e-Luxury Summit 2026

NOVEMBER 24th 2026 – Lausanne, Switzerland


Where industry leaders, innovators and investors come together to shape the future of high-end consumer experiences.

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ABOUT

THE EVENT

Brands and retailers: apply here

Some of our

TOP SPEAKERS 2025

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Carlo Terreni

President

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Carina Porot

Global Sustainability Lead

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Michela Gioacchini

Head of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

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Edwin Navez

CEO

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Sylvie Freund-Pickavance

Global Strategy and Business Development Director

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Stéphane JG Girod

Professor of Strategy & Organizational Innovation

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Peter Akbar

Global Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Fashion

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Arnaud Rossi

Managing Director and CG&S Industry Lead Austria, Switzerland, Germany

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Maximilien Lambertson

Director, Economist

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MICHELE BASTIANELLI

HEAD OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Yves Felder

Head CIC region Romandie

Gold sponsors

What participants say

ABOUT E-LUXURY

It is a pleasure to join this event every year, being on stage to share experiences and thoughts about the latest trends in the luxury industry. Beyond that, it's a unique opportunity to connect with friends and colleagues, benefiting from their energy and inspiration.

Gennaro Galdo | Client Partner Digital Product & Services at Merkle

Attending the e-Luxury Summit each year is a highlight for our team at Salesforce. It provides valuable insights into the luxury market and allows us to contribute with our expertise, while offering top-notch networking opportunities. We always leave inspired!

Katharina Tomaschek | Consumer Goods, Retail & Luxury Sales Director at Salesforce

One of a kind, the eLuxury Summit is the forward-looking event collecting global energies and digital thought leadership from all shades of Luxury industries. Even more, it creates new invaluable connections, tightens existing relationships, shapes up relevant opportunities.

Emanuela Gris | Senior Customer Account at Arsenalia

It has been a true pleasure speaking about building desire in luxury watchmaking at the last e-luxury summit. The topics were diverse and interesting, the organization flawless, the venue impeccable and the audience super curious!

Guido Terreni | CEO at Parmigiani Fleurier SA

Business opportunities

AND EVENT THEMES 2026

The eLuxury Summit 2026 brings together luxury brands, technology providers, investors and emerging ventures to explore strategic opportunities and foster cross-sector collaboration. This year’s edition focuses on the most relevant shifts impacting the global luxury landscape:

Quiet luxury & purpose

Consumers are embracing quiet luxury and long-term value. Brands are responding with refined narratives, exceptional quality and purpose-led positioning to meet
evolving expectations.

AI & personalization

From hyper-personalized experiences to intelligent forecasting, artificial intelligence is reshaping customer engagement and allowing brands to anticipate desires with unprecedented precision.

Agile mindsets

To stay competitive, luxury businesses are moving toward flexible structures and cross-functional teams that encourage creativity, speed and continuous evolution.

Sustainable investment

The future of luxury is sustainable and transparent. Investors and brands are partnering around ESG priorities, supporting scalable innovation and long-term
resilience.

IMD / LAUSANNE

International Institute for Management Development is an independent academic institute with campuses in Lausanne, Switzerland and Singapore. IMD is well known for its MBA program, which is taught in English and consistently ranked among the best in the world. In 2024, it named David Bach as its new president.

Ch. de Bellerive 23, CH-1001 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Please note: Participants can park at Parking d’Ouchy or Parking Bellerive. Additional public parking spaces are available along Avenue de Rhodanie, adjacent to the lake.

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Get involved

E-LUXURY SUMMIT 2026

Previous editions of e-Luxury Summit have drawn hundreds of guests from all around the world, including some of the industry’s top brands and retailers. Don’t miss it: get involved today.

NOVEMBER 24th 2026

IMD LAUSANNE | SWITZERLAND

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

IMD – Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center,
Chem. de Bellerive 34

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

An incredible opportunity to make your impression on top international lifestyle brands and retailers

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