BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How High-End Consumer Brands Succeed In Today's Sluggish Economy DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Against The Trend: How High-End Consumer Brands Succeed In Today's Sluggish Economy. ACG101. We move into 2013 faced with stubbornly high unemployment, weak consumer confidence, a continuing debt crisis in Europe, and Washington struggling to resolve America’s fiscal issues. Despite this economic backdrop, many high-end consumer products companies are experiencing record results. What is their secret to identifying and attracting the discerning, affluent consumer? Our February 6 panel of C-suite executives will explore how high-end consumer brands are successfully navigating and thriving in today’s consumer landscape. From consumer electronics to high fashion apparel and beauty care, we will explore the growth strategies of successful brands. The Panel: Eric Hohl, Chief Financial Officer, Too Faced Cosmetics, Inc.; Craig Shelburne, Co-Founder and General Counsel, Sonos, Inc., makers of wireless home audio systems; Paula Thomas, Founder and Designer, THOMAS WYLDE women’s fashions. See https://www.acg.org/101/events/register.aspx?EventId=5359&F_m=1&F_y=2013 DTSTART:20130206T190000 DTEND:20130206T200000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR