Join me along with luxury senior executives at the third annual Women in Luxury 2019 conference, an event hosted Thursday, May 9 by Luxury Daily that is designed to reflect the expertise and smarts of women leaders in the luxury business.

The theme of this year’s event is Empowered Affluence.

Speakers at the daylong event include decision-makers at Ritz-Carlton, Apple, Coty, Forrester, Facebook/Instagram, UBS, Quintessentially, Robb Report’s Muse, 11 Honoré, Unity Marketing, Ipsos Affluent Intelligence, Crown & Caliber, YouGov, Kathryn Sargent, Roar Africa, Nouvel Heritage, MM Luxe Consulting, The Private Suite, Luxury Brand Partners, ReVive Skincare, One Ocean Beauty, MiaDonna and Coresight Research.

Topics under discussion include an in-depth examination of the emerging women HENRY demographic, marketing to the affluent woman consumer, digital outreach beyond the physical experience, what it takes to run a flagship store, what drives female founders to hang their own shingle, value-based dialogue, remaking brand experience and loyalty in the retail context, evolution of luxury and self, data behind successful marketing strategies, evolution of women’s media, leading in social media, eyeing the plus-size market opportunity, building a modern beauty brand and how ethics are increasingly playing a key role in the purchasing process.

Venue is UBS Building, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Venue courtesy UBS. The conference is priced at only $795 and includes breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout, with plenty of networking opportunities.