For nine years running the Design Research Conference, presented by the IIT Institute of Design, has been brought together leading thinkers, exceptional practitioners, and seasoned executives to explore the landscape of design research. This years conference on October 24-26 will address the exciting changes driven by emerging technologies and the new position of design research within the business world. Join more than 20 speakers including Bruce Nussbaum (New School), Genevieve Bell (Intel) and Todd Cherkasky (SapientNitro) for 2 days of presentations and workshops. Full speaker list after the jump. Early bird registration ends on September 12th and as a special thank you to Core77 readers, there is a reduced registration rate when you register today!

DRC x IIT Institute of Design

October 24-26 Spertus Institute 610 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago

REGISTER TODAY!FULL SPEAKER LIST

Luis Arnal, President and CEO of in/situm Genevieve Bell, Intel Nate Bolt, President of Bolt/Peters Kayne Burk, President of MindSwarms Melissa Cefkin, IBM Arjun Chakravarti, IIT Stuart School of Business Todd Cherkasky, Sapient USA Barbara Denton, Kaiser Permanente Donna Flynn, Steelcase Ted Frank, Backstories Studio Ron Halverson, Founder and President of Halverson Group Ken Kellogg, Marriott eCommerce Jay Melican, Intel Stan Ruecker, IIT Institute of Design Jacob Simons, NBBJ Research and Design Lead Jeff Stanger, Center for Digital Information John Tolva, Chicago Chief Technology Officer Bryan Walker, IDEO Luke Williams, Fellow at Frog Design. Author of "Disrupt" Michael Winnick & Martha Cotton, dScout, gravitytank Robert Zolna & Edwin Lee, Communications Design, gravitytank

Wrap-up: Bruce Nussbaum, Parsons the New School for Design