About the webinar
As the lighting industry evolves, so does the path to building a strong team.
This panel brings together industry leaders to explore three critical career stages: attracting and onboarding new graduates entering the field, developing and empowering middle managers who bridge leadership and execution, and navigating the realities of changing jobs within the industry.
Panelists will share practical strategies for recruiting fresh talent, building internal pipelines for future leaders, and offering guidance for professionals considering their next career move.
Whether you're hiring, managing, or job-hunting, this session offers real-world insight for every stage of your career in lighting.
What outcomes will you achieve from this webinar?
• Learn tricks for interviewing and really understanding the person on the other side of the table.
• Learn how to navigate an interview.
• Tips and tricks on moving between jobs in such a tight knit community.
Who is this for?
Industry professionals interested in navigating job changes and interviewing potential new staff.
About the speakers
Anna Sbokou, Director, ASlight
Anna is the founder of ASlight and has worked on local and international projects for over 15 years. She specializes in high-end, human-centric lighting design. Completed works includes high profile exhibitions, leisure, hospitality, commercial, cultural, exterior and residential projects, as well as theatre productions and temporary art installations world-wide. She has also collaborated with other designers, such as Zerlina Hughes at studiozna in London, Paula Rainha at synapse in Lisbon and Gustavo Aviles at lighteam in Mexico City, as an independent consultant. She is frequently participating in international conferences as guest speaker and was briefly teaching at the University of Mexico City.
Cy Eaton, Associate Director, HLB Lighting Design
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Francesca Bastianini, Co-Founder, Principal, Sighte Studio
As a co-founder and principal of Sighte Studio, is committed to a practice that folds education, research, and community engagement into design. Drawing on her background in theatre and psychology, Francesca's design work is attentive to people's interaction with space, considering both an individual's well-being and their aesthetic experience. Her wide-ranging practice covers projects of all scales, from boutique retail spaces to private residential estate, to large scale academic and institutional buildings.
Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Francesca moved to the United States to attend Smith College, where she received her BA in Theatre and Psychology. Following her undergraduate work, Francesca earned a Masters degree in psychology from Lesley University and in 2010 graduated from Parsons School of Design with an MFA in Lighting Design. She completed a thesis that focused on creating lighting solutions for underserved populations, for which she received the Richard Kelly Grant. In May, 2016 Francesca was named among the list of 40 Under 40 by Lighting magazine.
Outside of the office Francesca is the board member and Past President of the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), a founding member of Equity in Lighting (EIL) and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design.
