The Four Seasons Hotel
October 10, 2002

RE-DEFINING LUXURY

DESCRIPTION
Widespread affluence, creating mass markets for products and services once only available to a few, that is suddenly re-framing our concept of luxury and causing companies to differentiate high-end offerings.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• As the profile of “luxury” changes, what will your company do differently in the next 5 years?

• From a personal or professional perspective, what do you consider a luxury?

• By the year 2010, what might be the highest demand luxury product or service?

PANELISTS

Moderator:
Ann Blinkhorn Driscoll, Director, Spencer Stuart
& Former President, North American Division, International Herald Tribune

Panelists:
Cynthia Adkins, Founder & President, Concierge At Large, Inc.
Cynthia Cohen, President, Strategic Mindshare
Elizabeth Donovan, President, Donovan Consulting Group
Nina Kaminer, President, Nike Communications Inc.
Stephanie Sonnabend, President, Sonesta Hotels, Resorts & Nile Cruises
Linda Stone, Former VP, Corporate & Industry Initiatives, Microsoft
& Managing Director, Linda Stone LLC

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