RGD Ontario—Schedule



Pre-Conference – Tuesday, October 16 Helvetica - movie screening

Wednesday, October 17
8:00-9:00	Registration & Breakfast
9:00-10:00	Keynote Stefan Sagmeister
10:00-11:00	Keynote Patrick Whitney
11:15-12:00	Inspirations Garrick Hamm How do I learn to stop worrying and start loving ideas?	Strategies Janine James How do we lead the environmental wave?	Trends Tony Fish What trends will impact the move to Mobile Web 2.0?	Interactions Does design really matter?
12:15-1:00	Inspirations James Victore Why has graphic design become so damn boring?	Strategies Alexander W. White Do targets want our messages?	Trends Grant Gordon How do you tell an entire country to f-off and get away with it?	Interactions What challenges face women in design?
Lunch (1:00 - 2:00) Book Signings (1:00 - 1:30): Tony Fish and Alex White
2:00-2:45	Inspirations Debbie Millman What is creative leadership?	Strategies Jenn + Ken Visocky O'Grady What is research-driven design?	Trends Dale Hart Do we communicate clients' efforts in sustainability in the most effective ways?	Interactions What role does design play in innovation?
3:00-4:00	Keynote Abbott Miller
4:00-5:00	Keynote Grant McCracken
5:00-5:30	Book Signings: Debbie Millman and Jenn + Ken Visocky O'Grady
6:00-8:00	Opening Party: Shmooze


Thursday, October 18
8:00-9:00	Registration & Breakfast
9:00-10:00	Keynote Karim Rashid
10:00-11:00	Keynote Hillman Curtis
11:15-12:00	Inspirations Chaz Maviyane-Davies Can design effect change?	Strategies Don Watt Who is my audience?	Trends John Hlinko Can you market a consumer product the way you market a political candidate?	Interactions What is the future for design in Canada?
12:15-1:00	Inspirations Tom Brown Pretty garbage?	Strategies Zoa Martinez What is Design Made to Move™?	Trends Colin Drummond Can culture trump consumer?	Interactions How will brand evolve from here?
Lunch (1:00 - 2:00) Book Signings (1:00 - 1:30): Hillman Curtis
2:00-2:45	Inspirations Louis Gagnon (presentation en français) Comment survivre à une relation à long terme?	Strategies Jorge Calleja Are ad agencies going through a mid-life crisis?	Trends Andrea Siodmok New markets for design thinking?	Interactions Do designers understand the end user?
3:00-4:00	Keynote Marc Gobé
4:00-5:00	Keynote Greg Hoffman
5:15-5:30	Book Signings Marc Gobé
6:00-8:00	Closing Dinner: Canoe Restaurant & Bar


Day 3 – Friday, October 19 Studio Tours Optional Workshops R.G.D. Exam – Written Test


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	This collection was produced with financial assistance from Canada's Digital Collections Initiative, Industry Canada.



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