LAFS Pop Up - Come and shop the best of Latin American design!
OPEN EVENT, everybody is welcome!
10.00 AM - 6.30 PM
Paradise Plaza, Miami Design District - 151 NE 41st St #3547, Miami, FL 33137
Please be ready to show your proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
Masks are mandatory at all times!
Registration & Gifting
8.00 AM - 6.00 PM
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Please be ready to show your proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
Masks are mandatory at all times!
PANEL: La evolución de LAFS
9.00 am - 9.20 am
Lisa Pomerantz in conversation with the co-founders of LAFS and TRIBU, Estefanía Lacayo and Samantha Tams
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: The LAFS Team.
Speaker: Estefanía Lacayo & Samantha Tams, co-founders at LAFS
Moderator: Lisa Pomerantz, Founder & CEO at LFP Collective.
Language: English.
PANEL: Rethinking Reality: Fashion's New Frontier, by Istituto Marangoni
9.20 AM - 10.00 AM
An overview of new developments and realities that we are facing in fashion and what new trends will be emerging. Both from a business and a creative perspective.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Uti Torres, Style Mentor & Influencer.
Speaker: Massimo Casagrande, Dean of Fashion at Istituto Marangoni Miami
Language: English.
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PANEL: Taking your Business to the Next Level, with the Pitch to LAFS Winners
10.00 AM - 10.45 AM
Kika Vargas and Maygel Coronel, two successful Colombian designers, talk with their mentors who helped them to take their business to the next level. From the victory of the Pitch to LAFS to making it to the most prestigious retail stores in the fashion industry, the Creative Directors share all the details of their long but rewarding journey!
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Samantha Tams, Co-founder of LAFS & TRIBU. Rodner Figueroa, TV Host, Founder & Director of Rodner Figueroa.
Moderator: Estefanía Lacayo, Co-founder of LAFS & TRIBU.
Speakers: Maygel Coronel, Founder & Creative Director of Maygel Coronel - Kika Vargas, Founder, Owner and Creative Director of Kika Vargas - Ramya Giangola, Founder of Gogoluxe - Stacey Caldwell, Founder of Caldwell Creative.
Language: English.
PANEL: Solutions for a Closed-
Loop Fashion System
11.00 AM - 11.45 AM
From the fiber and the textile to optimizing the process to reduce impact and build more sustainable businesses, thus achieving the cleanest product possible. A conversation between four leaders making a positive impact on the environment, moderated by journalist Pilar Castaño, to inspire you to design a more conscious process and return home with the solutions you need in hand.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Taliana Vargas, Actress & Philanthropist.
Moderator: Pilar Castaño, Writer, Journalist & Fashion Consultant
Speakers: Francisco Costa- Founder and Creative Director of Costa Brazil - Patricia Ermecheo, Founder & CEO of OSOMTEX and Osom Brand - León Amitai, CEO of Sutex - Mauricio Rodríguez Castro, President of CO2CERO & ECOLOGIC.
Language: English.
PANEL: The Future of Diamonds: Ethics as a Hallmark of Luxury
2.30 PM - 3.45 PM
A fascinating panel with Céline Assimon, CEO of De Beers Forevermark & De Beers Jewellers, and fine jewelry designers of the moment Matthew Harris, Founder of Mateo, and Catherine Sarr, Founder of Almasika. Moderated by Claire Stern, in this conference you will learn what De Beers, as a thought leader in the diamond jewelry space, is doing to support jewelry brands in presenting ethical and sustainable diamond jewelry — and why this matters so much in the new age of luxury.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Jenny López, Tech Entrepreneur & Founder of Jenny-on-the-Go.
Moderator: Claire Stern, Deputy Editor of ELLE.com
Speakers: Céline Assimon, CEO of De Beers Forevermark & De Beers Jewellers - Matthew Harris, Founder of Mateo - Catherine Sarr, Founder of Almasika.
Language: English.
Networking Luncheon at Swan -
Tickets coming soon!
1.00 PM - 2.30 PM
Swan - 90 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137
PANEL: In conversation with Aerin Lauder and Karla Martínez de Salas
4.00 PM - 4.45 PM
An intimate conversation between Founder & Creative Director of AERIN and Style & Image Director of Estée Lauder, Aerin Lauder, and Vogue Mexico and Latin America's Head of Editorial Content Karla Martínez de Salas.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Atenas Hernández, Director of Atenas Hernandez.
Moderator: Estefanía Lacayo, Co-founder of LAFS & TRIBU.
Speakers: Aerin Lauder, Founder & Creative Director of AERIN & Style and Image Director of Estée Lauder.
Language: English.
PANEL: Lo que se requiere para dar el salto al éxito internacional
5.00 PM - 5.45 PM
Las emprendedoras de una firma latinoamericana que triunfó a nivel local para devenir un éxito internacional; el conocimiento de un experto comprador que conoce precisamente lo que se requiere de una marca para destacarse en un mercado saturado; y un consultor con una vasta experiencia en el mercado de lujo que sabe identificar el amplio espectro de desafíos y oportunidades en el mercado latinoamericano a la hora de dar el gran salto.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Amelia y Elisa Ochoa (Sisterly Style).
Moderator: Fabian Hirose, International Fashion & Luxury Business Strategist
Speakers: Fabricio Cárdenas, RTW Senior Buyer at Net-A-Porter - Catalina Álvarez & Mariana Hinestroza, Co-founders of Agua Bendita
Language: Spanish.
PANEL: Entering the Metaverse with Maria Buccellati from Faith Tribe
6.00 PM - 6.45 PM
Being up-to-date with the fashion industry has never been more challenging, with new technologies rising and introducing brand new concepts to the digital world. In a deep conversation, columnist Rebecca Suhrawardi and entrepreneur Maria Buccellati will walk us into the Metaverse one step at a time, starting with the 101 concepts around crypto and NFTs. For an inspiring finale, María will showcase the possibilities this parallel reality offers fashion businesses and the platform she created to help them enter.
LAFS Tent, Jungle Plaza - 3801 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Presenter: Hassan Pierre, CEO & Co-founder at Maison De Mode.
Moderator: Rebecca Suhrawardi, Writer, Editor & Digital Strategist.
Speakers: Maria Buccellati, Co-owner, President & Chief Creative Officer of Faith Connexion. - Andrea Abrams, Founder and Chief Metaverse Officer at PHYGICODE - Wahid Chammas, Founder and CIO at TyreGate Capital Holdings Ltd & Co-Owner of Faith Tribe.
Language: English.
Opening Cocktail Dinner Party
8.00 PM
Dress Code: Disco Extravaganza.
El Tucán - 1111 SW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33130