New York University Stern School of Business and its Luxury & Retail Club present…
NYU Stern School of Business and its Luxury & Retail MBA student club will host its 2023 annual conference this fall, entitled "The Green Carpet: Exploring the Role of Sustainability in Luxury Retail,” highlighting brands, firms, and issues driving change and making an impact on the industry. The 17th annual conference will take place on Friday, October 27, 2023, at NYU’s The Henry Kaufman Management Center (KMC) 5-50, 44 West 4th St. The event is open to the public, including all students, faculty, alumni and professionals.
Tickets are officially sold out! Excited to see you soon.
Event Schedule
1:00 - 1:45 Opening Remarks | Thomai Serdari
1:45 - 2:30 Fireside Chat | Karla Welch, moderated by Tensie Whelan
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:30 Lifestyle & Beauty Panel Breakout
Lifestyle Panel | Angela Peterson, Aaron Richter, Kendall Kautz, Liz Batsche
Moderator: Jennifer Gootman
Beauty Panel | Sam Kitain, Lynn Emmolo, Anna Sanga-Howell, Andy Chiu, Leticia Viveros
Moderator: Thomai Serdari
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 4:30 Fashion Panel | Amy Hall, Rohit Burman, Tal Waksal, Stuart Ahlum, Chloe Songer, moderated by Sophia Li
4:30 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 5:30 Fireside Chat | Alden Wicker, moderated by Chisara Ehiemere
5:30 - 6:00 Closing Keynote | Daniella Vitale
6:00 - 7:30 Happy Hour | 11th Floor
Speakers & Panelists
Daniella Vitale
Chief Executive Officer Americas
Karla Welch
CEO & Co-Founder of The Period Company
Alden Wicker
Author of To Dye For and Founder of Ecocult
Amy Hall
Advisor for EILEEN FISHER Inc.
Aaron Richter
SVP of Design, Equinox Brands at Equinox
Rohit Burman
Vice President, Sustainability and Inclusion at Calvin Klein Global and PVH Americas
Sam Kitain
Chief Marketing Officer for Tarte™ Cosmetics
Liz Batsche
Director of Trade Advocacy at Moët Hennessy USA
Lynn Emmolo
Chief Global Officer and Executive Committee Member at Rodan + Fields
Kendall Kautz
Director of Global Product Marketing for Herman Miller
Angela Peterson
Program Manager for Indigenous and Local Communities at One Tree Planted
Jennifer Gootman
Global Head of Sustainability and ESG Strategy at Tory Burch
Sophia Li
Award-winning Journalist and Climate Advocate
Thomai Serdari
Associate Professor of Marketing and Director of The Fashion and Luxury MBA at NYU Stern School of Business
Leticia Viveros
Vice President of Sustainability at Fresh
Tensie Whelan
Clinical Professor for Business and Society and the Director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
Anna Sanga-Howell
Beauty Expert
Andy Chiu
General Manager at KraveBeauty
Tal Waksal
CEO of Q House of Basics
Stuart Ahlum
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of SuperCircle
Chloe Songer
Co-Founder & CEO of SuperCircle & Thousand Fell
Chisara Ehiemere
Senior Research Lead, Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™) at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
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