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Inclusive Design Workshop

Inclusive Design considers the full range of human diversity to deliver better experiences for everyone. This workshop will help you focus on both a mind shift and changes to your design and research methods.

+$300 Conference Attendees
+$450 Non-Conference Attendees

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Conference Greeting & Introduction Exercise (Tuesday 4:00-7:00)

Arrive by 4pm, Tuesday (Don't Miss This!)

Get the most from your conference experience by joining other attendees at this special activity that begins at 4pm. Meet others in a unique introductory exercise that will help you get to know one another in a deeper and more meaningful way. Following the exercise, light refreshments will be served.

Opening Reception (Wednesday 6:00-8:00)

Join three prominent diversity executives who will share their expertise and insights on the business value of creating an inclusive and inspiring culture that’s built to win. They will share real-world examples of how to lead and succeed in a global, virtual, diverse, and V.U.C.A. world.

Opening Keynote Executive Panel: "Building a Winning and Inspiring Culture"

Conference Speakers (Wednesday & Thursday)

Opening Keynote Executive Panel: "Building a Winning and Inspiring Culture"

Dr. Shirley Davis, CP, CEO, SDS Global Enterprises
William Gipson, President End-to-End Packaging Transformation & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, P&G
Patricia Pope, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Pope Consulting

Inclusive Design 2.0

Stephanie Yung, Design Director, Smart Design

Entrepreneur's Panel

Noel Mayo, Owner Noel Mayo Associates, Inc. and Retired Eminent Scholar, Art & Design Tech., Ohio State University
Liz Brown, Founder, Design Jawn
Tamia Stinson, Founder, TetherCincinnati
Eric Anderson (Moderator), Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon

Women in Charge Panel

Viola Maxwell-Thompson, President & CEO, ITSMF- Info Tech Senior Management Forum
Hayley Woolford, CEO Founder, Ivy Leaf Innovation
Carole Bilson, President, DMI

Laura Robin, Director, LA Studio Designworks, A BMW Group Company

Megan Neese, Chair, IDSA Board of Directors & Senior Manager, Future Lab, Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance

Joi Roberts (Moderator), Strategic Design Manager, Honeywell Safety & Productivity Solutions

Women Are Not Robots

Erica Eden, Director, Global Design Innovation, PepsiCo

Diversity + Collaboration = Innovation

Wendy Lea, CEO Cintrifuse

Take Control of Your Future with a Personal Timeline

Brigid O'Kane, Associate Professor, School of Design, College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati

Building a Design Team to Support Inclusive Design

Phil Chung Ph.D., UX Manager, Cloud at Google

Rapid UX Innovation Cycles for Next Generation Products

Kelly Goto, CEO, Founder, gotoresearch

Why Should White Guys have All the Fun? Panel

Jerry Kathman, Chairman, LPK and Emeritus Board Chair, DMI
Bob Schwartz, GM Global Design & UX, GE Healthcare
Lillian Shieh, Director, Insights & Experience Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Kwame Nyanning, VP, McKinsey & Co, London
Kevin Bethune, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, dreams • design + life

Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

Patricia Pope, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Pope Consulting

The Illusion of Inclusion

Patricia Pope, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Pope Consulting

Building a Design Function - From Service Providers to Strategic Partners

Hayley Woolford, Founder, Ivy Leaf innovation (former Head of Design at Wrigley, Europe & CISMEA)

True Colors: Tactics and Strategies for Success in Design

A Panel discussion will be Moderated by Nelson Soken, Ph.D.

Global Diversity Panel

Lillian Shieh, Director, Insights & Experience Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Hayley Woolford, CEO Founder, Ivy Leaf Innovation
Nelson Soken, CEO, N.H. Soken Consulting

Carole Bilson (Moderator), President, DMI

Busting through Innovation’s Roadblocks

Nicholas Partridge, Senior Innovation Director, LPK

Design For Sustainability

Velvette De Laney, MFA, Principal Designer & Owner dewdropstudios

Design Thinking in Conservation

Andrea Wogsland, Development Director, Return To Freedom

FuturED & Diversity Panel

Lillian Shieh, Director, Insights & Experience Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Brigid O'Kane, Associate Professor, College of DAAP University of Cincinnati
Raja Schaar, Assistant Professor, Product Design Drexel University

Natalie Nixon, Design Strategist & Principal, Figure 8 Thinking

Closing Executive Panel: dmi:Diversity Manifesto, The Path Forward

Hayley Woolford, CEO Founder, Ivy Leaf Innovation
Ron Clark, Director Strategic Design, BCG Digital Ventures
Phil Duncan, Chief Design Officer, P&G
Ernesto Quinteros, Chief Design Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Carole Bilson (Moderator), President, DMI

Venue - LPK Mansion and Innoventures Hall

22 Garfield Place, Cincinnati, OH

Set in the heart of downtown Cincinnati along the Piatt Park corridor, the LPK Mansion was built in 1861 during the Civil War for a successful wholesale clothier. The Italianate mansion is one of the earliest works of Samuel Hannaford, Cincinnati’s best-known late 19th century architect and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in a contemporary New Brutalist style, the LPK Innoventures Hall, with its exposed concrete construction and ductwork, sits behind the Mansion in striking contrast. Both spaces embody what the LPK agency stands for: creative excellence, entrepreneurial drive and a deep sense of community.

Hotel Suggestions

All conference participants are responsible for their own hotel arrangements and transportation.

DMI has a small block of guestrooms with a DMI Rate at:

21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati - 5 minute walk from the LPK Conference Venue

609 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513-578-6600

Rate: $199/night (plus 17.5% tax).
Reserve here before Tuesday, May 1st - Group Code: 1805

Hotels within walking distance of the Conference venue including the Hampton Inn & Suites and Homewood Suites. When making a reservation at either of these hotels, ask for the "LPK Corporate Rate."

Cincinnati

Located on the shoreline of the Ohio river, greater Cincinnati is the headquarters city for both national and international companies including nine Fortune 500 companies and 2 Fortune 100 companies, making Cincinnati a center for design.

Galleries, museums, and great restaurants are all within walking distance of the conference.  You'll want to track down Cincinnati food favorites Skyline chili, goette, and Graeter's ice cream.  

Sponsorship

A wide variety of promotional opportunities are available to keep your company’s name front and center in the minds of conference attendees, before, during and after their conference experience.

Contact Carole Bilson to discuss the sponsorship levels.

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