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Aug 18, 2022 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM EDT
In its second year, Velocity Institute Design 2022 is the only event wholly focused on branding and package design for Retail Brand/private label/private brand/own brands. The unique experience explore the future of retailer-owned branding and package design. The event will feature an exclusive lineup of retail executives and influential design leaders delivering presentations that provide a unique look into the pressing challenges, emerging trends, and cutting-edge design that is making private brand the global trendsetter.
The Summit will also feature a celebration of this year’s Vertex Awards Winners featuring presentations from and conversations with the winners from around the world.
SPEAKERS
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Kim Wells
VP, Private Label & Sourcing, Foxtrot, USA
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Galina Obodets
Director of the Department of Private Brands of RUSH LLC, network of EVA, UKRAINE
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Marie-France Gibson
Vice-Présidente Marques Privées, Metro, CANADA
![shannon_colaminaro](https://velocityinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shannon_colaminaro.jpeg)
Shannon Colamarino
Director of Own Brand Design and Brand Management, Giant Eagle, USA
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Glen Pfiefer
Design & Packaging Manager, Own Brands, Wakefern, USA
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Paul Skozilas
Design Manager, Private Brands, Peapod Digital Labs/Ahold Delhaize, USA
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Christopher Durham
President,
Velocity Institute, USA
![Warren](https://velocityinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Warren.jpg)
Warren Spence
CEO + Founder,
Motor Brand Design, AUSTRALIA
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Michael Duffy
Group Creative Director,
Equator Design, USA & UK
![maria](https://velocityinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/maria.jpg)
Maria Dubuc
CEO, Marketing By Design (MBD), USA
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Join us for a FREE Happy Hour and Networking in Boston!
September 15, 2022 | 5:30 – 7:30
Meet and mingle with private brand industry Retailers, Manufacturers & Solution Partners at District Hall near the Boston Seaport on Thursday, September 15th. District Hall is the world’s first free-standing public innovation center. The venue is the living room of Boston’s innovation community: a place where people can work, exchange knowledge, build meaningful relationships, and make their ideas happen.
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