Net Impact Pratt Graduate Chapter
VP Partnerships & Marketing
Net Impact is a global community of students and professionals who aspire to be effective drivers of social and environmental change.
The mission of Net Impact Pratt Graduate Chapter is to inspire and educate its design leaders and community to use the power of strategic design, coupled with businesses, to ensure positive economic, social, and environmental impact. Pratt has been selected as an Impact Design Partner to create a new campus model for engaging students in using design to drive positive social and environmental impact.
Panel Discussion: Designing Creative Economies
In November 2016, the Net Impact Pratt Chapter Team curated a panel discussion named Designing Creative Economies. In the event six experts within the creative fields shared their stories of success and engaged students and alumni to challenge their future as creators and innovators.
Speakers:
- Catherine Lieber Simony – Co-Founder and Co-President of Global Goods Partners
- Natallie Grillon – Founder and CEO of Project Just
- Gonzalo Carbajo – Eray Carbajo
- Kweighbaye Kotee – Founder and CEO of Bushwick Film Festival
- Shana Dressler – Executive Director of 30 Weeks
- Margaret Watson – Founder and President of Green Schools Alliance
Moderators:
- Richa Agarwal– CEO Founder of Global Shokunin and professor of the Design Management Masters Program at Pratt Institute.
- Mary McBride– Chair of the Design Management and Arts and Cultural Managmenet Masters at Pratt Insititute.
Designing Creative Economies, (2016)
Designing Creative Economies, (2016)