Latest News Optical Retail and ECP Speakers Set for Power in #s, a VM Live Millennial Project Event By Staff Monday, May 4, 2015 9:57 AM NEW YORK—Vision Monday has announced its first roster of optical retail and ECP speakers for the upcoming VM Live Event called Power in #s; Maximizing the Potential of the ‘Hashtag Nation,’ part of VM’s ongoing Millennial Project, being held Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Optical retail and ECP panelists will bring perspectives from various parts of the business and include: • Julia Gogosha—owner of Gogosha Optique, two high-end, service and design driven optical boutiques in Los Angeles. • Aaron Lech, OD— owner of ClearVue Eye Care in Roseville, Calif., and creator of iCAREforINDIA and a member of the Primary Eyecare Network advisory board.• Matthew Geller, OD— founder and CEO, OptometryStudents.com, NewGradOptometry.com and CovalentCareers.com; optometrist at Lakeside Eyecare and Casa De Oro Eyecare in San Diego, Calif. • Kate Endress Doerksen—co-founder and CEO of DITTO.com, an e-commerce designer eyewear site with proprietary 3D virtual fitting technology. Each optical industry expert will provide a distinct point of view on the Millennial consumer as an eyewear customer and patient at this one-of-a-kind educational and networking experience that will explore the mindset and expectations of the 80 million strong Millennial generation. Additional expert speakers for Power in #s, drawn from outside the optical industry, will be announced soon.Sponsored at the premier level by VSP and by Essilor as a supporting sponsor, the event will be held on June 3, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, Calif., with a cocktail hour for attendees and speakers to follow. Tickets are $95 and can be purchased by visiting www.visionmonday.com/hashtagnation.