You are invited to collaborate with 300 other fire-starters* working to improve
Houston’s climate for creativity and innovation at the 1st annual
HOUSTON SUMMIT FOR THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
Rice University campus, Janice and Robert McNair Hall
Friday, October 22, 2010 from 8 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Registration requested by October 1, 2010
$100 includes gourmet lunch and collaborative project placement
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You are invited to collaborate with 300 other fire-starters* working to improve
Houston’s climate for creativity and innovation at the 1st annual
HOUSTON SUMMIT FOR THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
Rice University campus, Janice and Robert McNair Hall
Friday, October 22, 2010 from 8 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Registration requested by October 1, 2010
$100 includes gourmet lunch and collaborative project placement
Learn more & sign up at
http://www.HoustonSummit.org.
*Other fire-starters, in alphabetical order, include
Beatriz Arnillas, artist and head of Educational Production/Outreach at U of Houston. Peter Bishop, professor of Future Studies at U of Houston. Teresa Byrne-Dodge, editor & publisher of My Table Magazine and Lazywood Press. Gracie Cavnar, writer and founder of Recipe for Success Foundation. Dwight Cook, former radio producer and principal at SoundWorks. Mauro Ferrari, professor and chair of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering at UT Health Science Center. David Flores, start-up advisor and head of Apartments Now. Jonathon Glus, head of Houston Arts Alliance. Jay Hagins, head of American Advertising Federation - Houston. Mark Lacy, photojournalist and founder of the Houston Museum of Culture. Dr. Alan Lumsden, chair of cardiovascular surgery at The Methodist Hospital and founder of Pumps & Pipes Conference. Tim McLaughlin, former digital creature developer and head of Dept of Visualization at Texas A&M U. David Morris, founder of 3DCAMP Houston, and IT consultant at Pariveda Solutions. Susan Osterberg, educator in communications at U Houston Downtown. Ward Pennebaker, principal of Pennebaker|Fifth Ring and head of marketing for Houston Grand Opera, Monica Pope, award-winning chef and founder of t'afia and other Houston restaurants. Theresa Quintanilla, innovator and founder, Steady Stream Publications. Grace Rodriguez, brand strategist and founder AYN Brand. Kelsey Ruger, creativity expert and vp of operations at ChaiONE, a digital agency. Claudia Schmuckli, head of Blaffer art gallery at U of Houston. Durwin Sharp, chief idea catalyst at the School for Innovators. Christine Stevens, sales executive at Acumen Design. Matthew Wettergreen, bioengineer and co-founder of the Caroline Collective co-working space. Scott Wharton, digital media developer, U of Houston. George Worthington, strategist and head of World Foundation for Medical Research and Prevention. Josh Zulu, co-founder and chief of operationsr at Zulu Creative.