BUSINESS TOUR WITH PRACTICE AND RESULTS

Bringing business to the Middle East, meetings with experts and buyers, participation in pop-up store in Dubai Mall

9-13 April 2024

For whom:

For designers and owners of clothing, footwear, and accessories brands
For owners of Lifestyle products and home decor
For owners of cosmetic products
For marketers in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle industries
For Business Development managers, companies in the fashion, beauty and home decor industries
For entrepreneurs in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle/home decor industries

If you:

✔ Are you planning to enter new markets?
✔ Interesting in selling goods in the Middle East
✔ Do you want to launch and develop a brand in the UAE and other Middle East countries
✔ Want to check the demand for your product
✔ Do you want to learn how the Middle East market works and what steps need to be taken?
✔ Do you want a step-by-step development strategy with direct contacts
✔ Do you want to meet with buyers and distributors
✔ Explore new growth opportunities
Then this program is for you! We build bridges from needs to opportunities.

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Format and program:

1

5 days pop up store in Dubai Mall
2

Meetings with buyers, media representatives and influencers
3

Advertising inside Dubai Mall App
4

Announcements and additional events for local audiences to check audience demand
5

Days with stylists - who will present your product to its advantage
6

Possibility of brand self-presentation
7
4 days of meetings with experts on the following topics:
- Fashion business Middle East;
- Sales points and channels (how to start quick sales);
- Hubs, accelerators, government programs and fashion startups, providing new opportunities for the development of stylists and brands, increasing sales;
- PR and business legalization
8

Development of an individual strategy for entering the Middle East

Get a detailed tour program

5 days of business program, which reveals the market conditions of the fashion industry in the Middle East:

Day 1

Fashion business Middle East

Day 2

Sales points and channels (how to start quick sales)

Day 3

Hubs, accelerators, government programs and fashion startups that provide new opportunities for developing stylists and brands, increasing sales

Day 4

PR and legalization business

Day 5

Meeting with buyers and influencers

Experts:

Diana Gerrard
Entrepreneur, President/National Director of Miss Universe UAE, Founder/CEO of DLK Fashion Shows, International Producer, Charity Ambassador, Beauty Pageant Organizer, has become one of the most successful women in the Middle East in 2022.
Nina Seredai
Associate entrepreneur with 19 years of experience in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Founder and Managing Director of Ninth Space (Ninthspace.com) is a leading brand strategy consultancy in the Middle East market.
Ksenia Ternyuk
Conducts business transformation of leading corporations in the field of beauty and fashion (L'oreal, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen), a pioneer in the luxury industry with the help of technology and innovation.
Kristina Frolova Lasenko
Founder of a technology startup that helps parents make sales using community and AI, advisor to Hub71, founder of the UAE Future Innovation Founders, mentor of the Dubai Business Women's Council, advisor to Harvard Business Review. Former head of gaming business development at Facebook, EMEA, head of sales development at Google in emerging markets. Advises startups on entering the UAE market, raising funds, development and gamification.
Vladimir Radojevic
Co-founder and CEO of DRESOS since 2021 Over 20 years of experience in fashion retail in Europe and the GCC region.

He has held leadership positions including Head of Retail and Head of Distribution in the Gulf region.

Worked with many famous brands (Guess, Replay, Oakley, Seafolly, Timberland, Scotch&Soda, Liu Jo...).

MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona
Yasser Albeer
Creative Director, Founder of Designers Hub www.yaserandmayasa.com

Own factory since 1920, with offices in Dubai, Toronto and Shanghai.

In addition, they help MENA region designers build businesses. During the pandemic, a hub was created through which they help designers find production, reach buyers and develop their brand. Yasser himself has been in the fashion industry for more than 20 years, is an expert jury of competitions, and a speaker at professional events.
Ekaterina Gorgeous
Hugo Boss

Fashion Business, strategy, brand development.
Daniella Rossi
Foundr Unlimited Woman
Independent business consultant at Orients Consulting.
Professional work with businesses and buyers in the UAE market for 12 years.
Antonio Rubel
President Middle East Fashion Week
Sana Sajid
Co-Founder & General Manager at The Taco People ( fashion development agency)

Byers:

Cost of participation

5500$

Early Bird
4800$

Participants of past programs
4500$
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Participation only in Pop Up store in Dubai Mall - 5 days
2000$

Early Bird
1500$

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Additionally:

Tour of multi-brand stores with the possibility of concluding a contract - 600$

Photo/video production
от 1200$

Submit your application

2-day tour of textile factories and production facilities in the UAE
1200$

Textile tour and market of accessories and fittings
600$

Ajman and Dubai Factory Tour
800$

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Organizers

Victoria Zolotova
Founder of Fashionovation, organizing business tours for entrepreneurs in the fashion industry NYC, Milan, Paris, Seoul, and Dubai; assistance and support in launching a brand from scratch to scaling and entering new countries.
More than 18 years of experience in marketing and advertising. was the curator of the digital direction of the Silver Mercury advertising festival, ex-managing director of the IKRA School of Digital Communications in Marketing
Lana Verina
Founder of World Fashion Week Dubai, curator of collaborations with Paris FW, Milan FW, NYFW and other international destinations. Fashion producer, fashion industry insider.

World Fashion Week Dubai is one of the key fashion weeks in the Arab region, taking place since 2020 with the support of the Dubai government.

The creative international platform promotes the development of fashion industry representatives and emerging brands in the Arab region, and also brings together industry professionals from around the world.

In addition to Middle East World Fashion Week, WFW Dubai designers are presented annually in Paris, Milan, and New York.

This year the shows of World Fashion Week Ibiza and World Fashion Week Maldives will start.

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