James Francois-Pijuan has been a floral Designer for 25 years in NYC. Currently, he has been an unappointed floral district representative working to find ways to help the Floral Community as a whole. Helped organize the first-ever Mother’s Day event in the floral district and worked with the support of Tin Pan Alley American Music Project, Erik Bottcher Council Member of District 3. He currently sees the greater need to have the museum and establish a real cornerstone for the industry. The establishment of the museum will provide greater exposure and visibility throughout the year. It will provide a venue of education and a home for the Floral design community that they desperately need.

NYC-Floral-Disitrict.com

Francois-Pijuan Floral & Event Design

Rick Nair is a writer, content creator and musician based in Minneapolis. He has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, particularly in digital realms, that includes the creation and development of brands, extensive consultation to small businesses, and tenures with large corporations. A native of Manhattan with a love of art, Rick earned a BFA in music from the City College of New York and an MA in counseling from Argosy University.

Over 12 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur in hardware and software, with successful exits. The last five years have been focused on medtech related products and services. Strengths and skills include product & software development (inception to deployment), supply chain management, B2B enterprise sales, networking, academic & corporate strategic partnerships (with a strong emphasis in healthcare).

CEO SplendoHealth, USA

Jeff Mower has over 25 years of experience covering global oil markets for S&P Global Platts. He currently manages a team of reporters as the Director of Americas Oil News at Platts. Through his role, Jeff has spoken numerous times in public and on TV about the impact of current events on oil prices, supply and demand. Jeff has worked in New York City for the past 23 years, and currently resides in the Bronx with his wife and daughter. In his downtime, Jeff mostly enjoys being outside: running, cycling, hiking. Jeff has had numerous hobbies over the years, none of which he admits to being particularly good at, but all of which he has enjoyed thoroughly.

Director, Americas Oil News

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Arlene Stewart is a New York based chef from Trinidad who studied with award-winning chefs such as Marcus Samuelsson and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. For over a decade, Arlene has been a personal chef to A-list celebrities and athletes including Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, President Clinton, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.

Arlene is the sole proprietor of Arlene Stewart Co. Cocosine, and Cocosine Wellness. She developed recipes for Jean-Georges’ first two cookbooks, Simple to Spectacular and Jean Georges Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Arlene has appeared on Chopped and she developed a health and nutrition conscious menu for innovative New York, LA and Washington, DC-based health and juice bar chain, Elixir.