Connect GLOBAL 2021
Buyer Connections + Education + Networking
Virtual Education Series
Connect GLOBAL is tailored to address the needs of housewares suppliers looking to learn more about the home and housewares industry across many global markets. A variety of global retailers, distributors and market experts presenting information on the industry from the perspectives of their markets, paired with networking opportunities will provide attendees a better understanding of the global home and housewares arena.
2020 Sessions
09/22/2020
Morning Session — 10:00 AM (CDT)
Key Market updates: Spain, UK, France, Italy and Germany
- Part 1: Key Market Updates: Spain / Presenter: Gabriel Soler, Co-Founder, Yestis
- Part 2: IHA Offices & Representatives from UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany
Afternoon Session — 2:00 PM (CDT)
Key Retailer Updates: LATAM
- Part 1: Key Retailer Update: Sodimac — LATAM / Presenter: Patricia Barreiro, GMM Home Décor, Sodimac
- Part 2: Key Retailer Update: EPA — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala & Venezuela / Presenter: Juan Francisco Espana, Director, EPA
09/23/2020
Morning Session — 10:00 AM (CDT)
Key Retailer Updates: Canada & India
- Part 1: Key Retailer Update: Canadian Tire — Canada / Presenter: Douglas Young, Vice President, Merchandising — Living Division, Canadian Tire
- Part 2: Key Retailer Update: Amazon India — India / Presenters: Santanu Debroy, Sr. Manager, BD & AM - Other Hardlines, Amazon India Marketplace Business and Sidram Kaudaki, Business Development Manager, International Sourcing, Amazon India
Afternoon Session — 2:00 PM (CDT)
Key Market Updates: Costa Rica, Australia & Taiwan / Strategic Problem Solving
- Part 1: Key Market Update: Costa Rica / Presenter: Vanessa Sadi, GM, La Cucina Ideal
- Part 2: Key Market Updates: IHA Representatives from Australia & Taiwan
- Part 3: Strategic Problem Solving — Small Group Networking with Industry Peers
09/24/2020
Morning Session — 10:00 AM (CDT)
Key Market Updates: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, India
- Part 1: Key Market Update: Canada / Presenter: Brigitte Roy, President, Danesco
- Part 2: Key Market Updates: IHA Offices & Representatives from Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and India
Afternoon Session — 2:00 PM (CDT)
Strategic Problem Solving
- Part 1: Strategic Problem Solving — Small Group Networking with Industry Peers
- Part 2: Thank You & Farewell