2025 Speakers

Sebastian is a collaborative and values-driven senior executive who works at the intersection of design, strategy, and innovation. Throughout his career, he has focused on building modern brands, inspiring teams, and creating meaningful customer experiences that deliver long-term value.

As SVP of Product Design at Crate & Barrel Holdings, Sebastian helped restructure product functions, establish the company’s first in-house design team contributing to record-setting growth of $1B+ over three years. He also leads the company’s exploration into Web 3.0 strategies, embracing new opportunities to engage customers and evolve the brand.

Sebastian believes in leading with integrity, purpose, and courage. With deep expertise in design, product development, merchandising, brand building, store design, technology and storytelling, he leads teams to scale businesses that prioritize the customer with authenticity, sustainability, and inclusivity. His work has been recognized by Vogue, The New York Times, Forbes, Architectural Digest, Fast Company and others, though he considers his greatest accomplishments to be the teams, retail stores and brand partnerships he’s helped build along the way.

As a Latin American angel investor, Sebastian is passionate about supporting startups and emerging technologies in the region, contributing to growth and innovation on a personal level. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, and shaped by a life lived across continents, he brings a global perspective to everything he does.

Sebastian approaches leadership as a continuous learning journey, always open to connecting, sharing, and collaborating to create a positive impact for business, people and the planet.