Walpole Seminars

Forthcoming Walpole Seminars

Walpole Luxury Forum 2010 - The Americas

Tuesday 25th May 2010
BAFTA, London

Following the most turbulent and prolonged period of disruption for the luxury market in North America, Walpole’s annual luxury Forum in association with Barclays Wealth brings together experts, practitioners, retailers and brands from both sides of the Atlantic. The aim is to investigate to what degree the crisis has changed the market and to provide actionable insights.

Past Walpole Seminars

Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2009 Integrated Trade Craft; eCommerce Best Practice

7th October
The Royal Automobile Club

Walpole’s fourth annual Luxury eBusiness Forum in association with Barclays Wealth, brought together experts, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds. The aim, more important than ever this year, is to review the most up to date e-Commerce best practise from the professionals. Topics covered at the Walpole eBusiness Forum included revisiting the fundamentals, evaluating cutting edge technologies, examining relevant case histories and looking into the future.

British Luxury Summit 2009 : Olympian Opportunities

7th May 2009
The Royal Automobile Club, London

The Walpole Luxury Briefing held on Thursday, 7th May, brought together decision makers and advisers from the organisers, consultants, brand owners and practitioners for an essential industry briefing on London 2012.

Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2008. "Luxury Online - Upside in a Cold Climate"

Wednesday 8th October 2008
Royal Automobile Club, London

The Walpole Luxury E-Business Forum held on Wednesday 8th October, brought together the best marketers, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds. Speakers including Ian Jindal ; Danny Rimer of Index Ventures ; Nick Roberts of Mulberry and Erik Watctmeister, Founder and Chairman Asmallword, discussed the overall luxury consumer analytics for the online sphere, key tips for luxury brands, online trends and challenges.

Luxury in Asia : China & India

Wednesday, 21st May 2008
The Royal Automobile Club, London SW1

EAST .... OR BUST

The Growing Luxury Market in China & India

The 2008 Walpole British Luxury Summit brought together leading experts in the field of Luxury to address the main markets for luxury in Asia.

Tech Luxe: Web 2.0 & Beyond

10 October 2007
The Royal Automobile Club, London SW1

Luxury products used to be at the cutting edge. Now looking backwards is the norm. Innovation has become the preserve of the mass market. Tech companies are making highly desirable products with much of the allure of traditional luxury goods. At the seminar Walpole illustrated how luxury companies can re-harness the creative power of Technology, especially online, to drive sales, extend distribution, develop new products, energise the brand & get closer to customers.

Luxury Experience: Magical or Mundane?

16 May 2007
The Royal Automobile Club, London SW1

The 2007 Walpole Seminar concentrated on Consumer Experience. How consumers interact with luxury brands and how that compares with their experience with brands in other sectors: where better, where worse. It focused on how to build relationships with customers: generating loyalty, passion and respect by getting the people part of the equation right. Where to use new technology, where to relearn old skills.

Luxury Online

12 October 2006
The Royal Automobile Club, London SW1

The 2006 Walpole Seminar, Luxury Online, provided insights into current best practice in digital marketing and distribution. The seminar focused on the main priority issues, including: Trends & Analysis, Best Practice, Tools. Yet again, the seminar was a sell-out and received very positive feedback.

Tricks Of The Luxury Trade

10 May 2006

The 2006 Walpole Seminar provided a birds-eye view of the most important and interesting trends in luxury markets and down-to-earth insights into successful practices to deal with them.

Cracking The Luxury Code

2005

This eagerly-anticipated seminar focused on brand image in new and existing foreign markets. The reference to nationality sparked some lively debate.