Ringling College of Art and Design presents its third annual Sarasota International Design Summit to be held October, 27-29, 2008.
The 2008 Sarasota International Design Summit will explore the intersection of design and technology where applied design thinking allows increasingly complex technology seem invisible and how technology is being used to support the innovation process. The summit will showcase some of today’s most innovative thinkers and practitioners on social networking platforms, new collaborative communications tools, new media and technology, entertainment and health.
Confirmed speakers to date include:
--Michael Alexin, VP of Product Design and Development, Target Corporation--Timo Arnall, Director, elasticspace--Chris Barnard, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft--Walter Bender, Founder, Sugar Labs--Duane Bray, Senior Software Experience Designer, IDEO--Brent Britton, Intellectual Property Attorney, Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP--Matt Cottam, Creative Director, Tellart--Tom Crawford, CEO, VizThink--Bruce Damer, CEO, The DigitalSpace Corporation--David Gray, Chairman and Founder, Xplane--Josh Hallett, New Media Strategist, Voce Communications--Steve Hamm, Senior Writer, BUSINESSWEEK--Jody Haneke, President, Haneke Design--Matt Jones, Co-Founder and Lead Designer, Dopplr--Franco Lodato, VP and Managing Director, Pininfarina Extra USA--Jennifer Magnolfi, Architect, HermanMiller--Dave Meeker, User Experience Lead, Roundarch--Dan Miller, Exec VP, Neighborhood America--Brandon Oldenburg, Creative Director, ReelFx--George Pierson, CEO, Creative Mindflow--Teckla Rhoads, Director of Industrial Design and North American Design Operations, General Motors--Ed Schipul, CEO and Founder, Schipul--Ryan Stewart, Rich Internet Application Evangelist, Adobe--Susan Szenasy, Editor in Chief, METROPOLIS Magazine--Dr. Larry R. Thompson, President, Ringling College of Art and Design--Charles Warren, Senior User Experience Designer, Google--Tom Wujec, Principal Fellow, Autodesk
Information: http://www.sarasotadesignsummit.com/2008/.
