DAY 1 | THURSDAY 11.03.

16

7:30 AM

Breakfast and Registration

8:15 AM

Speed Networking | Sony Centre Interactions Room

8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM

Are We There, Yet? A Road Trip Through Utopia | Paola Antontelli | Sony Centre Main Stage

9:40 AM

20 Minute Break

10:00 AM

Punch-Cutting for Pixels | Tobias Frere-Jones | Sony Centre Main Stage

Scaling Design: Catalysts for Change | Albert Shum | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Branding and Authenticity: Building Visual Stories | Emily Lessard | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

10:45 AM

15 Minute Break

11:00 AM

Visualize & Awaken | Kenya Hara | Sony Centre Main Stage

Improbable by Design: Building an Innovation Culture | Dan Makoski | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Designing for the Next Interface The Human | Tim Irvine | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

12:00 PM

Networking Lunch | Sony Centre East Lounge

Book Signing: Kenya Hara | Sony Centre West Lounge

Bitmaker Workshop: Succeeding in Your Design Career in Todays Landscape | Sony Lounge (Lower Level)

1:30 PM

Make Enemies & Gain Fans | Fredrik st and Erik Kockum | Sony Centre Main Stage

#ThanksObama | Ashleigh Axios | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

The Spark | Lee Steffen | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Design as a Strategic Advantage in Business | Sony Centre Interactions Room

2:15 PM

15 Minute Break

2:30 PM

Sarofskys Top 10 Design Philosophies | Erin Sarofsky | Sony Centre Main Stage

Monsters, Easter Eggs & How to Surprise with Design | Stefan G. Bucher | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Designers: Advertising Wants and Needs You | Barry Quinn RGD | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Working with an In-House Brand | Sony Centre Interactions Room

3:15 PM

15 Minute Break

3:30 PM

Your Mistakes Could Change the World | Erik Kessels | Sony Centre Main Stage

Like Me: Our Bonds With Brands | Connie Birdsall | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Positively Grotesque | Rod McDonald RGD | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Creative Entrepreneurship | Sony Centre Interactions Room

4:15 PM

30 Minute Break

4:45 PM

The Future of Virtual is Physical | Jake Barton | Sony Centre Main Stage

5:30 PM

Book Signing: Stefan G. Bucher, Erik Kessels, Fredrik st and Erik Kockum | Sony Centre West Lounge

6:00 PM

Delegate Party | The Citizen

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DAY 2 | FRIDAY 11.04.16

7:30 AM

Breakfast and Registration

8:00 AM

Speed Mentoring | Sony Centre Interactions Room

8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM

Into the Dark | Leland Maschmeyer | Sony Centre Main Stage

9:40 AM

20 Minute Break

10:00 AM

Design in Retrograde? | Eddie Opara | Sony Centre Main Stage

Experience-led Design: Marrying Data with Creativity | Loni Stark | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Designing in a Disrupted Space | Bob Calvano | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

10:45 AM

15 Minute Break

11:00 AM

Dark Patterns and Bad Business Models: I Cant Let You Do That, Dave. | Cory Doctorow | Sony Centre Main Stage

Rock the Boat, Baby! | Emily Cohen | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

From Agency Drones to Design Studio Powerhouse | Anton Repponen and Irene Pereyra | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

12:00 PM

Networking Lunch | Sony Centre East Lounge

In-House Design Award Ceremony | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

RED Academy Workshop: Every Design is an Experience | Sony Lounge (Lower Level)

Book signing: Lotta Nieminen, Cory Doctorow | Sony Centre West Lounge

12:30 PM

RGD Information Session | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

1:30 PM

Creating a Personal Brand Mission | Meg Lewis | Sony Centre Main Stage

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-ChangesA Corporate Creatives Survival Guide | Glenn John Arnowitz

St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

The 10 things youre not supposed to talk about at a design lecture | Rob Duncan | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Can Design Really Change the World? | Sony Centre Interactions Room

2:15 PM

15 Minute Break

2:30 PM

Street Art Isnt Really Art And It Really Isnt Street | Steve Powers | Sony Centre Main Stage

From Tiny Start-ups to Historic Institutions | Matt Willey | St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Calming Clients Fear of Creativity | Bob Hambly RGD | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Where Do Great Ideas Come From? | Sony Centre Interactions Room

3:15 PM

15 Minute Break

3:30 PM

Making Eye Candy into Design HistoryA Story of Addiction | Steven Heller | Sony Centre Main Stage

Why Are Some Designs Better Than Others, And What Can You Do About It? | Michael Hendrix
St. Lawrence Centre, Jane Mallett Theatre

Wearing Multiple Hats | Lotta Nieminen | Sony Centre Lower Lobby

Panel: Challenges of Being In-House | Sony Centre Interactions Room

4:15 PM

15 Minute Break

4:30 PM

DesignThinker of the Year Award Ceremony | Sony Centre Main Stage

4:45 PM

Self Indulgent Design | David Carson | Sony Centre Main Stage

5:30 PM

Book Signing: Steven Heller, Steve Powers, David Carson | Sony Centre West Lounge