The future of luxury revealed!

eCommerce in Asia by

Sotheby’s and Jing on March 29

Sotheby’s and Jing Daily bring together global thought leaders in the luxury industry for The Future of luxury: eCommerce in Asia, a conference held in Hong Kong. Expert speakers from LVMH, Équité, Tencent, Azoya International, McKinsey, Farfetch and others, addressed on various topics.

Key focus remained on the area of, 1: How to win, serve and retain digitally savvy luxury consumers, 2: The top risk luxury brands are making online, 3: China’s soaring cross-border eCommerce market, Challenges Artificial Intelligence will raising for luxury brands! Contemporary artist Daniel Arsham will also lead a special keynote session on the collaboration between luxury marketers and cultural content providers.

“Asia has long been a driver of the luxury markets and understanding buyer behavior and the opportunity in the region is critical for future growth,” commented Laurence Nicolas, Sotheby’s Global Managing Director, Jewelry & Watches and former Christian Dior Couture and Cartier executive. 

“As a leader in the ecommerce space, Sotheby’s is committed to innovation, insight and creating the best possible customer experience – both physical and digital – and we are delighted to convene such a distinguished panel of speakers for a meaningful series of conversations” Laurence added.

“We are pleased that Jing Daily is partnering with Sotheby's on this exciting topic, 'the Convergence of Ecommerce and Content', as it applies to New Luxury, and the buying habits of the new audiences globally, and what is in store for the future,” said, Larry Warsh, publisher of Jing Daily.  

The half-day event coincides with Sotheby’s bi-annual Hong Kong sales series as well as Art Basel Hong Kong.  Both events will take place at the Hong Kong Convention Center in Wanchai.