• Speakers

    • George Blankenship
      Tesla Motors
      VP, Worldwide Sales and Ownership Experience

      George is best known as the chief strategist behind Apple’s revolutionary retail stores. He created one of the most successful, brand-bolstering retail growth plans in history, spreading Apple’s influence across Asia, Europe and North America. George will share his experience on re-inventing the store in the age of connectedness.

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    • Joe Gebbia
      Airbnb
      Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

      Good design is now a competitive advantage. RISD designer Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder, used his background to envision the company’s user experience. He’ll share how Airbnb has baked design into product development.

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    • John Maeda
      Rhode Island School of Design
      President

      A pioneer of computer-based visual art at the MIT Media Lab, John will share his vision of what he sees are the important vectors of design, leadership and connected culture.

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    • Paul Mascarenas
      Ford Motor Company Research and Innovation
      CTO and VP

      Paul Mascarenas leads Ford’s worldwide research organization, overseeing the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy and plans. Paul will discuss “Cars as the next-gen platform.”

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    • Stefan Olander
      NIKE
      VP, Digital Sport

      Connected gadgets attached to our bodies are enabling us to track and manage our physical routines, fitness plans and health functions. Stefan Olander, VP, Digital Sport at Nike shares how design and data will deliver the quantified self

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    • Jennifer Pahlka
      Code for America
      Founder and Executive Director

      Jennifer Pahlka works with talented web professionals and cities around the country to promote public service and reboot government. Known for her TED talk, Coding a Better Government, she will talk about how the non-profit is helping redesign the UI and UX for connected government services.

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  • Venue

    Mission Bay Conference Center
    1675 Owens Street
    San Francisco, CA