2021 Conference Schedule

The Conference

MEET THE SPEAKERS

INNOVATION - SUSTAINABILITY - SAFETY - TECHNOLOGY

DAY 1

Latest Innovations in Canada’s Kitchen + Bath industry

Relatable Sustainability in Your Project
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Seminar presented by: Abhinav Syal

Key Points:

What is sustainability? What does it mean for the construction, interior design and real estate development industry?
Why do we need sustainable construction?
What is the value I would get from sustainability?
How can I achieve sustainability?

How to maximize your market reach in an ever-changing digital media age?

Market Reach in digital media age
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Seminar presented by: Ron Caughlin

Key Points:

Digital revolution
Digital segments for effective targeting
Activating your brand story through social media
Converting

Ok Boomer: Addressing the Oncoming Aging in Place Demand

Aging in Place
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Seminar presented by: Melissa Tossell and Jeanette Bock

Description:

Take the biggest aging demographic to date, mix it with a long term care crisis brought to a head due to COVID, combine it with changing needs for older adults and we have a booming demand for Aging-in-Place design in our homes that we all need to sit up and pay attention to. Learn more about this demand from a panel of experts in the field and how interior design and architecture are in the best position to start (and continue) this revolution in residential design.

Selecting the right fabricator for your project

Selecting the right Fabricator
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Panel Discussion presented by: Melissa Tossell, Paolo Mantenuto, and Mike Picco. Moreno Ruaro

Description:

How much does the design community on the client end of things really know about stone (we’re including manmade stuff for brevity) fabrication? How often has this lack of information led to hitches, mistakes, or extra costs in your design project? If you specify stone (interior or exterior), welcome to the one of the best seminars you’ll attend this year. Registered Interior Designer Melissa Tossell will moderate a panel of highly experience voices from around the fabrication community. From implementing your crazy ideas to what red flags to look for to what kind of fabricator is right in your project, join us for an in depth look at how to get the most out of your stone (and manmade) surfaces and get your burning questions answered!

Challenges & Solutions for Today’s Ceramic Tile and Stone Installations

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Seminar presented by: Tod Valickis

Description:

Ceramic and stone tiles are beautiful and durable surface coverings, but today’s construction environment presents a variety of unique installation challenges. This NON-PROPRIETARY Seminar will look at the history of tile installation and address both traditional methods and new technology. Topics that will be covered will include tile membrane advancements, movement accommodation, and controversial issues such as mold and questionable shower assemblies. TCA Handbook details will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this program, the participant will be able to:

comprehend the challenges associated with tile and stone installations; and
recognize new areas of application that can be attained through the utilization of new installation technology.

Booth Design Awards
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

DAY 2

Lighting Innovations in the Home

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Seminar presented by: Clive Mascarenhas

Description:

Clive Mascarenhas is the Senior Sales engineer at Lutron and have been working for 4 years with the company
Covering where the lighting industry is going in the home while not focusing on just trends, but ways the industry is changing and how consumers are approaching their home project’s lighting differently and where things are headed.

Different is Beautiful: Universal Design Through a New Lens

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Seminar presented by: Talli Osborne and Melissa Tossell

Description:

In the past year the plight of many groups have been pushed to the forefront from black lives to indigenous lives, and the plight of asian lives under COVID-19 (to name just a few). Right under our noses is another group that has been neglected for many years and lived as lesser citizens: those with accessibility needs. Join Registered Interior Designer Melissa Tossell and acclaimed speaker Talli Osborne for a critical look at what we're doing now, what we can be doing better and how to think about universal design differently.

Industry Sales Professionals Course: Residential Design

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Seminar presented by: Glen Brewer, Melissa Tossell, Trevor Kruse, Michael London, and Sarah Turner.

Description:

IDC’s popular Industry Sales Professionals Course (ISPC) series is going virtual with limited “in-person“ attendance at the Kitchen + Bath Expo. Register today for this course, tailored exclusively to meet the needs of architecture and design industry sales professionals. This practically-oriented course will feature a Q & A session with a panel of registered interior designers for the Interior Design residential sector.
During the Q & A session “Residential Panel”, hear from senior interior designers about what they need from sales professionals, and how best to go about working with them in order to become a trusted resource. Learn about this unique design sector, and the expectations of designers. Additionally, the panel addresses post-COVID-19 industry, and how firms are working, particularly with Industry partners.
A certificate of completion will be issued to all Industry registrants in attendance for the panel.

Award Distribution
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Conference Advisory Committee

Kitchen+Bath Canada Expo team began working with leading companies to create our Advisory Committee since the show launched early 2018.

In cooperation with show organizers, the committee assists in developing a program that covers the most relevant topics, tactics and strategies to drive success now and into the future.