Mat Hunter, chief design officer at the Design Council completes the line-up of speakers for this year’s Bathroom and Kitchen Conference on 7 October in Enstone, Oxfordshire.
He will speak about how the societal challenges that we face can represent creative and commercial opportunities. His talk fits perfectly with the theme of the event ‘Marketing the Future’ says the BMA, and Mat joins line up of eight speakers who will give a completely new insight into the bathroom and kitchen industry.
Yvonne Orgill, CEO of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA), organisers of the event said:
“We are delighted to have Mat join us”
“We have a very powerful line up and we expect bigger numbers of delegates than ever before.”
As the Design Council’s chief design officer Mat Hunter heads up the organisation’s Design Challenges programme. This demonstrates how the societal challenges that we face can represent creative and commercial opportunities; from supporting health and wellbeing to combatting violence and aggression. The programme has incubated numerous products and services that are now in active use, see: www.designcouncil.org.uk/.
Before joining the Design Council Mat was a partner at IDEO, an intentional design and innovation consultancy, where he focused mostly on creating digital products and services. He is a graduate of Central St Martins School of Art & Design and the Royal College of Art and is Adjunct Professor at Imperial College Business School.
The conference on Tuesday 7 October and its fringe events on Monday 6th will be held at the Heythrop Park Conference Centre, Enstone, Oxfordshire. It is open to all in the KBB industry and organisers of the event are urging early booking to avoid disappointment. A range of delegate packages and attractive sponsorship deals are on offer, says the BMA.
More details from the Conference Blog at: bandkconf2014.blogspot.co.uk/