Ragtrader can reveal the final set of speakers for upcoming conference series Ragtrader Live, with the full schedule to be released next week.
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sass & bide CEO David Briskin, Camilla managing director Paul Cherny and Jenny Kee will join a special roundtable on the business of designer fashion. A final designer brand will be announced next week.
The panel is presented by Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia organiser IMG Australia, which has partnered with Ragtrader to create this section of the program.
The power panel will discuss challenges and opportunities for designers in Australia and will be moderated by Ragtrader editor Assia Benmedjdoub.
Specialty Fashion Group CFO Alison Henriksen has also joined the speaker lineup, revealing the story of its extraordinary loyalty program.
The Group has 6.2 million members who represent over 80 per cent of sales across its network of 900 stores and seven online businesses.
Retail Apparel Group managing director Gary Novis will share the story of Connor, which is part of its 300 store network across Australia and New Zealand.
The menswear giant trialled several versions of Connor before finally cracking the winning formula.
Today, the brand is undergoing aggressive expansion in both store numbers and scale.
The speakers join a power lineup which includes The Iconic, Asos, Peter Morrissey, my-wardrobe.com, Colliers International, David Bush and administrators for Lisa Ho.