VM EVENTS: VM Summit The Internet of Things The Next Megatrend By Staff Monday, April 20, 2015 12:31 AM RELATED CONTENT The Internet of Things (IoT): Where Are All These Connections Taking Us? Redesigning the ‘Store’ and Customer Experience: Retail (r)Evolution ‘Smart Technologies Reshape the Patient Experience’ Optical Retail Leaders Stay Connected to Stay Relevant Wide Ranging Eye² Session Explores New Ways of ‘Seeing’ Warby Parker’s Blumenthal Makes Surprise Appearance VIEW a PDF of VM's 2015 Summit. NEW YORK—Beginning with speakers representing technological leaders such as Intel and the Consumers Electronics Association and concluding with a surprise guest well known both in the optical community as well as the business world at large, (see Page 56 for an interview with Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal) the Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit, held here on March 18, again delivered on its renowned tradition of presenting a full day packed with information that will drive the business of vision now and for years to come. With the theme of Connectivity: The Future of EveryThing and EveryOne, the 9th Annual Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit addressed the Internet of Things (IoT) and other trends affecting the optical industry. The much-anticipated event attracted 400+ executives from the ECP, retail, insurance, product and lab arenas to The Times Center in Manhattan. Supported by Premium Sponsors, Essilor, Adlens, and Luxottica, Signature Sponsor VSP, and Supporting Sponsors Alcon, CareCredit, International Vision Expo, and DAC Vision, the VM Summit got underway with Jobson’s Marc Ferrara. “Ninety percent of business going forward will be driven by what we talk about here today,” he said. “Technology’s impact is hard to deny,” said VM’s Marge Axelrad, introducing the speakers and explaining that it’s “important to build a relationship with technology.” Vision Monday’s Editors offer a detailed overview of all the sessions from the 9th annual Summit.
