2021 Agenda
Luxury Law Summit Americas 2021 – Virtual Event – 10th November
This is a working agenda and subject to change.
08.45 EST
Welcome & Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair: Barbara Kolsun, Director of the FAME Center and Professor of Practice at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School and co editor of The Business and Law of Fashion (Carolina Academic Press, 2020)
08.55 EST
Luxury Futures: Now and Beyond
A unique chance to gain insight into luxury of the future from one of the industry’s most-informed proponents.
Hilary Jochmans, Founder, PoliticallyinFashion
09.30 EST
GC Talk: Avery Fischer, Chief Legal Officer, Ralph Lauren
Avery joins other team members to share insights on how legal affairs are managed at one of the top luxury brands in the US – from division of labor to dealing with the challenges facing luxury businesses today.
Avery S. Fischer, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Ralph Lauren
Elena Lagdameo-Hogan, VP International Trade, Global Compliance Counsel, Ralph Lauren
Randy Samson, VP Licensing & Transactions Counsel, Ralph Lauren
Jonathan Shiffman, SVP, Associate General Counsel, Ralph Lauren
Derek Morales, Senior Director, Intellectual Property Counsel, Ralph Lauren
10.30 EST
The Business of Beauty : The Interplay of Beauty, Fashion and Licensing
Elisheva Jasie, Head of Partnerships & Licensing
Vicente & Partners
Deborah Cornelius, Vice President, Licensing, Burberry
11.00 EST
Expanding Brand IP assets
Buyers of luxury intellectual properties discuss a variety of ways to capitalize on the underlying brand.
Moderator: Rick Perkal, CEO and Managing Partner, Firelight Capital Partners
Jay Dubiner, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Authentic Brands, Authentic Brands Group
Michael Neuman, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, Marquee Brands
Kyle Harmon, General Counsel, Iconix Brands
David Conn, former CEO, Sequential Brands Group
12.00 EST
Luxury Travel in the age of a global pandemic
Conversation with award-winning editor and writer Pilar Guzman about the future of global luxury travel
Pilar Guzman, International Correspondent, Travel and Leisure Magazine
12.25 EST
Transparency in the Jewelry Supply Chain: Legal Considerations and A Sapphire Case Study
The jewelry industry has outperformed most other luxury segments since the beginning of 2020. While the entire luxury sector trends toward more sustainable and traceable methods of production, there is a growing discrepancy regarding ethical sourcing between the smaller retailers, and the large, branded producers and sellers. The question looms, as more and more large firms and organizations market themselves as ethical, transparency, traceability, is the movement toward a truly traceable, and transparent supply chain slipping away or is it within reach?
This session addresses these issues through both a legal lens and that of practical experience. Tiffany Stevens the CEO and GC of jewelry advocacy trade group Jewelers Vigilance Committee joins Sheahan Stephen of Sheahan Stephen Sapphires to discuss both the larger legal and operational framework as well as the practical on the ground experience to integrate these practices into a modern business–and what might be coming next.
Tiffany Stevens, CEO and General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
Sheahan Stephen, President, CEO and Owner, Sheahan Stephen Sapphires
13.00 EST
Lunch Break
13.30 EST
NFTs 2021: This Season’s Next Fashion Trend: Are NFTs a passing trend, or are they here to stay?
Join Epstein Drangel LLP in conversation with Charles Damga, Director of Creative Relations at Foundation (https://foundation.app/about) and artist, Blu Boy as we discuss luxury brands’ plunge into the metaverse. We will delve into the opportunities for luxury brands to reach new and existing audiences through NFTS, legal challenges presented and the sustainability of digital fashion. Stay tuned for additional panel members!
Dwana S. Dixon, Associate, Epstein Drangel LLP
Charles Damga, Director of Creative Relations, Foundation
Blu Boy, Artist
Natalia Modenova, Founder, COO, DRESSX
Daria Shapovalova, Founder, CEO, DRESSX
14.00 EST
Brand Protection: A new era
Christina Mitropoulos, Director, Brand Protection & Manufacturing Initiatives, American Apparel & Footwear Association
14.25 EST
Fixing Luxury, Driving Change
Nicole Marra, Founder and CEO, Fixer Advisory Group
14.50 EST
Managing Technology Vendor Privacy & Cyber Risks
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- Jarno Vanto, Partner, Crowell & Moring’s
15.15 EST
Environmental Sustainability in Fashion – Issues and Opportunities
Moderator: Doug Hand, Partner, Partner, HBA, Adjunct Professor of Fashion Law at NYU and Cardozo; Podcast Host of ‘The Laws of Style’ and Co-Editor of ‘The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail’
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- Vanessa Barboni Hallik, Founder and CEO, Another Tomorrow
- Kristy Caylor, Founder and CEO, For Days and Maiyet
- Katy Gaul-Stigge, President & CEO, Goodwill NY/NJ
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15.55 EST
Close of Summit