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Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design
When: September 30 to October 2, 2009
Where:
Chicago, United States
Organizer: Design Intelligence
Website: http://www.di.net/about/conferences/summit_2009/
Suggested by: ChicChick
Description:
Hearing from some of the most celebrated thinkers of our time, attendees of the 2009 Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design will find the inspiration and knowledge they need to elevate themselves and their firms beyond current economic uncertainties.
One hundred delegates from the world’s most influential AEC firms will convene to identify change drivers, analyze emerging data, and explore innovation in sustainable design at this unique meeting, which is co-hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Speakers Include:
Daniel Pink
New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, and host of the PBS series “Daniel Pink: Living on the Right Side of the Brain”
Moshe Safdie
An architect who has been an innovative force in architecture and urban design since he first attracted global attention with Habitat ’67, a unique concept for urban living
Stefan Behling
Senior partner, Foster + Partners, specialist in ecology, sustainability, and energy conservation, who has pioneered new techniques for energy management
David Adamson
A leading sustainable development consultant in the United Kingdom and former director of construction in Her Majesty’s Treasury
Jane Poynter
CEO, Paragon Space Development Corp., one of eight Biosphere 2 crew members sealed in a self-contained world for two years, TV host, author, and sustainability consultant
Richard Saul Wurman
Information architecture pioneer, TED conferences creator, and author of more than 80 books, including the upcoming 33: Understanding Change & the Change in Understanding
Adrian Smith
Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects, internationally acclaimed architect of some of the world’s most significant high-performance skyscrapers
Wellington Reiter
President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an award-winning architect, artist, and urban designer, whose installations and drawings are found in museums across the country
Sadhu Johnson
Chief Environmental Officer, Mayor’s Office, City of Chicago
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