Friday

29

Topic:
Forget everything you know about conferences.
Speakers:
Welcome by Co-Founders - DJ Watkins, Sarah McLellan, Eli Bucksbaum, Marlena Host
Special Guest: Harry Teague
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Topic:
Wander Cards are simple strategies to help attendees ground themselves in Aspen and throughout the weekend. Follow them closely or scrap them entirely—they’re invitations to let your mind, body, and spirit wander.
Designed by Eli Bucksbaum and Studio MAXIMA
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Vault
Topic:
Designing for social cohesion in an era of increasing divisiveness, polarization, loneliness
Speakers:
Hailey Brewer
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Topic:
Porch Chat
Speakers:
Hailey Brewer
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Human Architecture: Human Periodic Table of Elements & Experiences
Speakers:
Mike Jones
Moderated by Sarah McLellan
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Speakers:
Mike Jones, Sarah McLellan
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Public Art Tour

Speaker:
Lara Whitley
Location:
Dancing Fountain
Presentor:
MML Group
Location:
Las Montanas - 205 S. Mill St.

Saturday

30

Guides:
Emma Larsson and Lina Sutro

Location:
Koch Park
120 W Cooper Ave, Aspen, CO 81611, USA
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
213 S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
Topic:
Can Design Be A Universal Language?
Speakers:
Luam Melake, Adam Saleh
Moderated by Eli Bucksbaum
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Speakers:
Luam Melake, Adam Saleh, & Eli Bucksbaum
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
213 S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
Speakers:
Patrick Fentin, Saad Raiz, Koh Terai moderated by Zio Ziegler
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Speakers:
Patrick Fentin, Saad Raiz, Koh Terai, & Zio
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
213 S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
Topic:
Design and Art of the Dancing Fountain
Speakers:
Travis Fulton
Moderated by DJ Watkins
Location:
Dancing Fountain
Intersection of E Hyman Ave & S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
Speaker:
Ann Mullins
Location:
Bayer Center
610 Gillespie Ave, Aspen, CO 81611
Topic:
Designing a song
Speaker:
Jeff Kite
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Speaker:
Jeff Kite
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
213 S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
An afternoon of exploration at Hallam Lake to discuss what happens when we are in-tune with our environment.
Designed by Eli Bucksbaum and Studio MAXIMA
Speakers:
TBD
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
213 S. Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611
Gather at Paradise Bakery and listen to Aspen locals take the mic for Micro Provocations – a series of 5-minute, rapid-fire talks. Drop by to hear what shapes Aspen's identity straight from those who live it every day. Grab a cone, lean in, and soak up the spirit of Aspen.
Designed by Eli Bucksbaum and Studio MAXIMA
Speakers:
TBD
Location:
Paradise Bakery Corner
Host:
Imani Jones
John Barnes - Ultimate Taxi
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery

Sunday

31

Hosts:
Myxz & Eli Bucksbaum

Location:
Hunter Creek Trailhead
255 S Hunter St, Aspen, CO 81611, United States
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Is Repair the Most Radical Design Act of Our Time?
Presenters:
Austin Kerr

Moderated by Jillian Mayer
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Presenters:
Austin Kerr & Jillian Mayer
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Entrepreneurship, Environment, and Community Building for the Future
Presenters:
Matthew Kochmann
William Host
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Presenters:
Matthew Kochmann
William Host
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Future Cities: Art, Immersion, & Radical Spaces
Presenter:
Jillian Mayer
Moral Turgeman
Noz Nozawa
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Presenters:
Jillian Mayer
Moral Turgeman
Noz Nozawa
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery
Topic:
Technology, AI
Presenters:
Imani Jones, Josh Crumb, Britt Burtz

Moderated by Aya Ibrahim
Location:
Wheeler Opera House, Main Stage
Presenters:
Imani Jones, Josh Crumb, Britt Burtz, & Aya Ibrahim
No Q&A's–– just real, intimate conversations with our speakers.
Location:
Aspen Collective Gallery

29

12:00PM - 12:30 PM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Welcome: From IDCA Legacy to Aspen Design Conference</span>

12:30PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Wander Cards</span>

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toward a New American Social Contract: Designing for Social Cohesion</span><p2>Presented by IDEO.org</p2>

2:45 PM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with IDEO.org</span>

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM <span style="font-weight: bold;">If We Are Made of Stories, Not Atoms, How Do We Structure a More Humane Architecture?</span><p2>Mike Jones</p2>

4:45PM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Mike Jones</span>

07:30PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Donor and Speakers Dinner at Las Montanas</span>

30

8:00AM - 9:00 AM <span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Little Cloud Trail Hike</span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-wild-little-cloud-trail-hike-with-emma-larsson-lina-sutro-tickets-1478954465619?aff=oddtdtcreator" class="secondary-button" target="_blank">Reserve Your Spot</a>

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Coffee and Pastries at Aspen Collective</span>

9:30AM - 10:30 AM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Can Design Be A Universal Language?</span><p2>Luam Melake, Adam Saleh, & Eli Bucksbaum</p2>

10:45 AM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Luam Melake & Adam Saleh</span>

11:15 PM - 12:15 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">How Does Invisible Design Impact User Trust and Behavior?</span> <p2>Stanford Design School</p2

12:30 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Patrick Fentin, Saad Raiz, Koh Terai, & Zio</span>

12:30AM - 1:00 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Design and Engineering of the Dancing Fountain</span>

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Landscapes of Meaning: A Walking Tour of the Bayer Center</span>

3:30PM - 4:30 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">What Happens When We Score the Unknown?</span><p2>Jeff Kite</p2>

04:45PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Jeff Kite</span>

4:45 PM - 7:00 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Artist Assembly at ACES Hallam Lake</span>

08:30PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Micro Provocations</span>

10:00PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">After Party by Imani Jones with the Ultimate Taxi</span>

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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Wild: Hike Hunter Creek</span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-wild-hike-hunter-creek-with-eli-bucksbaum-myxz-tickets-1479033632409?aff=oddtdtcreator" class="secondary-button" target="_blank">Reserve Your Spot</a>

8:00AM - 9:00 AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Coffee and Pastries at Aspen Collective</span>

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Is Repair the Most Radical Design Act of Our Time? </span><p2>Austin Kerr & Jillian Mayer

9:15AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Austin Kerr </span>

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">How Can Entrepreneurship Root Us in a Living Future?</span><p2>Matthew Kochmann & William Host</p2?

11:30AM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Matthew Kochmann & William Host</span>

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Is It Time to Let Artists Lead?</span><p2>Jillian Mayer, Moral Turgeman, & Noz Nozawa</p2>

01:45PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Jillian Mayer, Moral Turgeman, & Noz Nozawa</span>

2:00PM - 3:00 PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">What Happens to Human Imagination in the Age of AI?</span><p2>Imani Jones, Josh Crumb, & Britt Burtz</p2>

3:15PM<span style="font-weight: bold;">Porch Chat with Imani Jones, Josh Crumb, Britt Burtz & Aya Ibrahim</span>