Summit
One full day, Tuesday 20 October, 08:55–18:00. Influential leaders from across the industry on the business strategies, market shifts and geopolitical forces reshaping luxury in Asia — on the record, and open to challenge from the floor.
Closing Dinner
A formal dinner at Nai Lert Park on Tuesday evening: cocktails at Heritage Home, dinner at The Summer House, coaches from Capella Bangkok. Included in the in-person pass. This is where the day's conversations continue.
Networking
A Welcome Reception on Monday evening and breaks throughout Tuesday, in a room where you can meet the people you came for. Use the FT Live Event App to request meetings before the summit, so you arrive with a schedule.
What You Could Gain from Attending
At the Business of Luxury Summit – Asia Edition, delegates typically benefit from:
What Your Organisation Gains
Sending delegates to the Business of Luxury Summit – Asia Edition can help your organisation gain:
The Case for Being in the Room
The Business of Luxury Summit – Asia Edition brings you to Bangkok for a day of candid discussion, sharp analysis and high-level connections with the people shaping luxury across the region. Beyond the headlines, you'll gain insight into the strategic thinking, emerging priorities and opportunities influencing what comes next. Below, we've outlined the value of attending to help you make the case within your organisation.
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Plan Your Business Case
As you prepare your request, focus on how the event supports your priorities:
The Specific Reason
Name the two or three sessions or speakers that bear directly on a decision your team is facing this year.
The Gap It Closes
What do you currently not know that being in the room would answer?
Who You Intend to Meet
Name the companies or roles. Specificity is what separates a business case from a nice-to-have.
What You'll Give Back
Offer to circulate a written debrief to your team within a week of the summit. It costs you an hour, and it turns one ticket into something the whole organisation uses.
Use our downloadable template to quickly draft an email to your manager about attending the Business of Luxury Summit – Asia Edition.
What Delegates Gained
Delegates highlight the value of what they learned and could apply to their work, including:
Strategic insight
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Networking, getting insights from different categories of leaders from the luxury industry and being inspired by some of the coming new trends.
Florance Yip, VP Marketing & Communications, Asia Pacific, Fendi
Senior perspectives
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What I found most valuable was the access to insights directly from leading companies. This first-hand information is invaluable when planning our business strategy for the future. The perspectives shared during the panels are sure to guide our decision-making process and help us stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape.
Anonymous
High-quality discussion
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The quality of the experts and the participants, the content shared. It could have lasted much longer, it was so insightful and interesting.
Emmanuelle Feildel, Group Vice President Hong Kong, Swatch
Valuable connections
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As always, the event provided a great platform for making meaningful connections within the industry. The line-up of speakers and talks highlighted locally relevant topics, and provided an insider's view on the current state of the luxury industry in Asia.
Arne Eggers, Managing Director, Karla Otto
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About FT Live
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From bespoke briefings to award-winning annual summits, FT Live events deliver crucial business intelligence and valuable connections, digitally and in person, regionally and globally.