Lineup announced for annual Danville Summit

Lighting designers will gather together July 25-28, 2023, for Sterling Lighting’s annual Danville Summit, an in-person conference focused on design and business growth for outdoor lighting professionals. Lighting designers and landscape lighting professionals can purchase discount tickets through June 30 at DanvilleSummit.com.

Sterling Lighting’s third annual summit in Danville, Va., aims to help attendees hone their craft and make a game plan to elevate their designs and accelerate business growth. The event will include expert seminars at Averett University, hands-on workshops and a two-night design challenge at Atkinson Farms. Women in lighting design will be celebrated as two pioneers in lighting design, Janet Lennox Moyer and Eleftheria Deko, speak on stage and mentor the Design Challenge teams.

Seminars and workshops will cover enhanced landscape lighting design techniques, actionable business growth tactics, digital marketing strategies, technological advances in lighting and best practices for outdoor lighting installation and service.

The summit will begin with a welcome dinner on Tuesday, July 25, at Atkinson Farms and will conclude at noon on Friday, July 28, at Averett University.

An exciting and dynamic lineup of summit speakers is planned with world-renowned lighting designers, highly sought after experts, and industry leaders.

Key Speakers:

●       Eleftheria Deko - Trailblazer in stage & architectural lighting design, Emmy Award Winner for “Outstanding Lighting Direction” for the 2004 Olympic Games ceremonies in Athens, Assistant Professor, and Lighting Designer for the Acropolis.

●       Janet Lennox Moyer - Pioneer in landscape lighting design, Founder of the International Landscape Lighting Institute (illi), Author of The Landscape Lighting Book and The Art of Landscape Lighting: A Designer’s Companion.

●       Jim “The Rookie” Morris - Former MLB pitcher and the real life inspiration for the Disney film, The Rookie.

Additional Speakers, Panelists and Moderators:

●       Patrick Harders - Co-Owner of Sterling Lighting, President of Enlightened Lighting, and Former illi Board of Directors Member.

●       Damien Sanchez - Co-Owner of Sterling Lighting.

●       Randy Reid - Editor of Designing Lighting and The Edison Report, Executive Director of the National Lighting Bureau, and Former Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) President.

●       Chris Apfelstadt - Owner of Light Up Columbus and Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) Board Member.

●       Chris Mitchell - Lighting Designer and Trainer for NiteLiter’s Inc., Experiential Landscape Lighting Initiative (ELLI) Advisory Board Member.

●       Kevin Fontaine - President of Bolt Outdoor Lighting and Creative Director at Outdoor Inspirations.

●       Chad E. Foster - Resilience Leader, Author, and Blind Black Diamond Skier.

●       Corey Halstead - Marketing Expert and AOLP Member.

●       Dan Ralphs - Smart Growth Business Coach and TEDx Speaker.

●       Sharon Delaney McCloud - Emcee, Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster, Olympic Torch Bearer, and Past Speaker at the American Lighting Association conference.

Tickets are available for purchase at DanvilleSummit.com. The All Access ticket includes access to all seminars, meals and participation in round table discussions and the popular two-night team design challenge. Use code DESIGN23 at checkout to get $250 off tickets now through June 30, 2023.