In the fast paced world we live in, luxury is leading the pack. And on April 25 LuxuryLab, is hosting its first US summit right here in Miami. Bringing together a select group of leaders, brand managers, and industry pioneers in the luxury sector from around the globe, the seminars will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami with special breakout invite-only workshops happening in the Design District on April 26.
Guests will listen to speakers who will share their expertise on the importance of the luxury sector in the Latin American market, delivered in ways that create awareness of the responsibility they bear with their clients and the environment. Topics will include sustainability, technology, trends, retail, architecture, design, and statistics among others.
Part of the proceeds from LuxuryLab US event will goes towards the United Way of Miami-Dade, the charitable foundation that raises money to help children and young people to succeed in school and stay out of the streets, actions that result in an increase of people graduating.
Here’s a quick look at who will be speaking at the LuxuryLab summit:
Alexandra Villoch, United Way
Villoch is the President & Publisher of Miami Herald Media Company and 2016-2018 co-chair of the United Way Campaign.
Joel Muñis, Trends for the Latin American Luxury Market
Muñis is Partner and Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group, global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on leader strategy
Humberto Campana, Latin American Brand, case success: Campana Studio
Campana is the Creative Director of Campana Studios who has became famous for furniture design, for creations of intriguing pieces - such as the armchairs Vermelha and Favela - and also for have grown in the areas of Interior Design, Architecture, Landscaping, Scenography, Fashion, among others.
Mario Jobbe, Trends & Innovation in Technology
Jobbe is COO of Brand Karma, a well-known entrepreneur in technology, travel, and luxury. He leads the global operations of Brand Karma, a virtual reality (VR) studio for the travel, real estate, and luxury industries.
Crystina Lyon, Art & Culture in Latam
Lyon is the Artistic Director and Founder of Gala de Danza in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The gala is designed to bring the world’s elite artists to Mexico in an event to enrich the community. In collaboration with Youth America Grand Prix, providing performance opportunities to young dancers,
Leona Kohen and Antonio de a Rocha, Millennials, Trends and Consumer Behavior
Kohen is Creative Director, Experience Strategy at RGA a digital design agency for the connected age. ROCHA is a Global Innovation & Lifestyle Consultant ADR Consulting worked with the leaders of global lifestyle brands to develop new products and services, create campaigns, establish collaborations, and take brands into new innovative directions.
Craig Robins, LuxuryLab award
Robins is the CEO & President of Dacra, an Entrepreneur, real estate developer and art collector based in Miami, Florida. As the CEO and President of Dacra, the real estate development company he founded in 1987, Robins focuses on developing creative communities that integrate art, design and architecture to accelerate asset value creation and enrich urban life.
Susana Martinez Vidal, 20 Lessons of Fashion (and life) that Mrs. Kahlo Left Us
Yaeger is a fashion & lifestyle Journalist whose work has appeared in Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Architectural Digest, WSJ magazine, and many other publications.
Adriana Degreas, Latin American Fashion
Degreas is an Industrial Designer focusing on swimwear with years of experience who decided to set up a new forward thinking project in juxtaposition to the current trends of that time: a luxury brand with a unique lifestyle proposition and superior workmanship at its core.
Fflur Roberts, Forecast & Statistic Latam &Global
Roberts is the Headmaster of Luxury Goods Research of Euromonitor International, and manages the research program for the global luxury goods industry at Euromonitor International.
Sorya Gaulin, Experiential Luxury
Gaulin is the Senior Director of Marketing Communications at Four Seasons.
Sami Hayek, Latin American Brand, case success: Hayek Studio
Hayek mixes styles, textures and materials to achieve a unique expression for each project. Some of his clients include Target Corporation, for whom he designed a comprehensive line of home furnishings, as well as Bentley Motors for whom he designed a private aircraft.
Helen Lambert, Consumption in Luxury Retail
Lambert is CEO of Lambert + Associates, a European group focused on enhancing the performance of luxury brands across the globe.
Eric Carlson, Innovation in luxury architecture
Carlson is Founder & CEO of Carbondale, a pre-eminent in the world of luxury design is native to the USA and has been living and practicing architecture in Europe for over 25 years. In 2004 he established the architecture studio Carbondale Paris in 2004 and Carbondale Brazil in 2011.
To get a better feel for the event, check out the 2016 highlight reel below. And to purchse tickets to the talks visit here.
