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Agenda
Monday, September 11
Retail CEO & Speakers Dinner
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Tuesday September 12

8:45 AM

Registration & Networking Breakfast
Morning Sessions: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Joanna Coles
State of the Gen Z Consumer
with ZEOs and Forbes 30 Under 30 Alex York
Ziad Ahmed, Patrick Finnegan, Zahra Biabani
Jake Borjseth, Maya Penn, Saad Amer, Michael Rubel
Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Coach/Coachtopia’s Joon Silverstein and Joanna Coles
Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal and CNBC’s Gabrielle Fonrouge
Unveiling New Gen Z Research
with our Z Suite and Retail Influencer Melissa Gonzalez
James Turco, Alec Beers, Tyra Mitchell, Sierra Mar Elia and Lindsey Hyams
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Beauty & Wellness Breakthroughs
with e.l.f. Beauty, Ulta Beauty, Kendo Brands (LVMH), Bubble and Glossy’s Jill Manoff
Laurie Lam, Elizabeth Oates, Sapna Parikh, Shai Eisenman
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Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Rebecca Minkoff and MSNBC’s Daniela Pierre-Bravo
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Courageous Leadership Luncheon Keynotes
with Stephanie Mehta, Mansueto Ventures (Fast Company, Inc. and Modern CEO)
Pfizer’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Sally Susman
Writer & Activist, Harley Preston
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Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Celebration of Most Influential ESG Leaders Honorees
Courageous Leadership Keynote
with thredUP’s James Reinhart and Fast Company’s Elizabeth Segran
Building a Sustainable Brand
with Queenly, Marimekko, Archive, Justice Environment and Sourcing Journal’s Jessica Binns
Trisha Bantigue, Suvi-Elina Enqvist, Emily Gittins, Saad Amer and Sophia Richter
How AI is Transforming the Consumer Experience
with Hungryroot, Kendo Brands (LVMH), Lily AI and Retail and eCommerce Investor Janie Yu
Ben McKean, Sapna Parikh and Ahmed Naiem
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Mental Wellness & Inclusivity @Work
with True Religion’s Theresa Watts and Mental Wellness Expert Bea Arthur, featuring The Z Suite's Clay Lute, Sash Shaban and Eileen Wang
Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Macy’s Shawn Outler and The Business of Fashion’s Sheena Butler-Young
Rewriting The Workforce Playbook
with American Eagle Outfitters, WorkJam and The Business of Fashion’s Sheena Butler-Young, Featuring The Z Suite
Ashley Schapiro, Louise Clements, Taylor Light, Clay Lute and Tyra Mitchell
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Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Andy Dunn and Fortune’s Phil Wahba
Courageous Leadership Keynote
with Forever 21’s Winnie Park, Bunny’s Bae Bar’s Bunny Zingler, Rolling Loud’s Matt Zingler and Cosmopolitan’s Jessica Giles
Commerce, Culture & Community
with PepsiCo, Meta, Trndsttrs, the Gen Z Whisperer and Retail TouchPoints’ Alicia Esposito
Stacy Taffet, Karin Tracy, Jake Borjseth and Tiffany Zhong
Ask Me Anything
with The Z Suite, led by Joanna Coles
Cocktails and Networking: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
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