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The daily calendar provides times, dates, locations and event information for the educational seminars, Keynote & Special Events and goho Cooking theater demonstrations.

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  Educational Seminars
  Keynote & Special Events
  GOHO Cooking Theater Demos
  GOHO Cooking Theater Signings
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Saturday March 21, 2009
Sunday March 22, 2009
Monday March 23, 2009
Tuesday March 24, 2009
Wednesday March 25, 2009

Saturday - March 21 , 2009

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8:30 -
4:00 pm
Specialty Retailer University
This all-day educational session focuses on tools to grow your business and make it more profitable.
Room S102a, Level 1, South Building
 

Sunday - March 22, 2009

      
7:30 -
8:30 am
Keynote Address
Chef Tyler Florence will speak about the business of being a celebrity chef with his unique perspective on how Americans like to eat and cook today.
Room S100/Grand Ballroom, Level 1, South Building
9:30 -
10:30 am
Housewares Design Theater:
Forecasting the Future -- Tim Woods - PocoLabs
Generational Expectations for Shopping and Eating vs. Cooking
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
9:45 -
10:30 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Akasha Richmond/Americraft LLC. S3723
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
10:00 -
10:50 am
Inventors Revue - How To Pitch
Scott Hynd, Proformance Marketing: The basics of direct response TV marketing
South Building Booth 4477
10:00 -
11:00 am
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Provider of green packing products and solutions including the Globe Guard product line.
Lakeside Center Lobby
10:30 -
11:15 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Takashi Yagihashi/Takahashi Restaurant
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
10:30 -
11:20 am
Housewares Design Theater:
The Best of Visual Merchandising and Display -- Martin Pegler Professor Fashion Institute of Tech.
gia Award-Winning Stores Around the Globe
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
11:00 -
12:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Provider of green packing products and solutions including proprietary Globe Guard product line. Speaker Karen Kranz, Institute of Design
Lakeside Center Lobby
11:00 -
12:30 pm
Inventors Revue DRTV
Karen Hyman, LiveLink TV; Bernadette Voelker, QVC; Paul Greenberg, Thane Direct; Tim Harrington, Reliant International
South Building Booth 4477
11:15 -
12:00 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Masaharu Morimoto/Zwilling J.A. Henckels S2236
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
11:30 -
12:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Cradle to Cradle Certification -- Howie Fendley
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC: Eliminating the Concept of Waste
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
12:00 -
12:45 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Specialty Retailer Education-Learning at Lunch -- Specialty Retailer Education-Learning at Lunch
Putting Your Store on the Social Media Network: John Havens, Blogtalkradio.com
South Building Show Floor
Near Booth S2085
12:00 -
12:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Nirmala Narine/Chronicle Books, S3465
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
12:00 -
1:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Faculty, Columbia College Chicago.
Lakeside Center Lobby
12:30 -
1:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
"Greening" Your Visual Merchandising -- Wolfgang Gruschwitz
Gruschwitz Corporation: The Latest Materials for Exciting Displays
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
12:45 -
1:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Tyler Florence/Outset Inc. S224
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
12:45 -
2:30 pm
Inventors Revue DRTV
Scott Hynd, Proformance Marketing; Ron Perlstein, InfoWorx; Gary Sullivan, Allstar Products Group; Anthony Sullivan, Sullivan Productions
South Building Booth 4477
1:00 -
2:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Faculty, Columbia College Chicago, sustainable design. Normal Design, sustainable consumer products.
Lakeside Center Lobby
1:30 -
2:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Todd English/Ingenious Designs LLC. L11318
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
1:30 -
2:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Tyler Florence
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
1:30 -
2:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Products Reinvented Sustainable LifeCycle Solution -- Catherine Del Spina, NextLife, Moderator
Deb Singer, The Singer Group; C.A. Webb, Preserve; Sean Kerrigan, NextLife
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
2:00 -
3:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Taking a whole system and lifecycle approach to sustainability
Lakeside Center Lobby
2:15 -
3:00 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Suvir Saran/Wade Ceramics, Ltd. S1370
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
2:15 -
3:00 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Todd English
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
2:30 -
3:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Brand Bending: Strategy for Leveraging Your Brand -- Adrienne Weiss, Adrienne Weiss Corporation
The Low-Cost/High-Impact: Strategy for Leveraging Your Brand in Difficult Times
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
3:00 -
3:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Stephanie Izard/stephanieizard.com
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
3:00 -
3:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Suvir Saran
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
3:30 -
4:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Stability in the Supply Chain -- John Tomaszewski, NaviAsia
Keep Up With Changes In Asia To Meet Your Supply Needs
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
3:30 -
4:30 pm
Inventors Revue Open Innovation Seminar
Conquering Innovation Fatigue
South Building Booth 4477
3:45 -
4:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Sophie Uliano/Chantal Corporation S3210
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
3:45 -
4:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Stephanie Izard
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
4:30 -
5:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Nathan Lippy/nathanlippy.com
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
4:30 -
5:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Sophie Uliano
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
5:30 -
6:30 pm
Sunday Night Reception
To honor the Show's hard-working buyer attendees, stop by this networking reception in the Grand Concourse Lobby.
Grand Concourse Lobby
 

Monday - March 23, 2009

      
7:30 -
8:30 am
Top Trends for 2010
Hear about the six most important trends at work in the consumer marketplace and how those trends will influence your business over the next few years. Tom Mirabile, vice president, global trend and design, Lifetime Brands, Inc., will present “Top Trends for 2010,” Lifetime’s forecast and analysis of consumer lifestyle trends that will shape the housewares industry. A panel of industry trend leaders will join Mirabile for a discussion about the economic, social and environmental crosscurrents that will drive consumer behavior for the foreseeable future. The Panelists: Susan Yashinsky, VP Marketing, Sphere Trending, a trend consulting firm Sharilyn Ruckman, President, Ruckman + Company, a creative strategy and product development company Curt Bailey, President, Sundberg-Ferar, Inc., a leading industrial design firm There will be a Q&A period with the audience at the conclusion of the presentation. Trends being presented: • Bridging the Generation Gap • Living Within Our Means • The Live-In Kitchen • The Wellness Kitchen • Cooking for Fun • The Green Kitchen
Room S100/Grand Ballroom, Level 1, South Building
9:00 -
10:50 am
Inventors Revue Pitch to the Pros
Michael Italiano, Innovationedge; Bill McCoy, Skymall; Michael Sweeney, Merchandising Services Group
South Building Booth 4477
9:30 -
10:00 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Renée Behnke/Andrews McMeel Publishing S3274
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
9:30 -
10:20 am
Housewares Design Theater:
10 Trends to Help Create Housewares Business -- Robin Albing, Albing International Marketing
10 Consumer Trends to Help You Create New Housewares Business in the Next 12 Months
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
10:00 -
10:30 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Michelle Bernstein -
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, S3169 & Continuum Sales & Marketing Corp, S4212.
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
10:00 -
10:45 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Renée Behnke
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
10:00 -
11:00 am
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Taking a whole system and lifecycle approach to sustainability
Lakeside Center Lobby
10:30 -
11:00 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Paula Deen/The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg S3675
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
10:30 -
11:15 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Michelle Bernstein
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
10:30 -
11:20 am
Housewares Design Theater:
The New Economic Reality -- Susan Yashinsky, Sphere Marketing
What Does It Mean For Each Generation?
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
11:00 -
12:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Closed loop plastics recycling, logistics, project management for sustainability programs
Lakeside Center Lobby
11:00 -
1:00 pm
Inventors Revue Pitch to the Pros
Barb Downey, Skymall; Cheryl Perkins, Innovationedge; Michael Sweeney, Merchandising Services Group
South Building Booth 4477
11:30 -
12:00 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
The Hearty Boys/www.heartyboys.com
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
11:30 -
12:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Sustainable Experience of the Future -- Anthony Perez, FITCH
Retail and Packaging
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
12:00 -
12:45 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Specialty Retailer Education-Learning at Lunch -- Specialty Retailer Education-Learning at Lunch
Keeping Your Bottom Line Green: Alline Anderson, The Milkweed Mercantile
South Building Show Floor
Near Booth S2085
12:00 -
12:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Michael Symon/Lola
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
12:00 -
12:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Hearty Boys
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
12:00 -
1:00 pm
Color Trends
Join color specialist Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman for an exciting trends presenation.
Room S100/Grand Ballroom, Level 1, South Building
12:00 -
1:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Sean Kerrigan, NextLife; Closed loop sustainable product development joins retailers, manufacturers & brands giving 2nd life to post-consumer materials
Lakeside Center Lobby
12:30 -
1:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Design and Gender: Thinking about Sex -- Erica Eden, Smart Design Femme Den
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
12:45 -
1:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Rick Bayless/Frontera Grill
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
1:00 -
2:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
Sustainable security packing alternatives to plastic clamshell packing
Lakeside Center Lobby
1:30 -
2:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Marcus Samuelsson/Regal Ware Inc. S3418
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
1:30 -
2:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Rick Bayless
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
1:30 -
2:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Beyond the Bandwagon: Green Marketing Strategy -- Suzanne Shelton, The Shelton Group
What Does it Take to Create a Successful Green Marketing Strategy?
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
2:00 -
3:00 pm
Design Directions: Going Green Experts by the Hour
University of Illinois at Chicago. Sustainable product design.
Lakeside Center Lobby
2:00 -
4:00 pm
Inventors Revue Open Innovation Workshop
Workshop will outline best practices in making Open Innovation work for your company
South Building Booth 4477
2:15 -
3:00 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Ming Tsai/Kyocera S1745
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
2:30 -
3:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
How To Own Your Customers for Life -- Leslie Singer, HS Dominion
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
3:00 -
3:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Gale Gand/All-Clad Metalcrafters S3601
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
3:00 -
3:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Ming Tsai
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
3:30 -
4:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
IDSA Panel Discussion: Trends & Show -- Joe Moya, FITCH, Moderator
Doug Medema, Craig Sampson, Gregor Mittisinker, Augie Picozza, Pablo Baquro
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
3:45 -
4:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Tre Wilcox/Chantal Corporation S3210
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
3:45 -
4:30 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Gale Gand
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
4:30 -
5:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
David Burke/Continuum Sales & Marketing S4212
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
4:30 -
5:15 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Tre Wilcox
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
5:30 -
6:30 pm
International Reception
The Housewares Export Council (HECNA) invites all international attendees to the 2009 International Reception.
Vista Ballroom Level 4, South Building
6:00 -
10:00 pm
Housewares Charity Foundation Dinner
Join the Housewares Charity Foundation for a star-studded evening to raise funds for critical causes, unite the industry, and honor its leaders.
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
 

Tuesday - March 24, 2009

      
7:15 -
8:30 am
Industry Breakfast
Room S100/Grand Ballroom, Level 1, South Building
9:15 -
10:00 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Chris Smith/Americraft LLC. S3723
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
9:30 -
10:20 am
Housewares Design Theater:
The Green Gourmet: Merchandising Green -- Bill McLoughlin and Retailer Panel
HomeWorld Business Magazine and Retailer Panel: Alline Anderson, Milkweed Mercantile; Maria Onesto Moran, Green Home Experts
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
10:00 -
10:45 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Jason Handelman/Whole Foods
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
10:00 -
10:45 pm
GOHO Cooking Theater Signing:
Chris Smith
GOHO Theater in South Building
Signing
10:30 -
11:20 am
Housewares Design Theater:
Stop Trying to Find New Product Opportunities -- Scott Stropkay, Essential
Stop Trying to Find New Product Opportunities: Build Them!
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
11:00 -
11:45 am
GOHO Cooking Theater Demo:
Peter Robertson/RP's Pasta Company
S3572 & KitchenAid L12902
GOHO Cooking Theater, South Building
11:30 -
12:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Colorblind: How Consumers See Green -- Mark Bates, Continuum
Colorblind: How Consumers See Green and How to Reach Them
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
12:00 -
12:30 pm
Nailing the Sale Through Visual Merchandising
Learn about visual merchandising, one of the most important elements in retail and how it bridges the gap between selling, inspiring, and educating.
Room S100/Grand Ballroom, Level 1, South Building
12:30 -
1:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Learning about Global Consumers -- Dan Chung, Vessel Ideation
Global Design: Understanding the Differences Within Our Multi-Cultural Marketplace
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
1:30 -
2:20 pm
Housewares Design Theater:
Leading a Company into Greener Directions -- Scott Boles, Jeff Delkin, and Bruce Kaminstein
Scott Boles, Bissell Homecare, Inc.; Jeff Delkin, bambu; Bruce Kaminstein, Casabella LCC.
Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center
 

Wednesday - March 25, 2009

      
8:00 -
5:00 pm
Chicago Retail Tour
Learn firsthand what is driving the retail market at a variety of unique home and housewares retailers, including Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, and more.
Intercontinental Chicago