The Portland Jewelry Symposium will take place Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Sentinel Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The Symposium, widely known for bringing together top industry talent to present on current trends in design, technology, bench, and business is tailored to the needs of manufacturing retailers and designers.
On the evening of Sunday, October 4, the event will kick off at the Portland Art Museum with a dinner and keynote address from Benjamin Smithee, Chief Strategy Officer for RELEVENTS. Ben is a highly acclaimed speaker and has consulted for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Coca-Cola, Del Monte, General Mills, Sterling Jewelers, ACS, GEICO, McDonald’s, Kroger, Ebay and more. He has been labeled one of the Top 10 Youth Marketing Professionals, “a true innovator,” “The Rosetta Stone for Gen Y” and has been a featured keynote speaker around the world.
On Monday, there will be a notable line-up of ten industry presenters including David Geller, Director of Shop’s Profits, sharing his decades of experience in consulting on profitability in the custom jewelry business; renowned designer Paul Klecka offering his unique insights on digital design; pulse-arc welding expert Sessin Durgham of Rio Grande and digital manufacturing guru Kevin Abernathy, among others. For more details on how to register and a complete list of speakers, please visit www.portlandjewelrysymposium.com.
