Bright Minds, New Faces brings together emerging professionals from across the DC Metro lighting community for an evening of genuine connections.
Join us for our first Emerging Professionals event of 2026! Free for all to attend.
- Open Social + Happy Hour + Optional Games with drinks and finger food
- 5:30-6:00 pm | Arrival + Warm Welcome
Name Tag with a fun prompt
Find someone who works in a different part of the industry.
- 6:15-7:00 pm | Speed Friending
Guided prompts at each station are entirely optional. Something to begin a fruitful discussion – don’t feel like you need to rush to go through all the questions. Rabbit trails are encouraged!
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- 6 rounds. You likely will not have this structured time with everyone in the room – that is okay. There will be plenty of time afterward to grab a drink and mingle.
- 7 minutes per round. There will be a 1 minute warning (lights will dim down and back up again). When the lights dim down and back up twice, you will rotate stations.
- Each round will have different prompts, so you don’t end up saying the same things 6 times.
- 7:00-8:00 pm | Open Social + Happy Hour
- 8:00 pm is not a hard stop. Everyone is welcome to hang around and have a good time.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS LUTRON AND RAB for the venue, food and drinks!
