In partnership with European power players Expo SICAM and SCHOTT, NKBA Global Connect hosts two unique hospitality events at the Global Connect Lounge SL-1113
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), representing more than 55,000 North American kitchen and bath industry professionals and the owners of the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), is hosting two special hospitality events as part of its Global Connect initiative at KBIS 2025 this month. Produced in collaboration with Global Connect Strategic Advisor Partner Expo SICAM and Global Connect member SCHOTT CERAN, the events will take place in the Global Connect Lounge, #SL1113 in the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
KBIS, North America’s largest and most comprehensive expo devoted to all aspects of kitchen and bath design and remodeling, runs Feb. 24 to 27.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, SCHOTT CERAN, a German multinational high-performance producer of specialty glass and glass-ceramics for numerous home applications, will host a Bourbon tasting in partnership with Kentucky-based Brown-Forman brands. The event themed, “Hit Me With Your Best SCHOTT,” is a celebration of SCHOTT’s craftsmanship as well as its domestic location near Louisville, Kentucky, and its home-tech brands. Guests will receive a “passport” that they will use to learn how German engineering and technology combine with American ingenuity to create innovative glass used in myriad ways to elevate the residential experience. Participants who complete their passport will receive special SCHOTT shot glasses, and will be entered to win gifts of premium Kentucky bourbon. The session runs from 3 to 4:30 pm in the Global Connect Lounge SL-1113. To register for the event: Click here.
On Thursday, Feb. 27, join NKBA Global Connect Strategic Alliance Partner Expo SICAM, the International Exhibition of Components, Accessories and Semi-finished Products for the Furniture Industry, for a breakfast event and presentation of “The Ingredients Inside — Trends and Technologies from Italy’s EXPO SICAM.” The program will introduce the newest design and technology trends being driven by European ingredient, components and accessories manufacturers.
Event hosts include Carolina Giobbi, co-founder of Expo SICAM, and NKBA Global Connect Advisors Kenn Busch, journalist and founder of Material Intelligence, and Eric Marshall, principal of the Closet Training Institute. They will share their take on the newest integrated technologies and new-to-the-market materials coming out of Italy, Spain, Germany, and other international manufacturing hubs. The “ingredients inside” make the finished products stronger, smarter and more sustainable. The event runs from 10 to 11 am in the Global Connect Lounge SL-1113. To register for the event: Click here.
NKBA Global Connect, the association’s highly regarded international business development initiative, will offer a full array of activations at KBIS, including the Global Connect Lounge, spotlight presentations introducing brands new to North America, brand kiosks, an international media tour, a global delegation program, and international pavilions from Germany, Italy, the UK, and Brazil.
Click here for more details about Global Connect at KBIS, and here for information on membership in the NKBA Global Connect program.
