DATES:  October 8th, 2026
TIME: 10 am to 4 pm (EST)
WHERE: Virtual
REGISTRATION FEES:CMG Member $30; Non-Member $60

Future Thinking Workshop: Identifying the Forces Shaping Tomorrow

Join CMG’s Future Thinking Workshop, the first step in the 2029+ forecasting season, and contribute to the research that will shape future color, material and finish directions.

In this collaborative virtual workshop, participants will explore the societal, technological, environmental, economic and cultural forces influencing industries, consumers and markets. Working in teams, you’ll identify emerging macro trends that will become the foundation for CMG’s 2029+ ChromaZone® forecasting workshops.

Thursday, October 8, 2026
10:00 AM–4:00 PM ET | Virtual

Bring your perspective. Challenge assumptions. Help uncover the signals shaping what comes next.

WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Lora Di Fabio

Design & Development Manager at American Biltrite

Lora Di Fabio is the Design & Development Manager at American Biltrite where she leads the design development of flooring products and marketing materials.

After receiving her BFA (Honours in Graphic Design) from Concordia University, Lora worked at industrial design firms and corporations, where she specialized in colour and graphic applications for consumer products. She has lectured on Colour in Manufacturing at the University of Montreal School of Design where she facilitates a yearly colour forecasting workshop.

Previous to her present position, Lora worked for Bombardier where her team received an Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) award for their work. Other distinctions include the Advertising Excellence Award from Architectural Record and two recent Good Design awards from the Chicago Athenaeum.

A member since 2006, Lora sits on the Board of Directors of the Color Marketing Group and serves as Liaison for North America, and is a member of the Color Forecasting Committee. Lora is also a board member of the Colour Research Society of Canada.