RETAIL'S RESILIENCE
Wharton Graduate Retail Conference Presents
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15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Wharton Graduate Retail Conference is a marquee event hosted by the Wharton Graduate Retail Club and the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center. Now in its 15th iteration, the event provides an avenue to educate the next generation of retail leaders as well as to exchange ideas on current trends and developments affecting the retail industry.
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2020 has been especially challenging for retailers as companies were forced to either fail or adapt to unforeseen conditions overnight. If anything, this past year has shown retail's resilience in the face of obstacles with the most successful players exceeding analyst expectations and delivering value to end-consumers. The conference will invite speakers and panelists to provide both a retrospective on their keys to success during COVID-19 and a prospective of how these lessons can apply to both crises and opportunities not yet at their doorstep.
AGENDA
All events can be accessed at https://zoom.us/j/8488295113 unless otherwise noted
MONDAY, MARCH 15
12:00PM ET​
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12:30PM ET
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TUESDAY, MARCH 16
12:00PM ET
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12:30PM ET
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04:30PM ET
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
12:00PM ET
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04:30PM ET
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18
12:00PM ET
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05:00PM ET
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The State of Retail with Oliver Chen, Managing Director @ Cowen​
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Fireside Chat with Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer @ Pangaia
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Body by Bridget, High-intensity Pilates workout class
Hosted at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88238459328
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The New Health & Wellness
Justin Allen, COO & Co-founder @ TUSHY
Eleanor Haycock, Co-founder @ Year of Ours
Iggy Rodriguez, Head of Partnerships @ Therabody
Matt Weiler, CFO @ Daily Harvest
Courtney Wartman, Global Director of Brand Marketing @ Free People
Moderated by Bridget O'Carroll, Founder @ BBB
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Fireside Chat with Jenn Bandier, CEO & Founder @ Bandier
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Digital Explosion in Retail
Gamal Ahmed, Manager of Merchandising @ GOAT Group
Candice Huang, Senior Manager of Int'l Corporate Affairs @ Alibaba​
Randy Malm, Director of Digital Service & Omni-Acceleration @ L'Oréal
Moderated by Kris Harvey, Wharton MBA student '22
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Influencer Strategy in Beauty​
Molly Flynn, Influencer Marketing Consultant
Jillian Kramer, VP of Research @ YPulse
David Ruff, Content Creator @ Roughly Ruff
Michael Wright, Creator Monetization @ TikTok
Moderated by Puja Thakker, President @ Wharton Beauty Club
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Luxury Rebound
Jeffrey Goldmuntz, Merchandizing Senior Manager @ Dior
Tressan Garcia, Global Marketing Senior Manager @ Fresh
Moderated by Stefana Covalciuc, Wharton MBA student '21
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Innovation, Sustainability, and the Circular Economy
Natasha Franck, Founder & CEO @ EON
Stacy Flynn, CEO & Co-Founder @ Evrnu
Aileen Lerch, Sustainability Senior Analyst @ Allbirds
Topper Luciani, CEO @ Good Fair
Amy White, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility @ Nordstrom
Moderated by Kerry Huang, Chief of Staff @ Global Fashion Agenda
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SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
OLIVER CHEN
MANAGING DIRECTOR, COWEN
CANDICE HUANG
INT'L CORPORATE AFFAIRS, ALIBABA
DAVID RUFF
CONTENT CREATOR, ROUGHLY RUFF
JUSTIN ALLEN
COO & CO-FOUNDER, TUSHY
COURTNEY WARTMAN
BRAND MARKETING, FREE PEOPLE
MATT WEILER
CFO, DAILY HARVEST
JILLIAN KRAMER
VP OF RESEARCH, YPULSE
JEFFREY GOLDMUNTZ
MERCHANDIZING, DIOR
AILEEN LERCH
SUSTAINABILITY, ALLBIRDS
KERRY HUANG
GLOBAL FASHION AGENDA
PUJA THAKKER
WHARTON BEAUTY CLUB
STEFANA COVALCIUC
WHARTON STUDENT
BRIDGET O'CARROLL
FOUNDER, BBB
