Why attend
For many years, Drapers Footwear Awards have celebrated the very best of the footwear industry. Now, we are expanding our commitment to the sector with the launch of Drapers Footwear Summit – a new, standalone half-day event dedicated to the conversations shaping its future.
The footwear market faces distinct challenges and opportunities, and we believe it deserves a dedicated forum where senior leaders can come together to exchange ideas, tackle shared challenges and learn from one another.
Taking place on the same day as Drapers Footwear Awards, but with separate attendance and registration, the summit creates a new opportunity for the industry to connect, collaborate and explore what comes next for footwear.
Taking place from 08:30 to 12:30, the summit connects C-suite leaders and senior footwear decision makers from leading retailers and brands. The summit is focused on quality of audience, not quantity, creating valuable opportunities to exchange ideas and build relationships in a tightly curated environment.
Summit timings
8:30 Arrive and light breakfast
9:00 Summit sessions, Court Suite
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Summit sessions, Court Suite
12:30 Summit ends
Who should attend
Drapers Footwear Summit is designed for senior decision makers across the footwear market, including CEOs, COOs and senior leadership teams at footwear retailers and brands , as well as heads and directors of footwear, buying, product, design, supply chain and other relevant functions within major retailers.
Attendance at the summit is free for qualifying delegates , and places are curated to ensure a relevant, senior-level audience.
Note: Access to Drapers Footwear Awards is separate from summit attendance.
Venue
Grosvenor House London
86-90 Park Lane
London
W1K 7TN
DIRECTIONS
The hotel is located on Park Lane between Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner Underground station. The hotel's entrance is on Park Street between Upper Grosvenor Street and Mount Street, which runs parallel with Park Lane towards Oxford Street.
ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
You can read the venue’s FAQs here
PARKING
On-site parking: £60 per day