2023 Retail Influencer
CEO Forum
Featuring The Z Suite
Courageous Leadership Paving the Way for Real Change
An invite-only, exclusive forum for retail and brand leaders looking to connect with Gen Z consumers.
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Speakers + Moderators
Speakers include C-suite professionals and some of the world’s most fascinating leaders from the retail, beauty and technology industries.

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Ziad Ahmed
Founder & CEO

JUV Consulting

 

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Bea Arthur
Founder & CEO

The Difference

 

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Trisha Bantigue
CEO

Queenly

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Jake Bjorseth
Founder & CEO

Trndsttrs

 

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Sheena Butler-Young
Senior Correspondent

The Business of Fashion

 

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Joanna Coles, OBE
Creative Entrepreneur and Editor

 

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Kelsey Davis
Founder & CEO

CLLCTVE

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Andy Dunn
Co-Founder

Bonobos

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Shai Eisenman
Founder & CEO

Bubble Skincare

 

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Alicia Esposito
VP of Content

Retail TouchPoints

 

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Patrick Finnegan
Managing Partner

Intuition Capital

 

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Phoebe Gates
Women’s Health Advocate

Co-Founder, Phia

 

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Jessica Giles
Editor-in-Chief

Cosmopolitan

 

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Emily Gittins
Co-Founder & CEO

Archive

 

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Sophia Kianni
Co-Founder & UN Advisor

Phia

 

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Laurie Lam
Chief Brand Officer

e.l.f. Beauty

 

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Anthony Marino
President

thredUP

 

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Maggie McGrath
Editor

ForbesWomen

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Stephanie Mehta
CEO &
Chief Content Officer

Mansueto Ventures

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Danny Meyer
Founder & Executive Chairman

Union Square Hospitality Group

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Rebecca Minkoff
Founder & Designer

Rebecca Minkoff

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Elizabeth Oates
Vice President of Consumer Insights

Ulta Beauty

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Shawn Outler
Chief Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Officer

Macy's Inc.

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Sarah Paiji Yoo
Co-Founder & CEO

Blueland

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Sapna Parikh
Chief Digital Officer

Kendo Brands, LVMH

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Winnie Park
CEO

Forever 21

 

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Daniela Pierre-Bravo
Reporter

MSNBC

 

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Joon Silverstein
SVP Global Marketing, Creative and Sustainability, Head of Coachtopia

Coach

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Sally Susman
Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Pfizer

 

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Stacy Taffet
Marketing Senior Vice President

PepsiCo Beverages North America

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Karin Tracy
Head of Industry | Retail, Luxury, Fashion

Meta

 

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Phil Wahba
Senior Writer

Fortune

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Theresa Watts
SVP Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

True Religion

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Sunny Woo
Senior Vice President

AEO Stores, U.S. and Canada

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Alex York
Reporter, Future of Work

Business Insider

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Karah Preiss
Founder

Belletrist

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TZ (Tiffany Zhong)
Gen Z Whisperer &
Venture Capitalist

 

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Karah Preiss
Founder

Belletrist

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Attending Brands + Media
Brands

AEO, Inc.

Archive

Athletic Propulsion Labs, LLC

The Blackstone Group

Blueland

Bonobos

Bubble Skincare

Coach

Coachtopia

Cosmopolitan

e.l.f. Beauty

The Estée Lauder Companies

Forever 21

Kendo Brands, LVMH

Macy's

Marquee Brand

Meta

Michael Kors

Milani Cosmetics

PepsiCo

Pfizer

Queenly

Ralph Lauren

Rebecca Minkoff

Revlon

Simon Property Group

Steve Madden

Tapestry

thredUP

True Religion

Ulta

Union Square Hospitality Group

Value Retail

WWD

Media

Business Insider

The Business of Fashion

Cosmopolitan

Fast Company

Fortune

Hearst Media

Mansueto Ventures

MSNBC

Retail TouchPoints

Sourcing Journal

WWD

Location
The Crosby Street Hotel

79 Crosby Street, New York. Map


Photos from 2022’s Forum
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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?
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