Schedule

Thursday, October 23

1:00 p.m.

Pre-conference workshops: In-house and Practice Management

4:00 p.m.

Studio tours:
frog design
InterBrand
Lippincott
Martha Stewart
Mother Design
Pentagram
Sterling Brands

 

Friday, October 24

7:00 a.m. Registration desk opens, Grand ballroom hallway, mezzanine level
7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast, Grand ballroom foyer, mezzanine level
8:30 a.m. Doors open to Grand ballroom
9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction by Richard Grefé, AIGA executive director and Debbie Millman, ”Gain“ program chair
9:20 a.m. Welcome and introduction by Tom Kelley, general manager, IDEO and “Gain” moderator
9:35 a.m. Chris Bower, manager, retail strategies Saturn and Udaya Patnaik, principal Jump Associates
10:15 a.m. Interstitial film, curated by Jeff Scher
11:15 a.m. Laura Granka, lead tech researcher, user experience, Google
11:15 a.m. Short story: Marcia Lausen, director, studio/lab
11:15 a.m. Networking refreshment break, Grand ballroom foyer
11:45 a.m. Luis Fitch, principal and cofounder, UNO
12:25 a.m. Chris Hacker, chief design officer, Johnson & Johnson
1:05 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
2:05 p.m. Doors open to Grand ballroom
2:35 p.m. Welcome back, Tom Kelley
2:45 p.m. Interstitial film, curated by Jeff Scher
2:50 p.m. Michael Conforti, PhD, Jungian analyst and author and David Kuehler, director, Clay Street Project, Procter & Gamble
3:30 p.m. Jonah Lehrer, author, Proust was a Neuroscientist
4:10 p.m. Networking refreshment break, Grand ballroom foyer
4:40 p.m. Short story: Gail Anderson, creative director, SpotCo.
4:55 p.m. 20/20 (20 designers in 20 minutes!)
5:35 p.m. Closing and daily synthesis, Tom Kelley
6:00 p.m. Adjourn
6:30 p.m. Opening night reception, Terrace room, lobby level of the Roosevelt Hotel
 

Saturday, October 25

7:00 a.m. Registration/Information desk opens, mezzanine hallway, Roosevelt Hotel
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast, Grand ballroom foyer, mezzanine level
8:30 a.m. Doors open to Grand ballroom
9:00 a.m. Welcome, Richard Grefé
9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks, Tom Kelley
9:30 a.m. Interstitial film, curated by Jeff Scher
9:35 a.m. Young Lee, cofounder, Pinkberry and Yolanda Santosa, principal, Ferroconcrete
10:15 a.m. Grant McCracken, PhD, cultural anthropologist; author, Culture and Consumption; research affiliate, MIT
10:55 a.m. Networking refreshment break, Grand ballroom foyer
11:25 a.m. Allison Arieff, senior content lead, IDEO
12:05 p.m. Brian Collins, chief creative officer and chairman, Collins
12:45 p.m. Short story: Bart Houlahan, founder, B Lab
1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
2:00 p.m. Doors open to Grand ballroom
2:30 p.m. Welcome back, Tom Kelley
2:40 p.m. Interstitial film, curated by Jeff Scher
2:45 p.m. Michael Jager, founder and creative director, Jager DiPaola Kemp
3:25 p.m. Heidi Dangelmaier, founder, 3iying with the girls of 3iying
4:05 p.m. Networking refreshment break, Grand ballroom foyer
4:35 p.m. Short story: Phyllis Aragaki, creative director, Target
4:50 p.m. Stephen Doyle, principal and creative director, Doyle Partners and Gael Towey, chief creative officer and founding art director, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
5:30 p.m. Malcolm Gladwell, author, The Tipping Point and Blink, introduced by Josh Liberson, founding partner, Helicopter
6:10 p.m. Conference closing and synthesis, Tom Kelley
6:25 p.m. Adjourn