Connect SPRING

Recap and discussion of various points raised from the sessions over the last two weeks with an eye toward what is most immediate and actionable. Speakers: Joe Derochowski, Home Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Tom Mirabile, Principal & Founder, Springboard Futures Leana Salamah, Vice President, Marketing, IHA Moderated by Peter Giannetti Director, Editorial, Content and Education, IHA Sponsored By: Jura

Mark Tritton, President and CEO at Bed Bath & Beyond and Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Advisor, Retail at The NPD Group, explore the hottest topics for the home industry. In this lively discussion, Mark highlights how the leading home retailer has been driving innovation in a time of change, cultivating a purpose-driven, customer-inspired brand and his transformation agenda for strategic growth in 2021 and beyond. Speakers:  Mark Tritton, President & CEO, Bed Bath & Beyond Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Advisor, Retail, The NPD Group

Join Licensing International as they bring together a panel of industry leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities in establishing or enhancing diversity and inclusive practices in their workforces, culture, customer, and client bases. Speakers: Maura Regan, President, Licensing International Krystyna Braxton, President, Licensing Manager for NFL Players Inc. Madeline Di Nonno, CEO Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media Todd Kaufman, Vice President, Business Development, Beanstalk

The Housewares industry has flirted with Smart in the home for a few years with varying degrees of success. Given the dramatic changes in consumer needs and retailing during the pandemic, Smart technology is ripe for Housewares; but to be successful it needs the integration of the Food, Technology and Housewares industries working together to solve these new consumer needs. In this discussion we will view the challenge of Smart through three distinct lenses – eating behaviors, technology and housewares – to help leverage Smart to solve these new consumer needs. Speakers: Joe Derochowski, Home Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Ben Arnold, Industry Analyst – Consumer Electronics, The NPD Group Darren Seifer, Industry Analyst – Food Consumption, The NPD Group Moderated by Peter Giannetti Director, Editorial, Content and Education, IHA Sponsored By: Jura

While the home + housewares industry saw record growth from the pandemic, many other industries faced significant headwinds. What lessons can we, in the Housewares industry, learn from those industries that have had to think differently in order to survive- what of their experience can make us more adaptive? Speakers: Joe Derochowski, Home Industry Advisor, The NPD Group David Portalatin, Food Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Larissa Jensen, Beauty Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Steve Baker, Technology Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Matt Powell, Sports Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Moderated By Peter Giannetti Director, Editorial, Content and Education, IHA Sponsored By: Lasko

Plenty of new consumer needs were established during the pandemic. Which are here to stay and which are fleeting? How will consumers navigate a world where contagious diseases are disruptive rather than irritating? And what is and will be important to consumers in their purchase decisions in the near term? Speakers: Joe Derochowski, Home Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Tom Mirabile, Principal & Founder, Springboard Futures Leana Salamah, Vice President, Marketing, IHA Moderated by Peter Giannetti Director, Editorial, Content and Education, IHA Sponsored By YouCopia