Two K:D Team Members to Speak at Silicon Beach Fest 2015
The Karten Design team is excited to be a part of the 2015 Silicon Beach Fest! Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA-based technology, entertainment and startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more June 24-27, 2015 in Los Angeles. On Friday, June 26, K:D’s Senior Mechanical Designer Jeff Bentzler and Director of Design Eric Olson will be guest speakers on two separate panels at the event. Jeff will discuss the role of manufacturing in the startup process, while Eric will examine the future of wearables. More information on each panel is available below:
Location: Marina Del Rey Hotel - Dining Room
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Description: This panel will feature hardware startups discussing their path to success on developing a business, not just a product, with a singular aim of supporting hardware startups, versus makers or big business.
Moderator: Jeremy Goodwin, SyncFab.Com, Founder
Speakers:
- Jeff Bentzler, Karten Design, Senior Mechanical Designer
- Grant Delgatty, Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Instructor
- Nick Agid, Made in California Factory Tours, Fabrication Design & Materials Advising Director
- Chris Rico, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), Director of Innovation
- Avidan Ross, Lion Wells Capital, Founder
Evenings At The Loft: Design Across Mediums
Location: Marina Del Rey Hotel - Edgewater Room
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Description: Take a peek inside the fastest growing design community salon. Featuring four ten minute talks on Virtual Reality, Art Installations, Wearables and Lean Practices.
Speakers:
- Michael Murdock, Co-founder and Creative Director, Otherworld Interactive, @otherworldvr
- Megan Geckler, Installation Artist, @MeganGecklerArt
- Jeremiah Gardner, Founder, Lean Brand Lab, @JeremiahGardner
- Eric Olsen, Director of Design, Karten Design, @StuartKarten
- Tommy Change, VP of Digital Marketing and Ecommerce, Misfit