PSFK Conference New York 2009 April 2, 2009

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On April 2, 2009, PSFK will host PSFK Conference New York in Battery Park. The event celebrates the most creative ideas and inspirational organizations emerging from the city - people who we write about on our daily news site at PSFK.com.

Tailored for creative professionals, strategists and the media, we will host 12 lectures and panels in topics that include arts & culture, design, digital & mobile technology, marketing & advertising, sustainability, social media and publishing.

Attendees come to our events to share ideas with likeminds, so beyond the talks we will curate interactive experiences in the venue that bring our core themes to life.

PSFK Conference New York is the 8th conference hosted by PSFK following successful
installments in London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Singapore.

Past speakers and panelists include creative visionaries and innovators from companies like Apple, BBC, Microsoft, MTV, NASA, Panasonic, Starbucks, Wieden + Kennedy, and the Guardian, and globally-recognized and inspiring creative minds including Shepard Fairey, Kate Moross and Jeff Staple.

Our aim to inspire an audience of creative thinkers to make things better.

AGENDA
The exact agenda and speaker list will be confirmed on this web page as we develop it. Every day PSFK publishes inspirational creative ideas and examples of
cultural and business change on our news site PSFK.com. For our
conference we have identified the most pressing trends that creative
professionals need to be most-informed about - and curated a day of
presentations and discussions to share inspiration and ideas on these
topics.
Topics that we will cover will include:

Reconnect. How sustainable, economic and socially
conscious issues are driving the design of new products and services.

Art & Commerce. Understanding the fine line between art and commerce
and how, with consideration, they can be respectfully blended to create
new ideas.

Why inspiration matters. Why it is important to consider lateral
inspiration and the consequences of what happens if you do, and if you
don't watch, listen and learn.

A snapshot of New York. A focus on the most exciting cultural and business developments emerging from the streets of New York.

When technology is everywhere. Now that technology has become
omnipresent, we can all leverage it to create ideas that make
connections between our online and offline worlds.

Understanding open sourcing. Uncovering how companies and creators
are working openly with communities and partners to develop and deliver
new ideas.

The need for IP. Understanding why and how creative services
companies are making more products and services to launch direct to
market rather than through their clients.

New Media Works. A celebration of New York's Silicon Alley community and how it leads the world in digital publishing.

In addition to the main room presentations, PSFK will also host
exhibitions and Show & Tell sessions throughout the day to present
the work of local innovators.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Bart Haney, fuseproject

Graham Hill, Treehugger / Discovery

Ryan Jacoby, IDEO

Carl Johnson, Anomaly

Avner Ronen, Boxee

Danielle Sacks, Fast Company

Marc Schiller, Wooster Collective

Sara Schiller, Wooster Collective

Kevin Slavin, area/code

Domenico Vitale, PI&C

Robbie Vitrano, Trumpet

Scott Heiferman, MeetUp

Florian Peter, CScout

John Geraci, outside.in

Simon Collins, Parsons

Sarah Beatty, Green Depot

Dave Pinter, PSFK

Dennis Crowley, foursquare

Colin Nagy, Attention

Jay Parkinson, Hello Health

Christine Huang, PSFK

Edward Felsenthal, The Daily Beast

Ben Malbon, BBH Labs

Matt W. Moore, MWM Graphics

Sean Khozin, Hello Health

Richard Fine, Help Remedies

Matthew Lusk, Hecho Inc.

More TBC. Please check back here for further updates.

TICKETS

Tickets are $300. Please purchase now to avoid disappointment.

Tickets may
be purchased by PayPal, check or invoice. If paying by check or
invoice please click the option at the 'Show Other Payments Options'
link at the bottom of the order form.

SPONSORS
We create 'beyond-the-logo' experiences for sponsors to create win-win-win situations: win for PSFK, win for the sponsor, but above all a win for the audience. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeff Weiner at [email protected].

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE TALKS
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Organized by PSFK

PSFK is a trends and innovation company that publishes a
daily news site, provides trends research and innovation consultancy
and hosts idea-generating events. We aim to inspire our readers, our
clients and our guests to make things better - whether thats better
marketing, better lives or a better world.
Publishing
Each month over 400,000 people from around the world read PSFKs websites and newsletters for inspiration. PSFK.com actively reports on the latest changes and creative ideas in popular, consumer and business culture.
Consulting
Leveraging a global network of experts, PSFK provides trends research and innovation consultancy to companies like Apple, Anheuser-Busch, BBC, Modelo Group, MTV, Nordstrom, NBC Universal, Target, TchiboSK Telecom.
Clients turn to PSFK for its global reach, ability to provide granular,
local intelligence, and our ability to find lateral inspiration that
informs marketing, innovation and product development.
Experts
The Purple List
is PSFKs network of trusted trends experts and tastemakers. Its a
community of professionals across industries who can help you with
projects big and small, full time or ad-hoc.

Events
PSFK holds conferences that foster discussion about the latest trends,
innovation and creative thinking. By bringing together the worlds most
innovative change-makers, we are able to shine a light on the creative
ideas that come from understanding these trends. The PSFK Conference
series is international in scope with events taking place in London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Singapore.

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Ticket Info:  One Day Conference Ticket, $307.50

Official Website: http://psfkconferencenyc09-upcoming.eventbrite.com