The Financial Times, in partnership with Nikkei, will host the Business of Luxury Summit - Asia edition in Hong Kong on 20-21 October.
Hosted in Hong Kong for the first time, the Business of Luxury - Asia edition will convene a network of senior executives from key luxury businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and cultural tastemakers to examine the future trends of luxury and how to unlock growth opportunities across the region. The agenda-setting summit will explore regional investment patterns, demographic shifts, digital innovation and the evolving playbook for luxury brands in Asia.
FT and Nikkei moderators for the event will include Jo Ellison, editor of HTSI; Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, FT; Mikio Sugeno, chair of Nikkei editorial board, and, Akito Tanaka, editor in chief, Nikkei Asia. The summit’s speaker lineup of global and regional industry leaders includes Siddhartha Shukla, deputy CEO, Lanvin; Matthew Growdon, president, APAC & travel retail worldwide, Estée Lauder Companies; Georgina Wilson, co-founder, Sunnies Studios; Toby Smith, deputy chairman, Swire Hotels; Masahiro Horie, president, Tokyu Corporation; Putri Tanjung, chief experience officer, CT Corp and Director, Transmedia; Giuseppe Oliveri, group COO, Central Group; Kevin Poon, co-founder, Clot and founder, WOAW and District; Toshiko Yamazaki, CEO, GINZA SIX Retail Management; Kate Richdale, Partner, Head of Global Client Solutions Institutional Sales & Family Capital, Asia Pacific, KKR.
Angela Mackay, chief commercial officer and managing director, APAC, Financial Times, said: “Asia continues to be at the epicentre of the global luxury conversation. With Hong Kong as the gateway to the region’s most sophisticated consumers, the city is the perfect stage to host the Business of Luxury Summit - Asia edition. As we mark ten years of partnership with Nikkei, we are proud to convene the region’s leaders, innovators and rising stars for a compelling conversation on the next chapter of growth for luxury in Asia.”
Daisuke Arakawa, senior managing director for global business, Nikkei, said: “We are pleased to co-host the Asia edition of the Business of Luxury Summit with the Financial Times, especially in a year that marks ten years of our global partnership. As Asia becomes an even more influential force in the luxury industry, this summit offers a timely platform for convening the region’s leading voices in luxury. We look forward to exploring how innovation, heritage and emerging markets will shape the next era of luxury.”
To learn more and register for the Business of Luxury Summit - Asia Edition, please visit: luxuryasia.live.ft.com
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