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Fairchild Summits & Events presents an editorial reviewed and approved webinar series for our community. Providing timely and relevant thought leadership content to further discuss the latest trends in marketing, merchandising, luxury and more.



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Audience By The Numbers

70%

C-Level Executives, Founders, Presidents // VPs, Brands & Retailers

25%

Industry Service Providers

5%

Media Press // Content Creators

Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities provide direct access to the most influential executives in the industry through high-profile brand visibility and interaction, plus targeted networking. Sponsorship opportunities are limited and can be highly customized to meet your marketing objectives. The Fairchild Summits Annual Partners program is a year long sponsorship to build relationships with key players, create significant awareness for the partner organization and to demonstrate a sustained commitment to the industry.

For more information on sponsoring, please contact Alexis Coyle at 646.356.4719 or Acoyle@wwd.com

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Why Attend

  • “The blend of emerging brands, global power beauty brands and retail operators provided the diversity of views one would expect from a WWD conference. The innovation coming from the emerging brands is compelling to see and promises exciting years of growth for the industry!”

    CEO, Marks & Spencer

  • “Provocative balance of speakers and size of brands. Great to hear from indie brands.”

    Chief Merchant, Sephora

  • “An engaging day full of unique perspectives from a strategic cross section of [men’s wear] industry leaders.”

    Vice President & Fashion Director of Men’s Wear, Saks Fifth Avenue

  • “Loved the event! Great way to connect with others in the industry, learn what they are working on, and hear brands’ digital strategic priorities.”

    eBay

  • “As a first time attendee, I was very impressed and took away a lot of great information while being able to network with potential future partners. I’m looking forward to other great events from WWD.”

    Shop.com

  • “Know I can count on this conference to give me actionable take-always that I can immediately apply to my business.”

    Jurlique

For more information please contact Kim Mancuso at 646.356.4722 or Kmancuso@wwd.com

Past Speakers

  • Jean-Paul AgnonL’Oréal
  • Jeff BezosAmazon.com
  • Tory BurchTory Burch
  • Manny ChiricoPVH Corp.
  • Dick CostoloTwitter
  • Trevor EdwardsNike
  • Fabrizio FredaThe Estée Lauder Companies
  • Tony HsiehZappos.com
  • Marc JacobsMarc Jacobs
  • Dick JohnsonFoot Locker
  • Tom KalenderianBarney’s
  • Karen KatzNeiman Marcus Group
  • Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren
  • Terry LundgrenMacy’s Inc
  • Calvin McDonaldSephora
  • François-Henri PinaultKering
  • Kevin PlankUnder Armour Inc.
  • Liz RodbellHudson's Bay Company
  • Joshua SchulmanBergdorf Goodman
  • Jerry StorchHudson’s Bay Company
  • Sidney ToledanoChristian Dior
  • Marcus Wainwright & David Nevillerag and bone
  • Alexander WangAlexander Wang
  • Eric WisemanVF Corporation

Past Editorial Coverage

WWD Digital Beauty Forum

Executives gathered at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan for the first WWD Digital Beauty Forum and detailed bold moves in cyberspace.

WWD Digital London Forum

From mobile to Millennials, direct engagement was top-of-mind in London.

WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit

Industry leaders gathered at The Pierre hotel in Manhattan to discuss how to succeed in a rapidly changing retail environment.

WWD Beauty CEO Summit

Beauty Executives discuss the metamorphosis of the industry at the WWD CEO Summit in Palm Beach.

Past Highlights

  • https://youtu.be/Fnglwh819vQ
  • https://youtu.be/xkWDtkgzSRo
  • https://youtu.be/nsiPY6WHZ7g
  • https://youtu.be/xkWDtkgzSRo
  • https://youtu.be/upMfsDrI6dM
  • https://youtu.be/mN10mdhBjxc
  • https://youtu.be/trfMjJFI414

Past Video Highlights

  • 2015 DIGITAL BEAUTY FORUM

    250+ Beauty digital executives came together in NYC for a day of thought leadership and networking.

  • 2014 BEAUTY CEO SUMMIT

    Marks & Spencer creates synergies to engage global consumers

  • 2014 FOOTWEAR NEWS SUMMIT

    FN Editor Mosha Lundström facilitates a designer panel discussion between Aquazurra, Louis Leeman Paris, and René Caovilla

  • 2014 BEAUTY CEO SUMMIT

    Walgreens discusses mobile, the millennial generation, and online offline convergence.

  • 2014 DIGITAL NEW YORK FORUM

    Johanna Murphy, CMO of Ivanka Trump explores why “digital is not a day job” and how far companies have to go in a digital era

  • 2015 Digital Forum NYC

    The WWD Forum NYC was an industry event not to be missed. View our recap video to see a glimpse of speaker presentations and networking opportunities.

  • WWD + Variety Style Maker's

    WWD and Variety are joining together to honor the creative forces in fashion, beauty and style whose work transcends both worlds.

  • 2015 Retail 2020 Forum

    Take a look at innovations that transform shopping for fashion, footwear and beauty products. The event gathered the most imaginative innovators, strategists, and marketers from the most influential companies in the apparel, footwear, beauty, and retail industries.

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