THE MOST EXCLUSIVE AND INFLUENTIAL
The Retail Leaders Circle and Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center CEO Summit is an invitation only power-packed program that brings together the most senior retail and brand executives from around the world for a truly unique experience. This invigorating gathering will provide leaders with context to rethink their strategic direction, and a deep dive into the thought leadership, power play moves, and emergence of new business models reshaping the industry.
The 2022 CEO Summit will convene an eclectic and influential group of 150 omnichannel retailers, brand leaders, founders of technology-enabled DTC brands, and select industry partners.
2022 CEO SUMMIT
1
Powerful Day
150
C-level Executives
85%
Retailers and Brands
20+
Speakers
WHAT
IS THE 2022
CEO SUMMIT
An invitation-only power packed program that will convene an eclectic and influential group of 150 omnichannel retailers, brand leaders, founders of technology-enabled DTC brands and members of the Baker Retailing Center’s boards for a truly unique learning and networking experience.
Retail Excellence Award
Tory Burch will be honored the night before the summit with the Retail Excellence Award in recognition of her industry leadership and support of women entrepreneurs.
Burch has prioritized social responsibility since founding her eponymous brand in 2004. In 2009, she launched the Tory Burch Foundation to advance women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship by providing access to capital, education and digital resources.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Τhe safety of our community, attendees, and team members is paramount. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we are actively monitoring the local situation and will follow CDC recommendations, as well as guidelines from the state of New York, during our event.
PAST SPEAKERS
2019 CEO SUMMIT
1
Powerful Day25+
Speakers86%
Retailers200+
Attendees
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Tory Burch
Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
Tory Burch LLC
Tory Burch is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC, an American lifestyle brand.
Tory launched the company in 2004 with a boutique on Elizabeth Street in New York City as well as an ecommerce site. The brand has since grown into a global business with boutiques from New York to Paris and Shanghai.
In 2015, she launched Tory Sport, a collection of performance activewear that balances cutting-edge functionality with classic design.
Social responsibility was built into Tory’s business plan and has been a part of the company from its inception. In 2009, she launched the Tory Burch Foundation to advance women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship in the United States by providing access to capital, education and digital resources, as well as a Fellowship program. To date, over $60M in loans have been distributed to over 3,500 women entrepreneurs through the Foundation’s Capital Program powered by Bank of America.
Tory also serves on several boards including the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In addition, she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the Founding Advisory Council of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Tory has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the CFDA for Accessory Designer of the Year, Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award and Glamour’s Women of the Year. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute featured one of her designs in its 2021 exhibition, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Her first book, Tory Burch In Color (Abrams, 2014), was a New York Times Best Seller.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in art history, Tory lives in New York City with her husband and sons.