Why I’m Excited About Our Fashion Tech Summit

Join us at our BoF Professional Summit on March 22 to learn from Gucci, Ambush, Levi’s and StockX   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9ZjRkOWE0eTB4bXN3JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk Dear {NAME}, I'm really excited about our upcoming [BoF Professional Summit](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9bnJqZ25rOGcza3poJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) which will take place on March 22 in New York and will be live-streamed for our global community. We don’t have a registration from you as yet, but this is one event you won’t want to miss, examining [An Inflection Point in Fashion Tech.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9aHVrbHJ5Nng2Ym5rJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) Over the past few months, incredible advances in [Artificial Intelligence](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9Y2N5c3ozcGlsOTcyJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) have captured our attention, so naturally a significant portion of the Summit will be devoted to exploring what these breakthroughs in AI mean for the fashion and beauty industries. But this is a topic we have been following for some time. Back in 2019, I received a note from [Ahmed Zaidi](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9Mm0zam93MDdyanZqJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) while he was completing his PhD in Artificial Intelligence at The University of Cambridge. I have learned a lot about the potential of AI from Ahmed and am thrilled that he will be giving an opening talk to break things down for us. Meanwhile, [web3](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9Ym55YmY0OTB1bzZkJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk), the other hot technology topic in fashion, is undergoing a reset. Now that the hype is being stripped away, the focus has shifted towards utility, creativity and community. That’s exactly what I was discussing over sushi in Tokyo recently with my friend [Verbal](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9cWwydWVucDlvZWtyJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk), co-founder of AMBUSH, who will be joining us at the Summit all the way from Japan. Meanwhile, seasoned luxury executive [Robert Triefus,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRl0QLHP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LXN1bW1pdC0yMDIzLz9saWQ9N3owaHp5b3FrMmZrJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemVfbWFya2V0aW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRlY2hfU3VtbWl0XzNfMTYwMjIzX1JlZ19BY3RpdmVfVVMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9VwVzcGNldUIKY-LHfe5jWJEGI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) who was recently appointed CEO of Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures, will explain how he is thinking about scaling and expanding Gucci’s web3 strategies. We’ll also hear from AI and Web3 experts (and sceptics) from Levi’s, The Luxury Institute, StockX and many more. I hope you can join us in person in New York or via the global livestream. 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