14editions
3,500attendees per edition
A national industry gathering hosted at JK Iguatemi in São Paulo.
Speaker invitation · 14th edition
Festival Fashion Meeting 14 — NEO
A leading meeting point for fashion and retail in Brazil.
On October 28 and 29, around 3,500 industry professionals will gather at JK Iguatemi in São Paulo. The 14th edition will feature approximately 50 speakers and moderators across fashion, retail, technology and culture.
Content · relationships · market
Photo: Fashion Meeting
14th edition
Management, growth & leadership ●
Customer, CRM & retail ●
Operations, data & technology ●
Product, planning & supply ●
Brand, communications & image ●
01 / Festival overview
Industry reach
Why speak at Festival Fashion Meeting?
The Festival gives speakers direct access to a national audience of executives, founders, creatives, media and opinion leaders working across fashion and retail.
Executives, managers, entrepreneurs, creatives, journalists and opinion makers; 70% women.
The format and stage are defined according to each speaker’s contribution.
A referral starts a conversation with our editorial team. Participation is confirmed only after topic, format and availability are aligned.
02 / Why participate
What the speaker gains
Build authority with the people shaping fashion and retail.
A stage appearance makes expertise visible.
The speaker can present a clear point of view, strengthen professional authority and connect with decision-makers from across the industry.
Demonstrate expertise through a specific, experience-based point of view.
Meet professionals who make decisions, shape opinion and build businesses.
The speaker’s participation is included in Festival communications and photo and video coverage.
03 / Editorial program
Themes and tracks for the 14th edition
The 14th edition is organised around five business tracks.
NEO, “the new is already underway,” is the central theme. Each track addresses practical decisions involving growth, customers, operations, product, brand and transformation.
Management, growth & leadership
Growth, cash flow, performance, culture and channels.
Focus of this editionFinancial discipline and scaleBrand, performance and long-term valueLeadership, capabilities and transformationChannel strategy and conflict
Customer, CRM & retail
Experience, conversion, retention, repeat purchase and channels.
Focus of this editionThe new role of the physical storeRetention, margin and LTVOmnichannel experience
Operations, data & technology
Integration, predictability, fulfillment and margin.
Focus of this editionSystems, inventory and logisticsFrom inventory to after-salesData that protects margin and experience
Product, planning & supply
Design, collections, production, assortment and margin.
Focus of this editionFrom idea to productionCreative direction, assortment and commercial decisionsPatternmaking, 3D and time-to-market
Brand, communications & image
Expansion, categories, community, desire and relevance.
Focus of this editionInternational expansion of Brazilian brandsSports as a categoryBeauty & wellness as category expansion
Preliminary editorial program
The current program covers 12 working topics across two days.
Panel talks bring together up to three guests and a moderator. Interviews focus on one guest and allow more time to examine their experience and point of view.
The frictionless store: what today’s consumer expects from physical retail
Customer, CRM & retailFrom idea to production: reducing time, cost and uncertainty
Product, planning & supplyBrazilian brands beyond borders: what changes when operations go global
Brand, communications & imageSports as a category: community, product and repeat purchase
Brand, communications & imageGrowing without compromising cash flow: financial discipline and scale
Management, growth & leadership
Brand or performance? Allocating budget without sacrificing long-term value
Management, growth & leadershipPeople and culture for the new era: leadership, capabilities and transformation
Management, growth & leadershipBeyond conversion: retention, margin and LTV in omnichannel e-commerce
Customer, CRM & retailCreativity and margin in the same collection: creative direction, assortment and commercial decisions
Product, planning & supplyBeauty & wellness as category expansion: frequency, community and repeat purchase
Brand, communications & imageWholesale, franchising or DTC? How to grow without channel conflict
Management, growth & leadershipFrom inventory to after-sales: where operations still lose margin
Operations, data & technology
This is a working program and may change as schedules, formats and participants are confirmed. Stage 2 presentations and case studies whose topics are still being defined are not included here. An initial contact does not confirm participation.
04 / How the stages work
Simultaneous content
Two simultaneous stages, selected from one headset.
Each attendee receives a two-channel headset and can switch between Stage 1 and Stage 2 at any time.
Plenary · total capacity280 seated guests
Each person receives one headset with two audio channels.
The main panel talks, interviews and special sessions of the edition.
Applied content, individual presentations and market case studies.
Free channel switching. The audience chooses which content to follow.
05 / How the speaker can participate
How speakers take part
The format is matched to the speaker’s expertise and point of view.
We begin with what the speaker can contribute. A speaker may join a panel, interview, presentation or individually developed solo session. The curatorial team recommends the topic, format and stage in conversation with the speaker and their representatives.
Panel talk
Main stage · 40 min + 10 minA conversation with up to three speakers, led by a moderator and followed by audience interaction.
Interview
Main stage · special conversationA one-to-one conversation led by the curatorial team, focused on the guest’s experience and point of view.
Presentation
Stage 2 · 30 min + 10 minAn individual presentation or case study, which may also be delivered in a 25-minute flash format.
Special session
Standalone format · developed individuallyA solo feature built around the speaker’s expertise, perspective and availability, directly with the curatorial team.
From first contact to the stage
How participation is developed.
- 01
Initial contact
We receive the speaker’s current title, short biography, areas of expertise, contact information and availability.
- 02
Editorial review
We look for first-hand experience, a clear point of view and a genuine connection to one of the five tracks.
- 03
Topic and format
We agree on the most appropriate topic, format, stage and potential fellow participants.
- 04
Confirmation
Once both sides agree, we confirm the schedule, format, materials and production requirements.
- 05
Pre-event briefing
Before the Festival, we hold a briefing to align the content, questions and onstage dynamics.
06 / Highlights from the 13th edition
Brands represented at the 13th edition
Fashion and apparel
AnimaleAramisAudacesC&A BrasilCentauroGrupo HopeInBrandsInsider StoreLa FolieLethicia BronsteinMelissaMorena RosaPatBOPernambucanasReservaRiachueloShop2GetherTriyaWe Are Too Fashion
Retail, technology, media and platforms
Magazine LuizaPinterest BrasilGoogle BrasilMercado LivreEnjoeiLinkedInForbes Brasil
Speakers from the 13th edition
Previous speakers include:
Luiza Helena TrajanoAlexandra FarahAna Luiza McLarenAnna AraripeArthur GraziadioBruna InfurnaCacau MoraesCaio CamargoCamila ToledoCarolina GuimarãesCecília Preto AlexandreClaudio SanchesEduardo FranzatoFabio DavidoviciFernanda RibeiroFlávia VagenGiovana De Pieri DegenGiuliny ShauerGustavo GadottiHigo LopesIsabela FrugiueleIsadora TegaJulia SabbagJulia XavierJuliana D’AuriaLetícia VazLucas GomezMariana MartucciNatália CastanRaquel SalgadoRogério SartiniVivian Zwir WertheimerViviane de CastroYuri Gricheno
07 / Key dates
Current status
Speaker opportunities are being finalised now.
The program is developed months before the event. At this stage, our team is matching potential speakers to confirmed topics and available formats.
- Now · AugustEditorial review and initial placements
We are reviewing profiles, opening conversations and matching speakers to topics, formats and stages.
- By early SeptemberProgram allocations close
The remaining places are finalised and the announcement of confirmed speakers begins.
- October 28–29Festival Fashion Meeting 14
Two days of content and industry networking at JK Iguatemi in São Paulo, Brazil.
Speaker opportunities are being reviewed now. Contact Pedro to discuss a possible fit.
Contact PedroOctober 28–29 · JK Iguatemi · São Paulo
Would you like to discuss a speaker participation?
Contact Pedro Ivo Sartori, co-founder and Editorial Director of Fashion Meeting.