Sunday, March 17
9:00-9:50 a.m.
Inspiration Theater, South Building, S101A
Refurbished Housewares Products | Unlocking New Markets, Not Cannibalizing Sales
Refurbished products can enable brands to reach new customers and create incredible value when marketed effectively. The first step towards doing so is acknowledging two simple facts about refurbished goods. First, consumer behavior regarding refurbished electronics has shifted dramatically over the last decade. Refurbished goods are now in high demand, specifically by Gen Z and Millennials. Second, remanufacturing and remarketing returns rather than contributing to landfills makes a tremendously positive impact on the environment, an impact that every brand’s and retailer’s stakeholders, from investors to customers and employees, are demanding more than ever. Learn how brands must rethink how they value refurbished goods and, in doing so, help accelerate the circular economy.
Chris Lubick, Verdi Commerce
9:30-9:55 a.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
Rise Nation Mastermind Program
Christopher Guerrera, United Inventors Association
10:00-10:25 a.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
How To Pitch Your Product
Carmine Denisco, United Inventors Association
Christopher Guerrera, United Inventors Association
Kelly Shea, United Inventors Association
Morgan Uhl, United Inventors Association
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Keynotes, South Building, S102
Global Householder Trends: A View to 2025
There are powerful global forces at play for 2025. While global “mega threats” (from the climate emergency to inflation, living costs, and energy scarcity) will continue to undermine householders’ sense of safety and security, in 2025, we’ll see you overwhelmed and crisis fatigue dissipate into a desire for optimism and abundance. Join Anna Ward of Futures Agency TrendBible to discover what’s driving change in the Home and Interiors industry in 2025 and to gain a deep understanding of the key shifts impacting the way householders will think, feel and act.
Anna Ward, TrendBible (pictured above)
10:30-10:55 a.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
How to Achieve Success on Amazon
Mike Sierzant, Recom
Curt Vitale, Recom
11:00-11:50 a.m.
Cooking Theater, South Hall, Level 3
Chef Steve Dolinsky Cooking Demonstration
Steve Dolinsky, The Food Guy – NBC Chicago
11:10 a.m – 12:00 p.m.
Inspiration Theater, South Building, S101A
How Influencers, AI and Amazon Are Shaping the Home & Housewares Category in 2024 and Beyond
Take a deep dive into the world of how generative AI, social commerce, and the ever growing world of Amazon are reshaping our industry. Pattern, the industry’s leading Ecommerce Accelerator (and Amazon’s largest marketplace seller), maintains a data lake of more than 300 trillion data points and enables the active brand endorsements of 100,000+ creators. Join Pattern’s session as we dive into what‘s possible when you transform data into real-time generative AI, craft targeted influencer strategies, and harness Amazon’s ecosystem to propel unprecedented growth.
John LeBaron, Pattern
12:00-12:50 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Hall, Level 3
Chef Rick Bayless Cooking Demonstration
Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill
12:10-1:00 p.m.
Inspiration Theater, South Building, S101A
Tableware 2024: Where Is the Business Going?
This session will explore what is happening in the tableware industry – who are the leaders; where and how it is being sold; and what are the shifts and opportunities for suppliers. On the retail side, discussion will include how retailers are buying product, what they are buying, what is selling how and how vendors can work with them in this fast-paced changing world as the next generation moves into needing and purchasing this category.
Laurie Burns, Burns Consulting
Paul Yeomans, Tableware International
Martha Nading, The Extra Ingredient
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Hall, Level 3
Chef Gemma Stafford Cooking Demonstration
Gemma Stafford, Bigger Bolder Baking
1:00-1:55 p.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
Disnify Your Business
Vance Morris, Deliver Service Now Institute
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Keynotes, South Building, S102
Future-Proofing Your Brand with America’s Growth Engine: The Hispanic Marketing Imperative
U.S. Hispanics are the single biggest growth opportunity today, comprising 20% of the U.S. population (and 30% of Gen Z!) and, on their own, a massive economy contributing $3.2 trillion to the U.S. GDP. Now is the time to build brand awareness and affinity with this cohort with intention and authenticity. Hear from TelevisaUnivision’s Roberto Ruiz, executive vice president of research, insights and analytics, as he shares actionable insights on the Hispanic Opportunity – its growing contribution to the home and housewares industry, and how brands and retailers can make meaningful connections with this powerhouse population to ensure growth and success.
Roberto Ruiz, TelevisaUnivision
2:00-3:25 p.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
Pitch the Pros
Joelle Flynn, FunkkOFF!
Sonia Hounsell, FunkkOFF!
Jason Klug, Klugonyx
2:10-3:00 p.m.
Inspiration Theater, South Building, S101A
Learning To Listen: Satisfying the Insatiable Consumer
This encapsulated review of the new 2024 Value Equation Index™* reveals an ever-changing kaleidoscope of the demands, desires and sometimes conflicting expectations of today’s consumer. We want maximum experience with minimal effort. We expect products with strong durability and flexible technology. We demand privacy and insist on transparency. In short, we want it all. Staying in step with these shifting definitions of value means learning to listen in new ways. Are you a good listener? It’s time to find out. Tom Mirabile, trend strategist and expert resource to IHA explores the latest intelligence on what will matter most to consumers through 2024 and beyond, including unique comparisons of the industry’s perceptions of consumer opinion and the true opinions of consumers. You will leave with a new perspective of the consumer and new tools to inform your business strategy.
*The 2024 Value Equation Index™ is a collaborative research project of IHA, Springboard Futures, Project Partners Network and The Trend Curve.
Tom Mirable, Springboard Futures
3:00-3:50 p.m.
Cooking Theater, South Hall, Level 3
Chef Ashton Keefe Cooking Demonstration
Ashton Keefe, Chef & Culinary Stylist
3:10-4:00 p.m.
Inspiration Theater, South Building, S101A
Branding Is Storytelling
Branding is not a cute logo and a sharp-looking website. Branding is storytelling. Brand guru Adrienne Weiss will walk through her vision of what a compelling brand story is and how to communicate it to your customers. If you want to have an emotional connection to your customers, regardless of whether you are a B-to-B company or are talking directly to consumers, you need to think about what you say, how you say it and where your opportunities are to create a lasting bond. Whether you are a startup, a multinational, well-known brand or anything in between, you can benefit from her lessons.
Adrienne Weiss, Adrienne Weiss Corporation
3:30-4:10 p.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
Successfully Exiting Your Business — “Best Practices of Million Dollar Brands”
Pat Yates, Quiet Light
4:00-4:50 p.m.
Cooking Thater, South Hall, Level 3
Chef Daniel Espinoza Cooking Demonstration
Daniel Espinoza, Santo Chorizo, El Bandido, Yankee Tequila
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Inventors Revue, South Hall, Inventors Corner
Bringing Products to Retail
Karen Waksman, Retail MBA
5:00-6:30 p.m.
South Building Level 1, Grand Ballroom
Cocktail Reception with Beyond, Inc.
This event offers Show exhibiting members the opportunity to meet Beyond’s new executive chairman, Marcus Lemonis, and Bed Bath & Beyond’s new CEO, Chandra Holt. The team will share their aggressive plans for growth over the next three years.
No RSVP Required.
5:30-7:00 p.m.
VU Rooftop
HYPE
6:30-10:00 p.m.
Radisson Blu
gia Gala
For more than 20 years, the Global Innovation Awards (gia) have recognized and honored the best in home + housewares retailing, product design and student innovation. Finalists are on display throughout the Show; on Sunday night, the Global Honorees will be revealed.
Tickets are limited; Contact Tina Genualdi for more information.
