Fashion Exchange +27

Speakers

A combination of international and domestic speakers and panelists will highlight some of the most pressing issues and of-the-minute topics in the fashion and luxury worlds.

International Speakers
+ Giovanni Lepori
+ Carol Morgan
+ Angelika Huwiler

Local Speakers
+ Cheryl Arthur
+ Grant Blackbeard
+ Jonathan Cherry
+ Robyn Cooke
+ Shane Dryden
+ Frankie Fleck
+ Guy Geddes
+ Lesego Malatsi
+ Renato Palmi
+ Gavin Rajah
+ Andrew Smith
+ Dali Tembo
+ Dr. Philip Ruther
+ Regina Borth
+ Suzaan Laing
+ and more!

Giovanni Lepori

Mr. Lepori brings extensive experience in business development, brand management, sales and marketing within the luxury, retail and branded goods industry. As a member of the transaction and investment team at the Dellacorte Group, he is involved in all aspects of our firm including deal sourcing evaluation of investment opportunities, and cross-border advisory.

Before joining Dellacorte, he was a Director with LVMH in Paris, where he helped build the footwear division of Christian Dior focusing on the development of its worldwide distribution network.

Prior to Dior he helped reposition Bally in North America after it was acquired by Texas Pacific Group. Before that he spent four years with Prada Group in New York where he helped grow the wholesale distribution in North America for the Group’s handbags and accessories six brands into a $100MM business at retail.

Mr. Lepori holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School and was awarded the full tuition Kopf Fellowship for International Business on the basis of academic merit. He received a B.S. summa cum laude in Business from the University of Florence in Italy.

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