Wearables & the Connected Home

Join us for the next Wearable Wednesday NYC event. We'll have an exciting discussion on Wearable & the Connected Home.

Evening Agenda

Arrive: 6:30

Welcome Remarks: 6:30-6:45p

Panel: 6:45-7:30p

Networking 7:30-8:30p

Leadership Panel:

Paul Farkas, moderator, Accessory2, Wearable Wednesday NYC

David Berkowitz, CMO, MRY

Shaun Springer, Founder, CEO, Twist (Astro)

Will McLeod, CoFounder, Chief Product Officer, Keen Home

Kimmie Smith, CoFounder, Creative Director, Accessory2, Mens Athleisure

More about the speakers

David Berkowitz, CMO, MRY

David Berkowitz is Chief Marketing Officer at agency MRY, where he spearheads marketing operations, directs the agency's communication strategy. Previously, he spent seven years at agency 360i, ultimately serving as Vice President of Emerging Media, having co-founded the agency’s social media practice in 2006 and led the Startup Outlook initiative.

He has spoken at more than 250 events around the world, including South by Southwest (SXSW) in Texas, Digital Age 2.0 in Brazil, Crowdsourcing Week in Singapore, and the keynote at Interactive Marketing Summit 2013 in Turkey. He has also been the featured speaker at corporate summits at the headquarters of Google, Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, and About.com.

David has written more than 500 bylines for outlets such as Advertising Age, The Economist, Mashable, and Mediapost. He has authored his own MarketersStudio blog since 2005. He has spoken at more than 200 events globally. While working as an editor at research firm eMarketer, he interviewed 175 executives and authors about technology and business. He is frequently quoted online and in print, having appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the New York Post, the Associated Press, and USA Today. Ad Age, Ad Week, and PR Week have all named him among the most influential advertising and marketing professionals on Twitter.

Shaun Springer, CEO, Founder, Astro (featuring Twist)

Astro is the first smart home platform for apartments. It has launched its first product, Twist the first LED light bulb with an AirPlay seaker built in. No bulbs, no wires, no installation. Now you can put the beautful lighting and seamless audio anywhere you can screw in a light bulb. .www.HelloTwist.com (http://www.hellotwist.com/).

Kimmie Smith, Creative Director, CoFounder, Mens Athleisure, Accessory2

Kimmie Smith is a celebrity statement stylist, designer and TV personality, based in NYC. @AccessoryExpert.

Kimmie cofounded fashion and lifestyle tech creative styling house and consultancy, Accessory2 and Mens Athleisure. She also created Accessory Agenda discovery platform.

Her roots were working with the Chairmen and creative C-Suite leadership at heritage brands Abercrombie & Fitch, Anthropologie and Lacoste. Kimmie is a stylist contributor to DJ Mag, Hello Mimi, Vogue Italia, and Luxury Daily. She appears on a range of style segments, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HSN, Arise 360 Entertainment and more. She is also a spokesperson for a range of brands within fashion, accessories, beauty and technology, including Crest 3D White, Intel, Microsoft and Smirnoff.

She designed the Kimmie Smith x Sebago artisan shoe collection and regularly appeared as a brand personality on HSN. Kimmie’s been in campaigns for Coach, Monet, Palladium and Ralph Lauren. She is a Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Lucky and People Style Watch influencer.

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Wearable Wednesday NYC was CoFounded by Paul Farkas, CEOCo-Founder,Accessory2, a fashion and wearable lifestyle creative house and consultany based in NYC.http://Accessory2.com/ (http://accessory2.com/) Twitter: @Accessory_2 | @WearableMedia

In association with, Wearable World. Wearable World connects businesses to the social fabric of the Internet of Wearable Things. Through news content, incubator and accelerator programs, and events, Wearable World acts as the catalyst for future Wearable Technology innovation. The Wearable World platform addresses the need for entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and engage the wider Wearable Technology global ecosystem. http://wearableworld.co (http://wearableworld.co/)

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