TMCnet News
25 World-Class Designers Headline Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016 In San Francisco On April 11NEW YORK, April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Bloomberg Businessweek released the final lineup of speakers for Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016, its fourth annual design conference, on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA. Added to the illustrious group previously announced are Miguel McKelvey (WeWork's co-founder and chief creative officer), Ignazio Moresco (Ericsson TV's head of design), and David Belo (McLaren Applied Technologies' simulation engineer). Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016, sponsored by Ericsson, highlights the intersection of design, technology and business, and draws attendees from every industry that relies on design to help clients and consumers reimagine how we experience the world —app development, ecommerce, graphic design, data visualization, genomics, art, architecture, fashion, cuisine, urban planning and more. The full list of all-star speakers at Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016 will be: JAMES CORNER, Founder and Director, James Corner Field Operations (leading-edge urban design, landscape architecture and public realm practice) @fieldoperations DOMINIQUE CRENN Chef and Co-owner, Atelier Crenn (the first U.S. female chef to win two Michelin stars) @dominiquecrenn CRAIG DYKERS Founding Partner and Executive Director, Snøhetta (international architecture, landscape, interior, branding and design firm) @snohetta MARIA GIUDICE Vice President, Autodesk (3D Design, Engineering and Entertainment Software) @mgiudice ROSANNE HAGGERTY President and CEO, Community Solutions (a non-profit social services organization) @cmtysolutions GEORGE HOTZ Hacker and Founder of Comma.ai (autonomous-driving software company) DANIEL LIBESKIND Principal Design Architect, Studio Libeskind @DanielLibeskind HELEN MARRIAGE Co-founder and Artistic Director, Artichoke (large-scale events company) @artichoketrust MIGUEL MCKELVEY CEO, WeWork @MiguelMcKelvey IGNAZIO MORESCO Head of Design, Ericsson TV @EricssonTV MICHAEL ROCK Founding Partner and Creative Director, 2x4 (global design consultancy) @2x4 BRAD SEWELL Founder, Campaign (a vertically integrated online furniture brand) @campaign_living OSKAR SMOLOKOWSKI CEO, Impossible Project (the future of analog instant photography) @Impossible_HQ PAUL TAZEWELL Award-winning Costume Designer for Hamilton, NBC's The Wiz, A Streetcar Named Desire, and more @paulgtazewell KEN WONG Lead Designer at ustwo (designed mobile games Monument Valley and Land's End) @kenwongart Bloomberg Businessweek also announced that conference ticket holders will have exclusive access to four design studio tours on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
The April 11, 2016 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek – available in print, online, and on tablet and mobile devices – will be a special double Design Issue devoted to the presenters and ideas that will come to life at the conference. Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016 will be covered across various Bloomberg platforms, including Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, Facebook, Twitter (@BW, #BWDesign2016), and the Bloomberg Businessweek+ app. Information about Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2016's speakers, schedule and ticket purchases can be found at: www.bloombergbusinessweekdesign.com/ #BWDESIGN2016. About Bloomberg Businessweek: Bloomberg Businessweek offers a global perspective, timely insights, and unique stories to a new breed of business leader who has an original vision for the future and a willingness to think differently. Founded in 1929, the magazine is a trusted market leader with a global circulation of over 980,000 each week and is available in more than 150 countries. Bloomberg Businessweek covers the business world like no one else can by drawing on more than 2,400 journalists in 150 bureaus across 73 countries. The award-winning Bloomberg Businessweek+ app is available on the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Samsung devices.
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160404/351092LOGO To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/25-world-class-designers-headline-bloomberg-businessweek-design-2016-in-san-francisco-on-april-11-300245631.html SOURCE Bloomberg Businessweek |