Description

Please join the ASID Texas Chapter San Antonio Design Community for our 10th Annual Business Side of Design, a powerful business conference. The day will include five dynamic Speakers, a Vendor Showcase, and a Student Showcase. 

You asked…We listened! Four speakers are presenting CEUs, and our nationally known headline speaker will share ethical ways to use AI in design. Attend to learn smart ways to enhance your skills and grow your business!

This event culminates with a lively and fun Happy Hour and our SADC Designer's Choice Awards, all included in this day of fun, learning, networking, and collaboration. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are also included.

Program Agenda:

• 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Check-In, Continental Breakfast & Vendor Showcase
• 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | Speakers, Vendor Showcase & Lunch (mid-day)
• 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Happy Hour: Hors d'oeuvres & Cocktails, Vendor Showcase, Raffles, SADC’s Designer’s Choice Awards presentation

Sessions:

• Leslie Carothers (Savour Partnership) Named One of the Top 40 Influential Women in Home - “Supercharge Client Acquisition and Backend Business Management with Agentic and Generative AI”
• Mary Helen Pratte (Studio Works / Ekitta) - “Designing with Metal”
• Channing Wilson (Sierra Pacific) - “How Window Elements Influence Spaces”
• Georgia Gabriella (SBA) - “Creating Value Through Design”
• Sam Schwartz (Enlightening Sales) - “Using Architectural Lighting Systems for Interior Lightscaping"

Registration Information:

• You must register on Eventbrite to attend. Please be prepared to provide your ASID Member and IDCEC numbers (if applicable).
• Early Bird registration ends at 11:59 PM CT on Saturday, February 7th, and all registration ends at 12:00 Noon CT on Tuesday, March 17th.
• There is no registration at the door, and there are no refunds, but a different person may attend in your place should you not be able to attend. You must let the volunteer organizers know.

Registration Fees:

• ASID Members (Designers, Educators, Affiliates& Industry Partner Reps) - Entire Conference: $85 (Early Bird) / $95
• Non-Members - Entire Conference: $105 (Early Bird) / $125
• Students (both ASID Members & Non-Members) - Entire Conference: $20 (Early Bird) / $25
• Happy Hour & Designer's Choice Awards ONLY (both ASID Members & Non-Members) $25

Want to be a Host and/or Exhibit in the Vendor Showcase at this event? Find details in and register through this HOST & VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES FORM [PDF].

Questions about this event? Contact SADC BSOD Chair Victoria Muniz, ASID at Muniz.interiordesign@gmail.com or 210.378.8700 (c).