Coverings Presents 4 Keynote Sessions, Numerous Others

For Coverings 2014, the 25th anniversary of the show, the organizers have put together four keynote sessions. Three of the sessions will be held on the first day of the show, which runs from April 29 to May 2, 2014, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The fourth keynote session will be on the second day of the show. Registration for the show is free (click here to register).

The keynote line-up is as follows: April 29, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., is “Breaking Through Barriers by Putting People First” presented by Sheldon Yellen of Belfor; April 29, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., is “Hot Issues in Tile Standards and Design” presented by Eric Astrachan, TCNA; April 29, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., is “Natural Stone & Green Design” presented by Robert Bacon of Daltile ; and April 30, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., is “Rottet Style with Stone and Tile” presented by Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio (read more about the keynote presentations here).

Additionally, the show has seven featured sessions: “Stone Trends 2014” by Vincent Marazita of Marazita & Associates; “A Leading Question: Why Can’t I Generate Leads from the Internet?” by Marty Gould of Focalize Consulting; “State of the Design Industry” by Rander Fiser of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID); “New Harmonies: Changing Themes in Color/Design Trends” by Leatrice Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute; “Maximizing your Retail Space for Stronger Sales and Customer Engagement” by Nicole Reyhle or RetailMinded; “Prospering in Turbuletn Times: Strategies for Success” by Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender of Kizer & Bender Speaking; and “Designing for the Post-carbon Economy: It’s Zero or Nothing” by Eric Dorey Freed of organicARCHTECT (read more about the featured sessions here).

With more than 80 sessions in all, the educational offerings this year are abundant (see the complete conference agenda here).