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PSFK Conference NYC 2012
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A Gathering of Agenda Setters

On March 30, 2012, PSFK will host its sixth annual NY conference celebrating and sharing new ideas. Since 2007, the PSFK conference series has catered to creative professionals from around the world, exploring the latest trends, inspirations, and ideas. PSFK brings together the world’s leading creative thinkers with both established and emerging business leaders to bring to life the conversations that take place daily on PSFK.com.

Our conferences offer a diverse program of speakers with backgrounds in art, technology, design, marketing, and media, creating an environment where disparate ideas can come together in new ways to fuel work that changes the world for the better. We set an agenda that allows participants to meet and discuss with one another, together sharing and building upon the ideas brought forth from the stage.

Ideas to Inspire Creative Thinking

The PSFK audience is made up of creative professionals—designers, advertisers, artists and entrepreneurs that are faced each day with challenging problems requiring innovative solutions.

PSFK conferences expose this audience to ideas that are literally and laterally related to these complex challenges, that together form the building blocks innovation is made of. Attendees walk away with tools and connections to make meaningful change.

speakers

Celebrated speakers at PSFK events include Yves Behar, Dennis Crowley, Shepard Fairey, Seth Godin and Andy Spade. Gathering both established and emerging leaders, PSFK events have a history of presenting the founders of start-ups before their companies become well-known.

Our list of agenda-setting speakers will be presented on this page over the next few weeks.

NYC 2012 Speakers

  • Clay Shirky - NYU ITP
  • Jason Silva - Current TV
  • Robert Kirkpatrick - United Nations
  • Abe Burmeister - Outlier
  • Todd Carmichael - La Colombe
  • Jonathan Harris
  • More To Come

Additional Speakers

  • Ben Lerer. Thrillist
  • Grant McCracken. MIT
  • Tina Roth-Eisenberg. SwissMiss
  • Shantell Martin. Artist
  • Graham Hill. LifeEdited
  • Steve Powers. Artist
Agenda
Registration & Breakfast8:30–9:15AM
Morning of inspiration9:15–12:30PM
Lunch Break12:30–2:00PM
Afternoon of inspiration2:00–5:00PM
 Event ends
Logistics
Battery Park Map

The PSFK Conference NYC will be held at
The Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place New York, NY 10280
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Subway

Subway 4 5to Bowling Green
Walk west along Battery Place.

Subway Rto Whitehall Street or Rector Street
From Whitehall Street, walk west along Battery Place. From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.

Subway 1to South Ferry or Rector Street
From South Ferry, walk north along Battery Park/State Street, turn left and walk west on Battery Place. From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.

Bus

Bus M5 M15to South Ferry
Bus M5 M15to Battery Park City, stops in front of the Museum

Downtown Connection Bus. This free bus service connects Battery Park City with the South Street Seaport, making stops at many important destinations from river to river—including a stop right in front of the Museum. Service is provided seven days a week from 10:00AM–7:30PM in 10-minute intervals. Get more information here.

Taxi

Taxis are available on Battery Place or in front of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (located directly across the street from the Museum).

speakers
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  • Past Speaker Videos

    Yves Béhar:
    Connecting To Consumers Through Ideas


    The world's leading designer speaks to PSFK Founder Piers Fawkes about the insights behind the recent work of his company fuseproject, his team's ability to innovate across product category and his inspiration and motivations to stay ahead of the pack.

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    Rachel Sterne:
    The City As A Social Platform


    In her role as Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, Rachel Sterne is tasked with strengthening the City’s digital media presence and streamlining internal digital communications. In her talk, Sterne demonstrated recent innovations that are shaping the city’s future. Mentioning how city resident participation is crucial with a real-time approach, attendees were shown “The Daily Pothole,” a Tumblr that tracks the D.O.T.’s progress in filling potholes in the five boroughs and its companion app, the roll-out of QR code technology on building permits, the NYC 311 app, as well as fielding service requests via Twitter.

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    Keith Yamashita:
    Stuck?
    There's An App For That


    For forward-thinking leaders pushing into the unknown, stuck moments are unavoidable. Keith will talk about how leaders can own these moments as opportunities to think bigger, to see new possibilities, and to define a new vision for greatness, even in the midst of uncertainty.

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    Gerald Richards:
    Transforming Education Through Relevancy & Experience


    Gerald Richards is the CEO of 826 National. With twenty years of management and development experience at national nonprofit organizations, including the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship where he served as the Executive Director of the Bay Area office, Gerald is a respected trainer and speaker on the topics of youth and education access.

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    Eric Ryan:
    Style and Substance, The Method Method


    Seven obsessions that helped a scrappy start-up turn an industry upside-down.

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    Aaron Dignan:
    Why The Future Of Work Is Play


    The CEO of Undercurrent and author of 'Game Frame' talks about how to make life more interesting and engaging through the use of game mechanics.

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    Micki Krimmel:
    Sharing is Caring, The Economy of Collaborative Consumption


    NeighborGoods is the leading online community for local resource sharing. By designing a community of trust, NeighborGoods provides a platform for building real
    connections in local neighborhoods. Connected communities are safer, happier and more prosperous.

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    Joe Gebbia:
    The Power of Story


    Airbnb Founder speaks about his start-ups journey--and the growing convergence of entrepreneurship and design.

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    Chris Riley:
    How Social Media Accesses Global Creativity To Reconstruct Storytelling


    The planning guru discusses the cultural impact of social media with a focus on the global economy through eyes of the local people who are connected to it. He describes how media will change the world we engage with as social media evolves and old media responds.

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    Justin Gignac:
    The Idea Economy


    The New York City-based artist and entrepreneur talks about the creative process behind his projects like NYC Garbage, Wants for Sale, Nudes of Chatroulette and QRapping Paper.

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    Nick Felton:
    Quantifying Conversations


    At our recent New York Conference, Nicholas Felton, designer and creator of the annual infographic Feltron Report, shared the inspiration behind telling his life story through numbers, graphs, and charts.

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    Erik Joule:
    How Responsible Business Can Build A More Profitable Brand


    Levi's Brand SVP of Merchandising and Design Erik Joule gives a firsthand glimpse into the inspiration and innovation behind Levi's Water

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  • Past Conferences

    • PSFK Conference SF 2011
    • PSFK Conference SF 2011
    • PSFK Conference NYC 2010