Online
Thursday, July 16, 2026
1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
1 hour
The fashion brands that will define the next decade aren't the ones investing most heavily in AI. They're the ones who know how to make it work.
Whilefashion executivesrank AI as the industry's single biggest opportunity,90% of initiatives fail to scale beyond the pilot phase.The bottleneck isn't the technology. It’s the operational readiness around it. While most organizations cycle through siloed pilots, a new tier of leadership is quietly pulling ahead, embedding AI into the daily connected decisions that drive margin, speed, and competitive advantage.
This exclusive, high-engagement roundtable is built for senior fashion leaders ready to close that gap and capture their share of AI’s projected $150B–$275B operating profit potential. Bringing together CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and CMOs from mid-to-large fashion brands, this session goes entirely beyond the headlines to explore what the brands already seeing AI returns are doing differently.
5 operational shifts we'll tackle:
- The P&L Reality Check:Moving from tech experimentation to a measurable financial return.
- The "Agentic AI" Consumer:Preparing infrastructure for a future where algorithms shop for consumers.
- The Efficiency Gap:Fixing the fragmented data stalling markdown and demand planning models.
- Workforce & Resale Evolution:Navigating specialized talent shortages and the 60% shift to circular commerce.
- Operationalizing Returns:Building the unified architecture needed to turn AI into a business driver.
Speakers
Shakir Anas
Fortude
Ana Friedlander
Sr. Director, Industry & Solution Strategy, Fashion & Retail, Infor