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Andrea Magno  

Benjamin Moore 

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Faith Huddleston  

NELSON Worldwide

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Jennifer Abernathy-Felix

Senior Principal Team Leader, Design, Chick-fil-A

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Michael Kubinski  

Founder and Principle, ID Automotive, and TBA Speaker, Cue Gravity  

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Michael is an architect and passionate car enthusiast. Starting with his first car, which he owned before he had his license, Michael has never driven a car with stock wheels. Every vehicle gets some tweak or adjustment, and often the modifications going well beyond wheels and tires. After graduating from Boston Architectural College, Michael soon found the opportunity to blend architecture and cars working with Southeast Toyota. Michael spent 15 years working at SET, designing, and overseeing the construction of dealership projects for Toyota. After much encouragement from dealers who needed his assistance for their other dealership projects, Michael started ID Automotive. Today ID Automotive has delivered dealership projects throughout North America. Between his passion for architecture and his infatuation with anything on wheels, there is no doubt Michael is in the right place when to comes to bringing innovative ideas and well-thought-out design to his clients.

 

Bob Mitchell  

Principal, Mitchell Partnership Alliances

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As a senior marketing and business development executive at the intersection of media, content, events and partnerships at such media companies as: Viacom/ Paramount, Disney, Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and representing various digital out-of-home networks, a few years ago he was recruited and relocated to Washington, D.C. from NYC to transform and reimagine the B2B events based global speakers bureau business. There he forged a greater alignment and emphas is on integrated marketing, sales, partnerships and new business models with a strategic and philosophical shift into the business of storytelling, audience experiences, data and content. Serving corporations, national trade associations, professional societies and non-profits he and his team successfully brought to market innovative client solutions that directly generated revenue growth, created unique customer experiences, forged emotional connections with audiences and amplified the power of storytelling across multiple platforms.

Currently, as a Principal/ Founder at his independent consulting firm, Mitchell Partnership Alliances he advises organizations on the operational, strategic and communications alignment across integrated channels including content, platform, audience and revenue generating partnerships driving successful business outcomes for such clients as: PwC, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), USO, American University, GlobalMeet, Kaltura, The Source for Learning and several B2B information services companies.

 

IV Dickson  

Chief Innovation Officer, SageNet  

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Dickson has more than 20 years of experience in digital engagement hardware, software, integration, and solutions, to bring with him a deep understanding of how to harness physical-digital convergence to create business objective-driven customer engagement platforms.

As CIVO, Dickson is responsible for driving innovation and fostering a culture of forward thinking and creativity that anticipates and solves customer challenges. He focuses on helping both SageNet and its customers recognize emerging trends and identify opportunities for improved productivity and growth.

Dickson also collaborates with the broader SageNet organization – including R&D, engineering, operations, product, sales, and marketing – to ensure SageNet’s innovation initiatives are aligned with the company’s overarching business strategies. This includes investigating new product and service offerings, evaluating new business methodologies, and exploring ways to improve existing processes.

 

Meredith Glansberg  

Chief Revenue Officer, quip  

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Meredith is a passionate, omni-channel sales leader with extensive, unique experience across purpose-driven CPG brands categories.

Meredith started her career (and passion for Oral Care!) in brand and innovation marketing at Colgate-Palmolive before transitioning to sales leadership roles. She then worked at Reckitt as Trade Marketing Director across sexual wellness, personal care and foot care categories.

For the past 7 years she has worked to bring omni-channel vision, perspective and executional excellence to emerging brands at various stages of growth. Amongst these experiences, she led the bringing feminine wellness & hygiene brand LOLA into omni-channel by launching at Walmart. She also developed commercial strategies and launch plans for a new infant nutrition brand, ByHeart.

In Meredith’s current role as Chief Commercial Officer at quip, she is responsible for all sales at the company and is tasked with ensuring quip remains a leader -- as it has always been -- in emerging commerce trends. quip is the #3 electric toothbrush brand in America and is sold in over 15,000 retail stores, achieves double-digit growth on Amazon, and continues to be a DTC and Subscription powerhouse. quip also has a strong dental engagement business, including a Hygienist Ambassador Program and wholesale partner sales.

quip is a DTC digitally-native (now turned-omni-channel leader!) that designs and delivers oral care products that make oral health more simple, accessible, and enjoyable. To learn more, visit getquip.com or find us at Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS, and dozens of other retailers nationwide.

 

Leon Nicholas  

VP, Retail Insights & Solutions, Smurfit Westrock

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Carlotta Dove  

Director of Consumer Experience, IA Interior Architects  

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Carlotta is the Director of Consumer Experience at IA’s Retail Studio and has over 8 years of experience working with brands across retail and workplace projects. She heads up the HumanX lab, a research initiative deep-diving into societal trends impacting retail brands.

As a psychologist, Carlotta is passionate about transforming the way we work, play and live through human-centric strategy and design ideation. Carlotta graduated from the University of Göttingen with a Master’s Degree in Research and Neuropsychology.

 

Bryan Meszaros

Founder and CEO, OpenEye Global

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As the CEO and Founder of OpenEye Global, Bryan has redefined the landscape of interactive and visual media, elevating OpenEye into an esteemed experience design agency.

With expertise in digital strategy and experience design, Bryan has directed the creation of groundbreaking experiences for renowned brands such as Merlin Entertainment, Unilever, Honeywell, Santander, Kravet, and Hershey.

Meszaros actively serves as a board member for the Digital Signage Federation and the Shop! Association, having previously held the role of Board President for SEGD (Society for Experiential Graphic Design).

Jean-Didier Allongue  

Senior Director of Global Store Design, Harry’s Inc.   

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After graduating from the prestigious French Design School ENSCI, Jean-Didier worked on automotive and industrial design projects for Renault S.A. He then came to the United States and has served as Creative Director and Vice President of creative for global companies. With over eighteen years of experience leading the design, engineering, and architectural look and feel of retail solutions, ranging from individual products to complete environments, Jean-Didier is a passionate executive design leader who challenges the status quo, pushing limits to deliver results that surpass expectations.

 

His strategies have positively impacted business revenues, brand awareness, and customer experiences across three continents. Jean-Didier's creative talent has earned him many accolades, including an Addy Best of Show, a DuPont Imagineering Award, Retail Design Institute International Design Awards, Association Retail Environments International Design Awards, and numerous POPAI Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards.

 

For the past six years, Jean-Didier has been at the helm of the Global Store Design team for Harry's Inc., a role in which he has impacted over 35,000 retail locations worldwide with disruptive, best-in-class retail experiences.

 

Jean-Didier has influenced brands in a wide range of industries, from technology to automotive, including AT&T, HTC, Bose, XBOX, Nintendo, Under Armour, Sports Authority, Ryobi, Chrysler, KIA Motors, Genesis, BMW, Mini, Fiat, Honda, Scion, Kawasaki, and Fisker Automotive, Porsche, Swatch Group, Microsoft, Dell, LeapFrog, Pep-Boys, Best Buy, Ann Taylor, and Amazon.

 

Joe Baer

Creative Director and CEO, ZenGenius Inc.

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From humble beginnings as a visual merchandiser for Lazarus Department Store in Ohio to his role as a visual manager for Macy’s/The Broadway stores in the 1990s, Joe’s passion for visual merchandising has followed him throughout his retail career.

After returning to Ohio in 1996 to work with the renowned Columbus-based design firm Chute Gerdeman, Joe later co-founded ZenGenius, Inc. with partner Paul Cook in 1999. Their fierce entrepreneurial spirit and strong desire to give back to the community established ZenGenius as industry-leading visual merchandising experts in Columbus, later expanding nationwide. Often, you’ll find Joe emceeing community and industry events, supporting the local arts community, or mentoring students from The Ohio State University and beyond. In recent years, his passion for education and fostering a new generation of talent has brought him closer to the mission of PAVE and its fundraising efforts.

Marcelo Kertesz

Chief Marketing Officer, Manscaped

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Albert Gilkey  

Senior Vice President of Store Design & Visual Merchandising – Victoria's Secret & Co.  

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Albert Gilkey serves as the Senior Vice President of Store Design & Visual Merchandising at Victoria’s Secret where he plays a pivotal role in driving innovation and brand evolution. At the forefront of transforming the in-store experience, Albert leads the design and implementation of the “Store of the Future” initiative—a strategic, forward-thinking concept that elevates product storytelling through open, modern design. This new vision creates immersive, inclusive spaces that resonate with diverse audiences and foster deeper brand connections, aligning with Victoria’s Secret overarching transformation goals.

 

Under his leadership, over 200 Stores of the Future have successfully launched worldwide, marking a significant milestone in Victoria’s Secret brand-building journey.

 

With over five years at Victoria’s Secret, Albert’s influence extends beyond his current role. He previously served as Vice President of Visual Merchandising for Victoria’s Secret Beauty and brings a rich career history, having shaped the customer experience for global fashion brands such as Coach, Armani, and Cole Haan. Albert’s expertise in creative environments, coupled with his passion for storytelling, continues to drive innovation and brand relevance in the retail landscape.

Lisa Wynne

Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, LCSAP

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With nearly 20 years of experience in sustainability, Lisa is a leading, internationally known, sustainability consultant in consumer environments, manufacturing, architecture, and supply chain. Lisa's work in sustainability started in green building design, but quickly expanded to include business strategy, marketing, supply chain, and education. Lisa owns and operates EcoScapes Sustainability Solutions, LLC which primarily focuses on tracking and reducing environmental impacts of consumer environments throughout North America, Europe and China.

Bevan Bloemendaal

Industry Consultant

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Claire Coder

Founder and CEO of Aunt Flow

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 Claire Coder (Forbes 30under30) is a 27-year-old Thiel Fellow and founder and CEO of Aunt Flow. On a mission to make the world better for people with periods, Aunt Flow stocks public bathrooms with freely accessible tampons and pads. Through Claire’s leadership, Aunt Flow launched patented tampon & pad dispensers in 60k+ bathrooms and raised $17m+ in venture capital.

Coder launched her first company at age 16, designed a bag for Vera Bradley that sold out in 24 hours, and has her own line of GIFs. After getting her period in public without the supplies she needed, at 18 years old, Claire dedicated her life to developing a solution to ensure businesses and schools can sustainably provide quality period products for free in public bathrooms. Since 2016, Aunt Flow has worked with thousands of businesses and schools, including organizations like Google, Princeton University, Netflix, and 30+ professional sports stadiums, to offer freely accessible period product dispensers, filled with organic cotton tampons and pads.