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Wednesday — July 12, 2023

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

REGISTRATION

8:00 - 9:00 AM

The Innovation Village

COFFEE & SNACKS in The innovation Village

  • NETWORKING

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Stage 1

Opening remarks

Noah Gellman, CEO & Founder, The Lead

9:05 - 9:30 AM

Stage 1

The Future of The Direct-to-Consumer Business Model

Simeon Siegel, Managing Director, Senior Analyst: Retail & eCommerce, BMO Capital Markets

Steve Dennis, Author, Remarkable Retail

Michael LeBlanc, Founder & President, M.E. LeBlanc & Company (Moderator)

  • STRATEGY

9:30 - 9:50 AM​

Stage 1

Direct 60 Perspective: Maximizing Omni Channel Profitability Through Tech

Jaap Van Riel, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Talbots

Richard Kestenbaum. Partner, Triangle Capital | Contributor, Forbes.com (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

9:50 - 10:20 AM

The Innovation Village

breakfast in The innovation Village

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 1

10:20 - 11:00 AM

STAGE 1

Part A: Responding to the Latest Consumer Trends with Speed

Laurie Lam, Chief Brand Officer, e.l.f. Beauty

Gabrielle Fonrouge, Retail Reporter, CNBC (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

Part B: How to Refresh a Brand for Cultural Relevance

Lisa Pillette, SVP, CMO, Fossil Group

Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO, Hawke Media (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

How to Make Direct-to-Consumer More Profitable

Jose Nino, VP, Global Digital & E-Commerce Strategy, U.S. Polo Assn.

Kyle Widrick, Founder & CEO, Win Brands Group

David Spector, Co-Founder and Chairman, ThirdLove

Richard Kestenbaum, Partner, Triangle Capital | Contributor, Forbes.com (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Creating Next-Gen Customer Experiences

Dane Baker, CEO & Co-Founder, EcoCart

Jennifer Nero, VP, Account Management, Revuze

Jeff Chen, CEO & Co-Founder, NetVirta

Taylor Donnell, SVP, Content & Partner Marketing, Jebbit

Roman Yoffe, CEO, Absolute Web

Gabe Turner, Partner, Sway Ventures (Interviewer)

SESSION 2

11:05 - 11:45 AM

STAGE 1

PArt A: Working with Creators to Renew Brand Image and Build Affinity

Megan Brophy, VP, Brand Marketing, Strategy & Advocacy, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Gabrielle Fonrouge, Retail Reporter, CNBC (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

Part b: Leveraging Resale for Direct-to-Consumer Growth in a Tough Economy

James Reinhart, Co-Founder & CEO, thredUP

Jenny Campbell, CMO, Kate Spade New York

Danny Parisi, Senior Fashion Reporter, Glossy (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

No More Spreadsheets: Modernizing People, Process, & Tech to Stay Competitive

Juliette Arnaud, Director of Enterprise Applications, Supreme

Parinda Muley, SVP, Digital, Beautycounter

Jed Berger, President, Kenneth Cole Productions

Rick Watson, Founder & CEO, RMW Consulting (Moderator)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

PART A: Optimizing Commerce Value Chain from End-to-End

Robin Barrett Wilson, Industry Executive Advisor – Fashion, SAP

Liza Amlani, Principal and Co-Founder, Retail Strategy Group (Interviewer)

PART B: Meeting Tomorrow’s Customer Expectations

Rishabh Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, Fermat

Olga Dogadkina, Co-Founder and CEO, Emperia

Stephen Ciampaglio, Head of Sales, Shipup

Lizzy Eisenberg, Head of North America Enterprise Sales, Cash App and Afterpay, Block

Rima Reddy, Principal, Commerce Ventures (Interviewer)

11:45 - 12:10 PM

The Innovation Village

Sweet Treats & Healthy Snacks in The Innovation Village

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 3

12:10 - 12:50 PM

STAGE 1

Three Ways to Pivot your Brand To Gain Market Share

Melissa Lefere-Cobb, SVP, Division Head – Hervé Léger, Centric Brands

Cydni Tetro, CEO, Brandless

Ken Downing, Creative Director, Halston and Chief Creative Officer, Xcel Brands

Jill Manoff, Editor-in-Chief, Glossy (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

PART A: CASE STUDY: How Citizen Watch Does More with Fewer Customer Communications by Leveraging Centralized Data

Rich Cowell, VP, Digital Strategy and Operations, Citizen Watch America

Rich Gardner, SVP, Global Strategic Partnerships, Klaviyo (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

Part B: Case Study – How Brands are Using Video to Boost Engagement and Conversion

Libby Strachan, Director of Brand Marketing, Free People

Sophie Abrahamsson, President of Americas, Bambuser (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Optimizing Digital Commerce Opportunity

Nico Perdomo, Co-founder & CEO, Catch

Adam Robinson, CEO and Co-Founder, Retention.com

Joshua Tsui, CEO, Floship

David Weissman, CEO and Co-Founder, Humankind

Uri Strauss, CEO, web:eyez

Dawit Heck, Principal, Bain Capital (Interviewer)

SESSION 4

12:55 - 1:20 PM

STAGE 1

Part A: Special Announcement

William Adler, President & CEO, True Fit

Part B: How to Get the Most from Rapid Technology Innovation

Jenna Flateman Posner, Chief Digital Officer, Solo Brands

Nicole Silberstein, Ecommerce Editor, Retail TouchPoints (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

Navigating Career Advancement in the New World of Hybrid Work

Andrea Moore, Chief Marketing Officer, NEST New York

Sabrina Cherubini, SVP, Brand & Digital, Hanky Panky

PJ Oleksak, President, Nuts.com

Melissa Campanelli, Co-Founder, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (Moderator)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Future of Customer Acquisition & Retention I

Elisa Hawkins, VP, Mid-Market Sales, MNTN

Barry Padgett, CEO, Amperity

Brit Starr, SVP, Corporate Marketing, CreatorIQ

David Katz, EVP & CMO, Randa Apparel & Accessories (Interviewer)

12:45 - 2:00 PM

The Innovation Village

Lunch & LeadTime Discovery

  • NETWORKING

1:15 - 2:15 PM

The Loft

HOSTED LUNCHES FOR SPEAKERS & MARKETING/ECOMMERCE LEADERS

By-Invitation-Only

  • NETWORKING

1:30 - 4:00 PM

The Innovation Village

Ice Cream Social & Surprises in the Innovation Village

Presented by

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 5

2:00 - 2:40 PM

STAGE 1

Understand the Assignment: Connecting with Gen Z Consumers

Kristen Dolzynski, Chief Design Officer, Parade

Colleen Conkling, CMO, Papier

Kim Gallagher, Executive Director of Marketing & Customer Success, Nuuly

Gabriella Bock, Director of Editorial & Industry Relations, Rethink Retail (Moderator)

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

The Many Paths to Achieving Net-Zero Carbon

Jad Finck, VP, Innovation, Allbirds

Loris Spadaccini, Director & General Manager USA, Save the Duck

Greg Davidson, CEO & Co-Founder, Lalo

Jessica Binns, Managing Editor & Technology Editor, Sourcing Journal (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY
  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Enabling Next Evolution in Digital Commerce

Yifat Baror, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Osa Commerce

Michael Hershfield, Founder & CEO, Accrue Savings

Simon Bird, CEO & Co-Founder, RevLifter

Caroline Turner, SVP, Client Development, Optoro

Adi Ronen Almagor, CEO & Co-Founder, buywith

Jonathan Shriftman, Partner, Expanding Capital (Interviewer)

SESSION 6

2:45 - 3:25 PM

STAGE 1

Creating Content That Converts

Alexa Ritacco, CMO, Jenni Kayne

Doug Zarkin, VP & CMO Pearle Vision, EssilorLuxottica

Adeela Hussain Johnson, President, BÉIS

Joe Laszlo, VP, Content, Shoptalk (Moderator)

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

Part A: Case Study: How to Get The Most Out Of Your Customer Data

Brigitte Barron, Director, Global CRM & Customer Growth, e.l.f. Beauty

Justin Crowe, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise, Braze (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

Part B: Research Presentation: How Emerging Markets can be Key to Your Brand’s Future Ecommerce Growth

Clarissa Schealer, VP, Beauty, Wellness, and Lifestyle, ESW

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 3

Future of Customer Acquisition & Retention II

Amanda Elam, CMO, Bloomreach

Kate Kenner Archibald, Chief Marketing Officer, Dash Hudson

Tyler Horner, Head of Strategy, Northbeam

Paul Benigeri, Co-Founder & CEO, Archive

Sai Koppala, Chief Marketing Officer, SheerID

Yael Kochman, CEO, Re:Tech (Interviewer)

2:45 - 3:45 PM

The Loft

Backstage Access: Meet the Speakers

(For Brand & Retail Attendees Only)

  • NETWORKING

3:25 - 4:00 PM

Innovation Village

Savory treats & healthy Snacks

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 7

4:00 - 4:40 PM

STAGE 1

Part A: Partnerships & Collabs – Borrowing Brand Equity for Relevance & Reach

Samir Sheth, SVP, Head of Content & Digital Partnerships, ŌURA

Elizabeth Drori, CMO and GM Ecommerce, Sperry

Colin Daniels, Digital Editor, Adweek (Moderator)

  • ACTION

Part B : Authenticity at Scale: How can Large Brands Be Relatable to A Wide Spectrum of Consumers

Andrea DiNunzio, General Manager, Luxury Skincare, Coty

Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Retail, Coresight Research (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

Part A: The True Potential of Digital Product IDs 

Mario Lang, Global Technology Brand Lead, Estée Lauder

Will Decker, Head of Brand & Retail, Plug and Play (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

Part b: How to Leverage Customer Data and Feedback to Build Better Products and Experiences 

Dani Tan, VP, Digital Merchandising & Product Marketing, Authentic Brands Group

Ellis Singer McCue, CEO, Territory Foods

Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor, EnsembleIQ (Moderator)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

PART A: Case Study: Emerging Growth Channels

Amanda Zuckerman, Co-founder, President, Chief Brand Officer, Dormify

Sabreena Khan, Seller Recruitment Director, Mirakl (Interviewer)

PART B: Optimizing Ecommerce Profitability

Edward Pincott, VP, Sales East, Pitney Bowes

Eric Best, Co-Founder and CEO, SoundCommerce

Navjit Bhasin, Founder and CEO, Newmine

Steve Worthy, Founder and Retail Leadership Coach, Worthy RetailU (Interviewer)

4:45 - 5:05 PM

Stage 1

Direct 60 Perspective: The Must Have Innovation Priorities

Noam Paransky, Chief Omni & Innovation Officer, Tapestry

Will Decker, Head of Brand & Retail, Plug and Play (Interviewer)

5:00 - 7:00 PM

riverside Cocktail PARTY

Join us on the deck at Pier 36 with sweeping views of DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Bridge and New York Harbor (General Admission)

  • NETWORKING

5:30 - 7:30 PM

Sunset Yacht Cruise

By-Invitation-Only for Brand & Retail Attendees

All of New York’s icons from the water — sail under the Brooklyn Bridge, around the Statue of Liberty, and experience lower Manhattan with the sun setting behind you.

  • NETWORKING

7:30 - 9:30 PM

Hosted Dinners

  • NETWORKING
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Thursday — July 13, 2023

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

REGISTRATION & BADGE PICKUP

8:30 - 10:30 AM

The Loft

The Lead Growth Assembly

By-Invitation-Only

TLGA is for growth marketing leaders coming from high-velocity, digital-first brands. 80 marketers join professionally facilitated roundtables to discuss topics critical to customer acquisition, branding and retention.

Program

8:30 – 9:00 AM Coffee and Networking

9:00 – 9:10 AM Introductions

9:10 – 9:45 AM Round Table Session 1

9:45 – 9:55 AM Break

9:55 – 10:30 AM Round Table Session 2

Coffee and light breakfast will be served

8:50 - 9:00 AM

Stage 1

Opening Remarks

Noah Gellman, CEO, The Lead

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Stage 1

Foremost 50 Perspectives: Strategies for Going from $30 to $100 Million

Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder, Magic Spoon

Nate Checketts, CEO and Co-Founder, Rhone

Aaron Sanandres, CEO and Co-Founder, UNTUCKit and Definite Articles

Simeon Siegel, Managing Director, Senior Analyst: Retail and eCommerce, BMO Capital Markets (Moderator)

  • STRATEGY

9:30 - 9:50 AM

Stage 1

Inclusivity, Collaborations, Web3: What it takes to Maintain Youth Culture Relevance

Brieane Olson, CEO, PacSun

Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Correspondent, Business of Fashion (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

9:50 - 10:15 AM

Breakfast in The Innovation Village

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 1

10:15 - 10:55 AM

STAGE 1

PART A: How to Build a Connected Data & Decision Ecosystem

Deepak Jose, Senior Director and Global Head of ODDA Analytics Solutions, Mars

  • ACTION

Part B: Hyper-Personalization – Building Experiences Tailored For An Audience of One 

Ophelia Ceradini, VP, Digital Technology & Innovation, Estée Lauder

Jon Dano, Industry Executive Advisor – Consumer Products, SAP

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

Foremost 50 Perspectives: How to Build A Big and Impactful Community Around Your Brand Purpose

Andrew Katz, CMO, Athletic Brewing Company

Beatrice Dixon, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer, The Honey Pot Company

Katerina Schneider, CEO & Founder, Ritual

Jason Bornstein, Principal, Forerunner (Moderator)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Groundbreaking Tech Reshaping Ecommerce

Alex Plugaru, Co-Founder & CTO, Gorgias

Shahriyar Rahmati, COO, Nogin

Jason Nelson, SVP, Revenue, Rebuy Engine

Yaseen Shurbaji, Managing Partner, Prismfly

Ryan Breen, Chief Technology Officer, Zmags

Ken Pilot, Founder, Ken Pilot Ventures (Interviewer)

SESSION 2

11:00 - 11:40 AM

STAGE 1

Part A: How Brands are Using Generative AI Right Now

Lee Anne Grant, Chief Growth Officer, Babylist

Matt Curtis, SVP, Digital, HATCH Collective

Pano Anthos, Founder and Managing Director, XRC Ventures (Moderator)

  • ACTION

Part B: The Metaverse is Still a Thing: How AI is Transforming the Brand/Consumer Experience

Barry McGeough, Brand President, Ponto Footwear

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

Part A: Realigning The Organization For the New Customer Journey

Diana Haussling, VP – GM, Consumer Experience & Growth, Colgate-Palmolive

Adam Pressman, Managing Director, AlixPartners (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

Part B: How to Become a Nimble and Efficient Digital Marketing Team

Stephanie Urban, VP, eCommerce & Digital Marketing, Camuto Group

Adam Pressman, Managing Director, AlixPartners (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

PART A: Next-Gen Customer Engagement

Drew Cashmore, CMO, Firework

Rima Reddy, Principal, Commerce Ventures (Interviewer)

PART B: Next Evolution of Omnichannel Commerce 

Erik Holm, VP, Product Marketing, NewStore

Ethan Chernofsky, SVP, Marketing, Placer.AI

Bill Thayer, Founder, CEO, Fillogic

Christine Russo, Principal, Retail Creative and Consulting Agency (Interviewer)

11:00 - 11:45 AM

The Loft

Workshop: What Digital-Native Brands Need to Know About Opening and Operating Stores

Ron Thurston, Co-Founder, OSSY | Author, RETAIL PRIDE

Andrew Neelon, Founder & CEO, 1REC

  • STRATEGY

11:40 - 12:10 PM

Sweet Treats & Healthy Snacks in The Innovation Village

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 3

12:10 - 12:50 PM

STAGE 1

Part A: Rewiring Wholesale Brands for the Direct-to-Consumer Operational Model

Dan Cherian, VP, Transformation, V.F.Corp

Mary Ann Domuracki, Partner, MMG Advisors (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

Part B: The Next Model of Brand-Led Social Impact and Advocacy

Amy Smith, Chief Brand Officer, TOMS

Randy Goldberg, Co-Founder and Chief Branding Officer, Bombas

Jessica Binns, Managing Editor & Technology Editor, Sourcing Journal (Moderator)

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

Part A: What’s Next for Digital-Native Brands

Emmett Shine, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Pattern Brands

  • STRATEGY

Part B: Case Study: How To Profitably Scale on TikTok By Optimizing Attribution

Bahar Bozdogan, Global Product Marketing Lead – Measurement, TikTok

Steven Bell, Head of of Agency Partnerships, KnoCommerce

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Part A: The Future Product Value Chain

Eddie Ingle, CEO, Unifi, The Makers of REPREVE
 
Rachel Liaw, Co-Founder & CEO, Fuse Inventory
 
Rodney Manzo, CEO & Founder, Anvyl
 
Patrick Tully, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Pimberly 
 
Melissa Gonzalez, Principal and Shareholder, MG2 Design (Interviewer)

Part B: Future of Strategic Partnerships and Collabs

Steven Heller, CEO, The Brand Liaison
 
Melissa Gonzalez, Principal and Shareholder, MG2 Design (Interviewer)

SESSION 4

12:55 - 1:15 PM

STAGE 1

Drops, Concepts, & Experiential Activations – New Tactics For Driving Customers To Stores

Linda Li Steiner, Head of Customer Activation and Marketing, H&M Americas

Nick Aherns, SVP, Strategy, Innovation & Content, RILA

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 2

Case Study: How Ogee Turned Fulfillment Operations into a Competitive Advantage

Hannah Rudinsky, Head of Channel Management,Ogee

Kate, Klemmer Terry, Chief Revenue Officer, Outerspace (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Customer Acquisition and Retention for 2024 and Beyond

David Chinn, CEO & Co-Founder, Lexer

Jennifer Quigley-Jones, CEO & Founder, Digital Voices

Christopher Jones, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Markacy

Juan Mejia, Managing Director, BrightTower (Interviewer)

12:45 - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch & LeadTime Discovery

  • NETWORKING

1:15 - 2:15 PM

The Loft

Hosted Lunches FOR SPEAKERS & MARKETING/ECOMMERCE LEADERS

By-Invitation-Only

  • NETWORKING

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Ice Cream Social & Surprises in the Innovation Village

Presented by

  • NETWORKING

2:00 - 2:20 PM

Stage 1

Celebrating the Leading 100

Innovative tech start-ups that are driving the future of brand-to-consumer.

SESSION 5

2:25 - 3:05 PM

STAGE 1

Part A: New Rules of Mixing Commerce with Experience

Vinod Kasturi, CEO – Americas, Maison Kitsuné

Michelle Peterson, CMO, Kendra Scott

Liza Amlani, Principal and Founder, Retail Strategy Group (Moderator)

  • ACTION

Part B: How to Nurture and Leverage Human Capital in Stores

Sharonda Weatherspoon, SVP Retail Transformation, Client Development and Retail Operations, Ralph Lauren

Liza Amlani, Principal and Founder, Retail Strategy Group (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 2

Part A: Case Study: How Mattress Firm Matches Online Shoppers with the Right Products Through AI-Based Personalization

Jonathan Coffman, Director, Digital Shopping Experience, Mattress Firm

Nicholas Einstein, VP, Product Marketing and Global Head of Analyst Relations, Netcore Cloud (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

Part B: Case Study: How Bloomingdale’s Greatly Increased Product Discoverability through AI-Based Product Attribution

James Kim, VP, Ecommerce | Head of Site Merchandising, Bloomingdale’s

Purva Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO, Lily AI (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

STAGE 3

Groundbreaking Tech Reshaping Digital Commerce

Vered Levy-Ron, CEO, Syte

Matias Marquez, Co-Founder & CEO, ethos

Rachel Tyers, SVP, Partnerships & Marketing, Okendo

Sarah Coles, VP GTM Strategy, Persado

Dan LeBlanc, CEO & Co-Founder, Daasity

Pavan Bahl, Managing Partner, Bellwether Culture (Interviewer)

3:05 - 3:25 PM

SWEET TREATS & HEALTHY SNACKS IN THE INNOVATION VILLAGE

  • NETWORKING

SESSION 6

3:25 - 4:05 PM

STAGE 1

Merging Digital & Physical Experiences

Olivia Gentin, COO, ANINE BING

Matthew Mueller, CEO, Knot Standard

Ricky Joshi, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Saatva

Richard Kestenbaum, Partner, Triangle Capital | Contributor, Forbes.com (Interviewer)

  • Stores
  • ACTION

STAGE 2

Getting Ahead of the Modern Luxury Consumer

Cassandra Grey, Founder & Chair, VIOLET GREY

Trevor Shimpfky, President & CEO, Paul Stuart

Elizabeth Layne, CMO, Rebag

Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Retail, Coresight Research (Moderator)

  • STRATEGY

STAGE 3

part a: Future Forward D2C Tech

Teresa Elliott, Chief Revenue Officer, Ad Results Media

Obele Brown-West, President, Tracer 

Tali Bezalel, Founder and CEO, Selectika

Moty Arcuschin, CEO, SensePass

Nick Kaplan, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, Saadia Group (Interviewer)

Part b: Must Know Tech in Experience Optimization

Susan Breslin Davidson , VP, Ecommerce, Greyson Clothiers

William Adler, President & CEO, True Fit (Interviewer)

4:10 - 4:40 PM

Stage 1

Into Focus: The Growing Influence of the Latino Consumer

Antonio Escalona, SVP/GM, Hispanic Business Unit North America, PepsiCo

Sara Garibaldi, President, BODEN

Sandra Campos, Board Member, Big Lot Stores (Interviewer)

  • STRATEGY

4:40 - 5:00 PM

Stage 1

Getting Real with Diversity Commitments

Shawn Outler, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Macy’s Inc

Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Correspondent, The Business of Fashion (Interviewer)

  • ACTION

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Closing Reception

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