The World Luxury Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) announces the 2026 selection of TOP Luxury Speakers of the World, an annual recognition highlighting individuals whose expertise contributes to the global conversation on luxury, leadership, and the evolution of high-value industries.
This distinction recognizes speakers whose work informs executive decision-making, academic dialogue, and strategic thinking across the international luxury sector. The selected individuals include respected business leaders, academics, strategists, and industry experts whose perspectives contribute to a deeper understanding of luxury markets and their future direction.
Purpose of the TOP Luxury Speakers List
WLCC established the TOP Luxury Speakers of the World list to identify and highlight credible voices who contribute meaningful insight to the luxury sector.
Luxury today operates in a rapidly evolving environment influenced by global economic shifts, new consumer expectations, sustainability priorities, cultural influence, and technological development. Organizations, institutions, and industry leaders increasingly seek speakers who bring both practical experience and intellectual depth to these discussions.
The initiative supports WLCC’s mission to promote high-level dialogue, encourage knowledge exchange, and provide visibility to experts who contribute to serious discussion within the luxury sector.
Selection Process
The 2026 selection follows a structured evaluation conducted by the WLCC Research Team in collaboration with the WLCC President and members of the Board.
The process includes independent research, industry analysis, and strategic recommendations from trusted advisors within the global luxury ecosystem. This approach ensures that each selected speaker reflects recognized expertise, professional credibility, and alignment with WLCC’s international positioning.
Curation Criteria
Individuals included in the 2026 list were evaluated based on the following criteria:
• Industry recognition within the luxury sector or related fields
• Proven executive or academic expertise
• Subject-matter authority demonstrated through speaking engagements, publications, advisory roles, or leadership positions
• Alignment with WLCC values and positioning
• Relevance to current and emerging discussions in the luxury sector
• Strategic recommendations from trusted advisors and industry leaders
The evaluation emphasizes depth of expertise, credibility, and contribution to professional discourse rather than popularity alone.
The full list of TOP Luxury Speakers of the World 2026 can be viewed below in alphabetical order:
Abhay Gupta | LinkedIn
The Indian Luxury Strategist | Brand, Talent & Ecosystem Architect for India’s Luxury Economy
Alex Wolkomir | LinkedIn
McKinsey Partner | QuantumBlack | Product & Business Builder | AI, Data + Human-Centered Design
Alvaro Nuñez Alfaro | LinkedIn
Founder & CEO at Super Luxury Group | Real Estate | Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker
Anant Sharma | LinkedIn
The Psychology of Luxury | CEO @ Matter Of Form — The Brand Interactions™ Consultancy | Podcast Host & Keynote Speaker
António Paraíso | LinkedIn
Luxury. Marketing. Innovation. Consulting & Talks.
Ashok Som | LinkedIn
Author, Speaker, Educator. Founding Director, ESSEC-Parsons Executive Masters in Luxury Management & Design Innovation (EMiLUX) at ESSEC Business School
Bruce Himelstein | LinkedIn
Speaker/Consultant at The BJH Group, LLC
Carlo Pignataro | LinkedIn
Author of “Sell with Style” and “Serve with Style” | Host of Lux and Friends | Luxury Industry | Research | Training | Consulting
Carlota Rodben | LinkedIn
Founder of Beyond Luxury | 2x Author | Host @BeyondLuxury Podcast | Strategic Advisor | Keynote Speaker | ex-CHANEL
Caroline Huo | LinkedIn
Real Estate Advisor and Educator | Helping Clients & Agents Make Decisions in Complex Markets |$1B+ in Sales | Dir. of Professional Development, Keller Williams Luxury Division
César Val | LinkedIn
Luxury Expert | Founder and Managing Partner | Global Speaker | Advisor to Business Leaders | Consultant | Shopper Marketing | Author of the Bestseller “Secrets of Luxury”
Chris Roebuck | LinkedIn
Transformational Leadership Speaker | ‘Business as usual’ to ‘business of the future’ | Finalist 2025 Speaker Awards | HR Hall of Fame
Christophe Caïs | LinkedIn
CEO & Board Member, CXG | Luxury & Customer Experience Expert | Keynote Speaker
Claudia D’Arpizio | LinkedIn
Senior Partner at Bain & Company
Daniel Langer | LinkedIn
CEO, Équité | The Authority in Luxury Strategy | Executive Professor, Pepperdine & NYU | Global Keynote Speaker
Denis Morisset | LinkedIn
Luxury Career Lab Director – ESSEC Global MBA at ESSEC Business School | Luxury Marketing Professor | Luxury Expert | Former Luxury Industry CEO
Eddy Blanchet | LinkedIn
Luxury Experience-Led Performance | Leadership Excellence Executive Coach | Author & Speaker | MBA Professor | Serving 100+ Iconic Brands
Elizabeth Solaru | LinkedIn
Professional Speaker| Luxury & Premium Brand Strategist | Author, The Luxpreneur | Founder, Diversity in Luxury Awards
Erwan Rambourg | LinkedIn
Global Head of Consumer & Retail Research | Author | Ex LVMH, Ex Richemont
Eva Chen | LinkedIn
Vice President of Fashion at Meta
Federica Levato | LinkedIn
Senior Partner at Bain & Company
Felicitas Morhart | LinkedIn
Professor of Marketing at HEC Lausanne | Founder of the Swiss Center for Luxury Research
Francesca Danzi | LinkedIn
Luxury Leader & Brand Advisor | Executive Coach | Chief Client Officer | Retail & CX | Tory Burch, Burberry, Deloitte Digital | Faculty, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
Francis Srun | LinkedIn
Luxury | Retail | Brands & Business Development | Author | CEO
Geneviève Tour | LinkedIn
30 Years of Expertise and Passion in Luxury and Customer Enchantment | Trainer-Coach | Sales | Client and Boutique Team Loyalty | Emotions and Boldness in Service of Commercial and Managerial Performance
Geoffrey Riddle | LinkedIn
Luxury Market Speaker & Author | TOP Luxury Speaker 2025 & 2026 | Global Luxury Leaders Network
Hayley Hines | LinkedIn
International Speaker | Luxury Wellness Consulting and Experience Design
Imran Amed | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO, The Business of Fashion
Jeffrey Shaw | LinkedIn
#1 Rated International Keynote Speaker on Luxury Sales and Buyer Behavior | Author-Sell to the Rich, The Self-Employed Life, and LINGO | TEDx Speaker
John Sanei | LinkedIn
#4 Global Futurist | Entrepreneur | Keynote Speaker | 6x Bestselling Author | Leading Voice on AI and Human Adaptability | Co-host of The Expansive Podcast
Jonathan Siboni | LinkedIn
Luxurynsight | Data Intelligence for Luxury Leaders
Laure Guilbault | LinkedIn
Luxury Industry Journalist | Vogue Business Paris Correspondent | Podcast Founder and Host | Speaker and Conference Moderator
Laurent Delporte | LinkedIn
TOP Luxury Speaker of the World by WLCC | Top 10 Worldwide Social Media Influencer in Hospitality | Luxury Hotel Expert I Editorialist I Consultant I LIFECOACH HEC ALUMNI
Liz Batsche | LinkedIn
I Train Client-Facing Teams in High-Stakes Environments to Build Trust, Drive Revenue & Elevate Experiences | Founder, Well Hosted | LVMH Alumna | Former Investment Banker
Luca Solca | LinkedIn
Managing Director, Luxury Goods at Sanford C. Bernstein Schweiz
Ludovic Tendron | LinkedIn
Luxury | Hospitality | Lifestyle | Strategic Partnerships & Commercial Development | Negotiation Strategist | Lawyer | Author of The Master Key
Markus Kramer | LinkedIn
Expert @ Powering Brands
Matthias Weiskopf | LinkedIn
Luxury Masterclasses | Retail Excellence | Customer Centricity | Helping Brands Win in Asia’s Luxury Markets | ex-McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche
Michaela Merk | LinkedIn
Multi-Award Winning Motivational Speaker, PhD, CSP, GSF | Executive Coach | Professor | Elevate Customer Experience & Leadership Excellence with Relational Intelligence | Podcast & Youtube ‘Luxury Leadership Talks’
Mickey Alam Khan | LinkedIn
Fractional Luxury CEO I 4x Exits I Supercharging Brands & People I HNWI-Focused Companies, Experiences & Real Estate Firms I $500M+ in New Business Acquisition
Milton Pedraza | LinkedIn
CEO Luxury Institute and Private Investor
Morin Oluwole | LinkedIn
International Luxury Business Leader | Board Director | LinkedIn Top Voice | Ex-Meta Business Director | Luxury Communication & Brand Development Strategist, Driving Growth
Natalia Jaramillo | LinkedIn
Humanistic Luxury | CCXP | Experience Strategy and Operations Consultant and Advisor, Trainer and Speaker-Luxury CX | Helping Brands Transform From Robotic-Predictable to Authentic-Human.
Natasha Sideris | LinkedIn
Managing Executive at Tashas
Neen James | LinkedIn
Client Experience Expert | Leadership Strategist | Keynote Speaker Empowering Executives with Luxury Strategies for Sales & Leadership | Confidante and Executive Coach to CEOs | Author of Exceptional Experiences
Nicolas Budzynski | LinkedIn
Chief Executive Officer at La Petite Maison (LPM)
Oscar Sand | LinkedIn
Academic Director | Speaker | Professor of Management Practice | Ex-Senior Director @Armani and Hugo Boss
Pamela Danziger | LinkedIn
Speaker | Author | Researcher | Forbes.com Senior Contributor on Luxury, Retail, and Affluent Consumers
Pedro Lopez-Belmonte | LinkedIn
CPO | Agentic Commerce | DPP (Digital Product Passports) Pioneer | Advisor | Innovation Leader | Lecturer | 2x Author
Philippe Mihailovich | LinkedIn
Co-Founder, CEO, and Brand Architect at HAUTeLUXE | High Luxury Brand CEO Advisor, Analyst-Strategist, and Practitioner | Problem-Solution Expertise | Lead-Author of HAUTE ‘LUXURY’ BRANDING | Professor of Luxury Brand Management
Robin Swithinbank | LinkedIn
Host of The Luxury Society Podcast | Journalist | Author | Speaker | Consultant
Sarah Willersdorf | LinkedIn
Advisor & Investor | Former Chief Marketing Officer | Luxury, Fashion & Beauty Industry Expert | Former Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Global Head of Luxury | MSP Global CMO | Consumer PE
Scott Kerr | LinkedIn
Fortune | Host of The Luxury Item Podcast | Silvertone | Adjunct Professor in Luxury Marketing at NYU
Sheetal Jain | LinkedIn
Indian Luxury Market Expert | Brand Strategist | Author | Speaker
Sonu Shivdasani | LinkedIn
Founder of Six Senses, Soneva, and Sosei
Susanna Nicoletti | LinkedIn
Rocking Fashion and Luxury with Innovation | Luxury C-Suite | Author and Columnist | Fashion and Luxury Higher Education Director
Thomaï Serdari | LinkedIn
Luxury Retail Expert | Professor of Marketing | Founder BRAND(x)LUX | Podcast Host @Populuxepod | Author | Cultural Critic
Tiago Restani | LinkedIn
CEO at Fully | Entrepreneur | Speaker | Foodie
Yves Hanania | LinkedIn
Founder of Lighthouse | Operating Partner at Sia | Bridging Technology and AI to Luxury | Visiting Faculty | Book Author
About the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce
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