Kevin P. Ryan, Founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe, will be the luncheon keynote at FashInvest on Dec. 7

Nov. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- NEW YORK, NY, November 15, 2011 – The Second Annual FashInvest Capital Conference will feature “A Conversation With Kevin P. Ryan,” Founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe, on Wednesday, December 7 at The Fashion Institute of Technology as the Luncheon Keynote.  

Ryan, who will be interviewed by an executive from Deloitte, will answer questions on Gilt Groupe on how their model has evolved from pure flash sales to flash sales with full price; his comments on industry trends now and in the future; his vision and predictions into the future of e-tailing and traditional retailing; and his overall insights on being a successful serial entrepreneur in the fashion/e-commerce industry.  

In addition, Ryan will be honored and inducted as the Inaugural Member of the FashInvest Entrepreneur Hall of Fame after his Keynote.

Kevin Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe, an innovative e-commerce company offering highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices.  In 2007, Kevin along with a founding team created Gilt Groupe as an invitation-only site for coveted women’s apparel and accessories. Today, Gilt Groupe has expanded to include business lines in home décor (Gilt Home); kids & baby (Gilt Kids); men’s apparel and gear (Gilt MAN); artisanal food and wines (Gilt Taste); an online retail store for men’s apparel and accessories (Park & Bond); vacation travel (Jetsetter); local U.S. services and experiences (Gilt City), and has founded the leading flash-sale site in Japan (Gilt Japan).
Kevin is one of the leading Internet entrepreneurs in the United States having founded several New York-based businesses, including Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and 10gen/MongoDB. Kevin helped build DoubleClick from 1996 to 2005, first as president and later as CEO. He fostered DoubleClick's growth from a 20-person startup to a global leader with over 1,500 employees.  Currently, Kevin serves on the board of Human Rights Watch, the NYC Investment Fund and INSEAD, and is a member of the Yale International Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.


The Second Annual FashInvest Capital Conference is the only place in
the world where entrepreneurs within Fashion, Fashion Tech, Retail and Branded Goods can showcase their business and investment opportunity to over 60 national and international capital sources (angel, institutional angel, venture capital and smaller private equity firms).  The FashInvest Capital Conference will feature up to 20 selected, vetted and coached entrepreneurs presenting their company opportunities in an 8-minute format to financiers and operating executives in the audience with the goal of fostering investment and strategic partnering opportunities.  The Conference will also feature Keynote Speakers, provoking Panel discussions and ample networking time.  For presenting companies that are interested in participating, please go to www.fashinvest.com for the online application.

FashInvest is the first organization to establish a community for
branded goods, retail, fashion, and fashion technology that focuses on
the financial and business development aspects of emerging growth
businesses; a model which has worked well in the technology sectors.
FashInvest has created a vibrant, interactive community, initially
through networking events and conferences as well as through their website, www.fashinvest.com, where investments, partnerships and acquisitions can be explored, initiated and developed.  FashInvest Capital Conference attendees will include angel investors, institutional angel groups, venture capital and small
private equity funds.    Last year, we had over 60 investment
organizations represented from across the country and several from
overseas.

FashInvest was formed by a group of venture capitalists, private
equity managers, and branded goods and fashion company executives in
order to increase the knowledge base between the investment community
and the emerging and growth oriented branded good and fashion
entrepreneurs, related industry technology Innovators, financiers, and
industry executives gather to network and exchange information. All
members work towards the common goal of improving the positioning and
pathway for branded goods and fashion entrepreneurs from raising
necessary investment capital to the ultimate sale of their enterprise.


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