FREE REGISTRATION FOR BRANDS & RETAILERS
We’re giving qualifying brands & retailers complimentary passes to come learn, collaborate and create what’s next at The Lead Innovation Summit.
Tuesday — July 12, 2022
8:30 - 9:30 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:15 - 9:30 AM
Mainstage
SPEED PAINTING PERFORMANCE
REVEL
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Mainstage
Opening remarks
Noah Gellman, CEO & Founder, The Lead
9:40 - 10:00 AM
Mainstage
Keynote:
The Indicator: Macro-Trends in Consumer Retail
Simeon Siegel, Managing Director, Senior Analyst – Retail and eCommerce, BMO Capital Markets
Lauren Thomas, Retail Reporter, CNBC (Moderator)
10:00 - 10:40 AM
Mainstage
Keynote Panel:
The Direct 60: INCUMBENT BRANDS BUILDING D2C MUSCLE
Heath Golden, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, Marquee Brands
10:40 - 11:00 AM
The Innovation Village
BREAK
SESSION 1
11:00 - 11:40 AM
TRACK 1
RECAPTURE YOUR BRAND’S SOUL
Andrew Berg, President, Robert Graham
Carolyn Pollock, Chief Marketing Officer, Tailored Brands
Denna Singleton, SVP, Global Marketing & Portfolio Transformation, FGX International
TRACK 2
Big Bets in Immersive Shopping: Augmented Reality, CONNECTED APPS, Remote Selling, & More
Jill John, Chief Customer Officer, Interior Define
Simon Enever, CEO & Co-Founder, quip
Adler Merveille, Head of Ecommerce, Apparel & Accessories, Snap (Moderator)
TRACK 3
Must Know Tech: Optimizing Brands Going Direct
SESSION 2
11:50 - 12:30 PM
TRACK 1
The Power & Limitations of Data & AI
Meera Bhatia, COO, Fabletics | President, TechStyleOS
Nick Kaplan, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, Saadia Group
Ellis McCue, CEO, Territory Foods
Rick Watson, CEO, and Founder, RMW Consulting (Moderator)
TRACK 2
Retail Reborn: New Purpose, New Formats, New Experiences
Matthew Mueller, Founder & President, Knot Standard
Louisa Schneider, Founder & CEO, Rowan
Emma Taylor VP, North America, Reiss
TRACK 3
Ecommerce Crystal Ball: Predicting Consumer Behavior and Tech Evolution
Kate Kenner Archibald, Chief Marketing Officer, Dash Hudson
Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, Coveo
Alexandre Robicquet, CEO & Co-Founder, Crossing Minds
12:30 - 1:30 PM
The Innovation Village
LUNCH
SESSION 3
1:30 - 2:10 PM
TRACK 1
Zero-Party Data: Capturing Long Term Loyalty
Carla Dunham, CMO, Foxtrot Market
Alvaro De La Rocha, Chief Marketing Officer, Bespoke Post
Polina Veksler, Co-Founder & CEO, Universal Standard
TRACK 2
Smart Store: AI & Data Define Intelligent Retail in 2022 and Beyond
Yoni Benshaul, CEO of CB4, The Gap
Dwayn Catto, GVP Digital Solutions, PVH
Adam Lynch, COO, Marine Layer
TRACK 3
Tomorrow’s Customer Experience Expectations
SESSION 4
2:20 - 3:00 PM
TRACK 1
Culture at Scale: Staying True to the Mission
Daren Hull, President, Vera Bradley
Richard Kestenbaum, Partner, Triangle Capital | Contributor, Forbes.com (Interviewer)
Going Under the Hood of Impact-Led Brands
Joanna Griffiths, Founder & CEO, Knix
Matt Scanlan, CEO & Co-Founder, NAADAM
TRACK 2
Trending Tech SWOT: Live Streaming
Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Retail, Coresight Research (Moderator)
TRACK 3
Vision Talks: Customer Acquisition & Retention
James Quinn, Enterprise Partnership, #paid
SESSION 5
3:10 - 3:50 PM
TRACK 1
Building Loyalty Through Circular Business Models: Recommerce, Recycling, & Upcycling
Jennifer Gootman, Head of Sustainability, Williams-Sonoma
Matthew Schiff, VP, Ecommerce, The North Face
Eleanor Turner, Founder & CEO, The Big Favorite
Jessica Binns, Managing Editor & Technology Editor, Sourcing Journal (Moderator)
TRACK 2
Alternative Approaches to D2C
PART A: High-Touch & Hyper-Local
Benjamin Harris, Chief Commercial Officer, rag & bone
PART B: Meeting Customers Where They Are
Christina Rapsomanikis, VP, e-Commerce & Digital, North America, Coty
Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Retail, Coresight Research (Interviewer)
TRACK 3
Future Forward: Customer Engagement 2023
Trevor Testwuide, Co-Founder & CEO, Measured
Daniel Yaffe, Co-Founder & COO, Anyroad
Jeff Lucas, Chief Revenue Officer, Firework
Chris Silver, Co-Founder & Board Member, Bambumeta (Interviewer)
3:50 -4:10 PM
The Innovation Village
BREAK
3:50 -4:20 PM
Delivering Good Lounge (East Lounge)
Navigating Your Way to Leadership
4:10 - 4:20 PM
Mainstage
the Lead Research presentation and interview with leading 100 alumni
Noah Gellman, Founder & CEO, The Lead
Amit Sharma, Founder & CEO, Narvar
4:20 - 4:40 PM
Mainstage
Keynote:
The Lifetime Customer Calculus: New Principles of Personalization & Loyalty
Matt Baer, Chief Digital & Customer Officer, Macy’s
Matthew Townsend, Section Editor, Bloomberg (Interviewer)
4:40 - 4:50 PM
Mainstage
Keynote:
DE&I Up Close and Personal: A Conversation with Runway of Dreams
4:50 - 5:20 PM
Mainstage
Keynote Panel:
Creating Value in the Metaverse – Digital Products, Branded Experiences, & More
Matthew Townsend, Section Editor, Bloomberg (Moderator)
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Bowl
Dream & Bowl
The fun doesn’t stop at The Lead Summit! Come with us to one of the official after-parties at a Williamsburg staple, Brooklyn Bowl. Apply HERE to join a hosted bowling lane and play for a cause. The Lead will donate $1 for every bowling pin knocked over throughout the event. All proceeds will benefit Runway of Dreams. Eat. Drink. Rock. Raise $10K!
5:30 PM — 7:30 PM
Brooklyn Brewery
BROOKLYN BREWERY
Looking for something a little low-key? Come to the other official after-party of The Lead Summit. Sign up HERE if you would like to join The Lead community as we takeover another Williamsburg staple, Brooklyn Brewery. Sip some IPAs and explore the NYC legend. Taste. Tour. Connect.
Wednesday — July 13, 2022
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Registration & BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Mainstage
SPEED PAINTING PERFORMANCE
REVEL
9:15 - 9:25 AM
Mainstage
Opening Remarks and Innovation Highlights with PSFK
Noah Gellman, Founder & CEO, The Lead
Piers Fawkes, Founder, President, PSFK
9:25 - 09:40 AM
Mainstage
It is Easy Being Green: A Conversation with Delivering Good
Andrea Weiss, Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, Delivering Good
Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Correspondent, Business of Fashion (Interviewer)
9:40 - 10:10 AM
Mainstage
Keynote:
The Open Supply Chain: How Brands Can Upgrade the First Mile
Shekar Natarajan, EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, American Eagle Outfitters
10:10 - 10:40 AM
Mainstage
Keynote Panel:
Tech Leadership in a Digitally Transformed World
Matt Powell, CTO, FTD
Jaap van Riel, SVP & CIO, Talbots
10:40 - 11:00 AM
The Innovation Village
BREAK
SESSION 1
11:00 - 11:40 AM
TRACK 1
The Sustainable Organization: Delivering on Climate Pledges
Jenna Arkin, Chief Innovation Officer, Earth Friendly Products (ECOS)
Ann Tracy, Chief Sustainability Officer, Colgate-Palmolive
Wendy Waugh, SVP, Sustainability & Raw Material, Theory
TRACK 2
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Getting in Front of Consumers’ Evolving Expectations
Éva Goicochea, CEO & Founder, Maude
TRACK 3
The American Mall Reimagined
Kurt Ivey, Head of Marketing, Macerich
Gabrielle Yo, VP, Fifth Wall (Interviewer)
Engineering the In-Person Experience
Jan Croatt, Founder & CEO, Winston Retail
Benjamin Nassler, VP, Consumer Applications, NewStore
Mike Schwartz, Director of Sales, Happy Returns
Gabrielle Yo, VP, Fifth Wall (Interviewer)
SESSION 2
11:50 - 12:30 PM
TRACK 1
Context is King: Creating Hyper-Individualized Commerce Experiences
Trending Tech SWOT: Web3
TRACK 2
PRIVATE BRAND 2.0: RETAIL RESPONDS TO WHOLESALE BRANDS GOING DIRECT
Ricardo Lajoie, VP, Global Product Creation, Foot Locker
TRACK 3
Groundbreaking Tech Reshaping Ecommerce & Merchandising
12:30 - 1:30 PM
The Innovation Village
LUNCH
SESSION 3
1:30 - 2:10 PM
TRACK 1
Marketing Beyond Facebook: New Platforms For Driving Growth
Victor Castro, VP, Growth & Digital Product, Bonafide Health
Colleen Conkling, VP, Brand Marketing & Communication, ThirdLove
TRACK 2
Making the Store a Window into your Brand’s Soul
Danielle DiMaiolo Rendini, Head of Retail, American Girl
Larry Rogers, Head of Retail & Assisted Channel Experiences, Verizon
Jessie Dowd, Editorial Director, Retail Leader, Path to Purchase Institute (Moderator)
TRACK 3
At The Cutting Edge: Consumer Experience Expectation
Amy Higgins, New Business Development, Taubman
Kais Makhlouf, VP, Digital Solutions, ThinkMax Consulting
Austin Blank, Enterprise Account Executive, Insider
Melissa Gonzalez, Principal, MG2 | Founder, The Lionesque Group (Interviewer)
SESSION 4
2:20 - 3:00 PM
TRACK 1
MARKETING IS AN ART, NOT A SCIENCE
Doug Zarkin, VP & CMO, Pearle Vision
Andrew Adam Newman, Senior Reporter, Retail Brew (Interviewer)
Anatomy of a Break-Out D2C Brand
TRACK 2
Brand KPIs: The Investor’s Perspective
Stephen Parks, Partner, Topspin Consumer Partners
Shana Randhava, VP, New Incubation Ventures, The Estée Lauder Companies
Maureen Sullivan, Partner, TCG
TRACK 3
Need to know tech: NFT, Sustainability & More
Frank Weil, Founder & CEO, myntr
3:00 - 3:15 PM
The Innovation Village
BREAK
3:15 - 3:55 PM
Mainstage
Keynote Panel:
Taking Your Brand from $50 to $200 Million
Charles Gorra, CEO and Founder, Rebag
John Merris, CEO & Director, Solo Brands
3:55 - 4:35 PM
Mainstage
Keynote Panel:
The New Luxury Consumer
4:35 - 4:45 PM
Mainstage
Closing Remarks
Noah Gellman, Founder & CEO, The Lead
