SPEAKER: Diana Urbine

QVC Expert & On-Air Personality

Diana is the Executive VP Sales and Broadcasting for Spectrum Rep Group in Lancaster, PA.   Diana has been an on-air guest personality and manufacturers’ rep for over 10 years at QVC, which includes over 1,500 live on-air appearances. Seasoned and experienced in all aspects of live television production, preparation and presentation, her background includes over 16 years in corporate and retail sales, marketing and training for both print media and live television. Diana has represented numerous long standing successful brands both as an on-air presenter and as a manufacturers’ representative, as well as, hundreds of first timers and single product companies. She has worked with companies domestically and internationally to help them sell their products and build their brands through the television marketing venue. Her extensive knowledge and experience of the QVC processes and expectations has helped hundreds of clients successfully present and sell their products to QVC.

SPEAKER: Louis Foreman

Founder and Chief Executive of Eventys and CEO of Edison Nation

Louis Foreman is a prolific inventor, product developer, innovation enthusiast and small business entrepreneur. He is the CEO of EdisonNation, publisher of Inventor’s Digest, and producer of the Emmy Award winning PBS series Everyday Edisons.

In addition to being an inventor, Louis is also committed to inspiring others to be innovative. Louis is the creator of the Emmy® Award winning PBS TV show, Everyday Edisons, and serves as the Executive Producer and lead judge. The show is in its fourth season and appears nationally on PBS. In 2007, Louis became the publisher of Inventors Digest, a 25 year old publication devoted to the topic of American Innovation. In 2009, his first book, The Independent Inventor’s Handbook, was published by Workman Publishing.

In the past 20 years, Louis has created nine successful startups and has been directly responsible for the creation of more than 20 others. He has 10 patents personally and his firm has been responsible for the development of over 500 more.