Sustainable Business by Design Conference - £14.95 pp
22nd March 2011, 9.00 - 17.00, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX
Designers, businesses and the public sector are always looking for ways to improve services, products and the bottom line. And with sustainability high on the agenda it is clear that design can give advantage, creating new commercial opportunities and helping us deliver services or products with fewer resources.
Sustainable Business by Design offers you the opportunity to discover how design and sustainability can improve your organisation, bottom line and shareholder value.
With a focus on Creative Industries, ICT & Electronics, Public Sector, Branding & Marketing, and Food & Drink, this event is going to tell it as it is, removing the ‘green wash’, discussing the good and the bad, and offering solution thinking with knowledge-exchange between designers, businesses and the public sector, so they can create new sustainable business models.
What's in it for me?
- Access to new thinking to help create new business models for prosperity
- Presentations and discussion sessions from entrepreneurs, practitioners and policy-makers
- Meet & discuss with designers, industry, public sector, academia
- Access to resources and tools
- Gain competitive advantage
- Opportunity to challenge the design industry and obtain free advice/ideas
The Days Agenda: Sustainable Business by Design
Let's cut to the chase. You're in business and need to make profit. You're in the public sector but need to deliver the same services with less. You're a designer who wants to expand opportunities & knowledge. And you all need to do it sustainably. If that's the case then this conference is for you.
Operating in an ethically and environmentally responsible way is proving to be a cost-effective hit with customers, and many businesses and organisations have proved that designing in a more sustainable way and using sustainable marketing practices is a wise move.
By attending our conference and workshops you'll go away with tools and ideas that will shape new opportunities. You'll be proud in the knowledge that your organisation has taken a step towards sustainability and understand how sustainable design can help you achieve your goals and obtain organisational and market objectives.
With industry, public sector and designer input from the event we will create a range of resources and tools to help your organisation identify what types of design you could take advantage of and what opportunities you should look out for when embarking or thinking about using a specific sustainable attribute in your organisation.
Options for Growth: Business, Designer or Public Sector
Attendees can also book our focus workshops in Exeter, Devon, or workshops to compliment their endeavour to grow their organisation by utilising sustainable design (branding, services, products, processes).
Conference Essentials: Your Personal Logistics
Venue address: Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton,
Somerset, TA1 5AX
Parking: Parking is available at £1 per day but limited (first come, first serve). Park & Ride nearby at Silk Mills is £2. Recommended time needed to park and get to venue from motorway (junction 25) 30 minutes. Add 20 minutes if you use park and ride.
Times: Registration & coffee at 8.15am with conference starting at 9.00am. Finish 4.30pm - 5.00pm.
Food & Drink: Refreshments and lunch is included.
Morning - Expert Talks & Sector Focus
Meet us for coffee then kick off the day with a focus around what is sustainable design, innovation, and what attitudes should we dismiss or take on board. Sector focus breakout sessions and discussion sessions will bring your organisation and goals into focus.
Afternoon - Expert Talks & Design Focus
After lunch, journey with like minded people and discover how certain sectors see sustainability and how certain design disciplines can be used to your commercial advantage while embracing sustainable design thinking. Finishing off with our expert panel for a Q&A.
Speakers/Sessions in Detail
- David Kester – Chief Executive of Design Council - designing profit through...view more
- Mark Shayler – Design Advisor & Eco-Designer - Design: Saviour of the Universe?...View more
- John Boult - Professor of Design Strategy & Design Strategist - building sustainability into services...view more
- John Luff - Sustainable Branding & Marketing Specialist - how to build sustainability into marketing and...view more
- Peter Hopton - Green IT specialist, manufacturer and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing & Science - Designing green IT & electronics...view more
- Breakout Session 1 by Sector - Includes Creative Industries, ICT & Electronics, Food & Drink, Marketing & Branding, & Public Sector...view more
- Breakout Session 2 by Design Theme - Includes Products & Processes, Branding/Marketing, Diagnostics & Mapping, ICT, Services & People...view more
- Lynne Elvins – Design Consultant & Adviser on Sustainable Innovation - design advice services for business. A South...view more
- Breakout Session 3 by Design Theme - Includes People & Processes, Branding/Marketing, Diagnostics & Mapping, Technology, Electronics & Communications...view more
- Expert Panel Q&A - Our speakers & breakout session facilitators answer your questions and respond to your ideas...view more
