Initiatives in Art & Culture Announces Its 18th Annual Fashion + Design Conference: “Pioneers”
Initiatives in Art & Culture (IAC) announced the agenda for its roster of presenters at its 18th Annual Fashion + Design Conference, entitled “Pioneers,” taking place November 4 & 5, 2016. The event also will feature a reception and private screening, beginning at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, November 4, of “Sharing the Rough,” a film directed by Orin Mazzoni, with introductory remarks by Jewelry Designer Mark Schneider.
“IAC was deeply engaged with the exploration of pioneering endeavors in the fashion and jewelry worlds when developing topics covered in the presentations in this event,” said Lisa Koenigsberg, Founder, IAC. “We wanted to showcase innovation while laying bare the creative core of dynamic areas of design so that those who attend can learn from legends and visionaries as they reveal their powerful and informative stories.”
The conference will feature presentations on creative design innovation, advancements in materials technology, and cutting-edge business methods and strategies from industry pioneers past and present.
Formal sessions for this event will be held at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (365 Fifth Avenue). Presenters include Teri Agins, Author; Simon Bath, Technical Sales Manager, Johnson Matthey; Kate Black, Founder, Magnifeco.com; Larry Bock, Sales Director, Hoover & Strong; Robert Burke, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Burke Associates; Stephen Burrows, Designer; Tricia Carey, Director of Global Business Development Apparel—Denim, Lenzing Fibers; Carly Cushnie, Designer, Cushnie et Ochs; Kristy Caylor, Founder, CERCI; Pat Cleveland, Model; Jo Confino, Executive Editor, Impact & Innovation, The Huffington Post; Lauren Croke, Consultant; Evert deGraeve, Consultant; Chris Del Gatto, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, The Del Gatto Luxury Group and DELGATTO; Eileen Fisher, Founder and Chairwoman, Eileen Fisher; Teresa Frye, President and Chief Executive Officer, TechForm Advanced Casting Technology; Jean Hegedus, Global Director, INVISTA—Denim and Wovens; Susan Helmich, Owner, Susan Helmich Design; Jose Hess, Jewelry Designer; Andrea Hill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hill Management Group; Margo Isadora, Designer, Urban Zen; Erin Isakov, Co-Founder and Designer, Erin Snow; Lucy Jones, Designer, Lucy Jones Design; Joshua Katcher, Founder and Creative Director, Brave GentleMan; Mickey Alam Khan, Editor in Chief, Luxury Daily; Nikolay Tamazovich Khikhinashvili, General Director, New Diamond Technology; Sara Kozlowski, Director of Education and Professional Development, CFDA; Alvyda Kupinas, Design Director, Kaltex America; Joseph Kuzi, Founder, Diamond Services Ltd.; Nili Lotan, Designer; Orin Mazzoni, Director, “Sharing the Rough;” Kara Nicholas, Vice President Product Development and Marketing, Cone Denim; Paul W. Nordt III, Executive Vice President, John C. Nordt Co.; Michelle Ochs, Designer, Cushnie et Ochs; LloydPasach, Designer and Chief Operating Office, ALTR and R. A. Riam Group; Jason Payne, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ada Diamonds; Kevin C. Reilly, Vice President, Platinum Guild International; Ralph Rucci, Designer; Susan Scafidi, Professor and Academic Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School; Mark Schneider, Jewelry Designer; Amish Shah, President, ALTR & R. A. Riam Group; Jeffrey P. Silberman, Professor and Chairperson, Textile Development and Marketing Department, The Fashion Institute of Technology; Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology; Andre Leon Talley, Contributing Editor, Vogue; Jim Tuttle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Green Lake Jewelry Works; Gary Wassner, Chief Executive Officer, Hilldun Corporation; Rie Yano, Co-Founder, Material Wrld.
For further information regarding presenters, schedules and locations for events related to this conference, please see the following agenda. The agenda for this event follows this release. Those interested in attending can register at, pioneersiac.eventbrite.com. |
About Initiatives in Arts and Culture (IAC) is an organization committed to educating diverse audiences in the fine, decorative, and visual arts, as well as architecture. IAC's primary activities are conferences, publications, and exhibitions. These take an interdisciplinary approach, considering issues related to fabrication, connoisseurship, cultural patrimony, cultural preservation, and the fut cvdfure of culture. Particular areas of emphasis include American painting, the history and art of frames, the Arts and Crafts movement (internationally and in the U.S.), the art of metalworking in America, the influence of Asian cultures on American fine and decorative art, and the history and future of fashion and materials. IAC’s projects have been supported by a wide array of individual, corporate and foundation funders.
The Event Agenda…
Friday, November 4, 2016
Formal sessions take place at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets).
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Introduction. Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture.
9:10 – 9:50 a.m. Fashion Designers A − Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT. A presentation by Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
9:55 – 10:35 a.m. Magnifeco. A presentation by Kate Black, Founder, Magnifeco.com and EcoSessions®.
10:55 – 11:40 a.m. Pioneers in Fashion. Gary Wassner, CEO, Hilldun Corporation, in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, Founders, Cushnie et Ochs.
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Your Choice Has Power. Eileen Fisher, Founder and Chairwoman, EILEEN FISHER, INC., in conversation with Jo Confino, Executive Editor, Impact & Innovation and Editorial Director, What's Working, The Huffington Post.
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Fashioning Platinum: Pioneering from Alloy to Retail. A panel presentation with Simon Bath, Technical Sales Manager, Johnson Matthey Noble Metals; Larry Bock, Sales Director, Hoover & Strong; Teresa Frye, President and CEO, TechForm Advanced Casting Technology; Paul W. Nordt, III, Executive Vice President, John C. Nordt Co., a Division of LeachGarner, a Berkshire-Hathaway Company; and Jim Tuttle, Founder and President, Green Lake Jewelry Works; moderator, Kevin C. Reilly, Vice President, Platinum Guild International.
2:50 – 4:15 p.m. Modern Alchemy: Diamonds and Disruptive Technology. A panel presentation with Peter Englehart, Director of Business Development, Diama, Swarovski; Nikolay Tamazovich Khikhinashvili, General Director, New Diamond Technology; Joseph Kuzi, Founder, Diamond Services Ltd.; Jack Ogden, Jewelry Historian; Lloyd Pasach, Designer and Chief Operating Officer, ALTR Created Diamonds and R. A Riam Group; Jason Payne, Co-Founder & CEO, Ada Diamonds; Amish Shah, CEO and President, ALTR Created Diamonds and R. A. Riam Group Inc.; moderator, Evert deGraeve, Fine Jeweler and Industry Consultant.
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Pioneers in Denim. A panel with Tricia Carey, Director of Global Business Development Apparel – Denim, Lenzing Fibers; Jean Hegedus, Global Director, INVISTA’s Denim and Wovens Business; Alvyda Kupinas, Design Director, Kaltex America, the US sales and marketing arm of Grupo Kaltex; Kara Nicholas, Vice President Product Development & Marketing, Cone Denim; moderator, Jeffrey P. Silberman, Professor and Chairperson, Textile Development and Marketing Department, Fashion Institute of Technology.
5:45 – 8:00 p.m. Reception and Private Screening of “Sharing the Rough,” a film directed by Orin Mazzoni. Followed by a Q & A session with Orin Mazzoni and jeweler Mark Schneider.
The Event Agenda…
Friday, November 4, 2016
Formal sessions take place at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets).
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Introduction. Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture.
9:10 – 9:50 a.m. Fashion Designers A − Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT. A presentation by Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
9:55 – 10:35 a.m. Magnifeco. A presentation by Kate Black, Founder, Magnifeco.com and EcoSessions®.
10:55 – 11:40 a.m. Pioneers in Fashion. Gary Wassner, CEO, Hilldun Corporation, in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, Founders, Cushnie et Ochs.
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Your Choice Has Power. Eileen Fisher, Founder and Chairwoman, EILEEN FISHER, INC., in conversation with Jo Confino, Executive Editor, Impact & Innovation and Editorial Director, What's Working, The Huffington Post.
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Fashioning Platinum: Pioneering from Alloy to Retail. A panel presentation with Simon Bath, Technical Sales Manager, Johnson Matthey Noble Metals; Larry Bock, Sales Director, Hoover & Strong; Teresa Frye, President and CEO, TechForm Advanced Casting Technology; Paul W. Nordt, III, Executive Vice President, John C. Nordt Co., a Division of LeachGarner, a Berkshire-Hathaway Company; and Jim Tuttle, Founder and President, Green Lake Jewelry Works; moderator, Kevin C. Reilly, Vice President, Platinum Guild International.
2:50 – 4:15 p.m. Modern Alchemy: Diamonds and Disruptive Technology. A panel presentation with Peter Englehart, Director of Business Development, Diama, Swarovski; Nikolay Tamazovich Khikhinashvili, General Director, New Diamond Technology; Joseph Kuzi, Founder, Diamond Services Ltd.; Jack Ogden, Jewelry Historian; Lloyd Pasach, Designer and Chief Operating Officer, ALTR Created Diamonds and R. A Riam Group; Jason Payne, Co-Founder & CEO, Ada Diamonds; Amish Shah, CEO and President, ALTR Created Diamonds and R. A. Riam Group Inc.; moderator, Evert deGraeve, Fine Jeweler and Industry Consultant.
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Pioneers in Denim. A panel with Tricia Carey, Director of Global Business Development Apparel – Denim, Lenzing Fibers; Jean Hegedus, Global Director, INVISTA’s Denim and Wovens Business; Alvyda Kupinas, Design Director, Kaltex America, the US sales and marketing arm of Grupo Kaltex; Kara Nicholas, Vice President Product Development & Marketing, Cone Denim; moderator, Jeffrey P. Silberman, Professor and Chairperson, Textile Development and Marketing Department, Fashion Institute of Technology.
5:45 – 8:00 p.m. Reception and Private Screening of “Sharing the Rough,” a film directed by Orin Mazzoni. Followed by a Q & A session with Orin Mazzoni and jeweler Mark Schneider.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Formal sessions take place at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue.
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.Luxury On-line. A panel with Chris Del Gatto, CEO & Chairman, The Del Gatto Luxury Group and DELGATTO; Christy Kaylor, Founder, CERCI; and Rie Yano, Co-Founder, MATERIAL WRLD; moderator, Mickey Alam Khan, Editor-in-Chief, Luxury Daily.
10:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Retail Now. A panel with Teri Agins, Author; Robert Burke, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robert Burke Associates; Nili Lotan, Designer; and Susan Scafidi, professor and Academic Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School; moderator, Gary Wassner.
Formal sessions take place at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue.
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.Luxury On-line. A panel with Chris Del Gatto, CEO & Chairman, The Del Gatto Luxury Group and DELGATTO; Christy Kaylor, Founder, CERCI; and Rie Yano, Co-Founder, MATERIAL WRLD; moderator, Mickey Alam Khan, Editor-in-Chief, Luxury Daily.
10:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Retail Now. A panel with Teri Agins, Author; Robert Burke, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robert Burke Associates; Nili Lotan, Designer; and Susan Scafidi, professor and Academic Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School; moderator, Gary Wassner.
12:05 – 1:00 p.m. Blueprints for Innovation. Kristy Caylor, A panel with Lauren Croke, Strategy Consultant; Lucy Jones, Designer, Lucy Jones Design; Erin Isakov, Co-Founder and Designer, Erin Snow; and Joshua Katcher, Founder and Creative Director, Brave GentleMan; moderator, Sara Kozlowski, Director, Education + Professional Development, CFDA.
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Pioneers in Transformation: AJDC and the Platinum Challenge. A panel with Whitney Boin, Jewelry Designer; Susan Helmich, Owner, Susan Helmich Design, Inc.; Jose Hess, Jewelry Designer; Mark Schneider, Jewelry Designer; moderator, Andrea Hill, Founder and CEO, Hill Management Group, LLC.
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.Walking with the Muses. Pat Cleveland, Model and Author, and Stephen Burrows, Fashion Designer, in conversation with André Leon Talley, Contributing Editor, Vogue magazine.
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.If any .... . A presentation by Ralph Rucci, Designer.
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