Design Speakers

Graham Hill

Alternately described as serial entrepreneur, do-gooder, and designer, he finds his future happily confined to the social entrepreneurship arena as founder of the website Treehugger.com, a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. Treehugger.com is also part of the Planet Green initiative at ...

Terry Jones

As founder of Travelocity.com, chairman of Kayak.com, and Chief Information Officer at American Airlines/Sabre, Terry Jones is on the cutting edge of innovation and change in the new information age. Now, Jones teaches audiences how to keep up with this rapidly changing world in a series of educational and actionable ...

James Canton

For the past 30 years Dr. Canton has insightfully forecasted trends and their implications, in the fields of technology, healthcare, the life sciences, and consumer behavior. He receives consistent praise for his unique ability to blend fascinating previews of breakthroughs in science and business with world-class ...

Jack Shaw

Experienced keynote speaker, seminar leader, and author of three books, Shaw helps companies increase revenues, cut costs, improve customer service, and maximize productivity. He shows audiences how to use current and emerging business technologies to rethink their business model and redesign their business process.

Justin Bua

World-class commercial and fine artist, Hip-Hop cultural icon and entrepreneur, he brings his paintings to life in his theatrical presentations. Combining autobiography with social, cultural, and political history, he transforms himself into a slice of his native New York's multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population as it ...

Michael Treacy

Through advisory work and research studies he has conducted with more than a hundred major companies, Treacy has established a powerful new approach to formulating corporate and business unit strategy and building superior operational capabilities. The foundation of this new approach - called Value Leadership - is offering ...

Ian Jukes

Jukes's focus has consistently been on the compelling need to restructure our institutions so that they become relevant to the current and future needs of children. His self-avowed mission in life is to ensure that children are properly prepared for the future rather than society's past.

Carmen Marc Valvo

Carmen Marc Valvo is a quintessential American designer who has been exploring his soul’s desire to bring glamorous dressing to every woman’s life. Although his sumptuous creations have made him a favorite among Hollywood’s leading ladies, his devotion to his non-celebrity clients have made him a star. In a ...

Wanda Colon

With an infectious energy and imaginative style, Colón has turned her passion for creativity into a unique career that finds her thriving in several different arenas. As the host of Home Made Simple, Colon is recognized as a leader in home design. Her unique style comes from a blend of influences including her ...

Kahi Lee

Kahi Lee has been called a "renaissance chick, interior design goddess and a leader of the new school." She has appeared on numerous television programs including Design on a Dime, Merge Renovate My Family, Ultimate Gamer, FreeStyle, and My Celebrity Home, numbering nearly 200 episodes in all.

Soraya Darabi

At the young age of 23, social media maven Darabi became Manager of Digital Partnerships and Social Media at The New York Times and single-handedly established award-winning social media campaigns across multiple platforms. Now co-founder of Foodspotting, a geolocation-based mobile application, and a digital ...

Josh Rubin

Josh Rubin, founder and editor-in-chief of CoolHunting.com, is a professional known for his ability to bridge design and technology. He has consulted with clients on strategy, content, and design for digital products, services, and publications; his clients have included Apple, Adobe, Nike, Google, and MTV.

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is the author of the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000); the novel You Shall Know Our Velocity (2002); the story collection How We Are Hungry (2004); and the novel What is the What (2006). He is editor of the annual The Best American Nonrequired Reading ...

Bionic Builders

Casey Pieretti, a stuntman, actor, and athlete, has been an amputee for 25 years. Bill Spracher is the president and owner of Spracher Engineering, Inc. Together, they are co-hosts of Bionic Builders, a one-hour special that aired on Discovery in March 2011, and co-owners of Amp'dGear Performance Amputee Sporting ...

William McDonough

An internationally renowned architectural designer, McDonough has been recognized by Time magazine as a ‘Hero for the Planet,’ stating that “his utopianism is grounded in a unified philosophy that—in demonstrable and practical ways—is changing the design of the world.” Lauded as a proponent of ...