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The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community.

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Rehumanising 3D Design

Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.

Webinars

Anticipating Tomorrow On-demand Webinar

If uncertainty is a virus, then strategic foresight is the best way to inoculate your organisation against it, as we find out in this much-anticipated webinar.

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Regenerative Olive Oil

Citizens of Soil, an innovative olive oil brand, is championing provenance transparency, healthy soils, gender equality and sustainable packaging at a fair price.

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Talc Magazine : Visual stimulus

Ed Vince, Max Reyner and Fauzia Musa talk about their new magazine, Talc.

Talc : Publishing : Porn

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Retail Futures Webinar

August marks the launch of a series of exciting webinars LS:N Global will be running for members.

Google : Webinar : US Retail

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Beth Bentley : The plate-spinning man

Wieden + Kennedy director of digital strategy and innovation Beth Bentley talks about the plate-spinning man.

Gender : Beth Bentley : Fathers

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Darren Barber : Functional fitness

Barber’s Gym founder Darren Barber talks functional fitness.

Sport : Darren Barber : Barbers Gym

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Susan Greenfield : Anti-social Networking

British scientist and writer Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE talks about anti-social networking.

Susan Greenfield : Social Networks : Internet Culture

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Tasha Marks : Presenting food as art

Animal Vegetable Mineral founder Tasha Marks talks about presenting food as art.

Tasha Marks : Food Art : Taste

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Anne Moir : Brain sex equality

Brainsex Matters author Dr Anne Moir talks about brain sex equality.

Brain : Psychology : Brainsex

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Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart : The science of flavour-matching in food and drink

Food and flavour scientist Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart talks about the science of flavour-matching.

Science : Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart : Food Pairing

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Diana Verde Nieto : Desirable sustainability

Positive Luxury founder Diana Verde Nieto talks about desirable sustainability.

Transparency : Diana Verde Nieto : Ethical Luxury

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Stephanie Phair : Designer discount fashion

The Outnet managing director Stephanie Phair talks about designer discount fashion.

The Outnet : Stephanie Phair : Discount Luxury

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Tracy Yaverbaun : F-commerce 2.0

Facebook’s group director of retail, fashion and luxury partnerships talks F-commerce 2.0.

Facebook : Tracy Yaverbaun : Social Media

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James Ogilvy : Lessons in Luxury

Luxury Briefing founder James Ogilvy talks lessons in luxury.

Digital Media : James Ogilvy : Brand Personality

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Amber Atherton : Tapping luxury Millennial networks

MyFlashTrash founder Amber Atherton talks about tapping luxury millennial networks.

Social Media : MyFlashTrash : Amber Atherton

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Debbi Evans : Media for interested women

Libertine founder Debbi Evans talks about creating media for interested women.

Libertine : Women's Magazines : Transmedia

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Robin Dunbar : The future of social networks

Social networks expert Robin Dunbar talks about The Dunbar Number.

Social Networks : Social Media : Facebook

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Alannah Weston : Balancing the channels

Selfridges creative director Alannah Weston talks about balancing the store’s different channels.

Selfridges : The Tomorrow Store : Project Ocean

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Andrew Robb : Collective co-commerce

Farfetch COO Andrew Robb talks about collaborative commerce and content.

Online Retail : Luxury : Farfetch

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Peter Fitzgerald : Mega-system collaborations

Peter Fitzgerald, country sales director for Google UK, talks about the blurring of online and offline retail.

Google : E-commerce : On/Off Retail

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Gary Card : Retail theatre design

Designer and illustrator Gary Card talks about retail theatre design.

Retail Theatre : Designer : Set Design

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Simon Moran : Preferential mobile payment

PayPal UK head Simon Moran talks about preferential mobile payment.

PayPal : V-Currencies : M-commerce

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