New Delhi: ETRetail is all set to present its inaugural Fashion and Apparel Innovation Summit 2023 (FAIS 2023) on October 5th at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi.
This summit promises to be a defining moment for the fashion and apparel industry bringing together more than 30 Fashion, Lifestyle, Footwear & accessories brand leaders, celebrities, and leading fashion influencers on a dynamic platform to share their ideas behind the growth of the fashion sector within retail and what opportunities this industry has to offer for the new businesses both offline and online.
There will be insightful keynotes, trialogues, and panel discussions unveiling the latest trends, brand strategies, sustainable initiatives, and groundbreaking innovations.
The event will grace the presence of actor and entrepreneur Sonam Kapoor, who will share her valuable insights with the esteemed audience present.
The daylong event is set to be a day of insightful discussions led by a distinguished lineup of industry experts.
From the dynamic duo of Shantanu & Nikhil Mehra, Couturiers & Co-Founders of Shantanu & Nikhil, sharing their expertise on balancing creativity and commercial success, to a comprehensive exploration of agile retail brand building in India featuring Rajesh Jain, MD & CEO of Lacoste India, Lavanya Nalli, Vice-Chairperson of Nalli Silk, Nitin Mohan, Co-Founder & MD of Blackberrys Menswear, Sameer Manglani, CEO & Owner, Meena Bazaar Manjula Tiwari, Managing Director & CEO, Cover story Deepak Aggarwal, Founder and MD, KAZO Fashion Rachit Mathur, this summit promises to be a pivotal event.
Additionally, speakers such as Dr. Vivek Rastogi, CTO of Fabindia, and Akhil Jain, Executive Director of Jain Amar (Madame), will delve into the digital transformation of fashion commerce.
In his individual session, Ashish Minocha, Chief Business Officer at MAI Labs Pvt Ltd, will enlighten the audience on metaverse couture.
Further, there will be a panel discussion on Fast Fashion Success with members including Ayushi Gudwani, Founder & CEO, FS Life Apoorv Sen, COO, Iconic India Anant Tanted, Founder, The Indian Garage Co. Nitya Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO, Simpl Rahul Bhalla, Co-founder and CEO, Latin Quarters Anupam Bansal, Director, Liberty Group Manish Kapoor, MD & CEO, Pepe Jeans India.
Further insights into how fashion brands are embracing innovation for a competitive edge will be shared by
Lavanya Pachisia, COO, Zivame Ambuj Narayan, CEO, Taniera Sandeep Karwa, VP-Flipkart Fashion Shivani Malik, Director, Da Milano Suman Chowdhury, Co-Founder & COO, Clovia Preeti Gupta, Business Head – Owned Brands, Nykaa Fashion Pankaj Kankar, Fashion Technology Leader, Ex-CTO, Ajio, Fareye, Lenskart, Freecharge.
Going ahead, strategies for scaling fashion brands in India will be revealed by panelists including Shivani Agarwal, CMO & Co-Founder, Uptownie Rahul Dayama, Head of Marketing, Urbanic Udita Bansal, Founder, trueBrowns Aakriti Rawal, Co-Founder, House of Chikankari Umar Akhter, CEO, Koskii Harsh Hari Modi, Co-Founder & CEO, Mulmul.
Followed by an exploration of how influencers are democratizing fashion by connecting trends to reality with speakers – Nitibha Kaul, Fashion & Lifestyle Content Creator, Sakshi Sidhwani, Fashion Content Creator, Mohak Narang, Fashion & Lifestyle Content Creator.
FAIS 2023 is in association with Valiance Analytics, Simpl, Netcore, Trustsignal and Mai.Labs.
