The Luxury Forum at Luxurion World 2009 will focus on the “nuances of relation between India and Luxury”.

Strength of ‘Luxurion World 2009’ comes from the parent body’s structure and her linkages with the policy makers. This shall help facilitate interaction among stakeholders and Government officials.

Luxury Industry dwells on a wide canvass, comprising of various need based sectors of lifestyle. Today, while all the sectors want to achieve the same result but working in different directions. The ‘Luxurion World 2009’ proposes to bring various sectors together to promote the Luxury market in general.

Discussion would vary from How the Indian Luxury market has either moved up or sustained during the recession vis-à-vis the other economies of the World? How to handle the Regulatory issues; retail issues, sector specific growth etc to Can Mumbai be the first city in India to wake up to the demands of the Luxury Marketers?

The Luxury Forum shall focus on:
Indian Luxury Market soaring through the Global Slowdown
India - Source and Destination
Session on Lifestyle: Panel Discussion: Jewelry & Accessories; Beauty & Spa; Fashion & Apparel
Emerging Sector: Wine and Dine; Art; Tourism
Luxury in Transport: Aviation; Yachts; Automobile
Making Mumbai the Luxury hub of India

Speakers: The speakers for the forum would be:
International & National Luxury Experts
Representatives from Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance, Tourism Ministry, Planning Commission, and RBI

Program:

Day One

Day Two

Speakers

How To Attend

How To Sponsor

Audience

• How World looks at Indian Luxury Market?
• Growth of International brands in India, in spite of recession
• Growth of Indian Consumer base and spent on luxury
• With western luxury market facing slowdown, Brands looking towards BRIC Nations, especially India for consumption
• Indian Luxury market slow but growing the fastest in the World
• Growth of Indian HN: 6,000 families in India with an investible surplus of Rs120 crore or more, and more than 20,000 families with Rs 40-120 crore (Ref. US based research firm)

Session on “India- Source and Destination of Luxury”
Single body to emerge as a platform for “Luxury Industry”

Destination:

• Growing consumption
• Receding guilt factor
• High disposable income
• Heritage, fashion conscious generation, appetite to spend
• Revision of regulatory policies
• Infrastructure
• Trained Manpower
• Marketing Strategies
• Brands to understand the Indian perspective and consumption trends
• Reap the Wedding and Bollywood benefits

Source:

• Hub for manufacturing
• Outsourcing
• Indian craftsmanship at justified cost
• Indian brands going International
• Marketing and packaging of Indian Brands
• Impact of Indian Royal Heritage

Session on “Lifestyle”
Jewelry & Accessories:

Jewellery:

• Perception of the brand
• Marketing & Packaging of Indian Brands
• Challenges of International brands in Indi
• Indian as the hub of manufacturing for International brands

• Future in India
• Impact of Recession
• Regulations

Beauty & Spa:

• Bringing the Industry together
• Changing the mindset of Indian Consumer towards the flaunt value-experience of luxury.

Fashion & Apparel:

• High Street-Retail Infrastructure
• Trained Manpower
• Marketing Strategies for International brands
• The right Indian partner
• Changing Indian Mindset and Fashion sense
• Indian Designers and products on global platform

Session on “Emerging Sector: Wine and Dine; Art; Tourism”

• Role of media in creating awareness about the emerging sectors
• Indian consumer’s mindset for Indian brands
• Marketing Strategies
• Role of E-commerce, an important tool for marketers
• Breaking the Image: Indian brands are not luxury

• Private Aviation need of the growing society and econom
• Need of Marina to boost Yachting & Tourism Sector
• Why personal yachts?
• Luxury Automobile: Issues of Infrastructure and tax laws
• Consumers Psychology
• Can India be a manufacturing hub for Luxury Automobile?

Session on “Making Mumbai the Luxury hub of India”

Mumbai, with per-capita income of USD2000 (twice than the national average), is the richest city in India. She is the home for the fast growing elite class and business class which is obsessed with high end luxury lifestyle and products.
Needless to say, within India Mumbai is the place for showcasing India’s potential for luxury sector. Once the gigantic infrastructure projects get completed, Mumbai will not only be an IFC but will also carve a niche for herself in the exclusive ‘luxury and lifestyle’ market.

• Mumbai’s take on luxury
• Retail, Infrastructure, Regulatory policies

Confirmed Speakers:

• Dharmendra Manwani - CEO,Jean Claude-Biguine India
• Dharti Desai - Founder & CEO, FineWinesnMore
• Lovina Jha - Founder, Spa Guide-N-Light
• Naseer Al Hai - President, Ultimate Motors
• Neville Tuli - CMD, Osian’s Connousseurs of Arts Pvt. Ltd
• Parineeta Sethi - Editor-in-chief, Asia Spa
• Philip HO - VP, Asia Pacific, Leading Hotels of the World
• Ratnakar Gaikwad - Addl. CS & Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA
• Sanjay Kapoor - MD, Genesis Luxury
• Satya Prakash Bagla - MD, Exclusive Motors Pvt. Ltd
• Shabnam Singhal - Director, Sirius Designs & Events
• Sharad Kachlia - MD, Navnit Motors
• Superna Motwane - Editor-in-Chief, L’Officiel,India
• Vijay K Singh - Secretary & CEO, FDPC
• Vinod Hayagriv - MD, C Krishniah Chetty & Sons

Representatives from

• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Commerce
• Tourism Ministry
• Planning Commission
• RBI
• Government Agencies

• High Net Worth Individuals
• CEOs
• Business Owners
• Distributors in the Luxury Sector
• Wealth Management Professionals including advisers, bankers, asset managers, family offices, estate planners, lawyers, accountants
• Government Officials
• Celebrities
• Spouses of all the above
• Journalists