NEW YORK—With the theme of Connectivity: The Future of EveryThing and EveryOne, the 9th Annual Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit took place here on March 18 and addressed the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as other trends, such as wearable technology, retailing and the patient experience, all affecting today’s optical industry.
The highly-anticipated event attracted 400+ execs from the ECP, retail, insurance, product and lab arenas. Summit speakers from outside and within the industry engaged in a wide-ranging, thought-provoking program at The Times Center. See below for a slideshow of presenters and attendees.
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The daylong Summit was a sold-out event.
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The 9th annual VM Global Leadership Summit was held at The Times Center in New York on March 18.
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The Adlens contingent included (l to r) Graeme MacKenzie, OD, Mara Nieuwsma and Michael Ferrara.
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(L to R) VSP's Glenna Glenn, Rex Bennett, Ed Morris with Bob Colucci and Stephen Shawler of Essilor of America.
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(L to R) Luxottica Wholesale N.A.'s Ludovic Ladreyt and Alessandro Lucanto with Kathy Torrence of Kaiser Permenante.
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(L to R) Centennial Optical's Allen Nightingale with Elizabeth DeKoster, David Schwirtz, OD, and Eric Babin of Iris The Visual Group.
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Alcon's Rick Weisbarth, OD (l) and Greg Hicks, OD, Hoya Vision Care.
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RevolutionEHR's Scott Jens, OD (l) and Alan Glazier, OD.
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(L to R) Jobson's Andrew Karp; Ron Blum, OD, Vision Care Inventing; Innovega's Jerome Legerton; and Richard Clompus, OD.
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Getting ready to check in for the Summit are (l to r) Luxottica Wholesale N.A.'s Michele Pesce, Alessandro Lucanto; Sue Downes, MyEyeDr; and Luxottica Wholesale N.A.'s Ludovic Ladreyt.
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Essilor of America's Jean Marc Leroy (l) and VSP Global's Don Oakley.
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Speaking to the Internet of Things (IoT) were (l to r) CES' Brian Markwalter; Intel's Michael Bell; and FPOV's Andrew Ranson.
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Taking a coffee break are (l to r) Susy Yu, OD, Kaiser Permanente; Dermot Walsh, Ocuco; and Darren Horndasch, Wisconsin Vision.
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David Golden, OD (l) and David Hettler, OD, May & Hettler.
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Bruce Steffey, National Vision, Inc. and Mitchell Barkley, Mondottica USA.
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Part of the Luxottica team included (l to r) Luxottica Retail's Megan Moloney, Cyndy Dinius, Tammy Reaves, Luxottica North America and Tifani Demaria, Luxottica.
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Catching up were Glenn Ellisor, OD, Vision Source and Jobson Medical Information's Bill Scott.
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(L to R) OcuHub's Barry Barresi, OD; Stephannie Keller, MyEyeStore; and Ricard Edlow, OD, Eyecare Services Partners.
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Jobson Medical Information's Marc Ferrara welcomed attendees to the Summit.
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The much anticipated event attracted 400+ execs from the ECP, retail, insurance, product and lab arenas.
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Vision Monday's Marge Axelrad spoke to technology's impact.
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Morning speaker David Kepron, the Retail Experience Studio, Little, spoke about the Retail (R)Evolution.
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Futurist Michael Rodgers discussed the effects of the virtual world.
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Taking advantage of a break were (l to r) Harvey Ross, HMR Holdings; Myles Lewis, General Vision Services; and Robert Cohen, Cohen's Fashion Optical.
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Bart Tessel, ABB Optical Group with Aldo Romano, Eyence/FYIdoctors.
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The retail panel included (l to r) FPOV's Andrew Ranson; Edward Beiner, the Edward Beiner Group; New Look Eyewear's Antoine Amiel; and Michael Devlyn, Devlyn Optical Group.
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The Wearables and Implantables panel included (l to r) Meta's Ashish Ahuja; University of Melbourne's Steven Prawer, Phd; Princeton University's Michael McAlpine, PhD; and Innovega's Jerome Legerton, OD.
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Inc. Magazine's James Ledbetter; Jobson's Marge Axelrad; and Warby Parker co-founder Neil Blumenthal.
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Inc. Magazine's James Ledbetter interviewed Warby's Neil Blumenthal, a surprise Summit guest.