2019 Speakers

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• Abby Brand

• Legal Counsel
• Fiskars Group

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• Alexandra R. Simmerson

• Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
• Capri Holdings Limited

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• Arthur Artinian

• Partner
• K&L Gates

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• Aysha Saeed

• CEO & Creative Director
• AYSHA NY

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• Barbara Kolsun

• Professor of Practice and Director, FAME Program,
• Cardozo Law School

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• Beth Hughes

• Vice President, Trade & Customs Policy
• American Apparel & Footwear Association

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• Carlton Greene

• Partner
• Crowell & Moring LLP

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• Courtney B. Noce

• Shareholder
• Greenberg Traurig

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• Danielle Garno

• Entertainment Team Co-Chair
• Holland & Knight

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• Friederike S. Görgens

• Shareholder
• Greenberg Traurig

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• Gabriela Da Costa

• Partner
• K&L GATES

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• Gail Wheeler

• Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• Hermes USA

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• Hilary Jochmans

• Founder
• PoliticallyInFashion

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• Jason M. Drangel

• Managing Partner
• Epstein Drangel LLP

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• Jennifer Marsh

• Partner
• K&L Gates

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• Jennifer Rodriguez

• VP, Associate General Counsel - Labor and Employment
• Capri Holdings Limited

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• John R. Richards

• Shareholder
• Greenberg Traurig

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• Jonathan Seiden

• Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel
• Endeavor

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• Joseph M. Forgione

• Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School / Legal Counsel
• Richemont Americas

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• Julia K. Hughes

• President
• United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)

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• Julia Straus

• former CEO
• Sweaty Betty

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• Kerry Burke

• Managing Director, Consumer and Retail M&A
• Evercore

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• Krista McDonough

• SVP, General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer
• Capri Holdings Limited

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• Laura Siegel Rabinowitz

• Shareholder
• Greenberg Traurig

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• Laurent Claquin

• President
• Kering Americas

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• Leslie Mahre

• Partner
• Holland & Knight

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• Maria Ayerbe

• VP & Legal Counsel Travel Retail Worldwide
• The Estee Lauder Companies Inc

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• Mary Gehlhar

• Author and Consultant
• The Fashion Designer Survival Guide

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• Meegan Brooks

• Partner
• Benesch Law

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• Melissa Roth Mendez

• Luxury Retail Executive

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• Michael Murphy

• Partner
• K&L Gates

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• Milton Pedraza

• CEO
• Luxury Institute

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• Natalie Newman

• Divisional Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
• Capri Holdings Limited

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• Pamela Weinstock

• Managing Counsel –IP
• Tiffany & Co.

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• Penny Tehrani-Littrell

• Managing Director and General Counsel
• Accordion

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• Rachel Waranch

• Managing Counsel
• Chanel, Inc.

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• Rachel Zilberfarb Schreiber

• Legal Counsel
• Wix.com

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• Robert Richardson

• Partner
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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• Stefania Geraci

• VP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Commercial Relations
• The Estee Lauder Companies

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• Stephanie Sheridan

• Partner and Chair of the Retail & E-Commerce Practice
• Benesch

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• Tansy Woan

• Partner
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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• Vanessa Friedman

• Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic
• The New York Times