Presenters Announced for DMI's 32nd International Conference

The Design Management Institute (DMI) announced a diverse portfolio of presenters for its 32nd International Design Management Conference. DMI will explore "Thinking Ahead: The changing role of design and design management in business" at its "annual" on September 23-26 at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, VA.

Because the world of design and business is changing radically, designers must be able to change and adapt to the future. DMI has gathered education and industry leaders to explore what the future may hold for design management. The presentations at this conference will address and answer key questions: What is the current state of design, and where we are headed? How will we embrace the exploding awareness of design for business on a global level? Is this change here to stay? Speakers include:

Gianfranco Zaccai, President & CEO, Continuum
Richard Buchanan, Professor of Design, Carnegie Mellon University
Jesse James Garrett, President, Adaptive Path
Hartmut Esslinger, Founder, frog design
Jim Dator, Professor and Director, Hawaii Research Center for Future Studies, University of Hawaii
Lucia Chrometzka, Concept Designer & Coordinator of International Network, and
Elisabetta Pasini, Senior Consultant, Future Concept Lab (Italy)
David Griffiths, Design Management Consultant, Aliagroup (India) and IDIS (The Netherlands)
Christopher Vice, Chairperson, Visual Communication Design, Indiana University
Lee Green, Vice President, Worldwide IBM Values and Brand Expereince
Jeff Dietrich, Senior Analyst, Ecotrends
Jeannette Hanna, VP Brand Strategy, Cundari SFP
James Woodhuysen, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, De Montfort University
Peter Lawrence, Chairman, Corporate Design Foundation

In addition to the speaking presentations, group break-out sessions will explore future scenarios castings in different fields. They will be led by speakers and attending design managers. The goal of the conference will be to help design managers become design leaders, and design leaders to become organization leaders of the future.

The conference is being held at the beautiful Kingsmill Resort & Spa, located along the James River near historic Colonial Williamsburg. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with colleagues and enjoy the resort facilities and the area's historical sites.

For registration information, visit: http://www.dmi.org/conferences, contact DMI by telephone at 617- 338-6380 or fax requests for registration to 617-338-6570.

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