Chris Hacker - Guest Speaker - Green Business Conference

Chris Hacker leads all creative processes for brand identity, packaging design and brand imagery at J&J Consumer. The Global Strategic Design Office is based in New York City with branch offices globally, to further the application of strategic design thinking within the company and consists of Designers, Engineers and Technical Staff. Hacker's passion is bringing awareness to designers of their power in the business world to make sustainable design a key paradigm of design process and therefore make the products and materials produced lighter on the planet. Chris was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Design for Aveda™ prior to joining Johnson & Johnson. In this capacity he had responsibility for overall strategic marketing leadership, new product development and promotion. Under his leadership, Aveda was awarded the 2004 National Design Award for Corporate Achievement from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Chris has over 30 years of experience in product and package design and creative development; having also worked for Warner Bros.Studios, Steuben Glass, Dansk International Design, GAF, JCPenney Company and Henry Dreyfuss Associates. Chris is formally trained as an industrial designer and received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati College of Design Architecture and Art. He is a recognized expert in package goods design and is a frequent national speaker on design, design sustainability and the creative process. Chris and his work for Johnson & Johnson as recently the subject of a cover story in I.D. Magazine and Business Week online. His work has also been featured in the Whitney Museum of Art and showcased in Industrial Design magazine.

About Green Business Conference:

The world can no longer afford business as usual. Opportunity Green emerged to confront this challenge and bring together the brightest innovators leading the growth of the new green economy.

Forge new strategic partnerships and explore the latest in sustainable strategies and best practices to lead your organization to success.

Get the inside view on the hottest topics, trends and technologies at the premier green business event focused on creating new opportunities through sustainability.

Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Fee: Yes

Pre-Register: Yes

Website: http://www.opportunitygreen.com