11:00 – 4:00 p.m

Registration, Pick-up Conference Material, Badges, Gift Bags -FGI 104 W. 40th St.
5th Floor – Suite #501

2:00 – 4:00 p.m

Regional Board Liaison & District Directors Meeting with Maryanne Grisz

5:30 – 7 p.m.

Welcome Cocktail Reception – Grace De Monaco Offices – 565 5th Avenue.
ENTRANCE: 46th Street between 5th Ave. & Madison Ave.

Please make your own transportation arrangements to and from event.

7:30 a.m. SHARP

Meet in Hotel Lobby – Grand Hyatt Hotel – 109 E. 42nd Street, NYC

7:30a.m. – 8:05a.m

Breakfast at hotel lobby Grab n go.
Attendees will purchase breakfast

8:05 a.m

Charter bus Transportation to Y&R – Attendees to Board the Bus

8:35 – 8:45 a.m.

Maryanne Grisz/President and CEO – Welcome Address

8:45 – 10:15 a.m.

Introductions: District Directors, Regional Directors, 2 Min. each to share main goal for the growth and health of their Region.
Directed by Shawny Burns/Gayle Bridgman Santucci – Regional Liaisons

10:15 – 10:50 am

A conversation with Designer RALPH RUCCI – Moderated by Maryanne Grisz

10:50 – 11:30 a.m

Yonder Consulting – Manfred Abraham CEO – Introduced by H. Sara

11:30 – 12:10 p.m

FGI NY Board of Directors panel:
Moderated by FGI Chairman of the Board – James D’Adamo

12:10 – 12:30 p.m.

ADDITIONAL NY FGI Board of Directors Introduction: Two minutes for Directors to state their business, career path and how they believe their company will evolve.

12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:15 – 1:20 p.m.

Intro to Workshops – Shawny & Gayle -RL

1:20 – 1:50 p.m

Overview of the ToolKit – Jessica Conick

1:50 – 3:50 p.m.

Programming & Membership Workshop

3:50 – 4:30 p.m.

FGI Social Media/Branding – Maryanne intro to Social Media/ Jessica Conick Review

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

District Director Meetings with their Regions

5:00 – 5:10 p.m.

Door prize Drawings (must be present to win)

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Stuart Weitzman Retail Store – 10 Columbus Circle – Space 101B, New York, NY.

6:30 p.m

Free Evening after the cocktail event – Attendees to find own Transportation

8:00 am – 8:55 am

Breakfast lobby of hotel – Grab n’ Go
Attendees will purchase breakfast

8:55 am

Charter Bus Transportation from hotel to Hearst Tower

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

A conversation with Ken Downing – “The Reinvention of Halston”
Moderator: Maryanne Grisz

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

Trend Forecaster/MintModa – Sharon Graubard
Emily Koltnow to Introduce

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

Edie Weiner/ Future Hunters
Emily Koltnow to Introduce

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.

Rising Star Panel -Moderated by Melanie Woodroffe

Panelists:
Ready-to-Wear: Marissa Wilson – Marissa Wilson New York
Eveningwear: Bach Mai – Bach Mai
Accessories: Megan Campos & Nick Lucio – Oncept
Activewear/Casualwear: Teddy Von Ranson – Teddy Von Ranson

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH

1:30 – 2:05 p.m.

The Metaverse 101 – Speaker Ope’ M./Fashion Stylist/Futurist & Creative

2:05p.m – 3:10p.m.

Legal Panel: Fashion & Beauty in a Digital World
“What Every Brand Needs to Know About the Metaverse”

Video Introduction: Attorney Laura Ganoza – Foley & Lardner LLP

Moderator: Attorney – Arian F. Jabbary/Foley & Lardner LLP

Panelists:
Kate Newlin – Principle & Founder/Kate Newlin Consulting
Nima Behnoud – Creative Director & Founder – NIMANY
(Luxury Accessories Brand Based in New York)
David Joyal – VP Legal, Global Supply & Patents/Coty Inc.

3:10p.m. – 3:45p.m.

A Conversation with Designer – Jeffrey Banks, Fashion Critic – Marylou Luther
and Artist – Ruben Toledo.

3:45 -4 p.m.

Attendees fill out conference critiques

4:00 p.m

Charter Bus Transportation to hotel – to change for Merit Awards Dinner

6:00 p.m.

Charter Bus Transportation from hotel to Merit Awards Dinner Venue

Dinner Venue

Cipriani Restaurant – 55 Wall Street, NYC

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception

7:30 p.m.

Seated for Dinner

7:30 p.m.

Maryanne Grisz addresses the group.

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Introduces keynote speaker: Designer/Entrepreneur Nick Graham
Dinner & Merit Awards Presentation

9:30 p.m.

Charter Bus Transportation from Cipriani to Hotel