AIGA NY › Grow: Design for Sustainability
Grow: Design for Sustainability
Saturday 25 March 2006
9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
at Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
(Between Park & Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10022
Sustainability is a concept that is moving from the margins to the mainstream of business. Business has an imperative to grow and design is playing a central role in making sustainable growth not only possible, but preferable to the alternatives. Are you equipped to engage your clients with sustainable design solutions?
Join industry leaders at this one-day summit and deepen your understanding of sustainability and green design beyond the realm of recycled paper and soy inks. Learn how some of the biggest corporations in America are making sustainability a strategic priority and embracing sustainable products and business processes to grow their business.
Presenters
(additional presenters to be announced)
Leslie Hoffman
Executive Director, EarthPledge Foundation
Tyler Elm
Director of Strategy and Sustainability, Wal-Mart
Chris Hacker
Senior Vice President of Global Design and Design Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Bruce Nussbaum
Morning Session Moderator
Associate Managing Editor, BusinessWeek
Gavin Power
The United Nations Global Compact
Riva Krut
Vice President, Cameron-Cole
Christina O’Connell
Vice President, FLAG
Amy Zettlemoyer
Director of Packaging, Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club
Don Carli
Senior Research Fellow,
The Institute for Sustainable Communication