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STARTS ON March 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM GMT


DIVERSITY FORUM 2022

Nearly two years into fashion and beauty’s reckoning with the realities of
representation, there are more faces of color at the table. But their presence
alone won’t suffice to tick the DE&I box–equity is the ultimate aim.

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 * MELISSA BUTLER
   
   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & FOUNDER, THE LIP BAR AND THREAD BEAUTY
   
   Melissa Butler is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The Lip Bar, a
   beauty brand started in her kitchen while working on Wall Street. Since 2012,
   Ms. Butler been on a mission to change the way people think about beauty. The
   Lip Bar has become a pioneer of beauty and inclusion because she believes
   that without representation, as humans, we’re left seeking validation. The
   brand is now sold in Target and Walmart stores across the country. Ms.
   Butler’s take on business and beauty has been noted by industry leaders
   including Forbes, Women’s Wear Daily, Entrepreneur, Allure, and more. In
   2020, she was named a top entrepreneur by Inc. magazine, and in 2021, CEW
   recognized her as one of five female founders of the year.


 * FRANCESCO CLARK
   
   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & FOUNDER, CLARK'S BOTANICALS SKINCARE
   
   Francesco Clark was 24 years old with a promising career in fashion when his
   world was turned upside down. On June 1, 2002, he dove headfirst into a
   swimming pool and crashed into the bottom. Mr. Clark became paralyzed from
   the neck down, unable to move or feel 99% of his body, and sustained central
   nervous system trauma that severely impacted his skin function. Without the
   ability to sweat out toxins, his skin became congested, dull, inflamed, and
   prematurely aged. When products on the market failed to help, Mr. Clark was
   determined to create his own solution to heal his skin. He teamed up with his
   father – a doctor and homeopath – and turned to nature’s most radical plant
   extracts, enhancing them with cutting-edge skin science. The result was
   Clark’s Botanicals Skincare. In 2020, Clark’s Botanicals Skincare relaunched
   with breakthroughs in botanical skin science and a progressive new active
   base, Jasmine Catalyst Complex. The entire line was reformulated with clean
   ingredients and environmentally conscious packaging. Mr. Clark is passionate
   about giving back to the community that inspired him. Clark’s Botanicals
   Skincare is a donor and national ambassador to the Christopher & Dana Reeve
   Foundation and a donor to Northwell Health and Montefiore Medical Center. He
   serves on the boards of Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and New
   York Stem Cell Foundation.


 * CHRIS COLLINS
   
   FOUNDER, WORLD OF CHRIS COLLINS
   
   After being the face of Ralph Lauren for more than two decades, Chris Collins
   decided it was time to launch his own luxury brand. The World of Chris
   Collins is a high-end beauty brand with niche fragrances. Each fragrance
   invites you into a world of love, romance, and desire. New York City is the
   backdrop of Mr. Collins’ storytelling, but his fragrances are inspired by his
   childhood memories as well as his current life experiences. The notes of each
   scent are like the lyrics of a song meant to be listened to through the souls
   of the individuals wearing them. The World of Chris Collins currently has
   three collections in its fragrance wardrobe: Renaissance, Dark Romance, and
   Rubeus Collections. The Renaissance Collection tells the story of Harlem of
   the 1920s, when black culture flourished. The Dark Romance Collection invites
   you into the playful, devilish side of love as there is beauty in darkness.
   The Rubeus Collection captures the emotion of fury, love, and lust.


 * BRANDICE DANIEL
   
   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & FOUNDER, HARLEM’S FASHION ROW AND ICON 360
   
   A proud Memphis native, Brandice Daniel is Chief Executive Officer and
   Founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) and ICON360. Ms. Daniel’s love for
   fashion began at an early age when she went to fabric stores with her mother
   and spent hours reading Vogue. She has experience in production,
   sponsorships, and fashion buying and merchandising. She created HFR in 2007
   to bridge the gap between multicultural designers and the fashion business by
   providing opportunities to showcase their skills and abilities in an industry
   that is often inaccessible to them through fashion shows and other events.
   Ms. Daniel studied fashion merchandising at the University of
   Tennessee-Chattanooga.


 * LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN
   
   CREATIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER, LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN
   
   Ludovic de Saint Sernin represents a return to beauty seen through the lens
   of sensuality and sexuality, with an exacting approach to design and make.
   Mr. de Saint Sernin is a French designer who lives and works in Paris. He
   worked in a number of French fashion houses before launching his own label
   with a Spring Summer 2018 collection. Ludovic de Saint Sernin is for men and
   women, with many pieces designed without one gender in mind. He has shown his
   collection on both the men’s and women’s official Fashion Week calendar in
   Paris. The label is well known for underwear, forming a new product category
   of luxury products for men, and the eyelet brief has become the signature
   item. The majority of the clothes and accessories are made in France, and
   sustainable practices are always closely followed, consciously shortening the
   supply chain and maintaining a close relationship with all ateliers. Mr. de
   Saint Sernin holds a degree in fashion design from l’ESAA Duperré.


 * VICTOR GLEMAUD
   
   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, VICTOR GLEMAUD
   
   Haitian-American designer Victor Glemaud launched his collection of joyous
   and colorful statement knitwear in 2015, marrying comfort and style, while
   designing for all people, genders, races, sizes, and personalities. Raised in
   Queens, New York, Mr. Glemaud began his career as Design Assistant to Patrick
   Robinson while studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After working
   as a publicist for Versace and Marc Jacobs, he returned to design in 2005,
   becoming Studio Director at Paco Rabanne, followed by Style Director at Tommy
   Hilfiger, and over the years has consulted with several brands, including H&M
   for the Met Gala. In 2017, Mr. Glemaud was amongst the finalists in the
   CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and honored for his achievements at an event in
   Washington D.C., hosted by the Ambassador of Haiti to the United States. Some
   of Mr. Glemaud's most recent collaborations include designing costumes for La
   Folia Variations for the American Ballet Theatre, creating custom bands for
   Fitbit, as well as launching Fall Designer Collection with Target. Victor
   Glemaud is currently sold at FarFetch, FWRD, Intermix, Revolve, Saks Fifth
   Avenue, Shopbop, SSENSE, and glemaud.com. In 2020, Mr. Glemaud founded and
   launched IN THE BLK, a non-profit collective of influential global Black
   fashion creatives working with industry leaders to promote equitable business
   growth for emerging Black-owned fashion brands.

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