What To Wear: Business Insider's Ignition - Future Of Digital Conference - Chicago Tribune

Business Insider's annual IGNITION: Future of Digital ^[1] conference begins November 11th to 13th in New York City. Over 700 senior executives from the worlds of technology, media, entertainment, investing, finance, and the Internet will gather to explore the emerging business models of digital media.

Host Henry Blodget, Business Insider's Editor-in-Chief and CEO will be joined on stage by over 50 guest speakers ^[2] , including The Huffington Post's, Arianna Huffington; AOL Brand Group CEO, Susan Lyne; American Express VP of OPEN Forum, Mara Chomsky; LinkedIn Executive Editor, Daniel Roth; Gilt Groupe Chairman & Founder, Kevin Ryan and CEO, Michelle Peluso; Rent The Runway President & Co-Founder, Jennifer Fleiss; BaubleBar Co-Founder, Daniella Yacobovsky; Refinery29 VP of Sales & Corporate Development, Alison Koplar; Gawker Media Founder & President, Nick Denton; and Drawbridge Founder & CEO, Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan.

Each day at IGNITION: Future of Digital ^[3] is jam packed discussing social and mobile starting with Breakfast Workshops and Lunch and Learn Workshops as well as a variety of interviews, presentations and group panels. Digital discussion topics include, Go Ahead: Share My Content! Brands Become Publishers, Email Is The Ultimate Mobile And Social Product, Brutally Honest NYC Teens Speak Out: How We REALLY Use Social Media And Mobile, Get Personal: Individual Is The New Campaign, Going Global: The Good, The Tough And The Opportunity and many more. Plus there are plenty of opportunities to develop and reignite industry connections formally at the Coffee and Networking Breaks and daily evening Cocktail Receptions. Here is IGNITION: Future of Digital's full 3-day agenda ^[4] .

A dynamic business event demands a dynamic professional presentation. After reviewing snapshots from prior year's conferences, I noticed many guest speakers and attendees wearing lots of black. Since the Business Insider's IGNITION: Future of Digital ^[5] community is an innovative, creative, intelligent and collaborative group, why not break from the traditional, nondescript attire, and use great style to visually highlight these professional strengths?

I'm a big advocate for wearing a vibrant color to business conferences. It's an effective connector. However, I'm recommending you try something a little different (and equally exciting) for this particular event to best visually commemorate the current field of digital, its invigorating climate, groundbreaking strategies, its real-time demands and your expertise in the industry. This fall season's fresh take on microprints is an ideal way to infuse a little bit of color with your favored, go-to black, navy, brown, gray or other neutral colors, while still achieving the powerfully positive impact that a vibrant color provides. You will visually communicate your confidence and competence instantly at this year's IGNITION: Future of Digital ^[6] .

Here are two alternative outfits to inspire you. Both are dresses, but the same style principals can be reinterpreted into separates as well. Jackets and tights are optional.

Tory Burch Denise Dress $263/ MICHAEL Michael Kors Studded Suede Ailee Pumps $175/ MaxMara Blazer $545/ Janna Conner Designs Earrings $50/ Tory Burch Zander Skinny Stud Cuff $195/ J.Crew Opaque Tights $27/ Marc by Marc Jacobs Colorblocked Bag $700 Steffen Schraut Navy & Red Check Dress $405/ Zara Navy Court Pumps $90/ Rebecca Taylor Navy Leather Tweed Jacket $650/ Baroni Gold/Silver Thalia Drop Earrings $98/ Michael Kors Gold/Silver Astor Buckle Bangle $95/ CC Skye Silver Mercy Spike Bracelet $185/ Zara Navy Leather Suede Bag $80

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Kristina Moore is a style expert focusing on visual presentation as a dynamic professional tool. She is the founder and editor of Corporate Fashionista ^[21] . Kristina welcomes your comments and questions.