VicenzaOro shines a spotlight on the future

by eyetee | January 4, 2013 8:29 pm

SB_file.preview.26025 — Industry experts will gather at all three VicenzaOro shows this year for summits that look at how to prepare for future business trends.

A series of international summits focusing on future business trends will lead each of the Vicenza fairs this year.

Carrying the theme—”The Future. Now.”—the summits will see experts discuss issues such as new scenarios and distribution markets, trading opportunities online and through social networks, strategies for promoting brands, advertising and promotion, forecasting, new perspectives for luxury goods, and the evolved consumer.

The first summit was held at VicenzaOro ‘Winter’ over the weekend and brought together the following speakers:

Roberto Ditri, president of Fiera di Vicenza;
Nadja Swarovski, member of Swarovski’s executive board;
Stephen Webster, founder and creative manager for Stephen Webster;
Joanne Arbuckle, dean of the School of Art and Design Fashion Institute of Technology;
Artak Udumyan, vice-president of Este;
Roberto Coin, chief executive officer (CEO) of Roberto Coin S.p.A.; and
Hank Siegel, owner and president of Hamilton Jewellers.

The summit was chaired by Simon Brooke, a writer for the Financial Times. The second and third summits will be held in May and September.

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