2020 LAFS
VIRTUAL SUMMIT

Location: Virtual Summit
Attendees: 1200
Total Views: 9000

Due to the pandemic, in 2020 LAFS hosted its first Virtual Summit, with the mission of providing its community with valuable tools to overcome the difficulties the year presented. This unusual circumstance actually drew many people to the event, reaching 1175 attendees. These had access to more than 24 hours of valuable content, created hand in hand with sixty speakers, amongst which were personalities such as Diane von Furstenberg, Francisco Costa, Edgardo Osorio and Fernando García. Pivoting and resilience were the main topics of the summit, that united our beloved community from a distance.

SPEAKERS

Alden Wicker

Freelance journalist

Sustainable Fashion

Alex Badia

Style Director

WWD

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

Co-founder of Gilt, GlamSquad & Managing Partner

Clerisy

Amanda Hearst

Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer

Maison de Mode

Andrea Arnau

CEO

CPT Investments

Anna Vladymyrska

Founder and CEO

ShopParty

Ariela Suster

Founder / Co-Founder

Sequence Collection & I am here to

Ayotunde Rufai

CEO & Co-Founder

Jendaya

Camila Straschnoy

Fashion Consultant and Trends Researcher

Camila Straschnoy

Carlos Mota

Creative Consultant

Casa Mota

Carmen Busquets

Carmen Busquets

Carolina Constas

Owner

Designer Caroline Constas, LLC

Celina de Sola

Co-Founder and Vice President of Programs

Glasswing International

Clarissa Egaña

Founder

Port de Bras

Concha Orvañanos

CEO

Collectiva Concepción

Daniel Funis

Vice President

Farfetch Latin America

Diane Von Furstenberg

Founder and Designer

DVF

Divya Mathur

Chief Merchant

Intermix

Edgardo Osorio

Founder and Creative Director

Aquazzura

Edmundo Castillo

Head of Design

Stuart Weitzman

Eglantina Zingg

TV Presenter and Social Entrepreneur

Egla and Friends

Elizabeth Von der Goltz

Global Buying Director

Net-a-Porter

Esteban Cortazar

Creative Director

Esteban Cortazar

Estefania Lacayo

Co-Founder

Latin American Fashion Summit & Tribu

Eva Hughes

CEO & Founder

Adira Consulting

Fabián Hirose

Founder

Fabián Hirose Management Consulting

Fernando Garcia

Co-Creative Director

Oscar de la Renta

Francisco Costa

Founder

Costa Brazil

Gabriel de la Serna

Founder

On Post

Gabriel Rivera Barraza

Founder

GRB Communications

Giovanna Perretta

Director of Product Development and Production

Figue

Jamira Burley

Co-Founder

I am Here To

Jana Pasquel

President

Munnu The Gem Palace North America

Jennifer Shanker

Founder

Muse Showroom

Johanna Ortiz

Creative Director

Johanna Ortiz

Juan Carlos Obando

Creative Director

JC Obando

Juan Pablo Jim

Founder and Editor in Chief

BADHOMBRE

Karla Martínez de Salas

Editor in Chief

Vogue Mexico and Latin America

Lisa Pomerantz

Founder

LFP Collective

Luisa Robledo Soto

Head of Fashion & Beauty Mexico

Rappi Colombia & México

Maria Cornejo

Founder and Creative Director

Zero + Maria Cornejo

Massimo Casagrande

Academic Director

Istituto Marangoni Miami

Maygel Coronel

Creative Director

Maygel Coronel

Mercedes Salazar

CEO

Mercedes Salazar Joyería

Michael Robinson

Co-Founder and Principal

Manner Solutions

Nina Farran

Founder and CEO

Fashion Kind

Orlando Zambrano

Managing Partner

Manner Solutions

Pilar Castaño

Founder

Pilar Mode

Ramya Giangola

Founder

Gogoluxe

Rebecca Suhrawardi

Columnist

Forbes.com

Rodner Figueroa

TV Host

Al Rojo Vivo

Sally Morrison

Director of Public Relations Natural Diamonds

DeBeers Group

Samantha Tams

Co-Founder

Latin American Fashion Summit & Tribu

Sarah Kunst

Managing Director

Cleo Capital

Shad Azimi

Founder and Managing Partner

Vanterra Capital

Sophia Madeira Schillace

Design and Marketing Operations Manager

Manner Solutions

Sophia Bush

Activist - Actress

Stacey Caldwell

Owner

Caldwell Creative Studio

Stefan Siegel

Founder & CEO

Not Just a Label

Stephanie von Watzdorf

Founder and Creative Director

Figue

Steven Kolb

CEO

CFDA

Sumit Minocha

CEO

Stealth

Teresa Sádaba

Dean

ISEM Fashion Business School

Tom Nastos

Informa PLC

Chief Commercial Officer

Tommy Fazio

Fashion Director

NuORDER

Will Forster

Founder and CEO

Brandog Digital

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