Keynotes
November 16, 2017
Toyota Executive Session. Schulich Executive Centre. York University. Toronto.
September 27, 2017
Keynote. Metrolinx Executive Education. Schulich Executive Education Series.
June 16, 2017
Keynote. Innovation Ignites Conference, Ontario Centre for International Cooperation, Toronto
May 29, 2017
Keynote. AdTech 2017. Toronto, Canada.
May 22, 2017
Conference. UNARTE University, Bucharest, Romania
May 21, 2017
Keynote. Romanian Design Week, Bucharest, Romania
May 11, 2017
Keynote and Workshop, Toronto Dominion Bank, Executive Education Cohort 2, TD University, Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
May 8, 2017
Keynote and Workshop, Sick Kids Foundation Executive Team & Schulich Executive Education, Toronto, Canada.
April 19, 2017
Keynote, Accelerate 100, Calgary, Alberta
April 11, 2017
Keynote and Workshop, Toronto Dominion Bank , Executive Education Cohort 1, , TD University, Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
October 27, 2016
Keynote. 10th International Congress of Management and Technology in Architecture and Design, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.
October 6, 2016
Keynote. . Insurance Council of Canada & Schulich Executive Education, Toronto, Canada.
October 5, 2016
Keynote. Toyota Dealers Association of Canada & Schulich Executive Education, Toronto, Canada.
September 27, 2016
Keynote. PAC International Conference. Packaging Association of Canada. Niagara. Ontario
September 15, 2016
Keynote. METROLINKS Executive Team & Schulich Executive Education, Toronto, Canada.
August 14, 2016
Workshop. ELP 8 McCain Institute for Entrepreneurship, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
March 25, 2016
Workshop. SKF Foundation & Schulich Executive Education, Toronto, Canada
March 24, 2016
Workshop. SKF Foundation & Schulich Executive Education Toronto, Canada.
November 20, 2015
Keynote. IT Association of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE
November 3, 2015
Keynote. Interplay 2015 IASDR Congress, International Association of Societies of Design Research. Brisbane, Australia
October 9, 2015
Workshop. SKF Foundation & Schulich Executive Education Toronto, Canada.
October 2, 2015
Plenary Session Panel. EFNI 2015. European Forum for New Ideas Sopot, Poland
October 1, 2015
Panel. EFNI 2015. European Forum for New Ideas Sopot, Poland
September 30, 2015
Workshop. GoGuru Launch Kalkstein Co. Warsaw, Poland
September 30, 2015
Keynote. GoGuru Launch Kalkstein Co. Warsaw, Poland
August 14, 2015
Workshop. ELP 7 McCain Institute for Entrepreneurship, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
May 20, 2015
Office Nomad Series, Volume 7 Helsinki, Finland
May 18, 2015
Keynote. The Think Company of the University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
May 11, 2015
Workshop. May 21, 2015 Nokian Corporation, Nokia, Finland
August 14, 2014
Workshop. ELP 7 McCain Institute for Entrepreneurship, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
June 11, 2014
Workshop. June11, 2014 Crisis Management Initiative, Martti Ahtisaari Centre Helsinki, Finland
November 21, 2013
Nestle Canada. 2020 Series Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 4, 2013
Ontario Centers for Excellence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 9, 2013
European Institute of Innovation and Technology – EIT ICT, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
August 16, 2013
McCain Institute for Entrepreneurship, Miramichi, NB, Canada
June 3, 2013
Stream – Markets for Internet TV Content Conference Santa Monica, California, United States.
April 10, 2013
Google Innovation Talks Google Canada, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
March 27, 2013
Rotman Business Club, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 6, 2013
Innovation Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
January 19, 2013
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
April 25, 2012
Keynote. 2012 PlayBack Summit. Toronto
April 4, 2012
Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) Mobile Conference. Toronto
March 26, 2012
The MBA Training Company London, United Kingdom
January 25, 2012
European Lotteries Association. Staying on Top of the Game London, United Kingdom
October 4, 2011
AToMiC 2011, Kool Haus, Toronto
September 20, 2011
Famous Entrepreneurs Series, Syracuse, New York. U.S.A.
August 19, 2011
Workshop G. Wallace F. McCain Institute, Square Lake Resort, Alma, New Brunswick
April 12, 2011
Forbes Business Leadership Forum, IBM IMPACT 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
April 11, 2011
Forbes Business Leadership Forum, IBM IMPACT 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
April 11, 2011
Forbes Business Leadership Forum, IBM IMPACT 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
March 21, 2011
Smart-Tech Strategy Conference, New York. U.S.A.
November 2, 2010
World Lottery Convention 2010. Brisbane. Australia.
November 1, 2010
World Lottery Convention 2010. Brisbane. Australia.
October 5, 2010
Keynote Association of Innovation Practitioners, (AIP) Toronto, Canada.
August 13, 2010
Workshop G. Wallace F. McCain Institute, University of New Brunswick, Square Lake Resort, Alma, New Brunswick
May 18, 2010
INplay 2010. Opening Keynote. Toronto, Canada.
February 10, 2010
Schulich Executive Education, Masters Certificate in Marketing Communication Leadership. Toronto. Canada.
January 28, 2010
The Digital Incubator. On Screen Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
January 19, 2010
New Years Evolution, Digital Alberta, Calgary, Canada.
November 17, 2009
AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers 2009 Annual Conference, Hollywood, Florida
November 16, 2009
AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers 2009 Annual Conference, Hollywood, Florida.
October 7, 2009
Syracuse University, Syracuse N.Y.
September 23, 2009
International Council of Shopping Centers 2009 ICSC Canadian Convention, Toronto, Canada.
September 3, 2009
3.9 Marketing&Advertising Day (Mainontapäivä 3.9) The Association of Finnish Advertisers. Helsinki, Finland. (above
August 14, 2009
Workshop G. Wallace F. McCain Institute, Square Lake Resort, Alma, New Brunswick
July 27, 2009
Canadian Design & Engineering Education Conference 2009. (CDEN) Annual Conference. Keynote, McMaster University, Hamilton. http://www.cden2009.org/Agenda.html
June 17, 2009
June 17, 2009 Keynote for the Award Ceremony of the Feel the Earth 2009 Design Prize Porto, Portugal. (above)
June 6, 2009
nextMEDIA Conference, Banff.
May 29, 2009
Seoul Design Centre. Seoul, South Korea
May 27, 2009
Taiwan Design Centre. Taipei, Taiwan
May 25, 2009
Japan Institute of Design -GK Design Group Tokyo, Japan.
May 7, 2009
University of California, Santa Barbara. Keynote in “The Tomorrow Makers” series. http://www.worldeshipday.com/ http://www.tmp.ucsb.edu/extracurricular/lectures.html
April 15, 2009
ALC Re-Boot Your Imagination 2009 Innovation and Trends Conference.
December 17, 2008
Keynote. Ideaction Executive Innovation Day. Toronto.
November 27, 2008
Co-presenter with Rahaf Harfoush. The Art of Seeing Series. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
November 6, 2008
Keynote. 21Inc. Ideas Festival St.Andrews, New Brunswick
October 30, 2008
Co-presenter with Shane Green, Vice President Nokia/Navteq. The Art of Seeing Series. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
October 25, 2008
Keynote, “Supply Chain… the core of Innovation” 11th Annual Conference OIPMAC - Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada
August 1, 2008
Workshop G. Wallace F. McCain Institute Square Lake Resort, Alma, New Brunswick
July 10, 2008
Art Institute of California- San Bernardino Creative Infinity Conference
July 1, 2008
Art Institute of California- San Bernardino
June 10, 2008
Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship Wilfrid Laurier University, School of Business and Economics
April 10, 2008
Innovation and Export Conference, St.John’s Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Innovation Trade and Rural Development
April 6, 2008
InnoGeneralia 2008 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Science
April 5, 2008
Back to Basics Conference, Corporate Image, Helsinki
March 1, 2008
Environics Communications/ Toronto
February 5, 2008
University of California, Santa Barbara Technology Management Program
January 14, 2008
Conference Board of Canada Leaders’ Panel on Innovation-Based Commerce
January 11, 2008
Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship Innovation & Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
November 18, 2007
KAAMOS Forum. Saariselkä, Lapland. Finland
November 12, 2007
Schulich Executive Education Centre Technology Innovation Program. York University, Toronto
November 10, 2007
Indus Entrepreneurs Toronto (TiE Toronto)
November 10, 2007
Schulich Executive Education Centre Technology Innovation Program. York University, Toronto
November 3, 2007
The Conference Board of Canada. Innovation Council 22nd Meeting. London Ontario.
November 2, 2007
Lappset, Lapland, Finland.
October 22, 2007
Voices that Matter Conference. San Francisco. California. U.S.A.
October 14, 2007
Nokia Technology Platforms Innovation Day Workshop.
September 21, 2007
Canada Council, Writing and Publishing Professional Day, Edmonton, Canada.
September 20, 2007
Forum Viridium Helsinki Design Week 2007.
September 16, 2007
RENDEZ WORKSHOP. Nokia House, Espo, Finland. Pan European consortium on business innovation implementation
September 15, 2007
IDEAN Open House Helsinki.
September 8, 2007
McMaster University. XEROX INNOVATION CENTRE at McMaster
June 14, 2007
Keynote. Overlap Retreat on Innovation Conference. Orillia, Geneva Point. Ontario.
June 10, 2007
Devices and desire Conference. Book Expo Canada
June 9, 2007
Future Sense. Tallin, Estonia
June 7, 2007
Keynote. JUMP Associates Open House, San Mateo. California. U.S.A..
January 5, 2007
Keynote. Rotman School of Management. Toronto.
November 25, 2006
Keynote. Whirlpool’s Innovation Leaders Forum.Toronto.
November 22, 2006
Keynote and Workshop. Astral Media’s Business Council Centre de Congress, Mount Tremblant, Quebec.
November 5, 2006
Keynote and Workshop. Heritage Canada’s annual All-Staff Meeting. Palais de Congress, Ottawa.
October 8, 2006
Keynote. Taiwan Design Forum, Taipei, Taiwan
October 4, 2006
Workshop. Taiwan Strategic Creativity Forum. Taipei Design Centre. Taipei, Taiwan.
September 7, 2006
Lecture. McMaster University. XEROX INNOVATION CENTRE at McMaster University, Hamilton.
June 16, 2006
Keynote and Workshop. Peach Pit Press. Berkley, California. U.S.A.
April 22, 2006
Keynote. IDSA International Design School for Advanced Studies Seoul, South Korea.
March 10, 2006
Opening Keynote iSummit 2006,Toronto.
March 20, 2005
Rotman School of Management. Toronto, Canada.
March 12, 2005
Keynote. SXSW South by South West Interactive Festival, Austin, U.S.A.
January 25, 2005
Lecture. Design Forum Finland. The Fennia Design Forum. Helsinki. Finland.
January 22, 2005
Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Dynamic Design Seminar. Helsinki. Finland.
October 19, 2004
Lecture. Rotman School of Management. Toronto. Canada.
August 22, 2004
Keynote. Motorola Global Communications Services Sector Group. Chicago USA.
April 23, 2004
Keynote and Workshop Leader. Motorola Global Communications, iDEN Customer Group. Phoenix. USA.
April 12, 2004
Keynote and Workshop Leader. Motorola Energy Systems Group. Atlanta, USA.
March 24, 2004
Lecture. Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
March 2, 2004
Keynote and Workshop Leader. McGraw Hill Ryerson HED. Toronto, Canada.
December 8, 2003
Lecture. Syracuse University, Faculty of Visual Arts. Syracuse, NY.
September 19, 2003
Keynote MOTOROLA’s Innovate 4 Growth Seminar. Orlando FL, USA.
May 9, 2003
Keynote. MOTOROLA Intellectual Property Summit. Plantation, FL, USA.
May 6, 2003
Workshop Leader. Motorola Global Communications Group, Plantation, FL, USA.
March 4, 2003
Keynote Lecture. USE (R) International Design Congress, Lisbon, Portugal.
December 12, 2002
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
December 6, 2002
The International SABRAE Design Seminar. Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 23, 2002
Conference. Designer's Saturday 2002, Stuttgart, Germany.
November 10, 2001
Keynote. PURUNGO, 4th Student Design Conference, Curitiba, Brazil.
November 4, 2001
Keynote. IDSA DesignAbout: Innovation, the Strategic Advantage, New York City, U.S.A.
October 23, 2001
Keynote. Apple Canada/ZOLOS open house. Toronto, Canada.
July 17, 2001
Lecture. OCAD Summer Institute. Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada.
June 8, 2001
Lecture, LEGO Imagination Lab Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
June 6, 2001
Lecture. International University Menéndez Pelayo, Summer Course: Design and Designes for a New World. Barcelona,Spain.
November 4, 2000
Lecture and Workshop, 3d Anahuac International Congress, Anahuac University, Mexico City, Mexico.
October 25, 2000
Keynote. IDF 2000 International Design Forum 2000 Singapore, Singapore Trade Development Board.
March 22, 2000
Lecture. Designskolen Kolding, Denmark.
March 21, 2000
Conference. Danmarks Designskole Copenhagen, Denmark.
January 18, 2000
Lecture. Winterlude, Guelph University, Canada
November 23, 1999
Keynote. Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota, Colombia.
May 6, 1999
Lecture. Fundacio Miro, Barcelona, Spain.
February 15, 1999
Lecture. 5th Festivital, Tel Aviv Center for Design Studies, Israel.
September 5, 1998
Conference. 1st International Congress of Applied Naturology, UNISOL, Florianopolis, Brazil.
May 25, 1998
Keynote & Conference. Beckmans Design School, Stockholm, Sweden
April 12, 1998
Conference. ONDI, Havana, Cuba.
March 20, 1998
Keynote. "Toy for Rehabilitation", UNESCO UNICEF/Rehabilitacion. Mexico City, Mexico.
March 9, 1998
Conference. Centro de arte La Estancia, Caracas, Venezuela.
November 21, 1997
Seminar. Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Oslo, Norway.
November 20, 1997
Conference. Norsk Form. Oslo, Norway.
November 18, 1997
Conference. Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
October 8, 1997
Lecture. Escola de Disseny Elisava. Barcelona, Spain.
April 25, 1997
Seminar, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea.
April 24, 1997
Conference. LG Corporate Design Center, Seoul, South Korea.
October 22, 1996
Keynote. ICSID Interdesign ‘96 “Design Strategies for Regional Development”, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
July 18, 1996
Conference. Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
June 6, 1996
Keynote. Ecodramas’96, San Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
October 12, 1995
Conference. International Symposium “Competitiveness in the Mercosul” . Laboratorio Brasilero de Diseno Industrial,Florianopolis, Brazil .
October 2, 1995
Keynote. LEGO Design Day, LEGO Group, Billund, Denmark.
September 23, 1995
Keynote and moderator. The 19th ICSID, Taipei, Taiwan.
August 12, 1995
Inaugural address. The 19th Student Universiad / Koizumi Sangyo, Fukuoka , Japan.
July 6, 1995
Conference. DDC, Copenhagen , Denmark.
June 16, 1995
Keynote and moderator. “Natural Resources” Conference, IDSA, Santa Fe, U.S.A.
April 20, 1995
Conference. The Design Exchange. Toronto.
February 7, 1995
Lecture. SABS Design Institute , Johannesburg, South Africa.
February 6, 1995
Lecture. International Conference on Design Education. Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa
January 24, 1995
Seminar. AIVE, Eindhoven - The Netherlands
November 4, 1994
Conference. Barcelona Design Conference, Escola de Disseny Elisava. Barcelona, Spain.
October 10, 1994
Conference. World Industrial Design Symposium, Ewha University, Seoul, South Korea.
June 26, 1994
Conference. 12th ENEDI, Mexico.
May 23, 1994
Conference. Universidade Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
May 22, 1994
Conference. International Forum "Design and Cultural Diversity", Florianopolis, Brazil.
March 12, 1994
Conference. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterey, Mexico.
March 5, 1994
Conference. Design Exchange, Toronto.
October 8, 1993
Seminar. Barcelona Design Center, Barcelona, Spain.
August 22, 1993
Conference. CETRA, Taipei, Taiwan.
August 20, 1993
Conference. CETRA Taipei, Taiwan.
June 15, 1993
Workshop. IDCA - Reconstruction Ahead, Aspen, U.S.A.
May 13, 1992
Conference. CETRA, Taipei, Taiwan.
May 11, 1992
Conference. CETRA, Taipei, Taiwan.
June 12, 1991
Conference. The Advanced Design Management Seminar.REIID Taipei, Taiwan.
June 6, 1991
Conference. The First Conference on Design Policy, Research and Education Institute for Industrial Design, Taipei, Taiwan.
May 27, 1990
Conference. Taipei International Design Week. CETRA, Taipei, Taiwan.
November 21, 1989
Conference. International Design Interaction. Taipei, Taiwan.
October 24, 1989
Conference. International Brand Promotion Seminar. CETRA Taipei, Taiwan.
September 25, 1989
Conference. Sozosha College of Design, Osaka, Japan.
June 3, 1989
Conference.Toronto Design Conference, York University, Toronto.