Buyers and news media can start their Show early with a visit to the New Exhibitor Preview before the Show opens. Take advantage of this opportunity to see new products from 90 first-time exhibitors.

Featuring 60 current and new exhibitors with products designed and developed with eco-friendly materials and principles that consumers are seeking out. Open to buyers and news media only.

IHA - Introductions and Welcome Speeches

Randy Huis & Michael Snyder, Volpe & Keonig PC, Intellectual Property Attorneys

Jeff Mau, Digitas, and Tod Szewczyk, Leo Burnett

Tsiki Naftaly, Copilot

Kim Kircherr, K2 Outcomes LLC

Elliot Brackett, Co-Founder & CEO, Exceptional Products, Inc.

Tina Zayas, b8ta

Catherine Del Spina, Marketing Optometrist; Adam Badaway, Posh; Mary Liz Curtin, Leon & Lulu; Bob Trinque, Innovation Specialists Marketing Group, Inc.

Susana Cheng, Miscelandia

Kim Kirchherr, K2 Outcomes LLC

Paul Williams, GE Lighting

Daniel Shapiro, Red Points

Sean Wilkerson, Innovation Development Outreach & Program Specialist; Dennis Forbes, USPTO; Scott Baldwin, Trademark Attorney, USPTO

Louis Foreman, Director, Edison Nation & Executive Producer, Everyday Edisons

Joe Ray, WIRED and Lisa McManus, America's Test Kitchen

Bernardo Schorr, BCG Digital Ventures

Courtland Jenkins, Eastman; Phil Notheis, CamelBak

Luke Peters, CEO, Retail Band & NewAir

Joeffrey Trimmingham and Paitra Russell, Philip Reese

Dave Bartos, Endure Productive; Jim Norris, Canadian Tire; Eddie Sutton, Vanderbilt Home Collections; Louis Foreman, Edison Nation; Pascal Glorieux, glop STUDIO; Ryan Flynn, Charmac

Young Home + Housewares Professionals are invited to join their industry peers in a casual and fun environment full of music, cocktails and conversation.

Moderator: Peter Giannetti, HomeWorld Business. Panelists: Joe Derochowski, home analyst, The NPD Group; Tom Mirabile, founder & CEO, Springboard Futures; Leana Salamah, VP, Marketing, IHA

IHA, NPD and Springboard Futures present the five consumer trends that will guide home + housewares purchases in the next 12-24 months and provide insights on how manufacturers and retailers can take advantage of these trends.

Scott Baldwin, Trademark Attorney, USPTO

Joe Finkler, Michigan Inventors Coalition; Jim DeBetta, We Know Inventing; Luke Peters, Retail Band & NewAir; Chris Ferguson, Edison Nation; Blandine Scherpe, Home Fashion News; Valerie Snow, Honey-Can-Do; Mary Liz Curtin, Leon & Lulu; Philippa Simmons, Lakeland

Kate Usher, TrendBible

Richard Babick and Janine Michalek, Design Research; Jane Freiman, Smart Kitchen Insights Group

Geoff Crain, Kingstar Media

Chris Brown, Design Central

Sandy Cleary, Founder & CEO and Dara Trujillo, CMO, SLC Group Holdings

Michael Graif, Mintz, P.C.

Rosemary Coates, Reshoring Institute

Tina Zayas, b8ta

Kedma Ough, MBA & Author

Michelle Lamb and Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf, The Trend Curve

Catherine Reinhard, Storebound

Prasanth Shetty, Ayla Networks

Presented by Hawthorne

Karla Crawford Kerr; Allison Fishman, Dremel, RotoZip and Bosch; Catherine-Gail Reinhard, Storebound, Dash and Sobro; Steven Yde, Wahl Clipper Corp.

Peter Greene, Numerator

David Hernandez, lotus823

Yan Zhang, Airdog USA Inc.

John Bancroft, Fit for Commerce

Patti Carpenter, carpenter + company/Trendscope

Mindy Zemrak, Supervising Casting Producer, Shark Tank

David Wilson, Zozimus

Dave Bartos, Endure Productive; Robert Yusim, Product Counsel; Sharon Weisman, Licensing International; Trish Dowling, All Star Products; Chris Cunningham, Pampered Chef; Alessandra Hankinson, The Grommet; Andrea Lillo, HFN; Ron Kovach, Design Applause

Tom Mirabile, Springboard Futures

American consumers have never been more diverse, demanding or complex, sharing affluence and influence across four generations with distinctly different desires and expectations. The next decade promises dramatic changes in both the shape and composition of the American home environment. Join Tom Mirabile, principal and founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend forecaster for the IHA, as he explores what's driving consumption today. You'll gain clear, actionable insights into the changes reshaping the Home Industry, and how to prepare for them.

David Altman, CEO, MarketShare Advisors International

Svetlana Uduslivaia, Euromonitor International

Bill McHenry, Widgeteer; Rene Kussman, Silver Star Brands; Jim Norris, Canadian Tire; Matthew Canwell, Kitchen Craft, LT Brands; Robert Yusim, Product Counsel; Ryan Flynn, Charmac: Michael Higdon, National Building Museum

Susan Olivier, Dassault Systemes

Marsha Everton, The AIMsights Group

Warren Kress, Euromonitor International

John Bancroft, Fit for Commerce

Joe Derochowski, The NPD Group

Rick Smith, Co-Founder, President/CEO, HyVIDA Brands, Inc.

Leatrice Eiseman, Pantone Color Institute

IHA's Color Expert & Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute, walks you through the leading trends and the rationales for the how, when and why they will work in the marketplace.

Tina Zayas, b8ta

Ann-Marie Conrado, University of Notre Dame

Stacey Kalamaras, Kalamaras Law Office and Mollie Young, Nametag International

Gavin Lew, Bold Insight

John Pitman, Krunchbox; Bob Kerber, Le Creuset; Sam Moncada, Canadian Hardware and HMA

Joe Derowchowski, The NPD Group, with Peter Giannetti, HomeWorld Business

Carol Schroeder, Orange Tree Imports

Allison Zisko and Andrea Lillo, HFN

Steve DeBretto, Executive Director, Kinzie Industrial Development Corporation

Laurie Burns, Tabletop Industry Expert; Allison Zisko, HFN

Jordan Nollman, Varna Technologies

Catherine Del Spina, Marketing Optometrist; Tom Mirabile, Springboard Futures; Barbara Weston, Global Design & Trend Director

gia judges: Wolfgang Gruschwitz, Scott Kohno, Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen, Anne Kong

Tanya Gross, Small Shop Chicago; James Ryan, Canadian Tire; Elliot Brackett, Exceptional Products; Ryan Flynn, Charmac; Ronny Smith, Intromark; Blandine Scherpe, Home Fashion News; Dan Rafferty, Rafferty Resource Network

The non-profit HCF, celebrating its 23rd year, hosts this event to raise funds for critical causes, unite the Housewares industry and honor its leaders. 2020 honorees: Lifetime Achievement for Retail Innovation Award: Johnny Morris, Founder & CEO, Bass Pro Shops; Humanitarian of the Year: Daniel Leppo, EVP & GM, Menswear, Youngworld & Home Furnishings, Bloomingdale's; Lifetime Achievement Award: William Endres, President, Select Brands, Inc.

Hosted by the International Business Council

All international attendees and news media are invited to end their day at the Show with food, drinks, music, international networking and plenty of fun.

Service Providers will talk and answer inventor and audience questions and give you the opportunity to share your story.

Ken Kerry, Script to Screen

Amy Meadows, Windows Matter

Rick and his guests are here to talk and answer questions and share fun stories with a lot of insightful information - Audience Participation A Must!!!

Leatrice Eiseman, IHA's Color Expert and Executive Director, Pantone Color InstituteS

Lee focuses on the most adaptable hues that can be used successfully in a range of color combinations.