10:30 AM - 3:00 PM 

True + Caliber Design Center | Floor 6

Registration | Check-in | Membership Drive | Networking

Join us early at the True + Caliber Design Center on Floor 6 for a special champagne toast. Tour the space, see the latest products and catch up with colleagues and friends while enjoying breakfast bites and the coffee bar.

Don't forget to grab your tickets to be eligible for raffle prizes from our sponsors.

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove | Floor 5

How to Write an Airtight Contract that Never Fails with attorney Ramona Morgan

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove, Floor 5, hosts Legal Bootcamp: How to Write an Airtight Contract that Never Fails with attorney Ramona Morgan of Morgan Business Counsel. Gain new insights on what to say and how to say it: avoid liability, get paid on time, avoid scope creep, get permission to photograph the project and more.

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12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Dacor | Floor 6

Keynote Presentation: Meet Your New Design Assistant: AI for Kitchen & Bath Pros with Jessica Nelson

Dacor, Floor 6, hosts a special keynote presentation Meet Your New Design Assistant: AI for Kitchen & Bath Pros with AI expert Jessica Nelson of Etch Design Group and moderated by Pam McNally of Houzz, this dynamic session will explore how AI can streamline the design process, spark new ideas, visualize concepts and help designers communicate more effectively with clients.

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 

Miele | Floor 9

Booked by Design: How Top Kitchen & Bath Designers Keep Their Pipelines Full Moderated by President Brent Brake and Jamie Keel

Booked by Design: How Top Kitchen & Bath Designers Keep Their Pipelines Full will reveal the secrets to staying booked without constantly chasing the next project. Panelists: Keith Baltimore of Baltimore Design Group, Kim Annick Mitchell of KAM DESIGN and Isabel Byrnes of Byrnes Design Studio NY. Residential A&D Market Representative at Cambrian, a lineup of rockstar designers will share real-world strategies to attract ideal clients, avoid the feast-or-famine cycle and build a business that keeps growing. Moderated by IDS New York City President Brent Brake, and Jamie Keel.

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3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 

Fisher & Paykel | Floor 3

Build It to Grow: The Blueprint for a Profitable, Scalable Design Firm with Michelle Lynne Moderated by Brian Gallop

Build It to Grow: The Blueprint for a Profitable, Scalable Design Firm with Michelle Lynne, founder of The Design Bakehouse, will explore systems, strategies and business decisions that define a successful design practice. Learn how profitable firms build efficient workflows, standardize processes and leverage technology to deliver exceptional work without creating operational chaos. This session will be moderated by Brian Gallop, NKBA Manhattan Chapter Programs Chair, Business Relations Manager, GRAFF USA.

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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktails with the Experts | BSH Experience & Design Center, Floor 7 | Raffles

NKBA Manhattan Chapter’s EDU DAY is all about learning, exchanging ideas, making new connections—and fun! During our last session, we’ll raise a glass to celebrate all our speakers, volunteers and sponsors. Our closing cocktail party will also be a great time to chat with the EDU DAY experts to ask any additional questions. Visit with participating sponsors at the BSH Experience & Design Center. Stay until the end because we’ll be raffling off fabulous prizes too!

REMINDER — you must be present to win any of the terrific raffle prizes we’ve lined up, provided by our wonderful sponsors.