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NeoCon 2026

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eoCon stands as the pinnacle event for the commercial interior design industry, a gathering where innovation meets inspiration. Since 1969, it has been the essential platform for showcasing groundbreaking products and ideas, uniting over 400 leading and emerging companies in a vibrant display of creativity and forward-thinking solutions. Attendees engage wi…

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36Voices
41Underwriters
32Exhibitors
10On the bill · sessions
106Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at NeoCon, in alphabetical order.
Adi Goodrich
Spatial Designer and Founder · Sing-Sing Studio
Alfonso Oliva
AI Lead for the AECO Industry · NVIDIA
Al Uszynski
Publisher · Inside Lighting
Amanda Schneider
President · ThinkLab
Avraham ‘Avi’ Mor
Founding Principal · MorLights LLC
Brian McCourt
Principal, Future-Proofed Workplace Studio · Cisco
Caitlin Mulligan-Ankony
Director of Business Development, Senior Specification Sales · SCI Lighting Solutions
Carrie Buse
Senior Director of Discovery · Mattel’s Future Lab
Chris Brown
Commissioner · Chicago Public Library
David Shing
Creative Advisor and Cultural Strategist, Former Digital Prophet · AOL
Dina Griffin
President · Interactive Design Architects
Dwayne Stephens
Built Environment Consultant · Impeccable 7
Elanta Slowek
Content and Brand Strategist · The Academy Group, Inc.
Grace Snelling
Editorial Assistant · Fast Company
Jenny West
Founder · West Consulting | Design, Art, Strategy
Jessica O. Matthews
Founder and CEO · Lived Labs
Joshua Belczyk
Sustainability Officer · Keilhauer
Joshua Harris
Vice President, Public Engagement · The Barack Obama Foundation
Karli Slocum
President · 3form
Kasia Maynard
Global Head of Knowledge · WORKTECH Academy
Kate Pixler
Interior Designer · HOK
Khoi Vo
CEO · ASID

— and 14 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AHF Products
Armstrong
Armstrong Flooring
BIFMA
BIOS
BN Industries
Bobrick
Cisco
Clarus
Davis Furniture
Dedon
Emeco
Enwork
Focal Point
Formica
Framery
Garden on the Wall
Good Chaos
Haworth
IDCEC
IES Chicago
INDEAL
Keilhauer
KFI Studios
LMWX
Material Bank
Mockett
Momentum Textiles
Mountain Lumber Company (MLC)
Nardi
Okamura
Schiavello
Shaw Contract
Slalom
Source International Design
Spoonflower
Takeform
Thinkspace
Turf
Tuuci
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The Programme

Selected from 10 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, June 8, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. CDT

    Find Your Fight: The Power of Taking It Personally

    When challenges feel insurmountable and the odds are stacked against you, how do you find the will to fight—and win? In this powerful NeoCon keynote, Jessica O. Matthews reveals wh…

    Keynote
  • Monday, June 8, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT

    IIDA Collective Design LIVE at NeoCon: The Future of Your Big Idea

    Entrepreneurial thinking is an engine for change and a pathway to success, but nobody ever said it was easy. In fact, figuring out how to bet on your big ideas — and win — is even …

    Featured Presentation
  • Monday, June 8, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT

    How to Redesign Your Office for the Gen Z Takeover

    Gen Z isn’t just adapting to workplace culture — they’re redesigning it. This conversation brings those insights to life with the people shaping what comes next: from leadership ex…

    Featured Presentation
  • Monday, June 8, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CDT

    The Foundations of AI with Cisco, NVIDIA & Microsoft

    Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping every industry, fueling predictions about its transformative impact on both our work and daily lives. However, the real extent of AI’s …

    Featured Presentation
  • Monday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT

    Lighting that Shapes Design

    Lighting is often treated as an afterthought in the design process, introduced once architecture and interiors are already defined. Yet light is what ultimately reveals space, mate…

    Featured Presentation
  • Tuesday, June 9, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. CDT

    Resetting How We Think About the Future

    When a futurist takes the stage, audiences often expect sweeping predictions, dazzling new technologies, or bold proclamations about what lies ahead. This keynote takes a different…

    Keynote
  • Tuesday, June 9, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT

    Design at the Inflection Point: The Forces Shaping What Comes Next

    Design is entering a decisive new era, shaped by economic shifts, technological acceleration, and rising expectations for how spaces perform. Drawing on research from the American …

    Featured Presentation
  • Tuesday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CDT

    Designing for Well-Being: Architecture, Experience and Community Futures

    Expanding beyond buildings, this conversation explores how experiential storytelling, cultural expression, and emerging design technologies foster belonging, joy, and connection in…

    Featured Presentation
  • Tuesday, June 9, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT

    Squaring Off on Circularity

    Circularity in commercial furniture is increasingly being judged not by intentions, but by outcomes. This panel examines where circular strategies are working in the marketplace—an…

    Featured Presentation
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 106 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

106 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
3All threespeak · spons · exh
38Sponsoringsponsor only
32Exhibitingexhibitor only
33Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

BIFMA·Cisco·Keilhauer

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite411%
  • Founder / Owner514%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of617%
  • Manager / Lead617%
  • Engineer · IC411%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles822%

Of 36 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01BIFMASp1V
  2. 02CiscoSp1V
  3. 03KeilhauerSp1V
  4. 04AHF ProductsSp
  5. 05ArmstrongSp
  6. 06Armstrong FlooringSp
  7. 07BIOSSp
  8. 08BN IndustriesSp
  9. 09BobrickSp
  10. 10ClarusSp
  11. 11Davis FurnitureSp
  12. 12DedonSp
  13. 13EmecoSp
  14. 14EnworkSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified41
100% of 41
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters