Abhay Gupta

Abhay Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Luxury Connect & Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS).

Author of the book The Incredible Indian Luxury Bazaar, Gupta, recognised as the 'Luxury retail icon of the year 2012' by Asia Retail Congress, has won several awards across India, SEA and GCC regions. Featured in 'India's top 100 most influential men of luxury for seven consecutive years 2012 to 2019 in a row, he has also been on the panel of jury members for Luxury Lifestyle Awards, Asia. Additionally, Gupta has been acknowledged as the 'Most Influential Retail professional & Retail leader across Asia - GCC and Africa: 2016, 2017 & 2018' by Asia Retail Congress.

Having being featured in Forbes Luxury Trend Report 2012 as one of the industry leaders, he has also been widely recognised as a luxury expert by CNBC, CNN, NDTV Profit, Business India, Economic Times, to name a few. He helped not only bring but also establish luxury brands like Versace, Versace Home, Versace Collection, Corneliani, John Smedley, Tween Damat ADV, Arredo Classic, etc, in India. He has now been mandated by a plethora of luxury brands across fashion, lifestyle, home, interior and residences, etc, for their India entry strategy.

A regular speaker at most luxury forums, Fondazione Altagama has also recognised his contribution to the growth of Italian luxury industry by his pioneering efforts in India.