Luxury brand and retail executives, hospitality leaders, technology providers
Format
Stage content, hosted Meetup meetings, expo
Scale
2,500 (estimated)
About this event.
Shoptalk Luxe is the luxury-focused edition of the Shoptalk franchise, produced by Hyve Group. The 2026 event was held January 27-29, 2026 at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi. The organizer positions Shoptalk Luxe as a gathering for executives across luxury fashion, jewelry, watches, beauty, hospitality, and retail, with content focused on client experience, digital transformation, and brand strategy in the luxury category.
The format combines stage content with the Meetup program — the organizer's double-opt-in matchmaking system that schedules meetings between attendees. The 2026 program included 125+ speakers across five stages and 400+ exhibiting technology providers per the organizer. Attendance is drawn from 55 countries.
The organizer reports approximately 1 in 3 attendees are at the C-suite level, with attendance drawn from luxury houses, multi-brand retailers, hospitality groups, regional operators in the Middle East, and technology vendors serving the luxury sector.
Notable past speakers.
The following speakers appear on the official Shoptalk Luxe 2026 speaker page:
Vera Wang, Founder & Creative Director at Vera Wang
Daniel Grieder, CEO at Hugo Boss
Philippe Zuber, CEO at Kerzner International
Michael Chalhoub, CEO at Chalhoub Group
Miral Youssef, President Middle East & Africa at Kering
Ken Feyder, Chief Information Officer Americas at Hermès
Julie Bourgeois, CEO at ANINE BING
Michael Ward, Managing Director at Harrods
Sarah Coonan, Managing Director at Liberty
Noura Sakkijha, Co-Founder & CEO at Mejuri
Jennifer Woo, Chairman & CEO at The Lane Crawford Joyce Group
Bettina Goesele, Chief Digital Officer at Victoria Beckham Beauty
Gaetano Sodo, Chief Digital Officer at Loro Piana
Suzanne Santos, Chief Customer Officer at Aesop
Alexis Mourot, CEO at Christian Louboutin
Marie-Theres Mangelsdorf, Chief Client & Digital Officer at Montblanc
Ingie Chalhoub, Founder & CEO at Etoile Group
Kirsty Keoghan, General Manager Fashion & Luxury Europe at eBay
Massimo Basei, Chief Commercial Officer at Pandora
Marco Parsiegla, CEO at Amouage
Helene Phillips, Chief Client Officer at Jimmy Choo
Julia Goddard, CEO at Harvey Nichols
Stacia Carr, Chief Technology & Product Officer at Vestiaire Collective
Sapna Parikh, SVP Global Marketing & Digital at Fenty/Kendo Brands
Josh Pullan, EVP Global Head of Luxury Division at Sotheby's
Tiffany James, Global Chief Digital Officer Miu Miu Beauty at L'Oréal Luxe
Julie de Moyer, Chief Data Officer at LVMH Beauty
Deann Evans, Managing Director EMEA at Shopify
Fahed Ghanim, CEO Lifestyle at Majid Al Futtaim
Albin Johansson, CEO at Axel Arigato
Alison Rehill-Erguven, CEO at Cenomi Centers
Natalie Lee, VP Omnichannel & Client Development at Louis Vuitton
Luxury teams attend to take Meetup meetings with regional partners and technology providers, hear from luxury house and retail executives on stage, and access Middle East operators and capital concentrated at the event.
Why companies sponsor
Vendors sponsor to access luxury brand and retail buyers via the Meetup program, generate meetings with regional operators across the GCC, and gain visibility among an audience focused on the luxury category.
More information
For the most current information on dates, speakers, sponsors, and registration, visit the official site.
This is a third-party summary published by Beanstalk Events. For official information, dates, and registration, please visit the organizer’s site linked above.