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IDBM is celebrating its 15th anniversary and the first year as a master’s level program at the Aalto University. That’s why we’ve decided to host a day full of inspiration and bring together all those who have been involved!
We welcome you to a day of inspirational activities, workshops, speeches from renowned professionals, networking, eating and drinking! The event is organized by the current master level students, so it’s truly going to look, taste and sound like IDBM!
We welcome you to a day of inspirational activities, workshops, speeches from renowned professionals, networking, eating and drinking! The event is organized by the current master level students, so it’s truly going to look, taste and sound like IDBM!
Schedule
14.00 The event begins
14.30 The opening ceremony - welcome speech by Program Director Markku Salimäki & toast
15.00 Guest speeches - Dr. Anne Stenros, VP Design Kone Corporation, Finland
15.45 Guest speeches - Dr. Kunpyo Lee, Executive Vice President LG Electronics (former Kaist professor), Korea
16.30 Break - coffee, finger food & workshops
17.30 Speech by Mikko Koria
17.45 Guest speeches - Professor Dr. Peter Zec, Director of Red Dot, Germany
18.30 Guest speeches - Managing Partner Christian Lindholm, Fjord (former Nokia and Yahoo), Finland
19.45 Dinner & Workshops
22.00 Boogie time!
24.00 Afterparty
14.30 The opening ceremony - welcome speech by Program Director Markku Salimäki & toast
15.00 Guest speeches - Dr. Anne Stenros, VP Design Kone Corporation, Finland
15.45 Guest speeches - Dr. Kunpyo Lee, Executive Vice President LG Electronics (former Kaist professor), Korea
16.30 Break - coffee, finger food & workshops
17.30 Speech by Mikko Koria
17.45 Guest speeches - Professor Dr. Peter Zec, Director of Red Dot, Germany
18.30 Guest speeches - Managing Partner Christian Lindholm, Fjord (former Nokia and Yahoo), Finland
19.45 Dinner & Workshops
22.00 Boogie time!
24.00 Afterparty
Changes to the schedule are possible.
Speakers
Dr. Anne StenrosVice president of Design, KONE Corporation
Dr. Anne Stenros graduated as a Master of Architecture from the University of Oulu, Finland and University of California, Berkeley. She has a doctorate in technology in the field of architectural theory from Helsinki University of Technology and is employed by KONE Corporation since 2005, the same year she acted as an Executive Director of Hong Kong Design Centre. Before joining KONE Corporation she was the managing director of Design Forum Finland for almost 10 years. Having lectured around the globe and having written articles on the theory and philosophy of architecture and design, Dr. Anne Stenros is also active as an author. Her latest book Design Evolution, about corporate design strategy came out in 2005. She is also a member of the steering group of Finland’s national innovation strategy.
Dr. Kunpyo LeeExecutive Vice President/Head of Corporate Design Center at LG Electronics
On top of his work as Executive Vice President and Head of the Corporate Design Center at LG Electronics, Lee Kun-pyo is also a Professor in the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST, Korea, as well as Director of the Human-Centered Interaction Design Lab. Inspired by Lee Kun-pyo’s research and major areas of interest in design methodology, human-centered design and cultural user-interface design, as well as his many international design and best paper awards, we are delighted to announce his presence at Inspire2011. He has also consulted in design planning and interface design for international companies including Samsung Electronics and Johnson & Johnson.
Prof. Dr. Peter ZecDirector of Red Dot, Germany
Professor of business communication at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin, design consultant, author and publisher: Prof Peter Zec is a world-wide recognized expert in the German as well as international design scene. He is the initiator of the renowned Red dot design award and was appointed president (2005-2007) of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), promoting better design around the world and still serving as an ICSID Senator consultant today. He was also chairman of the International Design Alliance IDA and since 1991, president of the internationally renowned Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen. He has been holding lectures across the world and will now honour us with his presence.
Christian LindholmManaging Partner and Director at Fjord
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland's largest daily newspaper) called him the 'godfather of mobile phone users' as a tribute to his 10 years efforts at Nokia, where Christian invented Nokia’s Navi-key user interface, fathered the Series 60 user interface as well as created Nokia’s Lifeblog – a multimedia diary. He also served as the vice-president for global mobile products at Yahoo!, where he drove the creation of the award-winning Yahoo Go 2.0. Being a recognised industry innovator also makes him a much sought-after and frequent conference speaker, who is now going to share his deep passion for sailing, easy and delightful to use solutions and radically transforming innovations with us.
Location
The event will take place in Pasila’s Veturitallit, which is a historical
venue with a nostalgic feeling. The address is Tallikatu 34, 00520 Helsinki.
There is limited parking space at the venue, so we recommend taking the
public transportation to the event (it is both convenient and sustainable!).
You can reach Veturitallit from Helsinki city centre by tram 7A, bus 69 and trains H, I, K, M.
You can reach Veturitallit from Helsinki city centre by tram 7A, bus 69 and trains H, I, K, M.
Contact
For further information, inspiration and suggestions, please contact our communications team Noora and Heidi.
noora.salonoja@inspire2011.fi
heidi.cheng@inspire2011.fi
noora.salonoja@inspire2011.fi
heidi.cheng@inspire2011.fi
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