Why This Room
Conferences put a thousand people in a hall. The Art of the Face Event does the opposite — a deliberately small, deliberately curated room of the practitioners, practice owners, and industry voices most likely to change what you do next year. Cocktails throughout, live procedural demonstrations on a model, and the open networking hour that anchors the evening. No badges, no booths, no breakout rooms — just the people who matter, in the same room, at the same time.
Who You'll Meet
Empire curates the seating to balance specialties, geographies, and stages of practice. The room includes:
Aesthetic Physicians
MDs and DOs running aesthetic-focused practices across the country — from boutique solo clinics to multi-location practices.
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons
Board-certified surgeons integrating injectables, regenerative protocols, and non-surgical offerings into their practices.
Dermatologists
Cosmetic and medical dermatologists building the aesthetic side of their practices alongside core derm.
Nurse Practitioners & PAs
NP-owned and PA-led aesthetic practices — including some of the fastest-growing med spas in the country.
Med Spa Founders
The business owners building the next generation of medical-aesthetic brands, operations, and patient experiences.
Industry Partners
The leadership of the manufacturers and distributors shaping injectables, devices, regenerative products, and the next wave of aesthetic technology.
How the Evening Is Engineered for Connection
- Cocktails throughout — The room stays fluid all evening. No seated dinner forcing fixed conversations — people move, mingle, and follow the conversations that matter.
- Live procedural demonstrations — Master injectors perform live on a model. Watching a demo together is a natural conversation starter — technique, products, outcomes.
- Open networking hour — After the demonstrations and Q&A, the room fully opens. The defining hour of the night, intentionally unstructured.
- Concierge introductions — Tell our events team who you’re looking to meet during RSVP. We’ll make the introduction.
- Phones in pockets — A gentle Empire tradition during the live demos. Eye contact and presence, not screens.
Connect Year Round
The event is the highest-density night of the year, but Empire's network runs year-round. After the evening, attendees gain access to:
- The Empire Practice Owners Circle — a private group for ongoing conversation, referrals, and resource-sharing across the alumni.
- Empire Workshops & Continuing Education — preferred enrollment and advanced-track access to the full Empire training calendar.
- Industry Briefings — quarterly updates from Empire on what's moving in regulation, injectables, devices, and the business of aesthetics.
"The relationships I built at an Empire event have shaped my practice more than any single course I've taken."
— Aesthetic Practice Owner, Empire Alumni