Renowned experts in the international luxury industry have been confirmed to speak at the maiden edition of The Luxury Lifestyle Summit, the organisers have announced.
With the theme Digital Inside: Get Wired to Deliver the Ultimate Luxury Experience, the luxury conference and exhibition is scheduled to hold between 6 and 7 September 2017 at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Confirmed as the lead speaker, Paul Andrew, Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer, African Wealth Report, a research and intelligence publication of Blackface Africa, will spearhead the array of other notable speakers to interrogate key issues affecting the growth and development of the Nigerian luxury industry.
With over two decades of global investments and wealth advisory experiences, Andrew who is based in Geneva, Switzerland, brings an exceptional knowledge of African and global luxury practice to The Luxury Lifestyle Summit in Lagos.
According to Andrew: “To many luxury service providers in Europe accessing Nigeria is still an issue. It’s all about infrastructure and perception. But we can narrow it down to perception. That’s where the investment promotion agency, and communication ministry comes in.”
According to him, there is affordable luxury that the Nigerian market attracts. “It’s a huge market and goes with the growth of the middle class. The way around to go is educate Nigerians about this part and how to develop its internal luxury environment. This can help change the narrative from external perception to internal. It’s got to do with how we promote and drive it from internal rather than from external. Internal could be to drive competition and standards- from the production of locally produced quality goods and services; to providing quality tourism management and spots.”
In addition, Daniel Weihrauch, CEO of Lions&Gazelles and RAIN’s group consulting partner for Middle East and Africa, will be speaking at the summit. The German born global traveller will bring his wealth of experience in the luxury hospitality industry to the summit. From Dubai to London, Paris to Lagos and many other destinations, Weihrauch has held successful trainings for corporates in the luxury hospitality industry. Weihrauch has substantial experience in leading the commercial efforts of global luxurious hotel groups such as Jumeirah, Kempinski and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.
Other notable speaker confirmed for the summit include: Oliver Williams, CEO, Firebreak Group and a founding member of Wealthinsight, a leading wealth consultancy advising clients in over 15 countries; and Funmi Onajide, Founder, Regalo African Luxury Store, a concept store which stocks high end leather goods, tea range among others sourced from Africa will also be speaking at the Luxury Lifestyle Summit in Lagos.
CNN’s Africa Editor, Stephanie Busari will be moderating the session as she engages panellists to discuss the theme of the summit in other to proffer solutions to issues plaguing the luxury sector.
The Luxury Lifestyle Summit will be a two-day event incorporating conference and exhibition where issues on the luxury industry will be discussed and how new technology is influencing manufacturers while giving opportunities to luxury lifestyle products designers, wholesalers and retailers to exhibit their wares.
The summit will provide a veritable platform for diverse retailers of jewellery, beauty, motor, watches, private equity, investment Banking, private banking, investment / asset management, architecture, travel companies, luxury Hotels, luxury Event Management companies, luxury service providers, airlines and others to showcase their products and discuss how to maximise the online market.
The summit is the brainchild of The Luxury Reporter, publisher of the e-magazine, TLR in partnership with TOPCOMM PR Concept & Events, an integrated marketing communication and events management company with sponsorships from African Wealth Report, BlackPace, Lions&Gazelle, Regalo African Luxury and FireBreak Group.
