Conrad NY Conference Program

OPEN THE DOORS TO A SUCCESFUL BUSINESS

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OPEN THE DOORS TO A SUCCESFUL BUSINESS

Conrad New York Conference

The once a year conference that provides every business that attends with valuable advice and opportunities to grow.

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SCHEDULE REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS Gallery Pre-function Opportunity for people to network with each other.

MAIN STAGE TALKS Gallery Ballroom Guest speakers with real-world insight about the creative sector of branding and marketing.

LUNCH Atrio Wine Bar Restaurant Complimentary lunch provided.

9 am - 10 am

10 am - 12 pm

12 pm - 1 pm

WORKSHOPS: SESSION I Pick up a new skill by attending workshops hosted by well-known companies in New York City.

2 pm - 3 pm

WORKSHOPS: SESSION II Pick up a new skill by attending workshops hosted by well-known conpanies in New York City.

3 pm - 4 pm

WORKSHOPS: SESSION III Pick up a new skill by attending workshops hosted by well-known conpanies in New York City.

4 pm - 5 pm

DINNER Atrio Wine Bar Restaurant Complimentary dinner provided.

5 pm - 6 pm

EXHIBITION/GALLERY Gallery Northeast A curated exhibition of works. A chance to get up close and personal with the guest speakers.

6 pm - 8 pm

CLOSING PARTY Gallery Ballroom Hotel Ballroom. Dress in your best cocktail party outfit.

10 pm - 1 am

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FOURTH FLOOR MAP

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COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE AEC Daily Aéropostale Alling and Cory ABC American Express Ann Taylor AriZona Beverage Atari Avon Barnes & Noble Barr Pharmaceu Bristol-Myers Brooks Brothers Buzzfeed Calvin Klein Inc. Cabana CBS Corporation Coach Colgate Cohen’s Fashion D. E. Shaw & Co. DC Comics DKNY Duane Reade Foot Locker Frere-Jones Type FreshDirect FUBU Garnier General Electric Glacéau Goldman Sachs

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Grand Union IBM Imagine Software ImClone Systems ITT Corporation J.Crew J.P. Morgan Jarden Jefferies & Co. JetBlue Airways Kahr Arms Kaplan, Inc. Kaye Scholer Kenneth Cole Key Food Krinos Foods Lehman Brothers Liz Claiborne Loehmann’s Logicworks Lord & Taylor Macy’s Manufacturers Marvel Comics MasterCard McGraw-Hill Mediacom Merrill Lynch Mighty Taco Miramax Films Military.com Nathan’s

New York & Co New York Times New Yorker Omnicom Group PepsiCo Princeton Review Ralph Lauren Random House Saks Fifth Avenue Sbarro Scholastic Six Flags Sony BMG Steven Madden Supreme T.G.I. Friday’s TheStreet.com Tiffany & Co. Time Warner Tommy John Topps Verizon Viacom Virgin Media Voyetra Turtle Walker & Co Warnaco Group WeWork Weinstein Zapata

GUEST SPEAKERS

Natasha Jen Partner Pentagram

Chris Guillebeau Ayse Birsel Brennan Dunn Claire Lew Dan Mall

Ian Spalter Head of Design Instagram

Kristy Tillman Jennifer Daniel Jason Fried Jeff Sheldon Ryan Holiday

Cap Watkins VP of Design Buzzfeed

Ryan Carson Yuko Shimizu William Deresieicz Maria Konnikova Eff ie Brown

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WORKSHOPS: SESSION I Studio 1 SMASHING CREATIVE BLOCKS CASE Discover how to get past any kind of creative block when trying to grow and improve your comapny.

Studio 2 COLLABORATIVE CASE Discover the most effective ways to make a collaborative assignment into a succesfull one.

Studio 3 SELLING AND PITCHING YOUR CASE Learn how to best sell and pitch your company to potential investors and partnerships.

Studio 4 BUDGETING CASE Learn how to budget and manage money in the most effective to make the most of the money your company has.

Studio 5 RESEARCHING THE USER CASE Figure out how to most effectively utilize user behavior to grow and benefit your company.

Studio 6 MEMORABLE PHYSICAL SPACE CASE Discover the benfaits and important of holding company events in a memorable space.

Studio 7 CONVEYING IDEAS CASE Learn the best and clearest ways to convery indeas in your company to people who need to understand.

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WORKSHOPS: SESSION II Studio 1 DESIGNING WITH CONSTRAINTS CASE Figure out the best ways to go about client and comapny constraints in the design process.

Studio 2 NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL WORLD CASE Discover how to keep up with the rapidly growing digital word and how to utilize it to the growth of your company.

Studio 3 SMASHING CREATIVE BLOCKS CASE Discover how to get past any kind of creative block when trying to grow and improve your comapny.

Studio 4 COLLABORATIVE CASE Discover the most effective ways to make a collaborative assignment into a succesfull one.

Studio 5 SELLING AND PITCHING YOUR CASE Learn how to best sell and pitch your company to potential investors and partnerships.

Studio 6 BUDGETING CASE Learn how to budget and manage money in the most effective to make the most of the money your company has.

Studio 7 CONVEYING IDEAS CASE Learn the best and clearest ways to convery indeas in your company to people who need to understand.

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WORKSHOPS: SESSION III Studio 1 SELLING AND PITCHING YOUR CASE Learn how to best sell and pitch your company to potential investors and partnerships.

Studio 2 BUDGETING CASE Learn how to budget and manage money in the most effective to make the most of the money your company has.

Studio 3 RESEARCHING THE USER CASE Figure out how to most effectively utilize user behavior to grow and benefit your company.

Studio 4 DESIGNING WITH CONSTRAINTS CASE Figure out the best ways to go about client and comapny constraints in the design process.

Studio 5 NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL WORLD CASE Discover how to keep up with the rapidly growing digital word and how to utilize it to the growth of your company.

Studio 6 SMASHING CREATIVE BLOCKS CASE Discover how to get past any kind of creative block when trying to grow and improve your comapny.

Studio 7 COLLABORATIVE CASE Discover the most effective ways to make a collaborative assignment into a succesfull one.

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ABOUT US The Conrad is a magnificent 15-story lobby and be captivated by the bold color and design of the minimalist interior featuring Sol LeWitt’s stunning 10-story artwork. Beyond our spectacular artwork displays, we’re recognized as an icon for our range of upscale boutiques, restaurants and modern, luxurious suites within the hotel.

This conference was meant to bring together 300 people across a variety of practices and professions. Who should attend? Anyone who is working to: put an idea into action, get inspiration from creative leaders, connect with potential collaborators, manage an effective team, or understand the trends affecting the future of business and marketing.

Expert-hosted workshops give you a chance to pick up career skills and dive into new disciplines. From our pre-conference kickoff to our killer closing party, we provide you with endless opportunities to network with fellow attendees and get exposed to new ideas. Leave with our much-coveted swag bag, packed with cool (and useful!) stuff.

Plus, incredible giveaways, art exhibitions, and other surprises await you throughout the conference. We put a ton of work into creating a beautiful experience for you.

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