Event Description

Breaking Boundaries – “Design Changes Everything!”

The event will take place Wednesday morning on the opening day of NeoCon East. The theme of this year’s event is “Design Changes Everything!” and promises to be energizing highlighting design thinking in business and education. We are thrilled to have Roger Martin as the Keynote speaker, along with Keith Kutch from Stevenson University, Amy Brussell from Proctor & Gamble, and Will Phillips from Under Armour. We will also have the musical group, Say Chance, participating in the program.

KEYNOTE speaker

Roger Martin is a leader in design thinking and innovation. Roger recently wrote a book entitled "The Design of Business". In his book, Martin offers an answer to why companies have trouble coming up with innovative products ad services and provides case studies for companies such as Proctor & Gamble and Cirque du Soleil.

DISCUSSION panel

Amy Brusselback is the Global Design Director for P&G Female Beauty, leads a design team of diverse disciplines from graphic to industrial, environmental to fashion.

Keith Kutch is the dean of the school of design at Stevenson University. He is a furniture designer and maker, teacher of design, and education administrator.

Will Phillips is the Chief of Staff for Under Armour. Phillips worked alongside key executives Scott Plank and Kip Fulks, to run Under Armour’s Green program which began in 2007.

Breaking Boundaries is sponsoring
HealthCare for the Homeless

Healthcare for the Homeless is the “housing first” program that is helping homeless people get off the street permanently. A generous portion of the Breaking Boundaries proceeds will go to this foundation. For more information please visit: www.hchmd.org

DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
TIME: 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: American Visionary Arts Museum, 800 Key Highway Baltimore, Maryland 21230
MORE INFO: www.breakingboundariesbcc.com/
CONTACT: If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s event, contact
Kelly Ennis at kennis@thevervepartnership.com or 410-818-4240