2026 / Milan
The Shape of Influence
On June 4, 2026, the RLC Fashion Summit convened CEOs, investors and creative leaders from across the fashion and luxury industries at the Four Seasons Hotel Milano for a single day of exclusive, high-level exchange. Under the theme “The Shape of Influence”, the agenda addressed four questions defining the decade ahead: the changing geography of growth, the reinvention of desire, the evolving economics of luxury, and the effect of artificial intelligence on how the sector designs, sells and works.
Attendance was strictly curated. Discussion moved between the limits of geographic expansion, the discipline required to justify price, and the conditions under which desirability can be sustained rather than assumed.
The evening before, RLC Honors came to Milan for the first time, recognizing André Maeder, CEO of Selfridges Group, with the Luxury Retail Leadership Award.
Our distinguished speakers
Debora Massari
Stefania Lazzaroni
Carlo Capasa
André Maeder
Silvio Campara
Alison Rehill-Erguven
Burak Çakmak
Emanuela Prandelli
Lana Todorovich
Michael Kliger
Maura Basili
Stefano Canali
Highlights
Agenda
The Shape of Influence
A scene-setting session mapping the forces reshaping fashion and luxury.
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai
The New Fashion Order
Fashion has always been shaped by culture. Today, it is being reshaped by geopolitics. This session explores how the industry can adapt to a more fragmented world – balancing the pressures of regulation, AI, and global market shifts while preserving Europe’s cultural influence and creative edge.
Stefania Lazzaroni, CEO, Altagamma
Carlo Capasa, President, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Panos Linardos, Chairman, RLC Global Forum
Designing Experience: The Future of Luxury Destinations
As luxury retail moves beyond transaction, the industry’s leading players are rethinking how desire is created through experience, placemaking, culture, and emotion. In this conversation, André Maeder and Jean-Marie Tritant explore how brands, retailers, and destination owners are reshaping physical retail into immersive environments designed to inspire, engage, and build lasting relevance.
André Maeder, CEO, Selfridges Group
Jean-Marie Tritant, former CEO & Chairman, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai
Fashion and Investment in a Changing Gulf
Saudi Arabia’s retail and fashion landscape is evolving fast and so are the rules of engagement. As capital flows, infrastructure, and consumer expectations shift across the Gulf, this session examines what a credible, long-term regional presence actually requires and how brands, investors, and local partners must adapt.
Burak Çakmak, CEO, Saudi Fashion Commission
Alison Rehill-Erguven, CEO, Cenomi Centers
Maria Gedeon, CEO, Gedeon Mohr & Partners
The Race to Build Aspiration
From intelligent personalization and customer insight to elevated experiences, to community engagement and cultural storytelling, this conversation explores why aspiration has become one of the defining business battlegrounds of modern consumer culture.
Silvio Campara, CEO, Golden Goose
Emanuela Prandelli, PhD, LVMH Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management, Bocconi University
Why Multi-brand Still Matters
Maura Basili, President, Camera Buyer Italia
Tobias Bayer, Chief Correspondent, TextilWirtschaft
Rewriting the Rules of Multi-brand: Curation, Culture & Luxury's Next Phase
Two of the most distinctive voices in multi-brand retail examine what each format truly owns and what neither can afford to ignore. From curation and full – price discipline to the deeper question of what multibrand retail is actually for in the decade ahead.
Michael Kliger, CEO & Managing Director, LuxExperience
Sebastian Suhl, CEO, END. Clothing
Tobias Bayer, Chief Correspondent, TextilWirtschaft
Preserving Distinction in a Saturated World
What separates the brands with compounding desirability from the ones managing its decline? And what does it actually take to stay desirable in a world where everything is visible and everything is copied?
Serge Brunschwig, Senior Industry Advisor
Caterina Sanson, Partner, OC&C
The Luxury Reset: Rethinking Growth, Relevance, and Partnership
As the luxury industry continues to evolve, many elements that defined the last decade are being reassessed and reimagined. Lana Todorovich, Chief Global Brand Partnerships Officer, Saks Global, and Luca Lisandroni, CEO, Brunello Cucinelli, examine how the industry is redefining value, rethinking the brand–retailer partnership, and navigating a new era where relevance, intention, and long-term alignment matter more than scale alone.
Luca Lisandroni, CEO, & Executive Board Member, Brunello Cucinelli
Lana Todorovich, Chief Global Brands Officer, Saks Global
Panos Linardos, Chairman, RLC Global Forum
Capital, Conviction and the Investment Playbook
Valuations are adjusting, PE is under pressure, and the buyer pool has fundamentally changed. Where is smart money moving inside luxury right now and what are investors seeing that others aren’t?
Andrea Bonini, CFO & Executive Director, Prada Group
Francesco Pascalizi, Partner, Co-Head of Consumer, Permira
Charles de Fleurieu, Co-Founder, Mallevays Fleurieu
The New Economics of Luxury
The decade-long luxury boom is over and the market is correcting. The question now is which businesses were built for a world that no longer exists and which ones are prepared for what comes next.
Antonio De Matteis, CEO & Creative Director of Men’s Collection, Kiton
Stefano Canali, CEO, Canali Group
Emanuela Prandelli, PhD, LVMH Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management, Bocconi University
The Shifting Geography of Growth
The map of demand is shifting and consumer demographics changing. What does it mean to win in the markets where the next wave of luxury growth is coming from?
John Hooks, Advisor & Board Member, Armani Group
Rahul Prasad, Managing Director (Asia Pacific, Middle East & India), Pike Preston Partners
Masaba Gupta, Founder & Entrepreneur, House of Masaba
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai
Our Partners
Principal Partner
Partner
under the patronage of
Supporting Partner
Association Partners
Lana Todorovich