Luxury Outlook Summit 2026
Join us in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
A production of Luxury Roundtable
The world's leading conference on the outlook for luxury globally
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas CEO to headline two-day annual Luxury Outlook Summit with three dozen top experts in luxury sharing insights, forecasts, strategic direction and AI expertise across 24 sessions – all intended to help you shape 2026 strategy for your organization and department as well as professional growth.
DAY 1: Reviving Consumer Desire and Top-Line Business Growth
Why attend The luxury business is making a halting recovery to growth after a couple of years of geopolitical upheaval, economic slowdown, rising prices partly due to tariffs and the resultant consumer pullback. This amid an accelerated jump in stock market values globally where wealth accumulation is at an all-time high.
What should luxury marketers to do restore growth and desire? How should they earn back the trust of consumers wary of repeated price hikes, negative headlines and exposés into industry practices? How should they persuade the Chinese buyer to return to the market with more vigor? What role will AI play in customer acquisition and retention, marketing and product discovery?
Additionally, what will customer experience look like in 2026? How should luxury brands and retailers partner to attract new audiences? How to target the skittish Gen Z cohort while simultaneously earning and retaining the loyalty of the generations before? How should luxury professionals chart their career in this environment?
Focus This conference will deliberate these issues and more with some of the leading players in luxury speaking and in attendance. Above all, it will offer a roadmap to luxury brands, retailers and professionals on how to navigate their firms and careers in a hardscrabble environment where marketing and desire generation will have to work overtime to convince shoppers to return in force.
A pre-event cocktails reception on Tuesday, Jan. 13 will allow for vibrant networking.
DAY 2: Supercharging Brand and People Potential with Innovation in AI
Why attend Artificial intelligence is set to change how luxury professionals prospect and win customers and how organizations market and target audiences to maintain their competitive edge. However, it's still the Wild West out there with AI use, and much disinformation and fear drives AI adoption without clarity of purpose or thoughtful execution.
This daylong event is designed to help luxury professionals and organizations in sectors such as real estate and design, as well as fashion and leather goods, retail, marketing, travel and hospitality, food, wines and spirits, beauty, automotive, jets, yachts, art and auctions, sports, jewelry, nonprofits and education.
Under discussion will be the state of AI, the use case for the technology, how to deploy the various AI engines and platforms and AI in marketing. Experts will also offer valuable tips on how to build out AI infrastructure and talent, the chatbot experience, agentic AI, reputation management and AI dos and don'ts.
Focus Join us on Day 2 of Luxury Outlook Summit 2026's AI in Luxury Summit on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 to deliberate how professionals in the larger luxury ecosystem should use AI to gain a business edge while balancing high touch, high tech and high trust in a relationship business.
Partner Gramercy Wealth Management Group, UBS Financial Services
Sponsorship queries Please contact [email protected] for the lunch keynote and other sponsorships
The world's leading conference on the outlook for luxury globally
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas CEO to headline two-day annual Luxury Outlook Summit with three dozen top experts in luxury sharing insights, forecasts, strategic direction and AI expertise across 24 sessions – all intended to help you shape 2026 strategy for your organization and department as well as professional growth.
DAY 1: Reviving Consumer Desire and Top-Line Business Growth
Why attend The luxury business is making a halting recovery to growth after a couple of years of geopolitical upheaval, economic slowdown, rising prices partly due to tariffs and the resultant consumer pullback. This amid an accelerated jump in stock market values globally where wealth accumulation is at an all-time high.
What should luxury marketers to do restore growth and desire? How should they earn back the trust of consumers wary of repeated price hikes, negative headlines and exposés into industry practices? How should they persuade the Chinese buyer to return to the market with more vigor? What role will AI play in customer acquisition and retention, marketing and product discovery?
Additionally, what will customer experience look like in 2026? How should luxury brands and retailers partner to attract new audiences? How to target the skittish Gen Z cohort while simultaneously earning and retaining the loyalty of the generations before? How should luxury professionals chart their career in this environment?
Focus This conference will deliberate these issues and more with some of the leading players in luxury speaking and in attendance. Above all, it will offer a roadmap to luxury brands, retailers and professionals on how to navigate their firms and careers in a hardscrabble environment where marketing and desire generation will have to work overtime to convince shoppers to return in force.
A pre-event cocktails reception on Tuesday, Jan. 13 will allow for vibrant networking.
DAY 2: Supercharging Brand and People Potential with Innovation in AI
Why attend Artificial intelligence is set to change how luxury professionals prospect and win customers and how organizations market and target audiences to maintain their competitive edge. However, it's still the Wild West out there with AI use, and much disinformation and fear drives AI adoption without clarity of purpose or thoughtful execution.
This daylong event is designed to help luxury professionals and organizations in sectors such as real estate and design, as well as fashion and leather goods, retail, marketing, travel and hospitality, food, wines and spirits, beauty, automotive, jets, yachts, art and auctions, sports, jewelry, nonprofits and education.
Under discussion will be the state of AI, the use case for the technology, how to deploy the various AI engines and platforms and AI in marketing. Experts will also offer valuable tips on how to build out AI infrastructure and talent, the chatbot experience, agentic AI, reputation management and AI dos and don'ts.
Focus Join us on Day 2 of Luxury Outlook Summit 2026's AI in Luxury Summit on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 to deliberate how professionals in the larger luxury ecosystem should use AI to gain a business edge while balancing high touch, high tech and high trust in a relationship business.
Partner Gramercy Wealth Management Group, UBS Financial Services
Sponsorship queries Please contact [email protected] for the lunch keynote and other sponsorships
Location
UBS
11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (24th Street entrance)
11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (24th Street entrance)
Date & Time
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 8 :00 AM – 4:00 PM and Thursday, Jan. 15, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 PM
Don't miss out!
Register by Jan. 14, 2026 . We look forward to seeing you in New York for the luxury world's leading outlook and AI conference!
Schedule
| 8:00 am – 4:30 p.m.
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14
Emphasis on brand-new research, data and forecasts for the luxury business, discussions with brands and retailers, how affluent and wealthy consumer behavior is evolving, the collector mindset and what it means for high luxury, China's role in 2026 as a growth engine and a deep-dive sector-by-sector analysis.
| 8:00 am
Breakfast and Registration
Tank up on nourishment, coffee and water for a day of extensive learning and networking. Get a jump on the day by networking early with fellow delegates and speakers
| 8:15 am
Welcome: Reviving Consumer Desire and Business Growth
The task is clear for luxury marketers, retailers and professionals in 2026: their marketing, messaging and CX have to rise above the cacophony of geopolitics and trade wars to vie for the attention of wealthy and UHNW consumers as well as the cautious aspirational class that fuels considerable sales in the business.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Eric P. Berger, senior vice president of wealth management, Gramercy Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Eric P. Berger, senior vice president of wealth management, Gramercy Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
| 8:30 am
Global State of Luxury: Outlook and What's Next
KEYNOTE
What is the state of luxury globally? Where are the pockets of demand for brands and retailers? Which sectors show more promise of return to growth? How are consumers in key geographical markets shopping and buying luxury goods and services? What type of marketing and retailing resonates with aspirational, HNW and UHNW shoppers? What is the evolving consumer mindset? What strategic moves will define growth in the year ahead? In 2026, what opportunities and challenges will luxury marketers face?
Nora Kleinewillinghoefer, partner – fashion and luxury lead for the Americas, Kearney
Katie Thomas, lead, Consumer Institute, Kearney
What is the state of luxury globally? Where are the pockets of demand for brands and retailers? Which sectors show more promise of return to growth? How are consumers in key geographical markets shopping and buying luxury goods and services? What type of marketing and retailing resonates with aspirational, HNW and UHNW shoppers? What is the evolving consumer mindset? What strategic moves will define growth in the year ahead? In 2026, what opportunities and challenges will luxury marketers face?
Nora Kleinewillinghoefer, partner – fashion and luxury lead for the Americas, Kearney
Katie Thomas, lead, Consumer Institute, Kearney
| 9:15 am
Reviving Desire and Demand Across Markets, Generations and Product Lines
PANEL
What will luxury brands and retailers need to do to entice aspirational, wealthy and UHNW customers back to the market? What strategies and tactics will work in 2026 in an environment driven by negative headlines over military and trade wars? How should luxury marketers and professionals approach customer acquisition and retention as AI changes the rules for product discovery, reputation management and eventually retail and ecommerce? What type of marketing and retail resonates with younger generations? How will women who are set to inherit unprecedented wealthy from older family members approach luxury consumption and investment?
Guillaume Benezech, senior director for global brand management, The Ritz-Carlton and Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Melissa Krueger, CEO, Classic Vacations
Bobby Bonett, president, Sandow Design Group
Milt Springut, partner, Herrick
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
What will luxury brands and retailers need to do to entice aspirational, wealthy and UHNW customers back to the market? What strategies and tactics will work in 2026 in an environment driven by negative headlines over military and trade wars? How should luxury marketers and professionals approach customer acquisition and retention as AI changes the rules for product discovery, reputation management and eventually retail and ecommerce? What type of marketing and retail resonates with younger generations? How will women who are set to inherit unprecedented wealthy from older family members approach luxury consumption and investment?
Guillaume Benezech, senior director for global brand management, The Ritz-Carlton and Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Melissa Krueger, CEO, Classic Vacations
Bobby Bonett, president, Sandow Design Group
Milt Springut, partner, Herrick
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 10:00 am
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas CEO on Luxury's Essence: Quality, Design, Exclusivity and Elegance
British automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has set the bar for high luxury for 122 years, never straying from its rigorous adherence to quality, design and aesthetics, exclusivity, elegance and attention to detail. How will the brand stay true to its values in 2026, especially in its largest global market?
Jon Colbeth, president/CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Jon Colbeth, president/CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 10:30 am
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
| 11:00 am
What Do Affluent and Wealthy Customers Want from Luxury Brands and Retailers?
So much is said of what upscale customers want from their interactions with luxury brands and retailers: privacy, lack of friction, unique experiences and extreme attention to detail. But what else – and how else – can luxury brands and retailers satisfy the needs and wants of affluent and wealthy customers who have it all? What should these marketers do to continue to engage with their customer base and retain their loyalty in a market rife with intense competition?
Leona Qi, president, VistaJet
Matthew Bauer, president, Madison Avenue Business Improvement District
Alyce Panico, CEO, luxe collective group
Marie Driscoll, CEO, Driscoll Advisors, and adjunct professor, The New School and Fashion Institute of Technology
Cristina Cheever, chief curator, Cheever Curated
Nancy Gale, CEO, Jamah
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Leona Qi, president, VistaJet
Matthew Bauer, president, Madison Avenue Business Improvement District
Alyce Panico, CEO, luxe collective group
Marie Driscoll, CEO, Driscoll Advisors, and adjunct professor, The New School and Fashion Institute of Technology
Cristina Cheever, chief curator, Cheever Curated
Nancy Gale, CEO, Jamah
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 11:45 am
China: Shift in Values as Market Matures
PRESENTATION
The Chinese market, for long, has been the engine of growth for luxury brands. Now, there is a perceptible consumer shift with use of sophisticated mobile shopping and payment options coupled with engaging bricks-and-mortar retail locations and pop-ups. How should luxury brands engage with Chinese luxury customers with the rising demand for wellness and wellbeing, unique experiences and quality education for children? How to capture the attention of domestic customers as well as Chinese affluent and wealthy customers traveling overseas, whether to neighbors in Asia or to Europe and North America? How should luxury brands recalibrate their messaging in a Chinese domestic environment where opulence and ostentation are increasingly under official scrutiny as Chinese even as asserts itself on the world stage? What can the world learn from one of the most digitally savvy consumers in terms of marketing, retailing and communications?
Jacques Roizen, managing director for consulting, DLG (Digital Luxury Group)
The Chinese market, for long, has been the engine of growth for luxury brands. Now, there is a perceptible consumer shift with use of sophisticated mobile shopping and payment options coupled with engaging bricks-and-mortar retail locations and pop-ups. How should luxury brands engage with Chinese luxury customers with the rising demand for wellness and wellbeing, unique experiences and quality education for children? How to capture the attention of domestic customers as well as Chinese affluent and wealthy customers traveling overseas, whether to neighbors in Asia or to Europe and North America? How should luxury brands recalibrate their messaging in a Chinese domestic environment where opulence and ostentation are increasingly under official scrutiny as Chinese even as asserts itself on the world stage? What can the world learn from one of the most digitally savvy consumers in terms of marketing, retailing and communications?
Jacques Roizen, managing director for consulting, DLG (Digital Luxury Group)
| 12:30 pm
Sponsored Networking Lunch
Break for lunch, network with fellow delegates and speakers, stretch your legs, catch up on emails and texts.
| 1:15 pm
Fireside Chat with Luxury Brand or Retailer
FIRESIDE CHAT
TBA
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
TBA
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 1:45 pm
The Collector Mindset: Art and Watches
While wealthy and UHNW consumers are heavily invested in property, stocks, jewelry and crypto, the passion for art and watches continues. How has the collector sentiment evolved with these asset classes? What types of art and watches resonate with collectors, and what does that say for the collector market?
Paul Boutros, deputy chairman and head of watches for the Americas, Phillips
Scott Nussbaum, deputy chairman for the Americas and senior international specialist – modern and contemporary art
Paul Boutros, deputy chairman and head of watches for the Americas, Phillips
Scott Nussbaum, deputy chairman for the Americas and senior international specialist – modern and contemporary art
| 2:15 pm
Resonating Market Outreach: State of Luxury Advertising and Marketing
RESEARCH
Where are luxury marketers allocating their advertising and marketing budgets? Are budgets up or down? What type of marketing is resonating with affluent and wealthy consumers? Which brands are getting it right in terms of branding and marketing? What is the overall outlook for luxury marketers?
Pamela N. Danziger, president, Unity Marketing, and senior contributor, Forbes.com
Where are luxury marketers allocating their advertising and marketing budgets? Are budgets up or down? What type of marketing is resonating with affluent and wealthy consumers? Which brands are getting it right in terms of branding and marketing? What is the overall outlook for luxury marketers?
Pamela N. Danziger, president, Unity Marketing, and senior contributor, Forbes.com
| 2:45 pm
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
| 3:00 pm
UBS: US Consumer Macro Trends and the High-End Consumer
KEYNOTE
What is the overall health of the U.S. consumer, arguably the world's leading spender? What is the state of wealth creation within the upper-income cohorts? What are the spending trends within business categories and segments? What impact are the U.S. tariffs having on the affluent and wealthy consumer?
Sunny Mehra, CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer, UBS Financial Services
What is the overall health of the U.S. consumer, arguably the world's leading spender? What is the state of wealth creation within the upper-income cohorts? What are the spending trends within business categories and segments? What impact are the U.S. tariffs having on the affluent and wealthy consumer?
Sunny Mehra, CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer, UBS Financial Services
| 3:30 pm
Outlook 2026: Sectors and Markets Likely to Shine
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Punting to the future, how will sectors such as fashion and leather goods, beauty, retail, art and auctions, watches and jewelry, cars, jets and yachts, real estate and design, wines and spirits, health and wellness, travel and hospitality, and marketing perform in 2026?
Milton Pedraza, CEO, Luxury Institute
Punting to the future, how will sectors such as fashion and leather goods, beauty, retail, art and auctions, watches and jewelry, cars, jets and yachts, real estate and design, wines and spirits, health and wellness, travel and hospitality, and marketing perform in 2026?
Milton Pedraza, CEO, Luxury Institute
| 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks: Day 1
What delegates must do next in the 30-, 60- and 90-day context.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
DAY 2: THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
Emphasis on AI and how it will impact the business of luxury, with a focus on research and forecasts, AI use case, platform overview, AI in marketing and retail, building private AI experiences, how companies are deploying AI, agentic AI, reputation management and the legal dos and don'ts with AI.
| 8:00 am
Breakfast and Registration
Tank up on nourishment, coffee and water for a day of extensive learning and networking. Get a jump on the day by networking early with fellow delegates and speakers.
| 8:15 am
Welcome: Embracing the AI Advantage to Grow Your Business and Professional Prospects
It's only a matter of time before the proper application of artificial intelligence complemented by the human touch will be the difference between success and failure – for organizations as well as professionals looking to future-proof their prospects.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Eric P. Berger, senior vice president of wealth management, Gramercy Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Eric P. Berger, senior vice president of wealth management, Gramercy Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
| 8:30 am
State of AI in Luxury: Now, New and Next
KEYNOTE
What strides is AI making in sectors such as real estate, design, luxury goods and services and other allied sectors that will change the way organizations produce and market their offerings? What impact is AI's adoption having on the role of luxury professionals as they seek to acquire and retain customers for their firms?
Alex Wolkomir, partner, McKinsey & Company
What strides is AI making in sectors such as real estate, design, luxury goods and services and other allied sectors that will change the way organizations produce and market their offerings? What impact is AI's adoption having on the role of luxury professionals as they seek to acquire and retain customers for their firms?
Alex Wolkomir, partner, McKinsey & Company
| 9:15 am
The AI Use Case: Context and Utility
AI can properly be regarded as the fourth tech wave since the 1990s, with the Internet's World Wide Web, ecommerce and mobile being the predecessors and even progenitors. What role does AI play in discovery, lead generation, dynamic pricing and transactions as well as reputation management, personalization, creative, content creation, CRM and marketing? How to track and measure AI's effectiveness post-execution? How should luxury organizations – be they brands, brokerages, networks or design firms – develop the architecture, data warehouses and infrastructure of AI that plugs into upgraded legacy systems? Do chatbots have a place in the luxury ecosystem? How to guarantee quality and reliable AI-generated code? How to develop the talent pool for AI? What is the long-term strategy to align innovation with customer value and ROI?
Jared Antin, executive director and licensed associate real estate broker, Brown Harris Stevens
Shanna Gatanis, CEO and principal designer, Shanna Gatanis Design Studio
Nate Robert-Eze, founder, VSN and Path
Charisma Glassman, partner, vice president and global head of retail, consumer and ecommerce advisory, Genpact
Melissa Krueger, CEO, Classic Vacations
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Jared Antin, executive director and licensed associate real estate broker, Brown Harris Stevens
Shanna Gatanis, CEO and principal designer, Shanna Gatanis Design Studio
Nate Robert-Eze, founder, VSN and Path
Charisma Glassman, partner, vice president and global head of retail, consumer and ecommerce advisory, Genpact
Melissa Krueger, CEO, Classic Vacations
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 9:50 am
The Platform Overview: AI Engines and Apps
KEYNOTE
The AI revolution has spawned a multitude of engines and apps that proliferate by the day. How to identify the platforms that make the most sense to integrate in an organization's workflow as well as the luxury professional's toolbox? Is it safer to stick to plug-and-play solutions over in-house options?
Drew Thompson, founder/CEO, Signal & Scale
The AI revolution has spawned a multitude of engines and apps that proliferate by the day. How to identify the platforms that make the most sense to integrate in an organization's workflow as well as the luxury professional's toolbox? Is it safer to stick to plug-and-play solutions over in-house options?
Drew Thompson, founder/CEO, Signal & Scale
| 10:30 am
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
| 11:00 am
AI in Marketing: Deployment for Mundane-to-Complex Initiatives
Artificial intelligence, be it generative AI or agentic, will soon be the blood that courses through marketing's veins. How can AI help marketing in its primary goal: creating awareness and desire for a product or service through targeted outreach to gain and retain customers? How should luxury professionals, especially agents, brokers, sales associates, managers and leaders, turn to AI for customization of content and creative, dynamic websites and apps, customer segmentation and targeting, database mining and marketing, and research and trend analysis? What role do chatbots play in a business that requires elevated customer service? How can AI help with CRM, search engine and generative engine optimization?
David Berkowitz, founder and chief AI marketer, High Caliber AI, and chief community officer, Marketecture Media; author, Using AI for Marketing
David Berkowitz, founder and chief AI marketer, High Caliber AI, and chief community officer, Marketecture Media; author, Using AI for Marketing
| 11:45 am
Building Trusted, Personalized and Private AI Experiences that Elevate Brand Value
Luxury has always balanced craftsmanship with intimacy. Incorporating AI should enhance, not weaken, that relationship. What are the practical ways to embed AI into product design, concierge services and marketing using generative and predictive intelligence to boost human artistry, while making sure that every digital interaction feels personalized, secure and trustworthy?
Michael J. Becker, CEO, Identity Praxis, and adjunct professor for strategic mobile marketing, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Michael J. Becker, CEO, Identity Praxis, and adjunct professor for strategic mobile marketing, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
| 12:15 pm
Sponsored Networking Lunch
Break for lunch, network with fellow delegates and speakers, stretch your legs, catch up on emails and texts.
| 1:00 pm
UBS: How Companies are Deploying AI
PRESENTATION
Corporate America and even companies overseas have never adapted to a technology as swiftly as they have done to absorb AI within their organizations. How are they using AI? Which areas has AI been deployed in and to what end? And what are the potential opportunities looking ahead for use of AI?
Sunny Mehra, CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer, UBS Financial Services
Corporate America and even companies overseas have never adapted to a technology as swiftly as they have done to absorb AI within their organizations. How are they using AI? Which areas has AI been deployed in and to what end? And what are the potential opportunities looking ahead for use of AI?
Sunny Mehra, CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer, UBS Financial Services
| 1:30 pm
Agentic AI: Future of Intelligence
Agentic AI will meet its full potential when artificial general intelligence (AGI) is achieved. At that point – and it's when, and not if – AI will match or surpass human intelligence. So here are the questions that luxury professionals and organizations will face: How will agentic AI reshape work and workflows? What forms of verification, configuration and assurance will come into play to deliver safe and reliable agentic AI adoption? What sort of training will be needed to upskill for agentic AI use? Most important, how far should agentic AI go and how will it define work for professionals and organizations?
Stuart Greif, chief strategy and innovation officer, Forbes Travel Guide
David Berkowitz, founder and chief AI marketer, High Caliber AI, and chief community officer, Marketecture Media; author, Using AI for Marketing
In Conversation with Marie Driscoll, CEO, Driscoll Advisors, and adjunct professor, The New School and Fashion Institute of Technology
Stuart Greif, chief strategy and innovation officer, Forbes Travel Guide
David Berkowitz, founder and chief AI marketer, High Caliber AI, and chief community officer, Marketecture Media; author, Using AI for Marketing
In Conversation with Marie Driscoll, CEO, Driscoll Advisors, and adjunct professor, The New School and Fashion Institute of Technology
| 2:15 pm
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
| 2:30 pm
Reputation Management: How to Become the Agent, Sales Professional or Brand that AI Recommends in Your Market
The nature of search is fast-changing with older engines such as Google now offering up AI-generated summaries as the first search result and newer upstarts such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity's Claude becoming the first point of queries for information and research. So how should luxury professionals – real estate agents and brokers or sales associates and managers at luxury brands across all sectors – become one of the top picks delivered in AI search results? What should these professionals and organizations do to optimize their digital presence online and on mobile to gain visibility and top ranking when consumers query and prompt AI engines?
Molly McKinley, CEO, Redtail Creative, and entrepreneur in residence, Meredith College
Karen Stone, associate broker, Coldwell Banker (Park City, UT) and The Agency (New York)
Jared Antin, executive director and licensed associate real estate broker, Brown Harris Stevens
Alex Wolkomir, partner, McKinsey& Company
Seth Rao, chief technology officer, SecReliant
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Molly McKinley, CEO, Redtail Creative, and entrepreneur in residence, Meredith College
Karen Stone, associate broker, Coldwell Banker (Park City, UT) and The Agency (New York)
Jared Antin, executive director and licensed associate real estate broker, Brown Harris Stevens
Alex Wolkomir, partner, McKinsey& Company
Seth Rao, chief technology officer, SecReliant
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 3:15 pm
AI and Legal Liability
The legal exposure in AI has already been tested with numerous lawsuits underway, from Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI to The New York Times' case against the same OpenAI, among many others alleging IP theft, copyright violation and trade-secrets violations. The fight between generative AI and copyright law will intensify as creative organizations vigorously resist the use of their work for training AI models. But lay users may also become exposed as autonomous AI assistants reshape the digital landscape. How should luxury professionals and organizations allocate responsibility when AI causes harm? What is the governance structure to ensure transparency, accountability, security, performance and high standards? How to account for evolving U.S., E.U. and Asian regulations? What caveats should AI users heed? What are the ethics walls?
Pierre E. Debbas, managing partner, Romer Debbas
Rania V. Sedhom, principal and managing partner, Sedhom Law Group
Andrew B. Lustigman, co-managing partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky
Mary Grieco, partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky
Milt Springut, partner, Herrick
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Pierre E. Debbas, managing partner, Romer Debbas
Rania V. Sedhom, principal and managing partner, Sedhom Law Group
Andrew B. Lustigman, co-managing partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky
Mary Grieco, partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky
Milt Springut, partner, Herrick
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
| 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks: The Road Ahead for 2026
What delegates must do next in the 30-, 60- and 90-day context.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Speakers
Our speakers are topnotch experts in luxury, marketing and technology
Eric P. BERGER
Senior Vice President of Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services
UBS Financial Services
Eric P. Berger is senior vice president of wealth management and financial advisor at UBS Financial Services. He was previously in private banking at Credit Suisse.
Mickey ALAM KHAN
CEO
Luxury ROUNDTABLE
Luxury ROUNDTABLE
Mickey ALAM KHAN is CEO of Luxury Roundtable, the world's leading producer of luxury summits for luxury professionals. He is also CEO of Luxboro, a full-service marketing and upskilling agency for luxury real estate brokerages, networks and proptech firms. Previously, he was president of Luxury Portfolio International, the leading global network for luxury real estate brokerages.
Pamela N. DANZIGER
President
Unity Marketer
Senior Contributor
Forbes.com
Unity Marketer
Senior Contributor
Forbes.com
Pamela N. Danziger is president of market research firm Unity Marketing. She is also senior contributor for retail and luxury at Forbes.com and principal/partner at the American Marketing Group.
Milton PEDRAZA
CEO
Luxury InSTITUTE
Luxury InSTITUTE
Milton Pedraza is CEO of Luxury Institute. He is the co-author of "High Trust Worth: The New Currency of Business is Not Money. It's Trust." In the last 21 years, Luxury Institute has served more than 1,100 luxury and premium goods and services brands with research, consulting and training solutions.
Paul BOUTROS
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN and HEAD of WATCHES
Phillips
Phillips
Paul Boutros is deputy chairman and head of watches at auction house Phillips. He is also president of Boutros Group and was previously principal at Lockheed Martin.
Sunny MEHRA
CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer
UBS Financial Services
UBS Financial Services
Sunny Mehra is CIO equity strategist – U.S. consumer at UBS Financial Services. He was previously senior equity analyst at D. E. Shaw & Co.
Nora KLEINEWILLINGHOEFER
partner – fashion and luxury lead for the Americas
Kearney
Kearney
Nora Kleinewillinghoefer is partner – fashion and luxury lead for the Americas at Kearney. She was previously a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Katie THOMAS
lead
Consumer Institute
Kearney
Consumer Institute
Kearney
Katie Thomas is lead of the Consumer Institute at Kearney. She was previously associate director at Carnegie Mellon University and brand manager at Kraft Heinz and associate brand manager at Tyson Foods.
Jacques ROIZEN
Managing Director for Consulting
DLG (Digital Luxury Group)
DLG (Digital Luxury Group)
Jacques Roizen is managing director for consulting at DLG (Digital Luxury Group). He was senior vice president and general manager for Greater China at Pandora.
Melissa KRUEGER
CEO
Classic Vacations
Classic Vacations
Melissa Krueger is CEO of Classic Vacations, having climbed the ranks over a dozen years. She was previously senior director of sales at Travel Impressions.
Matthew BAUER
President
MADISON AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
MADISON AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Matthew Bauer is president of New York's Madison Avenue Business Improvement District. He is also adjunct associate professor of architecture, planning and preservation at the
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. He was previously executive director of the Lower East Side Business Improvement District.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. He was previously executive director of the Lower East Side Business Improvement District.
Bobby BONETT
President
Sandow Design Group
Sandow Design Group
Bobby Bonett is president of the Sandow Design Group, publisher of Luxe Interiors + Design. He was previously director for global content and media distribution at the National Basketball Association.