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Derek Blasberg is YouTube’s Head of Fashion and Beauty, and a New York Times best-selling author. He was born and raised in St Louis, Missouri, and attended New York University, graduating in 2004 with two degrees, Journalism and Dramatic Literature. His first job was as an assistant at Vogue, and in his career he has been the Editor-At-Large of Harper’s Bazaar and Vanity Fair’s Man on the Street. In 2016, it was announced he would be the host of the revamped 'CNN Style’ on CNN International, which profiled Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, Tracey Emin, Emma Watson, Kendall Jenner, and Reese Witherspoon. In 2018, he joined YouTube in his newly created role. Derek is the author of a 2010 collection of humorous essays about etiquette, 'Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady,’ which was translated into several languages and published in Asia, South America, and Europe. He published a sequel, ‘Very Classy: Even More Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady,’ in 2012. In 2015, he published ‘Bazaar: Models,’ a survey of the most influential faces in fashion history. Blasberg has been a staffer of the Gagosian Gallery since 2014, and is currently the executive editor of Gagosian Quarterly. He lives on New York’s Upper East Side with a dachshund called Monster.

Francesco Passone currently serves as Country Manager for Italy as well as responsible for Klarna’s Solutions & Delivery teams globally. Francesco has been working at Klarna for 8 years in various positions and locations. Most recently he has led the launch of the Spanish and Italian market. Prior to this, he has been working for PAY.ON/ACI Worldwide, leading their global e-commerce consulting team covering payments and fraud management strategies for major international retailers and financial institutions. Francesco holds a Master Degree from Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) and the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden). 

In 2008 José Neves launched Farfetch, bringing together his interests in fashion and technology, as well as his experience in design, wholesale and retail, to create a business that would celebrate and support the diversity of the global fashion industry. José has been involved in the fashion start-up world since the mid-1990s when he launched footwear business SWEAR. José later founded SIX London, a fashion licensing and wholesale company selling to 600 retailers worldwide. In 2001 José opened the renowned bstore, which won the British Fashion Award for Retailer of the Year in 2006.

Rupi joined the retail team at Google a couple of years ago from McKinsey, where she led the global digital retail strategy for 9 years. She is passionate about the global luxury and retail industry, and most recently has stepped up to lead the Luxury Retail team at Google.

Within Lush, Jack is perhaps best known as the man behind all things digital – including websites, apps and an in-shop till system. But he’s also the inventor of many of our best selling and iconic products, including Intergalactic, Black Rose and Dragon’s Egg bath bombs.  Jack made headlines world over when he led the team creating The Experimenter video,  and for taking a stance on Social Media for Lush. Driving new ways to connect with Lush communities online, he’s never afraid to challenge convention. 

Beginning his career working alongside his mum (and Inventor of the first bath bomb in 1989), Mo Constantine, Jack grew up in the midst of a company that likes to shake up the industry. As Chief Digital Officer, Jack believes his part of the business should be responsible for finding tech solutions that make Lush (and the wider world) a better, fairer and more sustainable place.

Dina Fierro is a creative thinker and seasoned marketer with more than 15 years of experience. A graduate of FIT, she launched one of the first successful fashion and beauty blogs in 2006. Her early immersion in the influencer community led to a career in emerging media, where she’s guided the digital, social, influencer and experiential marketing strategies for a multitude of brands, both agency and brand-side.  As the Vice President, Global Digital Strategy and Social Engagement at NARS, she oversees key digital and social touchpoints globally, with a focus on innovation - inclusive of gaming, the metaverse and the virtual economies.