Speaker Announcement: Sir Ken Robinson

Ringling College of Art and Design announces the addition of internationally recognized Sir Ken Robinson as keynote for its 4th annual Sarasota International Design Summit. Sir Ken will kick off a full day of speakers and presenters on February 5th. This series of events is being held on the Ringling College campus and includes a President's Round Table on February 4th and Student Meet-Up, February 6th.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is a global leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, author and a familiar face at TED conferences.

Check out his latest talk on creativity: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

His new book, currently a New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ (Penguin/Viking 2009) is being translated into eight different languages.

Autodesk's Tom Wujec to Speak at 2008 Sarasota International Design Summit

Tom Wujec will once again play a key part in the Sarasota International Design Summit, bringing with him past years' technology experiences and insights. Wujec has produced stunning illustrated records of some of the world's leading business and design conferences, including the Fortune Innovation Conference and TED, and during this year's Design Summit, Wujec will record each speaker's key ideas in a collection of sketches that colorfully depict the central topics, areas of concern, and innovation practices, which he will present at the end of each day.Tom Wujec is a Fellow and Principal Consultant at Autodesk, the Oscar- winning industry leader in 3D computer animation technology. He has brought several award-winning products to market and is co-author of Return on Imagination: Realizing the Power of Ideas, published by the Financial Times, and author of Five Star Mind and Pumping Ions, which have been translated into over a dozen languages.