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TALENT CONNECT SUMMIT


Talent Leaders Conference

We partnered with LinkedIn to bring to life Talent Connect Summit in 2024, their largest annual event, welcoming 1800 Talent Leaders from across the globe to Phoenix, AZ. With a huge focus on the ever-evolving topic of AI, this year’s theme Where Possibility Works centered around shaping the conversation towards a solutions-oriented forward-thinking approach. We used this throughline to design all aspects of the conference, from the main stage, to breakouts and bespoke experiences.



︎︎︎ Role: DD
︎︎︎ CD: Emily Fife
︎︎︎ Stage Design: Eunhae Park
︎︎︎ Animation Director: Fons Schiedon
︎︎︎ AD: Amanda Lee
︎︎︎ 2D: Mizuki Tsujikawa
︎︎︎ 3D: Daniel Whipple
︎︎︎ Agency: Tool NA
 




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Touching down at the historical Astoria Biltmore Resort in Arizona, we leaned into the architecture of its Frank Lloyd Wright aesthetic, creating environmental design that worked in harmony with the building itself and the desert landscape of the resort grounds. We proposed a main stage that created a landmark presence that matched the architectural integrity of the venue. Filling the entire width of the ballroom, our main stage felt as if it was a natural extension of the space. We used lighting design to bring vibrancy to the build, shifting colorways between keynote speakers. Our DJ, sat behind a transparent scrim, which hid or revealed them at key moments in the show. Building off of the main stage look and feel, we designed a compelling broadcast studio stage for the virtual version of Talent Connect, welcoming thousands more guests via livestream. With similar custom lighting and modular removable panels, the studio stage was able to transform colorways on the fly for different guests and set ups. Finally, taking the design language even further we extended it to 8 different breakout stages that played host to various talks and discussions throughout the 3 days of programming. We developed a physical and digital wayfinding system that used color coding to help guide our guests. Built in the same spirit of integrating with the architecture, large staggered stepped plinths became bright beacons, guiding our conference goers around the resort.