Monday, March 6
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Inventor Education Program
Russ Barnes, United Inventors Association (UIA)
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Innovation Theater, Lakeside Center, Level 3 E350
Celebrate Life’s Big Moments: Building Long-Term Brand Loyalty in Housewares
HomePage News Editor-in-Chief Peter Giannetti will lead a discussion with Newell Brands executives presenting exclusive consumer research and strategic insights to illustrate how the housewares business can connect with key life occasions to build long-term consumer loyalty and drive renewable sales growth.
Peter Giannetti, HomePage News
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
MarketBlast: Pitch to the Pros Panel
Tom Mirabile, Springboard Futures
Warren Tuttle, MarketBlast
Jim Wells, Lifetime Brands
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
How to Achieve Success on Amazon
Jacqueline Daly, Firefly Buys
Mike Sierzant, Firefly Buys
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Innovation Theater, Lakeside Center, Level 3 E350
Back to the Future
We are past the lockdown life, gone through much of our revenge spending and now are living in inflationary times, where will there be growth opportunities? In this presentation/discussion, NPD will provide a forecast for 2023 and talk about growth opportunities by taking a look back in history at our behaviors during past challenging economic times and review current trends inside and outside of the Home and Housewares Industry.
Joe Derochowski, The NPD Group
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Building Dine + Decor
Ken Polk, Batter & Berries
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
What You Need To Know About Intellectual Property
Deepak Dashairya, USPTO
Joe Farco, Norris-Law
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Invent Tank: Pitch to the Pros Panel
Kim Burney, Mighty Carver
Chris Landano, Inventor Rescue
Lisa Lloyd, Lloyd Marketing Group
Lisa Wallace, I’m the Chef Too
Scott Wallace, I’m the Chef Too
Moderator: Christopher Guerrera, UIA
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Building Dine + Decor
Jess Feller, Aged & Infused
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Leveraging Manufacturing USA & Abroad
Carmine Denisco, United Inventors Association
Joe Farco, Norris-Law
Brian Halasinkski, Turbo Trusser
Stacey Pierce, OME Gear
Jules Weldon, OME Gear
Moderator: Chris Guerrera, UIA
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Building Dine + Decor
Gale Gand, Gale’s Bread & Butter, Inc.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Shark Tank Winners: Pitch to the Pros Panel
Kim Burney, Mighty Carver
Christoper Guerrera, UIA
Brian Halasinski, Turbo Trusser
Lisa Wallace, I’m the Chef Too
Scott Wallace, I’m the Chef Too
Moderator: Carmine Denisco, UIA
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Keynote, South Building S102
The Art of Living: Directional Color/Design Trends
As featured in the Pantone View color forecast, the theme titled “The Art of Living” offers inspiration, clarity, and meaning to future color and design trends. Providing direction and insights on design and color palettes, this presentation clearly defines consumers’ needs and motivations in a challenging time. Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute and the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training, will feature and explain the appropriate harmonies, moods and hues that will resonate for your clients and customers.
Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, Pantone Color Institute (pictured above)
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Innovation Theater, Lakeside Center, Level 3 E350
Export Operations, Procedures & Compliance
The topics covered will include the export supply chain, export documentation, managing export trade compliance, an overview of export regulations, Incoterms, export licensing, license exceptions, export case studies, recordkeeping, electronic export information and other government agencies involved in the export process. For those considering export sales for the first time, this session offers a broad scan of what and how to address export compliance; for seasoned exporters, a thorough compliance cross-check.
Thomas Cook, Blue Tiger International
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Building Dine + Decor
Kris Stubblefield, Lodge Cast Iron
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Pitching Your Product to National TV Producers
John Clark, TANDM Surf
Carmine Denisco, UIA
Stacey Pierce, OME Gear
Dara Trujillo, Echelon
Jules Weldon, OME Gear
Moderator: Christopher Guerrera, UIA
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Innovation Theater, Lakeside Center, Level 3 E350
New Opportunities To Connect with Customers
Retail is not dead… mediocre retail is dead. How to create successful customer experiences. Customers have not canceled retail. What customers are looking for today. The gia Expert Jurors Wolfgang Gruschwitz, Scott Kohno and Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen report from their experiences and share new ideas around the world of retail concepts.
Wolfgang Gruschwitz, gia Expert Juror
Scott Kohno, gia Expert Juror
Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen, gia Expert Juror
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Building Dine + Decor
Steve Wang, Foxko Inc.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Inventors Revue, Lakeside Center Lobby
Maximizing Trade Shows
Chris Landano
Jules Weldon
Stacey Pierce
Russ Barnes
Kim Burner
Moderator: Carmine Denisco
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel – Chicago, Ticket Required
HCF Housewares Cares Gala
The mission of the nonprofit Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) is, in the spirit of goodwill, to raise funds annually for designated charities and help unite and promote the philanthropic image of the home + housewares industry. This year, honorees are 2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient Daniel Leppo, VP & GMM, Menswear, Youngworld & Home Furnishings Bloomingdales; 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, William Endres, President, Select Brands, Inc.; 2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, Clea Shearer, Founder, The Home Edit.
