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"Rage against the corners." Project Manager & Designer | William Maston Architect & Associates Mountain View, CA, United States Leah's big-picture visioning and integrated, R&D-style approach to architecture stems from her multi-discipline background. In 2014 she graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture and Minor in Fine Arts from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and, prior to architecture, Leah studied structural engineering for four years. Her architectural thesis, MECHA:spore, afforded her the opportunity to investigate … [see more] |
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Managing Director | Vivant Sydney, Australia I am an entrepreneurial digital professional who has thrived on category-changing business opportunities throne open by digital technologies over the last 20 years. I am currently Managing Director at Vivant (working on both client and venture funded projects); and immediately prior was Senior Vice President, South East Asia for Razorfish. I have always had a … [see more] |
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Architect Milan, Italy I am an architect with a demonstrated history of working in the education and education management industry. I am skilled in most digital instruments for professional architectural design, urban planning, sustainable landscaping, design management, capacity building design and, primarily, BIM. I was adjunct professor at Politecnico di Milano for the last 19 years teaching a … [see more] |
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"to embody & live, know, connect, transcend, share, care and dare in common frames of references" Journalist, Scholar, Futurist, Consultant, Facilitator, ... | various GLocally.... Berlin, Germany "I had a couple of lifes: technician and engineer, planner, consultant, sales and marketing, infographics coiner, environmental management and research, curator, futurist, educator, facilitator, ... in fields as wide as: environmental education, culture, youth, media,... My function is capacitity building along and across scales and cultures in an appreciative, attentive style typical for concerned generalists, … [see more] |
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"Life is sailing! You need to know your vessel and your environment in order to navigate effectively." Architect | Reefformers Eindhoven, Netherlands My creative efforts materialize anywhere in between objects, buildings and scenarios. In my work, I try to reinvent, revise and re-imagine reality and its future. I enjoy working on the border between science and fiction, which I find creatively liberating. … [see more] |
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"be not only good but good for something" Designer/Corporate Infiltrator Sydney, Australia I'm a strategist, designer, and researcher. I use deep insights about people and society to build products, systems, and organisations that demonstrate care and respect for their users. … [see more] |
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"Keep an open mind, don't be afraid of change, learn to love the unknown" Designer - Entrepreneur Sydney, Australia 25+ years experience as a senior product/service designer in London, Director of Operations and four times entrepreneur/startup experience within Telecommunications, Education, Cloud CRM and SaaS Collaboration Platform. Consulting over the last seven years in Australia in the areas of New Growth Innovation, Service Design, Product Design, Organisational Design, Customer Experience and Business Strategy within leading … [see more] |
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"Architecture is alchemy, not just hard work" Director | Psychological Design Sydney, Australia I'm an architect and a researcher in architectural design psychology. My buildings and my research is about the architecture we inhabit , the ways it affects our health and behaviour and what we can do to improve our lives simply through design. Somehow, during my PhD, I stumbled into the centre of current thinking about … [see more] |
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"We are ships at sea, not ducks on a pond: Navigate the unknown." Executive VP Marketing | Biamp Systems Portland, OR, United States The work stuff is that I look after the Sales, Marketing and Product Management departments of Biamp Systems, a leading global manufacturer of professional AV equipment for fixed installation. I've been working in this industry for several decades and my main role is planning strategy for our company and looking at long-term trends. I am … [see more] |
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Artistic Director | Auckland Festival Auckland, New Zealand Previously Director, Programming at Sydney Opera House, now leading Auckland Festival from 2018. … [see more] |
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"Less is the new more." writer, teacher, urbanista | myriad Brooklyn, United States I write about architecture, design, cities, travel and things that are tangentially related for a variety of magazines. And I teach students at SVA's grad program in design criticism how to interpret and develop a well-informed attitude about the city around them. I've written 1.5 books (The Perfect $100,000 House and Angry Graphics) and may … [see more] |
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Professor of Architecture | University of Technology, Sydney Sydney, Australia I trained as an architect, and have practiced in many contexts as a designer, writer and teacher. I write Architectural theory about urbanism, technology, representation and sometimes policitcs, but not usually all at once. I am a practiced designer, and spend a lot of time curating exhibitions and organizing events that promote architectural to the … [see more] |
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"Creating places where people want to be" CEO | dwp Sydney, Australia I have over 25 years of experience as a major projects architect and strategic planner for the delivery of successful projects from masterplans to iconic buildings. Supplementing more than 20 years as a consultant, I spent 5 years as client to some of the world’s leading architects on 3 iconic museums in the UAE. I … [see more] |
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Communication Manager | Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore Sydney, Australia Matt Levinson is a communications strategist with experience developing and driving effective traditional and digital campaign strategies at the local, state and national level. As communications manager for Sydney mayor Clover Moore, he coordinates large scale communication and community engagement projects, manages emerging issues, and positions and advises senior leaders. Matt led communications for the … [see more] |
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"Doing lovely things with lovely people to make the world a lovely place." Artist and designer. | Liane Rossler Sydney, Australia Designer, artist, curator. … [see more] |
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"Know the rules then break the rules." Global Consulting Director | Acceleration London, Great Britain Today, life and work is about living with contradictions, paradoxes, risks, fears and uncertainties. These are endemic in the way I work and think. There are no ordinary solutions to the challenges of the times we live in. Nothing inspires me more than to combine knowledge, experience, viewpoints, approaches, insights - and come-up with new … [see more] |
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"Music / disruption / food / travel / health / minimal." Co-founder & CEO | Genero Melbourne, Australia I co-founded Genero, a global community of 300,000 filmmakers, combined with a software platform that manages the entire video production process. We have offices in London, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, where we were founded. … [see more] |
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"www.dylanfarrell.com" Principal | Dylan Farrell Design // Hamel + Farrell Sydney, Australia My work hopes to grey the lines between the applied and fine arts, as well as challenge the limitations around social structures and norms. … [see more] |
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Professor | Ivey Business School London, Canada Researcher, teacher, experienced manager at major multinational corporations (automotive and technology companies) and educational institutions (dean of a business school, CEO of executive education foundation); experienced C-Level consultant to many multinational companies; for more than a decade , faculty chair and faculty member in executive education programs at Harvard Business School; author of several books … [see more] |
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"Valuing creativity, one Partnership at a time" NFP Director & Business Development Consultant | Organisations.... Berry, Australia I am a business development consultant currently working on major projects for StartupAUS, TEDxSydney and The Chaser Lecture & Dinner. I regularly speak at conferences on sponsorship trends and judge industry awards and see my role as an advocate and a campaigner for a self-sustaining cultural and entrepreneurial sector. My love of the arts and … [see more] |
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Investigator, Organizer, Physical Artist Washington, D.C., United States Environmentalist. Scientist. Designer. Physical Artist. Flow. Beauty. My current position is a Program Associate in the Science and Technology Innovation Program and I conduct original research and host strategic workshops to support community science and civic participation in furthering environmental protection and governance and diverse stakeholder collaboration and cooperation. I completed a dual-degree M.S. in … [see more] |
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"Supporting peoples passions" Director and Co - Founder | AVANT Agency Sydney, Australia I have over 15 years experience in the event industry working across the Arts, Sport, Business and Food sectors and delivering new business partnership properties across Australia. I am a strategic thinker with excellent, presentation, business development, negotiation and sales skills. Commercially aware with a solid track record of success in developing, implementing and leveraging … [see more] |
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"“A stage space has two rules: 1 - Anything can happen and 2 - Something must happen.”" Director of Communications & Government Relations | Copyright Agency Sydney, Australia Nicholas is a communications specialist with an in-depth knowledge of media relations, public affairs, strategy and messaging development, reputation management, social media and marketing. Nicholas has managed the profile and reputation of organisations and public figures across government, transport and infrastructure, creative industries and the media. His experience includes orchestrating the narrative and communications plans … [see more] |
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"Transdisciplinary Designer" Co-founder, Head of Design | ATÖLYE Istanbul, Turkey I am a transdisciplinary designer trained in architecture, engineering and interaction design and currently co-leading an innovation platform based in Istanbul. … [see more] |
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"growing demand for design" Founder | DRIVENxDESIGN - THE DESIGN 100 Blairgowrie, Australia I'm DRIVENxDESIGN - founded the DESIGN SUMMIT TOUR and [city] design awards - NYC - SFO - CHI - LON - BRL - HKG - MEL - SYD DRIVENxDESING celebrates courage through 11 design awards programs. All programs are marketplace centric and offer an opportunity to recognise those that are defining tomorrow. When I'm not … [see more] |
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