NEW YORK—“Connectivity – The Future of EveryThing and EveryOne” is the theme of the 2015 Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit, which will be held here on Wednesday, March 18.

Registration is now open for the 9th Global Leadership Summit, one of the most anticipated events in the eyewear and optical industry for senior level executives. The daylong VM Summit will once again bring together inspiring speakers from outside the realm of optical and leaders from within, to explore what’s impacting today’s consumers and leadership decision-making.

“First came the Internet. Then mobile. Now The Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting machines to machines, machines to people and people to people,” noted Marge Axelrad, SVP/editorial director of Vision Monday. “In this 3rd wave of interconnectivity, technology is ubiquitous, smaller, cheaper and more deeply embedded in our lives than ever before. Attendees at VM’s Summit will learn how this new mega trend is influencing virtually all business and social interactions on an unprecedented scale.”

Speakers for the 2015 program will be announced soon. Among the sessions will be: The Internet of Things, Making Sense of This New Mega Trend, which will showcase the revolutionary, fast-emerging platforms which meld technologies and real-world interactions in new ways. An Eye2 session, curated by Andrew Karp, VM and 20/20’s group editor of lenses & technology, will look Beyond Wearables to Implantables, examining products and services that are redefining ‘vision.’ Other topics will include Ways to Pay, which will examine, literally, the future of money; Social Commerce and ‘Communities of Interest’ Shaping the New Retail Experience, and Emerging Market Innovators.

VM’s Leadership Summit has featured many leaders, founders, inventors and disruptors. Exclusive content from past Summits are delivered throughout the year on www.visionmondaysummit.com highlighting speakers, sessions and video and providing additional sponsorship visibility through banner advertising and sponsored video.

An early bird registration rate for the Vision Monday Summit is in effect now through Jan. 30, 2015; registration will go up after that date. More details are posted here www.visionmonday.com/summit.