NEW YORK—With the theme of BrainStorm: Provocative Ideas. Expansive Thinking. the 10th Annual Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit took place here on April 13, exploring the power of creative thinking and its applications in both the professional and personal realms. The highly-anticipated event attracted nearly 400 top level execs from throughout the optical industry. 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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Nassau’s Jim Duncan (l) and David Hettler, OD.
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MyEyeDr.’s Sue Downes and Jonathan Rosin, MD, Rosin Eyecare.
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(L to R) Ken Greene, PERC with Essilor of America's Shankar Raja and Megan Molony.
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Michael Ferrara, Adlens with Jobson’s Marc Ferrara.
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(L to R) VSP Global’s Jim Caster, Tami Ortiz and Michelle Skinner.
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Canadian Association of Optometrists Barry Thienes, OD with Laurie Clement, OD.
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Marriott International’s David Kepron advised retailers and marketers to use storytelling techniques to create novel, in-store experiences for customers.
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Kaiser Permanente’s Michael Cap and Katherine Torrence.
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(L to R) Mike Nathe, Essilor of America; Vision Associates’ Joseph Casorio and Kurt Behrle; Essilor of America’s Paul Owston and Michael McCollum.
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STORY’s Rachel Shechtman said that the STORY concept takes the viewpoint of a magazine, changes like a gallery by updating its themes, design and products every three to eight weeks, and sells things like a store.
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Shamir Insight’s Bart Foster with ABB Optical Group’s Bart Tessel.
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VSP Global’s Jim McGrann with Essilor’s Kevin Rupp.
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Peyush Bansal described the Lenskart philosophy as customer-obsessed, energetic and tech driven. In short, “We are change makers.”
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Joseph Mallinger, OD, Vision West with VisionWeb’s Ian Lane.
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Kenmark’s Cynthia Williams and David Duralde.
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Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, believes video games may be used as therapeutic devices to help treat memory loss, attention problems and other neurological issues.
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(L to R) Gunnar Bjorklund, RevolutionEHR; PECAA’s Chris Millet; and REV360’s Natasha Vora and Scott Jens, OD.
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Alessandro Lucanto, Luxottica Wholesale, N.A. with Reade Fahs, National Vision.
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Eyfluence’s Jim Marggraff believes eye-controlled interactions will be important to the development of Head Mounted Displays (HMDs).
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Ann Hoscheit, OD with Carol Record, OD.
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ClearVision’s David and Peter Friedfeld.
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The American Optometric Association’s Steven Loomis, OD with Jon Hymes.
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Vision Monday’s Andrew Karp gave the audience some background on Ted Gioia, a musician, author and expert on management and business creativity.
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Ted Gioia told the audience that creativity is often seen as disruptive and people who claim to support creativity actually oppose it in real-life situations.
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(L to R) Scott Sennett, Tura; Dermot Walsh, Ocuco; Darren Horndasch, Wisconsin Vision; and Gary Podhaizer, Tura.
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Iris the Visual Group’s Elizabeth Dekoster and David Schwartz, OD.
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Vision Monday’s Marge Axelrad (l) with VSP Global’s Jim McGrann, in a one-on-one conversation which also offered attendees an opportunity to pose questions.
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The crowd listened intently as VSP’s Jim McGrann updated everyone about VSP Global’s business goals.
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(L to R) Ted McElroy, OD, SECO International; April Jasper, OD, Advanced Eyecare Specialist; and Carl Spear, OD, Alcon.
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The Vision Impact Institute’s Kristan Gross (l) and Maureen Cavanaugh (r) With Cherie Gifford, Essilor of America.
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VSP Global’s Jim McGrann with Jobson’s Bill Scott.
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VSP Global’s Mark Ginsberg and Kate Renwick-Espinoza.
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Kaiser Permanente’s Susy Yu, OD and Eric Werts; Larry Macapagal, OD, SCPMG-Vision Essentials by Kaiser Permanente; and Marty Bassett, Walman and The Vision Council.
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Karen Roberts (l), Zeiss with Stephanie Anglavar, Luxottica Group.
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IBM’s Michael Weiner offered attendees a look back at outdated modules and a view into the future of new health care strategies.
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(L to R) Jobson’s Mark Mattison-Shupnick with ACEP ABS Smart Mirror’s Fabian Bruneau and Bernie Lifschutz.
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(L to R) Kaiser Permanente’s Carol Geyer-Bradshaw; Vickey Sheppard and Eric Werts.
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Essilor’s Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO (l) and Jobson’s Marc Ferrara (r) present SUNY’s Vanessa Fimreite, with her Student Innovator award.
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Europa International’s Amanda Shapiro and Jill Burrowes.
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Alcon’s Dwight Akerman, OD with National Vision’s Priti Patel, OD.
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Cardiologist Leslie Saxon, MD has her heart set on disruptive innovation in health care.
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(L to R) Greg Watson and Donald Glenz, OD, Today’s Vision with Jens Boy, Carl Zeiss Vision.
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Ted Gioia (l), a business expert and musician, interviewed jazz pianist Bill Charlap about the connection between creativity and music.
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(L to R) Art Salas, Costco; Richard Chavez, Costco Wholesale; and Peter Friedfeld, ClearVision Optical.
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(L to R) Gerard Santinelli, Sanintelli International; Mike Daley, The Vision Council; and Larry Clarke, Satisloh North America.