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    Blurring the Status Divide

    As a design student, The Empowerment Plan founder Veronika Scott walked naively into a homeless shelter with a bag of design tools eager to help those in need. In the end, she created a solution that allows individuals to help themselves.

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    Design: Shaping Space

    Today's design innovations are human-centered. From mobile tech to sustainable architecture, breakthrough medical devices to eco-friendly accessories, design is constantly evolving and powering the way we live. This incredible group of designers and visionaries take the CIW stage to illustrate how they, quite literally, create our world.

    Speakers: Dan Barasch, Krista Donaldson, Dina Griffin, Jeff Semenchuk, James Ramsey, Veronika Scott, Monique Pean

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