IDS announces 2016 National Conference speakers

Home Accents Today Staff //News & Commentary//February 18, 2016

IDS announces 2016 National Conference speakers

Home Accents Today Staff //News & Commentary//February 18, 2016

The Interior Design Society announced the speaker lineup for its annual national conference, which will take place March 30 through April 1, 2016 at the Dallas Market Center.

This year’s conference theme is “Building a Better Business: One Design at a Time,” and features celebrity interior designer Dann Foley as tour guide and master of ceremonies. For more than 25 years, Foley has honed his interior design craft with clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He has appeared on NBC’s “American Dream Builders” and Showtime’s “The Real L Word.” Aside from television and personal appearances, Foley works for clients throughout North America and Asia as he designs multiple home and lifestyle products with his licensing partners. He will lead a tour of In-Detail’s showroom in the Dallas Market Center on March 31 and serve as host at the awards gala concluding the conference on April 1.

The three-day conference will offer a wide range of learning and networking opportunities with a variety of speakers including industry entrepreneurs and design coaches.

“Professionalism is a core value of IDS and it’s extremely important to offer resources to our members that will increase their competitive edge and support their businesses” said Executive Director Snoa Garrigan. “The vast majority of our members are sole proprietors or small business owners and we want to provide information at our conferences that will promote their success.”

The conference will kick off March 30 with an opening reception hosted by the flagship store of Arteriors in the Dallas Design District.

On March 31, the lineup will consist of keynote speaker Gail Doby, chief vision officer and co-founder of Design Success University, LLC. Doby’s presentation will address “How to Build a Profitable Interior Design Firm.” Following Doby are Julie Schuster, principal of Julie Schuster Design Studio, who will present “Feng Shui and Interior Design,” and color specialist MaLinda Perry, who will speak about color psychology. The day will end with sessions led by Fred Berns, sales and marketing coach who will talk about increasing profits, and Mark Raissen who will uncover technology advances in the use of LEDs in design.

On April 1, design coach Lloyd Princeton will address how to create, refine and evolve your business in the rapidly changing marketplace, followed by Joe Jankoski, vice president of retail channel development for Hunter Douglas who will share information on window safety. Conference sessions will conclude with a panel led by Barbara Viteri on “Building a Breakthrough Brand.”

This conference is sponsored by Jenn-Air, Arteriors, Dallas Market Center, Dann Inc., Global Views, In-Detail, Studio A Home and media partner Architect’s Newspaper. For more information, visit www.interiordesignsociety.org/speakers.