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Marchon’s Al Berg visits with Karen Miller of Cohen’s Fashion Optical. |
Speaker Jeff McAllister of Wal-Mart Optical talked of how the giant retailer is paying more attention to eyecare’s link with overall health. |
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Adam Wolman of the For Eyes optical chain and Andrea Gluck of Eyewear Designs take a break during the Summit. |
Speaker Andrea Guerra of Luxottica Group defined the luxury eyewear consumer and how the notions of luxury have changed for the industry. |
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Technology speaker Erin Byrne from Burson-Marsteller presented her views on how the Internet has affected marketing and communications. |
Speaker Ira Neimark, formerly of Bergdorf Goodman, outlined the hallmarks of customer service and exclusivity in the luxury retail environment. |
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Tim Spangler (l) and David Meisenheimer of sponsor DAC Vision prepare for the afternoon session. |
Speaker John Agwunobi, MD, of Wal-Mart discussed the forces buffeting health care costs and how vision care is only one issue facing employers, benefit managers and U.S. workers. |
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Vision Monday’s Marge Axelrad chats with George Gebhardt (l) and Dave Holmberg of Eye Care Centers of America. |
Stephen Rappoport of L’Amy America catches up with Dana Weeks, Optical Services International. |
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Ed Buffington (second from r) of OfficeMate visits with Eyefinity’s Ken Suesse (l), Jim Caster of VSP and Suzanne Brehm of Eyefinity. |
Pat Cummings, OD (l), of Vistakon grabs a cup of coffee with Mike Naugle, OD (c), of FYI Eye Doctors and Alan Cleinman of Performance Partners. |
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During the opening coffee break (l to r), Mike Hundert of Rem Eyewear, Steve Levenson and Kathy Torrence of Kaiser Permanente and industry veteran Gary Podhaizer. |
At the Summit (l to r) Rich Montag of Hoya Vision Care North America and Ed Greene and Greg Chavez of sponsor The Vision Council visit with Doug Hepper of Vision-Ease Lens. |
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During a break (l to r), Alan Ulsifer, OD, and Winston Koo, OD, both of Canada’s FYI Eye Doctor, talk with Raanan Naftalovich and Hilaire van der Veen of Shamir Insight. |
Essilor’s David Ray (l) welcomes the Davis Vision team (second l to r): Mike O’Connor, Larry Gabel and Joe Carlomusto. |
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Speaker Rob Lynch of VSP Vision Care addressed the key forces shaping managed care programs today and their opportunities for the future. |
Reade Fahs (l) of National Vision chats with Volker Heimeshoff of Wal-Mart Optical. |
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Sponsor Dave Cole of Transitions Optical (r) chats with Bart Foster of SoloHealth. |
Mark Travis, OD (l), with Matt Herlevic, both of Wal-Mart Optical. |
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Technology speaker Lynn Vos (r) addressed what eyewear and eyecare executives need to understand to leverage and manage the digital communications world. |
Speaker Tomás Pfortner of Laboratorio Pfortner Cornealent SACIF spoke to eyecare delivery options around the world, specifically in the Latin America region. |
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Kerry Bradley (l) of Luxottica Retail talks with Joel Ehrenpreis. |
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