2024 Retail Influencer
CEO Forum
Featuring The Z Suite
Icons: Inspiring the Future
An invite-only, exclusive forum for retail and brand leaders looking to connect with Gen Z consumers.
Speakers + Moderators
Speakers include C-suite professionals and some of the world’s most fascinating leaders from the retail, beauty and technology industries.
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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Attending Brands + Media
Brands

Adorama

Anthropologie

Casper

Cast Jewelry

Centric Brands

Charlotte Russe

Coach

Coachtopia

Commando

Fast Company

FreshDirect

GoPro

Hanky Panky

Hudson's Bay Company

Khaite

M.M. LaFleur

Marquee Brands

Meta

Michael Kors

Milani Cosmetics

Parlux Fragrances

PetMeds

PetRx

Ralph Lauren

Rebecca Taylor

Retail Minded

RICH Haircare

Saks off Fifth

Shakti

Simon Properties

skinworldwide

Target

The Children's Place

The Estee Lauder Companies

The Taubman Company

ThirdLove

TikTok

Tory Burch

Value Retail

Media

Business Insider

The Business of Fashion

CNBC

Cosmopolitan

Fast Company

Forbes

Fortune

Glossy

Hearst Media

Mansueto Ventures

MSNBC

Retail Refined

Retail TouchPoints

Sourcing Journal

WWD

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Location
Manhatta

28 Liberty Street, 60th floor, New York Map


2023 Forum Recap
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Joanna Coles, former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan.
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Shai Eisenman, CEO and Founder of Bubble.
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Stacey McCormick, SVP of Aerie Marketing; Aly Raisman, gold medal gymnast and advocate; and Stephanie Mehta, CEO and Chief Content Officer at Mansueto Ventures, parent company of Inc. and Fast Company.
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Ziad Ahmed, CEO of JUV Consulting; Ellie Zeiler, actress, activist, and digital creator; and Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion.
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Left: Ken Downing, Creative Director of Halston, and Stacey Bendet, CEO and Creative Director of alice + olivia.
Right: Winnie Park, CEO of Forever 21.
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Hilal Ibrahim, Founder and CEO of Henna & Hijabs; Maya Penn, Founder and CEO of Maya’s Ideas; and Deja Natei, fashion model.
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Daniella Pierson, Founder and CEO of The Newsette and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wondermind.
    Networks
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    What is The Z Suite?
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    What is the
    Retail Influencer Network?