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Merchandise Planning 2023
Merchandise Planning 2023
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: 23 - 24 OCTOBER 2023 HomeSpeakersAgendaDelegatesVenueSponsorsBook Now

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Merchandise Planning 2023 | Agenda

Agenda

Line Planning
Demand & Forecasting
Customer Experience & Personalization
Inventory Management
Product Assortment
Digital Channels

NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.

Day 1: 23 October 2023

08:00

Registration

Lobby

09:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

09:10

Keynote Talk: Supercharging In-Season Inventory Management with AWS

Room 1

Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Apparel & Fashion, AWS

09:50

Streamlining your Brand's Line Planning Strategy & Execution

Room 1

Roberto Griso, Senior Director Global Merchandise Planning & Operations, The North Face / VF Corp

10:30

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:40

1-2-1 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:40

Session Reserved for Lectra

Room 1

Accelerating and Optimizing Process Automation in Merchandising Planning

Room 2

Arun Joshi, President / CEO, Visulon Inc.

Robert Stanley, VP, Visulon Inc.

Richa Agarwal, Sr. Director Digital Go To Market, PVH Global, PVH

Dwayn Catto, Senior Vice President, Visulon Inc.

12:20

From Fast Fashion to Made-To-Order: Increasing Personalization & Reducing Overproduction

Room 1

Richa Agarwal, Sr. Director Digital Go To Market, PVH Global, PVH

Unlocking the Importance of Product Assortment Curation Across Physical and Digital Channels

Room 2

Michelle Bowler, Global Head of Merchandising, Wayfair

PlatformE 's Real Time: A Collaborative Platform for Faster Concept-to-Market and Sustainable Inventory Optimization

Room 3

James Murray, Senior Business Development Executive, PLATFORME

13:00

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:00

Selling a Product at Full Price, by Making Less of it and Making More of the Relevant Designs

Room 1

Clara Yoo-Stapen, Sr. Global Director of Merchandising, Luxury and Lifestyle brands, Authentic Brands Group

Digitalization & the Revolution of eCommerce - New Opportunities for Supply Chain and Operations Planning

Room 2

Holly Wicks, eComm Product Merchandise Manager, Dick's Sporting Goods

14:40

Session Reserved for NuORDER

Room 2

Session Reserved for Vibe IQ

Room 2

15:20

Afternoon Refreshments

Exhibition Hall

15:30

1-2-1 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

16:30

In Conversation with Bailey:

Room 1

Bailey Heckel, Dir. IT - Design & Merchandising Systems, Ralph Lauren

17:10

Sponsored Keynote Talk

Room 1

17:55

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

Day 2: 24 October 2023

09:00

Learn About Consumer Insights That Merchants Can Actually Put to Use

Room 3

Dan Leahy, Co-founder & CEO, MakerSights

Grace Brooks, DMM - Footwear, Bags & Non Apparel, Madewell

Fionna McQueen, Senior Director Product, Reebok

Victoria Santoriello, Vice President, Global Customer Experience & Product Strategy, Kate Spade

Think Tank: Syrup Tech Inc.

Room 4

10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

10:10

Fireside Chat: Forecasting Resilience: Embracing Change and Thriving in Turbulent Trends

Room 1

Susan Stoklosa, Global Head of Planning, Omni Merchandise Planning & Inventory Management, Giii

10:50

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:00

1-2-1 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

12:00

Flexible Product Creation - Not All Products Are Created Equally

Room 1

Joanna Sjoberg, Global Planning & Merchandising Director, GANT

Data-Driven Technology is the Key to Better Planning, Going Direct to Consumer, and Educating the Workforce of the Future

Room 2

Kimberly Minor, CEO, Bumbershoot Group

12:40

Revolutionize Apparel Supply Chain with Game Changing Consumer Intelligence

Room 1

Ganesh Subramanian, Founder & CEO, Stylumia

Session Reserved for First Insight

Room 2

13:20

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:20

Better Merchandise Planning for a More Informed Product Design and Planning Strategy

Room 1

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

Inventory-Hub and Real Time Retail Planning to Navigate Uncertainty

Room 2

Susan Beischel, Founder & Creative Director, Skin

15:00

Closing Panel: Consumer-Centricity and Agility: How to Best Leverage Data for a More Informed Product Design and Planning Strategy

Room 1

Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, Fashion Institute of Technology

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

Ganesh Subramanian, Founder & CEO, Stylumia

15:40

Chairperson's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Steve Brown, Heading up Demand Merchandising, Calvin Klein

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