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
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Mainstage
Opening remarks
Noah Gellman, CEO & Founder, The Lead
9:40 - 10:00 AM
Mainstage
Keynote:
Topic & speaker to be announced
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
Vision Talks: Business Optimization
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
Vision Talks: Digital Commerce Enablers
Charlie Fuhrmann, Strategic Growth, Citcon
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
Steve Szaronos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Bespoke Post
Polina Veksler, Co-Founder & CEO, Universal Standard
TRACK 2
Smart Store: AI & Data Define Intelligent Retail in 2022 and Beyond
Yoni Benshaul, Head of CB4, The Gap
Dwayn Catto, GVP Digital Solutions, PVH
Adam Lynch, COO, Marine Layer
TRACK 3
Vision Talks: Customer Acquisition & Retention
James Quinn, Enterprise Partnership, #paid
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, Knixwear
Jay Reno, Founder & CEO, Feather
TRACK 2
Trending Tech SWOT: Live Streaming
Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Retail, Coresight Research (Moderator)
TRACK 3
Vision Talks: Customer Experience & Satisfaction
Neha Singh, Founder & CEO, Obsess
SESSION 5
3:10 - 3:50 PM
TRACK 1
Building Loyalty Through Circular Business Models: Recommerce, Recycling, & Upcycling
Jennifer Gootman, Head of Social + Environmental Sustainability, Williams-Sonoma
Matthew Schiff, VP, Ecommerce, The North Face
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
Vision Talks: Next-Gen Customer Engagement
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
4:10 - 4:20 PM
Mainstage
the Lead Research presentation
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
Party following The Lead Innovation Summit
5:30 PM — 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Brewery
BROOKLYN BREWERY
Wednesday — July 13, 2022
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Registration & BREAKFAST
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Mainstage
Day 2 Opening remarks
Noah Gellman, Founder & CEO, The Lead
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
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 Gen Z’s Evolving Expectations
Éva Goicochea, CEO & Founder, Maude
TRACK 3
Vision Talks: Future Stores
Benjamin Nassler, VP, Consumer Applications, NewStore
Mike Schwartz, Director of Sales, Happy Returns
Kurt Ivey, Head of Marketing, Macerich
Jan Croatt, Founder & CEO, Winston Retail
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
Vision Talks: Data & AI
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
Vision Talks: Trending Tech
Nick U’rbano, Co-Founder & COO, Rare Circles
Narvar (Speaker TBA)
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
Shana Randhava, VP, New Incubation Ventures, The Estée Lauder Companies
Maureen Sullivan, Partner, TCG
TRACK 3
No programming scheduled
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
John Merris, CEO & Director, Solo Brands
Aaron Sanandres, CEO & Co-Founder, UNTUCKit
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
