{"id":105109,"date":"2025-02-11T13:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T12:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=105109"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T07:18:53","slug":"samy-liechti","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/en\/speaker-presenter\/samy-liechti\/","title":{"rendered":"Samy Liechti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Samy Liechti is a Swiss entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of e-commerce.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1999, he founded the company BLACKSOCKS, the first in the world to offer an online subscription service for black men&#8217;s socks. He is regarded as a pioneer, inspirer, and visionary, as well as a veteran of digitalization and a master of understanding customer needs. 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