Cécile François is the Brand and Digital Communication Director of Boucheron. She is in charge of the 360° communication strategy across the different consumer touch points.

She holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Paris Dauphine and a post-graduate diploma in Strategy and Management from H.E.C./Paris X.

After 15 years at Printemps where she acquired different expertises in Communications (Events, Advertising, Publishing) and contributed to the sucessful repositionning of the department store in the Fashion & Luxury sphere, she joined Boucheron in 2005 where she redefined the brand positionning and developed a new international brand image.

Steve Donald works for Deutsche Telekom in Vienna. His responsibilities include innovation and business developments in the international carrier wholesale market. Presently, Steve is developing and bringing to market a web-based unified communications platform for SME, brands, and communities.
Before joining ICSS in Vienna, Steve was Vice President of DTAG ICSS in Toronto, where he established the ICSS Local Carrier Business Unit.
Steve has comprehensive international experience. He has worked in various positions in international business development and in the ICT industry in Europe, Asia and North America.

Ian Jindal is a consultant, publisher and advisor, working in eCommerce and multichannel retail. Operating at Board level Ian's clients include House of Fraser, Austin Reed, Westfield, The British Council, CoutureLab.com and Above Magazine. Ian co-founded InternetRetailing, the magazine, portal and conference for Europe's etailers and multichannel retailers. Previously he was Group E-commerce Director for Littlewoods Shop Direct Group where he grew online revenues to 400m per annum. Before that Ian was Head of Online Operations at the BBC, establishing the team that built over 400 BBC websites. Ian founded the European eCommerce Forum (www.europeanecommerceforum.org) and authored the UK's first MSc in Internet Retailing (http://econsultancy.com/training/qualifications/retailing) (with Econsultancy.com). When not tending his olive tree Ian can be found at www.innoparticularorder.com.

Christopher Lam is a seasoned marketing expert in retail and global luxury brands. He has held various marketing/pr management and senior leadership positions at established brands including Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Equinox Fitness Clubs, Nissan North America and Starbucks Coffee Company.
For nearly a decade, Christopher has successfully managed and directed interactive agencies and internal teams to take brands to the next level through strategic brand marketing & digital media. Christopher was a pioneer in growing Starbucks Social Media efforts and was responsible for leading experiential brand events and national sampling programs for developed markets for the company.
As a member of the Luxury Marketing Council, Christopher has been a recent participant in the MediaPost Social Media Summit and has also recently consulted for various brandssuch as W Hotels, Michael Antonio & the Geffen Playhouse to further develop interactive media presence and success. Today, Christopher is the head of Marketing at INNOVATIVE SKINCARE, the luxury skincare purveyors of iSCLINICAL products. He has developed and is currently leading the company’s cutting edge digital media efforts including SEO, ERP Integration & Social Media.We are honored to have Mr. Lam share his ideas.

Tamar Koifman is a digital marketing and social media specialist in the fashion, beauty, and luxury industries. Her professional accomplishments include launching and managing e-commerce for an established L’Oréal brand, directing social media strategy globally for one of the largest Estée Lauder brands, and working as a consultant for CHANEL and Kiehl’s. She regularly shares her viewpoints on the fusion of digital marketing and fashion as a co-curator of Fashion’s Collective, a resource in digital marketing for fashion and luxury brands. When not busy writing articles for Fashion’s Collective, you are likely to find her sharing more succinct thoughts at @TamarStar.

Tamar recently relocated to Geneva, Switzerland from New York City and has joined the Digital Luxury Group (DLG) as a Senior Social Media Strategist.

Andy is responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of Preview Networks’ company strategy, development and operations. LinkedIn Profile

Prior to joining Preview Networks, Andy was the Vice President for MTV Networks and Viacom Brand Solutions International, responsible for all digital sales, strategy and the creation of digital commercial ventures for the company in Europe. Before that, Andy spent many years with Aegis Media as the Global Director of Digital Strategy for Carat and Isobar Global Management in London and San Francisco.

A digital media veteran, Andy started his career during the dotcom 90s in San Francisco with Universal Music, Interscope Records, McCann-Erickson Worldwide, and Tonic360/J.Walter Thompson. Andy has a triple B.A. degree in Architecture, City Planning and Scandinavian Cultures from University of California, Berkeley in the US, and an MBA from Stockholm University, Sweden. He is an angel investor and advisor to various venture funded technology start-ups in Europe and US. Andy speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and Swedish.

I am a skilled marketing and management professional, focusing on digital marketing strategy and people/team development.

I manage $60+ million in digital marketing spend across paid search, SEO, display, social, mobile, and attribution for brands like Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Michael Kors, Burberry, Nike, and many others. I focus most of my efforts on developing complete digital marketing strategies, integrating all marketing channels to form one cohesive strategy.

In addition, I spend a great deal of my time working to develop team members, helping not only to build skilled marketers, but also to build true leaders in and out of the company. I truly believe in investing in people and helping them accomplish their personal and professional goals.

Hosein joined GSI Commerce in November 2007 and heads the Business Development and Marketing functions throughout GSI’s International regions. Hosein comes to GSI from competitor, ATG. Hosein culminated his almost 7 years with ATG as Vice President International and was responsible for deals with companies such as Spain’s El Corte Ingles, BMW, Vodafone and France Telecom. Before that, Hosein worked for a variety of eCommerce and Business Process Outsourcing organisations such as IBM, Comdisco & Perot Systems.