Following on from the success of the inaugural forum, deLux13, in March 2013, deLux14 will be presented on Tuesday 1 April 2014 at one of Australia’s leading cultural institutions, The Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.

The theme this year is ‘Forecasting the Future: Evolution and Innovation in the Global Luxury Markets’.

The premium and luxury sectors in Australia are dynamic and growing at double-digit figures annually. The charter of deLux forums is to recognise the strength of these industry sectors in Australia and the Asia Pacific, and the commercial opportunities and challenges such sustained growth creates.

This year’s forum has attracted an outstanding line-up of Australian and International key note speakers and panelists including:

• Ravi Thakran, Group President LVMH South & South East Asia & Middle East, Sephora President South East Asia and Managing Partner for L Capital (Private Equity backed by LVMH Group)

• Robert Remnant, Global Directeur General, Champagnes Piper Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck

• Andrew Doyle, MD, AUDI

• Craig Woolford, Senior Analyst, Consumer Sector, Citi Research

• Glen Schlehuber, MD, Tiffany & Co

• Alan King, MD, Clear Ideas

• Marilynne Paspaley, Paspaley Pearls

• Mark Newman, CEO, Oroton Group

• Stuart McCullough, CEO, Australian Wool Innovation & Woolmark International

• Viola Raikhel-Bolot, Co-founder and Managing Director of global art advisory 1858Ltd

• Ashleigh Wilson, Arts Editor, The Australia

• Mitchell Oakley Smith, Editor and Author

Some of the key issues being discussed include: Where is Australia in the luxury life cycle? How important is the region to Australia’s growth? Who are the true global luxury innovators? Can home grown luxury compete on the global stage?

Sparkling strategies, supply and demand, maintaining relevance or else! Despite the relatively small population, the value of the personal luxury goods sector in Australia now exceeds AUD$2.4 billion (USD$2.19 billion).

It continues to resiliently cross benchmarks that can be seen with the significant international investment demonstrating long term confidence in the Australian market as a key geographic bullet point within the Asia Pacific region.

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