NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Karen Harvey, CEO of
Karen Harvey Consulting Group, and Founder of Fashion Tech Forum
and Mike Dennison, President
of the Consumer Technologies Group at Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX), are
pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the fourth annual
Fashion Tech Forum (FTF) which will take place on October 6th in Los Angeles, CA.
FTF is a dynamic platform designed to engage leaders in the
fashion, retail and technology sectors to facilitate powerful
conversation and future collaboration. With a focus on building the
hybrid companies of the future, FTF will bring together the most
innovative CEOs, founders, leaders and investors in fashion and
technology to discuss and envision the next stages of partnerships,
businesses and brands in our highly connected world.
Angela Ahrendts, Senior
Vice President Retail at Apple, will.i.am, Founder and CEO
at i.am+, John Hoke, Chief
Design Officer at Nike, Virgil
Abloh, Founder and Creative Director of Off White and
Stephanie Phair, Chief
Strategy Officer at Farfetch are among the speakers confirmed for
2017's Fashion Tech Forum.
The annual conference, co-hosted by Kate Dimmock, Fashion Director at Amazon
Fashion, is an exclusive event, which in the past has included 600+
industry leaders. Last year, Fashion Tech Forum brought together
the most exceptional CEO's, innovators, thinkers and investors in
fashion, retail, media and technology. This year's conference will
engage this community in sharing their stories of leadership and
transformation.
"It is imperative for today's leaders to invest their time and
energy exploring innovations, technology and potential partners in
order to create the future of their brands and businesses.
This robust one day conference sheds light on the urgent needs of
the business and creative communities, offering attendees an
unparalleled opportunity to learn, connect and address their next
steps," said Karen Harvey. "We
are also thrilled to bring the powerful FTF experience to
Los Angeles for the first
time. LA offers a unique energy where film, media,
innovation, fashion and retail converge and opportunities for
visionaries and trailblazers to collaborate abound. This
event is not to be missed by those interested in moving their
business forward."
Additional speakers for this year's conference include
Andy Mooney, Chief Executive
Officer, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation; Julie Bornstein of Stitch Fix, Sephora and
Nordstrom; Stacey Boyd,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Olivela; Adam Goldenberg, Co-chief Executive Officer,
TechStyle; Nasiba Adilova, Co-Founder The Tot;
Adam Pritzker, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Assembled Brands; Cate Holstein,
Founder and Creative Director, Khaite. FTF will take place at
3Labs Culver City, Los Angeles with production by Blue
Revolver.
To register for attendance and view a full list of confirmed
speakers, please visit:
www.fashiontechforum.com
About Karen Harvey Consulting
Karen Harvey Consulting Group is an international consulting
firm focused on executive search, brand incubation and advisory
services for luxury, fashion, retail and innovation-driven
companies. In addition to FTF, the firm also launched INDX, a
two-sided marketplace for vetted, world-class creative talent to
discover, connect and seek employment opportunities with top
brands. Karen Harvey Consulting has earned international
recognition for bringing some of the industry's most successful
CEOs and creative leaders to powerful global companies. The company
is based in New York and
London.
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