On Jan 20th! Join our fireside interview with Cristina Ventura, the Chief Catalyst Officer of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group! 3 things you will learn during the interview:

1. How to lead the IPO of a brand like Prada?
2. How are lifestyle brands disrupted by technology?
3. Latest trends in fashion tech, what's the most interesting and unusual?
4. How did you manage a life full of energy and passion, constantly improving yourself and achieving goals?

If you are retail, fashion tech-related startups, this is a unique opportunity to get the attention of Asia's leading lifestyle accelerator. You can apply here for the Cage Ignition Program in Hong Kong, and join us to meet Cristina in person.

 

14:30-15:00 Sign-in
15:00-15:15 Welcome Drink & Mingle & Opening Intro
15:15-16:15 Fireside chat with Cristina Ventura and Q&A
16:15-17:30 Networking

 

Cristina proves there is more than 24h in a day. She is currently the Chief Catalyst Officer for the Lane Crawford Joyce Group, responsible for nurturing synergies between eco-system players in the retail and technology industries through The Cage, a 12-week ignition program with mentoring and commercial opportunities based in Hong Kong. LCJG is a privately owned global group gathering 1500 brands and 850 omnichannel retail spaces.

Previously, Cristina lead Apple's high growth expansion in Hong Kong and China. She was Regional Retail Director at Prada Group and prepared its IPO in Hong Kong. She managed operations for Gucci Europe & Middle East, as well as Louis Vuitton in Europe and Asia.

She studied at Harvard, Stanford, Singularity University, CEIBS and Qinghua, went through 500 Startups and founded Luxury and SiliconBali.io. She is also an active angel investor. 

 

 

 

 

The Lane Crawford Joyce Group is an international industry leader in retail and omnichannel experiences, brand management and distribution, providing international brands unparalleled insight into, and coverage of, Greater China. The Group consists of five companies: iconic, luxury department store Lane Crawford; cutting edge fashion boutique Joyce; fashion footwear, bags and accessories specialist Pedder Group; retail, brand management and distribution company ImagineX Group; and full-service retail platform Walton Brown.

The Cage - a unique 12-week Ignition Program, powered by The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, that offers intensive mentorship to start-ups developing technologies that apply to fashion and lifestyle retail. With the success of our inaugural program last year, we are excited to call-out for start-ups again to join us in The Cage starting in May 2018. We are interested in technologies that can optimise and/or redefine any of the customer touchpoints, including awareness, discovery and exploration, use and purchase, loyalty as well as advocacy.

Technologies that could apply both to the in-store experience and business' systems which enable improved and unique customer experiences. This could include, though is not limited to IoT, personalisation, image recognition and matching, AI/machine learning, AR, gaming, the blockchain, etc. Applications will remain open until March 18, 2018. Please visit thecage.io for further information.