BoF Professional Summit: What's a Store For?
Wednesday June 30 , 2021
Join BoF and retail futurist Doug Stephens at the BoF Professional Summit on June 30, 2021, presented by Afterpay, to understand the future of post-pandemic retail. As the pandemic is pushing retailers to think harder about the purpose of physical stores in today’s world, hear from global experts and thought leaders on the new playbook for bricks-and-mortar retail.
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Speakers
The BoF Professional Summit will showcase diverse speakers and moderators from across the industry, from C-suite executives and entrepreneurs, to retail experts and thought leaders.
New speakers will be announced on a weekly basis.
Doug Stephens
Founder, Retail Prophet??????
Jessica Couch
Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road ooooooooooooooooooooo
Samantha David shj
President, WS Development
Krishna Nikhil
Chief Merchandising Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Ssense
Michelle Lee
Editor-in-Chief, Allure ??????
Andrew Keith
Managing Director, Selfridges ooooooooooooooooooooo
Adam Levene
Founder, Hero
Dan Schoening
Vice President, Business Strategy & Operations, Nordstrom Inc
Edison Chen
Founder & Creative Director, Clot
Nick Molnar
Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive, Afterpay oooooooooocc
Alexei Agratchev
Co-Founder & Chief Executive, RetailNext
Web Smith
Founder, 2PM
Brittany Hicks
Co- Founder, Fayetteville Road
Tricia Ruane
Head of E-Commerce Merchandise & Branded Property, Global, Condé Nast
Elyse Walker
Founder & Chief Executive, Elysewalker
Schedule
14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT
Opening Remarks
Imran Amed, Founder & Chief Executive, The Business of Fashion
14:10 BST / 09:10 EDT / 06:10 PDT
How can Selfridges Future-Proof the Department Store?
Andrew Keith, Managing Director, Selfridges
Imran Amed, Founder & Chief Executive, The Business of Fashion
14:40 BST / 09:40 EDT / 06:40 PDT
The Store as Brand Billboard
Michelle Lee, Editor-in-Chief, Allure
Tricia Ruane, Head of E-Commerce Merchandise and Branded Property, Global, Condé Nast
in conversation with Chantal Fernandez, Senior Correspondent, The Business of Fashion
15:15 BST / 10:15 EDT / 07:15 PDT
The Store as Immersive Entertainment
Krishna Nikhil, Chief Merchandising & Chief Marketing Officer, Ssense
Web Smith, Founder 2PM
in conversation with Imran Amed, Founder & Chief Executive, The Business of Fashion
15:45 BST / 10:45 EDT / 07:45 PDT
The Store as a Service Touchpoint
Adam Levene, Founder, Hero
Elyse Walker, Founder & Chief Executive, Elysewalker
Dan Schoening, Vice President of Business Strategy & Operations, Nordstrom Inc
in conversation with Cathaleen Chen, Correspondent, The Business of Fashion
16:15 BST / 11:15 EDT / 08:15 PDT
The Store as a Community Hub
Edison Chen, Founder & Creative Director, Clot
Samantha David, President, WS Development
in conversation with Sheena Butler- Young, Senior Correspondent, The Business of Fashion
16:45 BST / 11:45 EDT / 08:45 PDT
Using Customer Data to Drive Retail Experiences
Nick Molnar, Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive, Afterpay
in conversation with Robin Mellery-Pratt, Senior Director, Content Strategy, The Business of Fashion
16:55 BST / 11:55 EDT / 08:55 PDT
The Most Important Metric in Retail
Jessica Couch, Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
Brittany Hicks, Co-Founder, Fayetteville Road
Alexei Agratchev, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, RetailNext
in conversation with Doug Stephens, Founder, Retail Prophet
17:25 BST / 12:25 EDT / 09:25 PDT
Key Learnings & Closing Remarks
Doug Stephens, Founder, Retail Prophet
Imran Amed, Founder & Chief Executive, The Business of Fashion
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