SESSION ONE

Welcome + Introduction

SESSION TWO

Keeping It Real 

A focus on the realities of working through the tech and design partnership to create amazing results that elevate any project. The key to a successful outcome is taking steps to make smart home technology understandable, relatable and an integral part of the design process from the very beginning. 

moderator

• Angela Rath, National Business Development Manager, NKBA

panelist

• Amanda Wildman, Owner, TruMedia

SESSION THREE

Your Future Home Will Be Smarter Than You… And Be a Reflection of Your Individualism

Let’s talk about how our homes are getting smarter and more personalized, making us rethink how we not only use the space, but also how we design it. In this session, an expert panel discusses how innovations through technology and design through consumer electronics will revolutionize the home for consumers and designers

moderator

• Pamela McNally, SVP Marketing & Digital, NKBA

panelists 

• Claudia Santos, Director Product Marketing – Connected Living, Samsung
  Gary So, VP, Marketing, Digital Appliances, Samsung
  Sarah Larsen, VP, Marketing, Home Electronics, Samsung
  Geraldine Morrison, Executive Director, Digital Appliances, Dacor

SESSION FOUR

Designers Walk Into the Light

We will look at how Lighting design has become a hot-selling category in the design community.  Why is it so important, and how can designers work better with the integrator and builder community?

moderator

• Tony Monteleone, Group Publisher, Dealerscope, CE Week and Connected Design

panelists 

• Greg Barrett, Director of Product Marketing,  Lighting and Shades, Savant Systems
• Will Breaux, Director, CASA Companies 
• Sara McElroy, Founder and Owner, Silver Shoe Design

SESSION FIVE

Secret to Success: One Designer’s Journey from Tech Novice to Tech Unicorn

Designer Toni Sabatino talks about her evolution with smart home technology, sharing her early struggles, challenges and solutions. She also relates how she came to understand, accept and even advocate for technology as an important part of home design.

moderator

• Suzie Williford, EVP & CSO, NKBA

panelists 

• Toni Sabatino, Toni Sabatino Style

SESSION SIX

All Together Now: Creating a Design and Tech Strategy that Works for Everyone

This session speaks about today’s smart home integration and how to create partnerships/teams that work for the designer, the integrator and the client. A focus on details related to creating a realistic budget, timeline, and communication strategy that alleviates cost and overages, resulting in a designed space that satisfies all of the client’s needs.

moderator

• Toni Sabatino, Toni Sabatino Style

panelists 

• Katye Bennett, CEO, KMB Communications
• Ed Gilmore, Owner, Gilmore’s Sound Advice
• Sharon L. Sherman, CKD, Founder of Thyme & Place Design