Luxury Summit: the future of luxury, between craftsmanship, innovation and sustainability

It is an annual appointment with the luxury world to talk about the future of the sector, all the more important in an uncertain economic context such as the one we are currently experiencing. The Luxury Summit 2025 takes place on 7 May, at the Magna Pars in via Tortona in Milan, in a live & digital format and has as its theme Responsible Luxury, a guarantee of excellence. This year, among the protagonists of the event there are also two of the winners of the Luxury Start Up Award 2025, Htsi's prize for rebellious innovators. They are Gabriele Rorandelli, ceo and co-founder (with Alessio Troisi) of ZeroW, the company that is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation community and produces sustainable fabrics and leathers from the inventories of large Italian companies. And by Chiara Torino, founder of NextCouture, the made-to-measure haute couture that combines craftsmanship and technology: thanks to a digital configurator and Artificial Intelligence functions, it is possible to create and purchase one's own couture garment directly from the computer. In their talk, they will explore how innovation can be put at the service of sustainability to build a more ethical luxury.

The event has become a reference point for analysing the challenges facing the sector, which is now called upon to reinvent new paths and new markets, focusing on craftsmanship, innovation and, above all, responsibility: by now, attention to the environment, respect for workers and transparency in production, both internally and throughout the supply chain, are conditio sine qua for high-end companies.

The discussion will include a wide-ranging reflection on the current situation and opportunities for the future with Helen Brocklebank, CEO of Walpole, Carlo Capasa, President of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, Giovanna Ceolini, President of Confindustria Accessori Moda, Stefania Lazzaroni, Director General of Fondazione Altagamma and Sergio Tamborini, President of Confindustria Moda Federazione Tessile e Moda. Among the most eagerly awaited institutional moments, there will be the speech, connected from Japan, of Ambassador Mario Andrea Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, who will reflect on the strategic role of the luxury industry as an ambassador of Made in Italy in the world. This is followed by interviews with three protagonists of Italian excellence: Silvio Campara, CEO of Golden Goose, talks about the evolution from product to experience in the world of fashion; Gianluca Brozzetti, executive vice president and CEO of Vhernier, dwells on innovation and craftsmanship as distinctive elements of high jewellery; Roberto Gavazzi, CEO of Boffi | De Padova, instead, addresses the theme of Made in Italy design as a lever for change. Here it emerges how important in luxury are immersive and personalised experiences, the maintenance of a strong link with craftsmanship and the quality of artefacts in any field. With an eye always turned to innovation.

Ample space is dedicated to the regulatory framework with a debate on the concrete implications of the Ecodesign regulation, drawn up by the European Union and entering into force on 18 July 2024, which establishes eco-design requirements for products placed on the European market with the aim of promoting products that are more durable, repairable and recyclable, reducing the environmental impact of a product's entire life cycle. Gessica Ciaccio, researcher at ENEA's Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Giuliano Maddalena, CEO of Gruppo Safe, Chiara Mastrotto, president of Gruppo Mastrotto, and Lucia Muto, head of the Economic Tools Area of ISPRA's National Centre for Waste and Circular Economy, will speak on this topic and the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility.

In the segment entitled 'Luxury 10.0 - Strategies for Growth', Andrea Ruzzi, Head of Consumer & Manufacturing Industries at Accenture Italia, talks about new technologies, and in particular artificial, generative and agent intelligence, and how they can increase productivity and generate value in the luxury industry. Next, Massimiliano Bizzi, president and founder of White, talks about strategies to develop and support small brands as a lever to relaunch the entire industry.