International Retail Design Conference 2021 | VMSD - Visual Merchandising & Space Design | 21 September 2021 | Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Pl, Denver, CO 80202, USA

This conference serves executives, planners, merchandisers and designers from every retail sector—from department stores and discount chains to grocery stores and specialty boutiques—as well as designers, architects, consultants and contractors who specialize in creating and maintaining retail environments.

Who should attend? Join the most creative minds in retail in one of America’s most progressive cities.
Retailers with Experience in:
• Visual Merchandising
• Presentation
• Display Store Design
• Environment Retail
• Customer Experience Store Planning Brand Management
• In-store Marketing Corporate Management Creative Services
• Graphic Design
• Architectural Design
• Strategic Planning
• Retail Professionals in Transition

Contract Design/Specifiers in:
• Interior Design
• Architecture
• Environmental Graphic Design
• Consulting
• General Contractor
• Non-Retailer Professionals in Transition

About our Audience:
• 75% are senior level executives
• 85% work at corporate headquarters

2021 Speakers

Brian Solis
Digital Anthropologist, Futurist, Global Innovation Evangelist, Salesforce

Alvis Washington
VP, Marketing, Store Design, Innovation and Experience, Walmart

Lauren Koehler
Assoc. Design Director, Landor & Fitch

Claiborne Irby
SVP, Customer, Commercial & Strategy, Focus Brands

Robyn Novak
VP, NELSON Worldwide

Toni Roeller
SVP, In-Store Environment, DICK’S Sporting Goods

Jennifer Schlueter
Dean, Graduate Studies, Columbus College of Art & Design

Chuck Palmer
Senior Advisor, Consumer, Retail

Andrew Bello
VP, Architecture and Design, Inspire Brands

Camille Kress
VP, Growth Labs, Adore Me

Declan McCormack
Retail Client Leader, BHDP Architecture

Zach Duenow
Global Director Brand Building, Creative Excellence, GSK

PANELISTS:
Doug Schmidt
Retail Consultant (Previously of REI and Yeti)

Sheri Blattel
Associate Principal,
Director of Retail, Cushing Terrell

Rebekah Matheny
Associate Professor of Interior Design, The Ohio State University

Royce Epstein
Design Director, Trend Forecaster, Founder, Dissent, Design

Carolyn Rickard-Brideau
Partner/Corporate President, Little

Bill Browning
Partner, Terrapin Bright Green

Jill Renslow
EVP Business Development and Market, Mall of America

Betsy Vohs
Founder and CEO, Studio BV and Design Forward

FACILITATORS:
Bruce Parsons
Assistant Professor, Design Thinking, Radford University

Holly Cline
Professor, Design Thinking and Department Chair, Radford University

Lu Hanessian
MSc, President, Founder, Integrate Resilience

David Kepron
AIA, LEED, RDI, Founder,Owner, NXTLVL Experience Design

MODERATORS:
Gabby Rosi
Chief Retail Maven, Founder, The Gabby Collective (Formerly of Whole Foods Market)

Bevan Bloemendaal
Former VP Global Environments & Creative Services, Timberland

Jennifer Acevedo
Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher, VMSD

Reginaldo Reyes
VP, Brand Experience & Environmental Design, KNOCK Inc.

2021 SPONSORS:
• On Q
• Alpolic
• Fushion
• CLearled
• DFab
• Axis
• JPMA
• Piddidesign
• Little
• Visual Creations
• Creo
• Glass Media

POWERED BY:
• Aventri