, Chico’s, Talbots)
Stephanie Unwin
President
Veronica Beard
Ken Ohashi
Brand CEO, Brooks Brothers & Nautica
Catalyst
Jed Berger
Global President & CEO
Kenneth Cole Productions
Natasha Fishman
CMO
Marquee Brands (Martha Stewart, Isotoner, Stance)
Jess Burns
SVP, Global Marketing & Communications
rag & bone
Rene Federico
Head of Marketing, U.S.
Primark
Kiera Ganann
SVP, Head of Merchandising
The Children’s Place
Jen Jackson Brown
SVP, Brands
Walmart
Lauren Weinberg
CMO
Supergoop!
Jake Galtere
CMO
Naturium
THE MEETINGS PROGRAM
The Meetings Program is your fast track to high-impact connections at The Lead Summit, bringing together brands, retailers, and solution providers to find the right partners for growth through curated, pre-arranged 1:1 meetings.
Participating brand & retail attendees receive free, full-access tickets to The Lead Summit and up to $1,000 in expense reimbursement.
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MORE TIME &
SPACE TO CONNECT
The Lead Summit 2027 gives you more time & space for conversation than ever before. Connect with new partners, spend time with existing ones, and exchange ideas with brand and retail peers through workshops, private dinners, and the moments in between.
EXPERIENCE THE LEAD SUMMIT
The Lead Summit 2027 gives you more time & space for conversation than ever before. Connect with new partners, spend time with existing ones, and exchange ideas with brand and retail peers through workshops, private dinners, and the moments in between.
The Location
Pier 36 brings the industry together against a backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge and New York City skyline. Just north of the Financial District, it’s a distinctly New York setting, close to the Lower East Side’s standout restaurants and bars for private dinners, cocktail receptions and partner events.
