We look forward to welcoming you to The BoF Professional Summit: An Inflection Point in Fashion Tech.
On March 22, we’ll be uniting our global community with business leaders, technologists and creative innovators to learn how artificial intelligence, web3 and other technologies will shape fashion in the year ahead.
Expect actionable insights from over a dozen fashion technology experts, helping you inform your business strategies, optimise across your value chain and engage with customers in the new spaces in which they are spending time.
Agenda
9AM NEW YORK | 1PM LONDON | 2PM PARIS, MILAN
OPENING KEYNOTE
The Attention Clock: Engaging with Customers Across Technology, Media and E-Commerce Michael J. Wolf, founder and chief executive, Activate Consulting
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9:30AM NEW YORK | 1:30PM LONDON | 2.30PM PARIS, MILAN
SESSION 1: FASHION & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Understand the rapidly expanding use-cases of artificial intelligence for the fashion industry, from forecasting demand and setting prices to product design and new ways of connecting with customers.
How AI Will Transform the Fashion Business
Dr. Ahmed Zaidi, co-founder and chief executive, Hyran Technologies
Adopting an AI-Driven Business Model
Dr. Amy Gershkoff Bolles, global head of digital & emerging technology strategy, Levi’s
Brian Baskin, deputy editor, The Business of Fashion
Using AI to Decode Brand Magic
Anurag Banerjee, co-founder and chief executive, Quilt.AI
Rahul Malik, managing director and head of new business, The Business of Fashion
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11AM NEW YORK | 3PM LONDON | 4PM PARIS, MILAN
SESSION 2: FASHION TECH SOLUTIONS
Learn how technology can help to innovate across the fashion value chain, from transforming the path-to-purchase to understanding how to use new community platforms like Discord to connect with customers.
What Different AI Applications Can Do for Fashion
Anabel Maldonado, founder and chief executive, Psykhe AI
Andrew Wyatt, co-founder and chief executive, Cala
Vadim Rogovskiy, co-founder and chief executive, 3DLook
How to Find and Measure Success on Discord
Deena Bahri, chief marketing officer, StockX
Adam Petrick, chief brand officer, Puma
Sheena Butler-Young, senior correspondent, The Business of Fashion
Where to Focus Retail Technology Investment in 2023
Maju Kuruvilla, chief executive, Bolt
Robin Mellery-Pratt, senior director, content strategy, The Business of Fashion
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12:15PM NEW YORK | 4:15PM LONDON | 5:15PM PARIS, MILAN
SESSION 3: THE WEB3 REALITY CHECK
Explore the long-term opportunity of web3, as brands look for new uses relating to creativity and community. We’ll debate the longevity of this technology — and the return on investment for fashion businesses.
Creativity and Community: Rethinking the Role of NFTs
VERBAL, chief executive of AMBUSH
Imran Amed, founder and CEO, The Business of Fashion
The Web3 Debate: A Reality Check
Alice Delahunt, founder and chief executive, Syky
Milton Pedraza, founder and chief executive, Luxury Institute
Brian Trunzo, metaverse lead, Polygon Labs
Marc Bain, technology correspondent, The Business of Fashion
Leading Gucci into the Metaverse
Robert Triefus, chief executive, Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures
Imran Amed, founder and CEO, The Business of Fashion
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Meet Our Speakers
The BoF Professional Summit will showcase diverse speakers and moderators from the intersection of fashion and technology, including global business leaders, technologists and creative innovators.
The BoF Professional Summit: Artificial Intelligence, Web3 and an Inflection Point in Fashion Tech is made possible in part through our partners Bolt, ShopRunner, SKYPAD and Invisible Collection.
