Memorial Service for Professor Melinda Gist Lorenz

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

A memorial service for Adjunct Instructor Melinda Gist Lorenz will be held from noon to 1 pm Thursday, December 7, in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, for students, faculty, staff, and family members to pay tribute to her. Lorenz, a longtime Adjunct Instructor in the Department of International Trade and Marketing (ITM), died on October 16. Lorenz was […]

Talking Trade at FIT Lecture: A Day in the Life of a President

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Ida Simonsen. Image via WorldRedeye. Steven Frumkin, dean of the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, will present Ida Simonsen, president of Stella McCartney (Americas), at this event, which is part of the International Trade and Marketing Talking Trade at FIT series. Simonsen will share her experiences through the lens on a day […]

Talking Trade at FIT: Beyond Compliance: International Corporate Responsibility

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Mark Bechara, executive director and owner of Aven Fashion Manufacturing Inc., will lead a panel who will discuss the process of preparing, maintaining and improving facilities for the benefit of the company’s employees, how compliance has led the company to do even more for our employees by way of developing education programs, training, recreational and […]

Talking Trade at FIT: Decoding Destiny: Soundbites from the C-Suite

ITM Advisory Board Member Irina Kapetanakis will host her podcast, Decoding Destiny: Soundbites from the C-Suite, live for FIT! Every week, host Kapetanakis captures strategies from incredibly successful women and shares these soundbites to help you decode challenges and map your own destiny. Talking Trade at FIT is a series of talks sponsored by the […]

Talking Trade at FIT: The ESG Challenge

Global brands have had to consistently navigate the protocols, cultures, and shifting legal sands upon which these international trade and marketing realities have precariously, albeit successfully, functioned. ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has thrust upon us demanding and disruptive protocols, insisting on displacing traditional ways of thinking, and their time-tested norms. As change is challenging […]