2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

The Rise of the Creative Economy

Monday, March 16
12:30PM - 1:30PM

JW Marriott
Salon D
110 E 2nd St

Design has become a competitive advantage across industries and creatives have moved from the periphery to the center of the global economy today – an influential force planting the seeds for a creative revolution within corporations, at design-led start-ups, as entrepreneurs, as VCs, developers and more. In this session led by Adobe’s Scott Belsky, gain insights on the seismic shifts in creative careers and the unique challenges and opportunities that creatives face. Learn how to navigate this changing environment from experts in marketing your portfolio, scaling yourself as a business and managing your career.

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Presenters

Emily Heyward

Partner

Red Antler

Emily began her career in advertising as a Strategic Planner, working on many top brands under General Mills and Procter & Gamble, as well as DeBeers, where she led research for all major brand ini...

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Justin Gignac

Founder

Working Not Working

Ryan Merkley

CEO

Creative Commons

Ryan Merkley is a leader in public policy, open government, and digital communications. He is Chief Executive Officer of Creative Commons, the global nonprofit that enables the sharing and use of c...

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Scott Belsky

VP Prod & Community, Co-Founder of Behance

Adobe

Scott Belsky is Adobe's vice president of Mobile Products & Community and is head of Behance, the leading online platform for creatives to showcase and discover creative work. Scott co-founded Beha...

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Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Design and Development
Level
Intermediate

Thanks to our sponsors

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Music sponsor

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Interactive sponsor

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