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IIDA New England Leaders Breakfast May 1st, tickets available now - April 17th

The New England interior design community will gather on Thursday morning, May 1st at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, at 425 Summer St. for the annual IIDA New England Leaders Breakfast. Now approaching its 17th year, the New England Leaders Breakfast has been and continues to be the region's networking and promotional event for companies to present themselves and their representatives to the design, facilities management, and real estate communities. Over 700 industry professionals will be in attendance. Thomas Stewart, editor and managing director of the Harvard Business Review and a pioneer in the field of intellectual capital, will be speaking at this year's event. Stewart will focus his talk on how companies are facing aggressive international competition in the global race for innovation and will discuss the biggest threats and the opportunities in business. Individual tickets ($100 for members, $125 for non-members) or tables of ten ($1,000) may be purchased through April 17th. For more information, contact IIDA at (888)799-4432 or email Jocelyn Pysarchuk at jpysarchuk@iida.org or Michelle Zenz at mzenz@iida.org.
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