NEW YORK—“FUTURE/NOW” is the theme for the 2014 Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit, to be held here on March 26, 2014.

Registration is now open for the 8th annual, day-long event and exclusive forum, geared to senior-level executives in the retail, professional, lab and supplier sectors of the optical industry. The VM Global Leadership Summit, which will be held at The Times Center, brings together compelling speakers from within and outside the industry offering fresh thinking and provocative perspectives.

This exclusive environment and one-of-a-kind networking event will stimulate new strategies, provoke ideas and suggest new ways to look at challenges and opportunities. The 2014 VM Global Leadership Summit program will underscore that the advent of digital technologies, new consumer trends and disruptive innovation is making it essential for leaders to embrace reinvention.

“There’s little time to 'wait' to cope with change, business leaders need to manage for change today,” said Marge Axelrad, SVP/editorial director of Vision Monday. “Our 2014 program sessions will focus on such topics as Millennials, Omni-Channel (Brick & Click), How to Manage Innovation in Actionable Ways, the rise of Self-Directed Healthcare and the implications of Big Data.”

Seating will be limited for the VM Summit 2014 so attendees are advised to register now at VisionMonday/Summit. Early bird registration rates apply until Feb. 7, 2014, at which time the regular price takes effect. Registration includes full-day conference, continental breakfast and lunch.

Photos, videos and reports from prior years’ Vision Monday Global Leadership Summits are posted online and can be viewed here. Stay tuned to VisionMonday.com and VMail for more details on panels, presentations and 2014’s featured speakers which will be announced very soon.