Keynotes
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Emile Monette [KE1] Mr. Emile Monette currently serves as the Director of the Program Analysis Division in the Federal Acquisition Service at the United States General Services Administration (GSA). In this position, he provides leadership for the GSA’s initiatives to create and promote a more sustainable federal supply chain. Mr. Monette has broad experience in the field of federal procurement, in both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. federal government, including active duty military service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as a Senior Procurement Advisor to the Executive Office of the President, and as a Professional Staff Member with the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School, in Washington D.C, and |
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Clodagh [KE2] With her Life-Enhancing Minimalism brand, Clodagh is at the forefront of the trend that is blurring the lines between commercial and residential design. Advances in manufacturing technologies, green-goals for sustainability, and taste-trends among developers and homeowners are all opening up the field of products that are appropriate or desirable to specify for commercial and residential projects. Clodagh will illustrate how spas, restaurant kitchens, and hotel guestrooms are all showing up at home, and how the comforts of home are going commercial.
Clodagh has been a constant force in the design world since her beginnings in couture fashion at the age of 17 in her birth country of Ireland. She began her design studio in New York more than twenty-five years ago, passionate in the belief that good design supports well-being and can transform people’s lives. Her groundbreaking work has merited a steady stream of accolades and awards from her peers and the press. From her NoHo studio Clodagh oversees two distinct businesses: Clodagh Design, her interior design and architectural practice; and Clodagh Signature, her product design studio. An in-demand inspirational speaker, Clodagh completed her second book, Your Home Your Sanctuary, which was released by Rizzoli in October 2008. |
