The Plumb Club - Forum @ FIT

Day 1 : Sunday, March 2nd Day 2 : Monday, March 3rd

Sunday, March 2nd
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Registration/Continental Breakfast	Reeves Great Hall
8:45 AM	Welcome	Haft Auditorium
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Web 2.0 Speaker: Surviving the Information Deluge: How Remarkable Companies Are Thriving in a 360 Degree, Always On, Million Channel Universe Seth Godin	Haft Auditorium
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Transition
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Attendees may choose one of the following: Session 1 CSR Panel: The Ethics of Jewelry Speaker/Moderator: Michael Rae, CRJP Panelists: John Hall, Rio Tinto Diamonds Bill Montalto - Sterling Jewelers, Inc. Session 2 Web 2.0 Panel: Retailing in the Age of Web 2.0 Moderator: Scott Kirsner Panelists: Pinny Gniwisch, Ice.com Steve Larkin, ZLC Direct/Zale Corp. Catherine Levene, Daily Candy Brian McDevitt - Google, Inc.	Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Haft Auditorium
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 AM	Attendees may choose one of the following: Session 1 CSR Speaker: Utilizing Cause Marketing to Drive Business Phil McCarty, McCarty Partners Session 2 Diamond Speaker: Facts of the Matter John King, GIA Gemstone Speaker: Facts of the Matter Shane McClure, GIA	Haft Auditorium Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Lunch	Reeves Great Hall
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM	CSR Panel: Issues That Keep You Up at Night Moderator: Mark Smelzer, JCK Magazine Panelists: Peggy Jo Donahue, JA Cecilia Gardner, JVC Doug Hucker, AGTA Beryl Raff, JCPenney	Haft Auditorium
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	The Fashion Connection Speaker: Unlocking Creativity - Finding the Right Key to Success Sir Ken Robinson	Haft Auditorium
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Wrap Up	Haft Auditorium

Monday, March 3rd
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Registration/Continental Breakfast	Reeves Great Hall
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	Welcome	Haft Auditorium
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Web 2.0 Speaker: Dialogue vs. Monologue Don Tapscott	Haft Auditorium
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Transition
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Attendees may choose one of the following: Session 1 Commodities Panel: Where Is Gold Going? Moderator: George Milling-Stanley, World Gold Council Panelists: Phillip Newman, GFMS Tim Dinneny - ScotiaMoccatta Session 2 Web 2.0 Speaker: Six Pixels of Separation - The New World of New Marketing Mitch Joel, Twist Image	Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Haft Auditorium
10:30 AM - 12:30 AM	GIA Classroom Practical* Diamonds *Attendees must pre-register prior to the Forum	Session Room 9
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Attendees may choose one of the following: Session 1 Diamond Speaker: The Commoditization of Diamonds Martin Rapaport, Rapaport Diamond Report Session 2 The Fashion Connection Panel: Lessons from the Fashion Industry Moderator: Rebecca Foerster, Rio Tinto Diamonds Panelists: Daniel Cohen, Swarovski Crystal Business Paul Masturzo, Mana Products Hilton Hollis, Hilton Hollis International, LLC Suzanne Yalof Schwartz, Glamour Magazine	Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Haft Auditorium
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Lunch	Reeves Great Hall
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Diamond Panel: It's a Rough World Moderator: Chaim Even-Zohar, Tacy Ltd. Panelists: Jeff Fischer, International Diamond Manufacturers Assoc. Richard Lennox - JWT/DPS Jean-Marc Lieberherr, Rio Tinto Diamonds	Haft Auditorium
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	GIA Classroom Practical* Colored Gemstones *Attendees must pre-register prior to the Forum	Session Room 9
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM	Audience Response System (ARS) Custom Presentation: How Well Do You Know Your Customers? Liz Chatelain, MVI Marketing Ltd	Haft Auditorium
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Closing Keynote Speaker: Managing Change in the Age of Technology Carly Fiorina	Haft Auditorium
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM	Closing Remarks	Haft Auditorium
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Closing Cocktail Reception @ FIT "A Taste of New York" by Celebrity Chef Daniel Boulud	Reeves Great Hall