So, this is happening
Your handy calendar of Ueno-related events
At Ueno, we like to talk almost as much as we like to listen. That’s why we regularly host all kinds of events. And because our people are pretty great they often get asked to speak at other people’s events. It’s all here, on this page.
Want someone from Ueno to speak at your event? Looking for a space to host your own world-improving event? Let’s talk.
David at SODA Academy
David Navarro, Executive Creative Director of Ueno NYC, co-leads SODA’s “Design & Creative.” The focus this year: Long-term growth of creative teams.
David at Awwwards Toronto
David Navarro, Executive Creative Director of Ueno NYC, goes to Toronto to talk about chaos and creativity.
Past events
Marco at OFFF
What is the role of curiosity in the creative process? Can we systematize curiosity without killing it? Marco Coppeto, designer at Ueno NYC, explains.
Carrie at Product School
Carrie Ko, Executive Strategy Director at Ueno SF, talks about the Power of Users at Product School in San Francisco.
Chatty Hour with composer David Coulter
David Coulter has directed, recorded, produced, and played with artists such as The Pogues, Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono and Gorillaz.
Halli at Pause Fest
Ueno’s “beloved” founder and CEO talks about what it means to create digital-first brands.
Chatty Hour with Scott Shigeoka
Scott Keoni Shigeoka talks about his immersive theater production Second Chance, where participants looked back at their lives and faced their death.
David at Awwwards Digital Thinkers
David Navarro, Executive Creative Director of Ueno NYC, goes to Tokyo to talk about chaos and creativity.
Melissa at In/Visible Talks 2020
Melissa Myamoto-Mills talks about Cultivating Curiosity: How Collaboration and Curiosity Fuel Creativity
Chatty Hour with Matt McCue and Amanda Tuft
Matt McCue and Amanda Tuft publish "The Creative Factor," an online publication exploring how people are redesigning experiences.
Chatty Hour with Brian Madden
Brian Madden is an industrial designer and artist driven by a curiosity about cultural references, symbols, and stories.
Chatty Hour with Íris Indriðadóttir
What’s the deal with chewing gum? Icelandic product designer and chewing gum expert Íris Indriðadóttir tells you everything you always wanted to know.
Kwok and Marco at Scribble NYC
Kwok Yin Mak and Marco Coppeto teach middle and high schoolers how to generate and develop ideas together as a team.
Chatty Hour with the teams behind Tían
A special Chatty Hour with the teams from Ueno and Tjarnargatan who produced Tían, a suicide prevention project for young people in Iceland.
Chatty Hour with Jesse Dittmar
Jesse Dittmar is a photographer and author who takes portraits of people, both notable and regular, usually on his trusty Hasselblad.
Marco at OFFF
Marco Coppeto, Design Lead at Ueno NYC, takes the stage at this visual design festival featuring the world's most innovative creators.
Chatty Hour with Erin Pinkley of Zendesk
Erin Pinkley is a designer and creative director in San Francisco. She paints shoes, makes award-winning pies, and runs the Brand Team at Zendesk.
Chatty Hour with Catalina Kulczar
Catalina Kulczar is a Hungarian photographer and director of photography, born and raised in Caracas but living in Brooklyn.
Chatty Hour with Alejandro Masferrer, creator of Triggers
Alejandro Masferrer is the creator of [Triggers](https://www.trytriggers.com/), ideation cards for design, creativity, innovation and workshops.
Chatty Hour with Rachel Been
Rachel is the Creative Director for the Material Design team at Google.