Walpole Seminars

Forthcoming Walpole Seminars

Walpole British Luxury Summit 2012: Luxury in Greater China

Wednesday 9th May 2012
BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BARCLAYS WEALTH

The 2012 Walpole British Luxury Summit will once again be focussed on China.  Concentrating on the main markets for luxury in Greater China, covering the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. The Summit will look at the main developments of the last twelve months and investigate prospects for 2012/13.  By assembling CEO’s, professionals and practitioners, many from China and the Asia Pacific region, who will share case histories, the Summit will aim to enlighten, provoke, inspire and, above all, provide actionable insights.

 

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Past Walpole Seminars

Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2011

Tuesday 11th October 2011
Royal Automobile Club

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BARCLAYS WEALTH 

For the sixth year in a row, Walpole brought together experts, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds for its annual Luxury eBusiness Forum.  The aim, more important than ever this year, was to review the most up to date ecommerce best practice from the professionals.

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Entrepreneurs Business Forum

Tuesday 6th September
Financial Times, London SE1 9HL

IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHARLES RUSSELL LLP

As part of our successful annual Brands of Tomorrow programme, Walpole hosted an Entrepreneurs Forum in association with Charles Russell LLP. The half-day event involved a series of speakers and panels that included Brent Hoberman, Luke Johnson and Jeff Skinner.

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Walpole British Luxury Summit 2011: Luxury in Greater China

Tuesday 17th May 2011
BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BARCLAYS WEALTH 

The 2011 Walpole British Luxury Summit concentrated on the main markets for luxury in Greater China, covering the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. The Summit looked at the main developments of the last twelve months and investigated prospects for 2011/12.  By assembling CEOs and business professionals - many from the region - the Summit enlightened, provoked, inspired and, above all, provided actionable insights.

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Brands of Tomorrow 2011 social media workshop

Thursday 20 January 2011
Mishcon de Reya

With new Brands of Tomorrow applications beginning to reach us, incumbent members of our mentoring programme completed their final workshop on Thursday 20 January. 

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Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2010

Tuesday 5th October 2010
The Royal Automobile Club

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BARCLAYS WEALTH 

Walpole’s fifth annual Luxury eBusiness Forum brought together experts, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds, to review the most up to date e-Commerce best practise from the professionals. Held at the Royal Automobile Club, the Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum provided delegates with a unique opportunity to hear from a powerful panel of experts.

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Brands of Tomorrow Workshop: 'Raising Finance'

7th December 2010
Mishcon de Reya

The penultimate workshop for this year’s Brands of Tomorrow, entitled 'Raising Finance', was held on Tuesday 7th December, with speakers Ross Bryson from Mishcon de Reya and Diarmid Ogilvy from Partner Capital One.

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Walpole Luxury Forum 2010 The Americas

Tuesday 25th May 2010
BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, 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 brought together experts, practitioners, retailers and brands from both sides of the Atlantic. 

 

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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.   
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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.  

 

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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.  
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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.
 

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.

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.

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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.



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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.

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'Making the Most of Your PR'

Thursday 7th April 2011
The Dorchester

Walpole’s first member workshop of 2011 ‘Making the Most of Your PR’ was held on Thursday 7th April at The Dorchester in the beautiful Holford and Orchid Suite. The member workshop provided Marketing and Communication teams, as well as CEOs and senior management with insights and advice on how to make the most out of PR programmes and budgets, to ensure effectiveness in today's changing marketplace. 

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