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| ROUND TABLE APRIL 2004 |
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| Nicole Contencin |
| Area: Luxury Goods |
| Occupation: Copywriter & Consultant |
| Base: Paris, France |
| After graduating in literature & linguistics, Nicole joined the world of communications as a copywriter. She worked in several international" [read more...] |
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| Jo Coomber |
| Area: Media |
| Occupation: Product Marketing/ Brand Management, Financial Times |
| Base: London, UK |
| With an MA in French and a background in radio marketing, Jo is currently Product Marketing Manager [read more...] |
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| Carol Cotton |
| Area: Advertising & Marketing |
| Occupation: Director of Consumerology, Saatchi & Saatchi |
| Base: New York, USA |
| Saatchi & Saatchi works with over 60 of the top 100 worldwide advertisers and over half of the top 50 most valuable [read more...] |
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| Lea Dam Jensen |
| Area: Fashion |
| Occupation: CEO & Design Director, Bottoms |
| Base: Copenhagen, Denmark |
| The company Bottoms became a reality in 2000, when Lea Dam Jensen decided to form her own company and today, after 5 collections, the name Bottoms [read more...] |
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| Katie Dominy |
| Area: Lingerie/Swimwear |
| Occupation: Senior Editor Lingerie/Swimwear, WGSN |
| Base: London, UK |
| WGSN is the world's leading online research, trend analysis and news service, created to aid and inspire every [read more...] |
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| Reinier Evers |
| Area: Trend Analysis |
| Occupation: Founder, TRENDWATCHING.Com and Springwise |
| Base: Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Reinier Evers is an accomplished trend watcher, entrepreneur, and business strategist [read more...] |
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| Andrew Ford |
| Area: Travel Retail |
| Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Tax Free World Association |
| Base: Paris, France |
| Andrew Ford is Chief Executive Officer of the Tax Free World Association, an entity dedicated to [read more...] |
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| Vanessa Friedman |
| Area: Fashion |
| Occupation: Fashion Editor, Financial Times |
| Base: London, UK |
| Vanessa Friedman has been the fashion editor of the Financial Times since March 2003. She is the first person to hold the post. As fashion editor, Vanessa oversees [read more...] |
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| Victoria Hoyle |
| Area: Luxury Services |
| Occupation: Head of Corporate Business Development, Quintessentially |
| Base: London, UK |
| Victoria Hoyle has been at Quintessentially since January 2002. Her roles have included: Head of Member [read more...] |
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| Elizabeth Olson |
| Area: Brand Identity & Experience Design, Space Design, Jewelry Design |
| Occupation: Corporate Provocateur, Procter & Gamble |
| Base: Cincinnati, Ohio USA |
| In her 20+ years career, Elizabeth has worked across just [read more...] |
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| Ron Pompei |
| Area: Interiors, Commerce, Culture, and Community |
| Occupation: Creative Director & Co-founder |
| Base: New York, USA |
| As Creative Director and co-founder in 1990 of the multidisciplinary creative services firm Pompei A.D. Ron Pompei has [read more...] |
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| Tiziana Traldi |
| Area: Social Science |
| Occupation: Representative, Future Concept Lab |
| Base: London, UK |
| Future Concept Lab is a research Institute that stands out in the international landscape as one of the most advanced [read more...] |
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| Jody Turner |
| Area: Human Culture & Design |
| Occupation: Founder, Culture of Future, Inc. |
| Base: Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Jody Turner is a human trend and culture expert who worked with Nike Retail Branding and Trend groups for several years before moving to Starbucks [read more...] |
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| Anand Vengurlekar |
| Area: Consumer Branding |
| Occupation: Projects in Future Branding & Trends- consumer, luxury and hi-tech products |
| Base: Denmark |
| Anand has been working for 18 months in Denmark on [read more...] |
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| Dimitrios Zarikos |
| Area: Hospitality |
| Occupation: General Manager, Four Seasons Resort Provence |
| Base: Terre Blanche, Provence, France |
| Dimitrios Zarikos has a proven track record with Four Seasons, initially taking the helm as Hotel Manager [read more...] |
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| ROUND TABLE OCTOBER 2004 - [top of the page] |
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| Patrizia Beltrami |
| Area: Luxury Fabrics |
| Occupation: Director of Fashion and Accessories, Alcantara |
| Base: Milan, Italy |
| Patrizia Beltrami joined Alcantara in December 2003 after working at L'Oréal, GFT [read more...] |
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| Marco Bevolo |
| Area: Communication, trend research and cultural studies |
| Occupation: Design Director, Philips Design |
| Base: Eindhoven, Holland |
| Marco Bevolo is Design Director at Philips Design. Since 1999 he has worked on the launch of Philips Design [read more...] |
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| Tanja Briat |
| Area: Professional Hair Care Industry |
| Occupation: Director of Marketing, Joico/Zotos Laboratories Europe |
| Base: Helmond, Netherlands |
| Tanja Briat has spent the last 9 years in the hair care business working for Wella in Belgium [read more...] |
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| Nicole Contencin |
| Area: Luxury Goods |
| Occupation: Copywriter & Consultant |
| Base: Paris, France |
| After graduating in literature & linguistics, Nicole joined the word of communication as a copywriter. She worked in several international agencies [read more...] |
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| Antoine de Riedmatten |
| Area: Perfume Creation |
| Occupation: Leading Creative Marketing Studio for Body and Home Care products at Firmenich |
| Base: Geneva, Switzerland |
| Antoine de Riedmatten started his career at Firmenich [read more...] |
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| Michel A. Galopin |
| Area: Deluxe Hotel Industry |
| Occupation: General Manager, Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat |
| Base: Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, French Riviera, France |
| After a degree in Management from Cornell University [read more...] |
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| Jacob Jaskov |
| Area: Futurism, Innovation, Business Development |
| Occupation: Futurologist and innovator, Fahrenheit 212 |
| Base: Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Jacob has studied both philosophy and political science at Odense [read more...] |
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| Jesper Kamp de Fønss |
| Area: Furniture & Design |
| Occupation: Commercial Affairs Officer, Royal Danish Consulate General |
| Base: New York, US |
| Jesper Kamp de Fønss started as a Commercial Affairs Officer (sector expert in danish furniture and design) [read more...] |
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| Leif Kjærgaard |
| Area: Food ingredients |
| Occupation: Head of Global Innovation and Business Development, Danisco |
| Base: Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Leif Kjærgaard holds a master of science in chemical engineering and a PhD. in biotechnology. [read more...] |
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| Ron Pompei |
| Area: Interiors, Commerce, Culture and Community |
| Occupation: reative Director & Co-founder, Pompei AD |
| Base: New York, US |
| As Creative Director and co-founder in 1990 of the multidisciplinary [read more...] |
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| Stan Stalnaker |
| Area: Global Marketing |
| Occupation: Author, Hub Culture and Magazine Publishing |
| Base: London, UK |
| Stan Stalnaker is the Marketing Director, FORTUNE Group, for Europe, Middle East and Africa, covering FORTUNE [read more...] |
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| Danielle Swartebroeckx |
| Area: Haircare |
| Occupation: Director of Education, Joico/ ZOTOS Laboratories Europe |
| Base: Helmond, Netherlands |
| Danielle began her career in the professional hair care industry 15 years ago. After 6 years with Wella [read more...] |
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| Roger Tredre |
| Area: Fashion |
| Occupation: Editor in Chief, Worth Global Style Network (WGSN) |
| Base: London, UK |
| Roger Tredre is a leading British writer and commentator on fashion. He has written extensively for [read more...] |
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| Steven van der Kruit |
| Area: Fragrance |
| Occupation: Creative Director, Fragrance Division, Firmenich SA |
| Base: Geneva Switzerland |
| Amsterdam 1974, Steven started his career in Marketing Research in advertising (BBDO). Then followed a job [read more...] |
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| Lisa Yong |
| Area: Trend Research and Analysis, Cultural Studies |
| Occupation: Trend Director, Motorola Advanced Concepts Group |
| Base: Boston and San Francisco, USA |
| Lisa Yong has over 10 years of global experience spanning Asia [read more...] |
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| Denise Sakuma Wertz |
| Area: Apparel, Textiles |
| Occupation: Apparel Brand Director, Global Brand Licensing, INVISTA International Sarl |
| Base: Geneva, Switzerland |
| Denise Sakuma was named INVISTA Apparel Specialty Brands Strategist and Global Brand Licensing Director in May [read more...] |
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| Edwina Ings-Chambers |
| Area: Fashion |
| Occupation: Fashion Editor, Financial Times |
| Base: London, UK |
| Edwina Ings-Chambers has worked on the Financial Times How To Spend It and Style pages for seven years. [read more...] |
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