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Symposia

Symposia

Monday, November 6, 2006

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B1
Global Trends Symposium
8:15

Welcome from the Global Trends Symposia Chairperson

Shari Swan, CEO, Streative Branding

8:30

FEATURE Understanding Different Consumer Habits Around the World: Developing Globally, Tweaking Locally & Ensuring Speed to Market

Ahmet Baydar, Vice President, Personal Care R&D, Gillette Business Unit, P&G Beauty/Boston

Dr. Gordon Guay, Research Fellow, P&G Beauty/Boston

9:15

KEYNOTE Creating an Ownable, Global Feel & Voice: Addressing Cultural Issues through Design

Stanley Hainsworth, Vice President, Global Creative, Starbucks Coffee Company

10:00Coffee Break Hosted by Starbucks
10:30

VIEW FROM EUROPE Dare to Share: Ushering Out (The Age Of) Individualism

Shari Swan, CEO, Streative Branding; Former Global Marketing Executive, Mexx International; Former Business Director, Reebok International

11:15

What Makes Something a Trend? Lessons Learned from a Global Trend Watcher

Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends & Futuring Manager, Ford Motor Company

12:00Lunch
1:15

KEYNOTE 10 Laws of Simplicity: Linking Design, Technology & Business & Life

John Maeda, Allen Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, MIT Media Laboratory

2:15Book Signing with John Maeda & Networking Break
3:00

Global Trending Process: Identifying Differences Between China, India, Africa & Beyond to Turn Megatrends into Opportunities

Andrea Goldberg, Vice President, Corporate Market Intelligence, IBM Corporation

Aletta Barnard, Manager, Market Analysis & Headlights, IBM Corporation



3:45

VIEW FROM BRAZIL Change Worth Noting: Why Latin American's Emerging Economies Urge Special Attention and Customized Communication

Lourenço Bustani, General Manager & Head of Strategy, Voltage

4:30

Ideas to Inspire

Anne Manning, Founding Partner, The Innovation Practice

Piers Fawkes, Founder, PSFK



5:15End of Symposia



B1
TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION TRENDS SYMPOSIUM
8:15

Welcome from the Technology & Media Trends Symposia Chairperson

Andy Hines, Futurist and Senior Director of Consulting, Social Technologies

8:30

FEATURE Consumer-Led Innovation: Tapping into the User-Generated Content Craze

Cheryl Guerin, Vice President, Interactive and Promotions, MasterCard

9:15

The New State of Masculinity: The "Dude-ality" of Today's Man

Scott Carlis, Executive Director, Marketing, GQ

10:00Coffee Break Hosted by Starbucks
10:30

Leveraging Film, Fashion, Art & Music to Get the Attention of the 21- 39 Year Old Demographic

Julia Brown, Southeast Regional Director, Gen Art

11:15

Embracing the Consumer's Control of Television Viewing

Davina Kent, Vice President, National Advertising Sales, TiVo

12:00Lunch
1:15

KEYNOTE 10 Laws of Simplicity: Linking Design, Technology & Business & Life

John Maeda, Allen Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, MIT Media Laboratory

3:00

Bridging Old & New Worlds of Brand Building: The Power of Search

Penry Price, Eastern Sales Director, Google

3:45

Using Blogs to Market to Women

Michelle Madhok, President, SheFinds (largest beauty & fashion blog on the Web)

4:30

CONCLUDING KEYNOTE CommunicationNation: 5 Crazy Tips for New Era Marketing

Chris X. Moloney, Chief Marketing Officer, Scottrade Financial Services

5:15End of Symposia


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