Fashion Forward Career Day

11/11/2013

Cultural Center

78 E. Washington, Chicago IL

**EVENT PHOTOS HERE**

AGENDA

9:00AM

Keynote Speaker / Wes Gordon - Designer

10:00 AM  

The Future of Fashion

Moderator:  Carrie Lannon

Panelists:

• Corri McFadden / eDrop-Off
• Graham Kostic / Glossed & Found
• Kelly Ryan O'Brien / Chicago Blogger Network

11:00 AM
Lunch / Job Fair

Branding / Marketing
Moderator:  Meredith Darnall / GGP
Panelists:

• Milissa Skoog / Skoog Productions
• Erica Strama / Macerich - Shops at North Bridge
• Ella Swenson / Ella Sven

The Business of Fashion
Moderator:  Andrea Schwartz / Macy's 
Panelists:  Jonathan Cooley

Wholesale / Distribution
Moderator: Pam Iannotta / LFUSA
Panelists:

• Megan Williams / Henry & Belle
• Steven Bair / Statement Showroom
• Herb Moore / Statement Showroom
• Susy Damon / Neiman Marcus

12:00 Lunch / Job Fair

Creative Industries

Moderator:  Susan Glick / MMPI

Panelists:

• Amanda Wolfson / Oak Street Design
• Suzanne Kobulos / SLK Style
• Travis Reed / Creative Visionary Inc.

The Business of Fashion

Moderator: Andrea Schwartz / Macy's

Panelist:  Jonathon Cooley

E-Commerce

Moderator:  Lisa Ackerman / FGI, Chicago Regional Director & IADT

Panelists:

• Jeremiah Green / Purely Fashion
• Erin Gallagher / EG Jewelry
• Brenda DeWeese / Kohl's

The Design Process
Moderator:  Linda LaSala
Panelists:

• Borris Powell / Borris Powell
• Anna Livermore / V Mora
• Karen Hester / Land's End

1:00PM  Lunch / Job Fair

Getting A Job

Moderator:  Melissa Gamble / Columbia College

Panelists:

• Suzy Garcia / Nordstrom
• Jodi Glickman / Great on the Job
• Jill Hinrichs / Career Builder

The Design Process

Moderator:  Linda LaSala
Panelists:

• Borris Powell / Borris Powell
• Anna Livermore / V Mora
• Karen Hester / Land's End

Entrepreneurship

Moderator:  Lisa Ackerman, IADT

Panelists:  

• Kate Leydon
• Jenny Pfanenstiel / Forme Millinery
• Jeremiah Green / Purely Fashion

2:00 PM 
FGI Trend Report / Movie / Shown in YATES
Versailles '76 / Movie / Shown in Claude Cassidy Theater

3:00 PM
FGI Trend Report / Movie / Shown in YATES