Agenda

08:00 – 09:15 > Registration & Breakfast

09:15 – 11:15 > Morning Block I

Adolfo Urso, Minister, Ministry of Enterprises & Made in Italy

Debora Massari, Regional Councillor for Tourism, Territorial Marketing, Fashion and Major
Events, Lombardy Region

A scene-setting session mapping the forces reshaping fashion and luxury.

Speaker
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai

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.

Speakers
Stefania Lazzaroni, CEO, Altagamma
Carlo Capasa, President, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Moderator
Panos Linardos, Chairman, RLC Global Forum

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.

Speakers
André Maeder, CEO, Selfridges Group
Jean-Marie Tritant, former CEO & Chairman, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Moderator
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai

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.

Speakers
Burak Çakmak, CEO, Saudi Fashion Commission
Alison Rehill-Erguven, CEO, Cenomi Centers
Moderator
Maria Gedeon, CEO, Gedeon Mohr & Partners

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.

Speakers
Silvio Campara, CEO, Golden Goose
Emanuela Prandelli, PhD, LVMH Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management, Bocconi University

11:15 – 11:45 > Networking Break

11:45 – 13:30 > Morning Block II

Speaker
Maura Basili, President, Camera Buyer Italia
Moderator
Tobias Bayer, Chief Correspondent, TextilWirtschaft

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.

Speakers
Michael Kliger, CEO & Managing Director, LuxExperience
Sebastian Suhl, CEO, END. Clothing
Moderator
Tobias Bayer, Chief Correspondent, TextilWirtschaft

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?

Speaker
Serge Brunschwig, Senior Industry Advisor
Moderator
Caterina Sanson, Partner, OC&C

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.

Speakers
Luca Lisandroni, CEO, & Executive Board Member, Brunello Cucinelli
Lana Todorovich, Chief Global Brands Officer, Saks Global
Moderator
Panos Linardos, Chairman, RLC Global Forum

13:30 – 14:30 > NETWORKING LUNCH

14:30 – 16:15 > Afternoon Block

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?

Speakers
Andrea Bonini, CFO & Executive Director, Prada Group
Francesco Pascalizi, Partner, Co-Head of Consumer, Permira
Moderator
Charles de Fleurieu, Co-Founder, Mallevays Fleurieu

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.

Speakers
Antonio De Matteis, CEO & Creative Director of Men’s Collection, Kiton
Stefano Canali, CEO, Canali Group
Moderator
Emanuela Prandelli, PhD, LVMH Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management, Bocconi University

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?

Speakers
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
Moderator
Simon Collins, Founder, House of Collins Shanghai

16:15 – 16:30 > Debrief & Finale