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IIDEX/NeoCon Canada has become known for its stellar lineups of keynote speakers, all at no charge. Whether the topic is a new twist on the world of business, a wake up call for environmental issues or an overview of the work of a leading design firm, attendees can enjoy a heavy dose of inspiration in the keynote theatre just off the show floor. Free. No reserved seats. Each keynote address is accredited for .1 CEU unit and is eligible for points under the OAA Self-Directed Points Program. There is no charge for Keynote addresses with the exception of the Facility Management Keynote which is a luncheon event.
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Business Keynote. Roger MartinDean, Rotman School of Management The Design of Business - Roger Martin will deliver his expert insights on the new capital for the 21st century, DESIGN. “We are on the cusp of a design revolution in business,” he argues. “Competing is no longer about creating dominance in scale-intensive industries; it’s about producing elegant, refined products and services in imagination-intensive industries.” As a result, he believes, business people don’t just need to understand designers better - they need to become designers.
Lighting Keynote. Paul CocksedgeThursday, September 22 . 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Contemporary Lighting in the United Kingdom
Paul Cocksedge Studio is based in London and was established in 2003 with business partner Joana Pinho. The Studio undertakes commissions and consultancy projects for a diverse range of clients across numerous industries and is widely recognized as a leader in the development of unique lighting based on an experimental approach to both design and materials. Paul Cocksedge studied industrial design at Sheffield Hallam University and product design under Ron Arad at the Royal College of Art in London. While studying there he met his business partner Joana Pinho. Since graduating from the RCA in summer 2002, Cocksedge has emerged as one of the UK’s most prolific young designers. He has exhibited his work at the Design Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum and was one of the four designers nominated for the Design Museum’s Designer of the Year prize in 2004.
Environmental Keynote. Ronald WrightAuthor and Historical Philosopher A Short History of Progress - The 20th century was a time of runaway growth in human numbers, consumption and technology. The great question of the 21st century is how, or whether, this can go on. In 2004 Ronald Wright gave the prestigious CBC Massey Lectures, also published as the book A Short History of Progress - a concise history of the world since Neanderthal times. In the IIDEX NeoCon environmental keynote, he will demonstrate how human beings have a way of walking into “progress traps,” beginning with the worldwide slaughter of big game late in the Stone Age. The same pattern of waste and folly then took new forms, as many of the world’s most creative civilizations - Mesopotamia, the Maya, ancient Rome and Easter Island - fell victim to their own success. Only by understanding the human pattern of progress and disaster, Wright persuasively argues, can we hope to change our ways and give civilization itself a long-term future. Ronald Wright is an award-winning novelist, historian and essayist. His nonfiction works include the number-one bestseller Stolen Continents, and his first novel, A Scientific Romance, won the 1997 David Higham Prize for Fiction and was a Globe and Mail, Sunday Times and New York Times Book of the Year.
Facility Management Keynote Luncheon. LEED and the Bottom Line - The New SAS Toronto Headquarters - A Case StudyFriday, September 23 . 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM The newly completed corporate headquarters for SAS Canada, the largest independent software company in the world, is one of Toronto’s first LEED-certified buildings. Its structural concrete contains a high percentage of recycled material, its rainwater collection and treatment system reduces water consumption, and its energy consumption will be 30 to 50 per cent less than that of a comparable, conventionally designed building. These and other environmentally responsible aspects of the SAS Canada headquarters will be described by the architect, the LEED-accredited professional advisor, and SAS Canada’s Real Estate Manager. Our Facility Management Keynote Luncheon sponsor, Michael Arkless, Senior VP of Direct Energy Business Services will introduce the speaker panel and announce the 2005 CFM&D Canadian Facility Manager of the Year Award, Presented by Canadian Facility Management & Design Magazine. David Clusiau, BES, B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC, LEED, is Principal, Architectural Design, NORR Ltd. Architects & Engineers. He oversees the majority of the firm’s architectural and interior design activities. A LEED-accredited professional for the design and construction of green buildings, he holds Bachelor degrees in architecture and environmental studies from the University of Waterloo. Christian Pal, P.Eng., Principal, Operations, NORR Ltd., has over 25 years of experience on a wide variety of domestic and foreign projects in mechanical systems design, construction and industry. A LEED-accredited professional, he has a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree from the University of Toronto. Jerry McDermott is SAS Canada’s Real Estate Manager.
Architectural Keynote. Stefan BehnischArchitect and Partner, Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Possible Architectural Responses to Structural Changes in Society - Social and economic structures have forged the history of mankind. Today, we are moving through a post-industrial transitional phase on our way to becoming a knowledge-based society. How are architects responding to these changes? Until now we have allowed ourselves the luxury of designing buildings for highly specific purposes, such as living, working, storage or leisure. As well, our notions of designing flexible space have been limited by and large to the inclusion of moveable walls. German architect Stefan Behnisch believes it’s time for a radical rethinking of these concepts. He will discuss the design of truly hybrid buildings that allow people to live and work, and to communicate effectively for multiple purposes, all in one place. Stefan Behnisch is known for his innovative, environmentally conscious designs. He and his team of architects have worked on numerous projects around the world, ranging from single-family houses to city complexes. Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, which has offices in Stuttgart, Germany and Los Angeles, currently has two projects underway in Ontario: the Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto, and a research park in Kingston that will include the headquarters of Millenium Biologix.
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The Design of Business: Roger Martin shares his expert insights on the new capital for the 21st century – DESIGN.
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