Filter agenda:
NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
Day 1 : 27 May 2026
Rise, Shine & Collect Your Badge (Coffee Included!)
Break The Lobby
Chair's Opening Remarks
Chairman's Address Room 1
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
Raising the Bar: Building Teams That Shape the Business
Keynote Room 1
Alicia Cassidy, VP Planning & Allocation, Ferragamo
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
Start-Up Tech Sparks
Startup Stage Room 1
Heidi Van Dyck, CEO, athena studio
Cindy Ball, Co-Founder & CEO, Fierce Inc.
Malini Kannan, CEO, Nul Global
Anand Muralidaran, Founder CEO, UnAbandon AI
Morning Break
Break Exhibition Hall
Morning 121 Meetings
Meetings Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables
Roundtables Roundtable Room
Glenda Light, EVP of Global Planning and Strategy, Velvet
Gail Rodwell Simon, Founder, Sparx Advisory Group
Eiko van Hettinga, Chief Commercial Officer, 7Learnings GmbH
Dave Christy, Vice President of Enterprise AI, SWIM USA
Kenzi Parton, Vice President Planning & Operations Transformation, Kendo Brands (LVMH) | ex-Levi's
How do we plan seasonality when patterns won’t stay still
Focus Group Room 2
Shelby Goldfaden, Director of Merchandising, M.M.LaFleur
Retail Resilience Is a Team Sport: Why Planning Alone Isn’t Enough
Workshop Room 1
Bob Debicki, GM, Consumer Strategy, Anaplan
Hilary Scherer, Senior Director, Planning & Allocation, Warby Parker
Your Data Isn’t Normal & Never Will Be: A Better Way To AI
Think Tank Room 2
John Kennedy, Managing Director of Sorium Group, r4 Technologies Inc
Lunch: Sponsored by BDG
Break Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables
Roundtables Roundtable Room
Dominick Miserandino, CEO & Founder, Retail Tech Media Nexus
Maria Carlton, Founder - Forth & Forward Advisory and ex-Senior Director, Global GTM & Digital Commercial Transformation, Forth & Forward Advisory
Richa Agarwal, Trusted Advisor, Former Sr. Director Digital Go To Market, Ex- PVH, Ralph Lauren and Eileen Fisher
Jeff Mergy, Vice President of Product Strategy, Partnerships, and Innovation, Bold Metrics, Inc.
From the Sidelines to Sell-Throughs: How Fanatics Uses AI to Improve the Fan Experience
Think Tank Room 2
Umesh Johari, VP, Strategy & Special Projects, Fanatics
Nicholas Wegman, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence , Zebra Technologies
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Break Exhibition Hall
Afternoon 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Exhibition Hall
AI Wins, Warnings & What Really Works
Panel Room 1
Dominick Miserandino, CEO & Founder, Retail Tech Media Nexus
Lisa Dodis, Former SVP, Merchandising and Planning, Birdy Grey
Billie Whitehouse, CEO, Wearable X
Kenzi Parton, Vice President Planning & Operations Transformation, Kendo Brands (LVMH) | ex-Levi's
Chair's Closing Remarks
Chairman's Address Room 1
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
Drinks Reception
Break Exhibition Hall
Day 2 : 28 May 2026
The Luxury Balancing Act: Harmonizing Brand Vision with Agentic AI
Think Tank Room 2
Jeff Fish, CEO, Intelo AI
Shilpa Sachdev, Senior Director, Planning and Allocation, Versace
Welcome Back - Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chairman's Address Room 1
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
When Planning Scales, Everything Changes
Keynote Room 1
Kenzi Parton, Vice President Planning & Operations Transformation, Kendo Brands (LVMH) | ex-Levi's
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
Morning Refreshment Break
Break Exhibition Hall
Morning 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Exhibition Hall
Staying Agile When Costs Spike and Trade Shifts
Panel Room 1
Bryant Vitanza, Chief Operating Officer , Mission
Casey Royster, Director of Production, the Bar
Emma Reid, GM Planning, Happy Socks
Sonja Chapman, Associate Professor International Trade and Marketing, Fashion Institute of Technology
Lunch: Sponsored by BDG
Break Exhibition Hall
Interactive Roundtables
Roundtables Roundtable Room
Emma Reid, GM Planning, Happy Socks
Glenda Light, EVP of Global Planning and Strategy, Velvet
Kiera Ganann, Senior Vice President, Head of Merchandising , The Children's Place
Richa Agarwal, Trusted Advisor, Former Sr. Director Digital Go To Market, Ex- PVH, Ralph Lauren and Eileen Fisher
Bryant Vitanza, Chief Operating Officer , Mission
The Store Renaissance: What It Means for Planning
Focus Group Room 2
Jennifer Smith, Director of Global Retail Planning and Business Process, Michael Kors
360º Planning - Teams Plan Better When They Plan Together
Panel Room 1
Jennifer Smith, Director of Global Retail Planning and Business Process, Michael Kors
Kiera Ganann, Senior Vice President, Head of Merchandising , The Children's Place
Glenda Light, EVP of Global Planning and Strategy, Velvet
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT
Alicia Cassidy, VP Planning & Allocation, Ferragamo
RE:PLAN's Final Buy: Here's What the Room Told Us
General Session Room 1
Naomi Gross, Professor, Fashion Business Management, FIT