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Maverick Speakers Series: Richard Florida
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| Richard Florida
Bestselling author and urban theorist.
Florida is author of the global best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class. His latest book, Who's Your City?, is also a national and international best seller and was an Amazon.com book of the month.
Florida is one of the world's leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. He was recently named one of Esquire Magazine's Best and Brightest, alongside luminaries such as Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Sachs.
Florida has paved the way for his provocative looks at how creativity is revolutionizing the global economy. He has also been appointed to the Business Innovation Factory's Research Advisory Council and recently named European Ambassador for Creativity and Innovation.
His ideas on the "creative class," commercial innovation, and regional development have been featured in major ad campaigns from BMW and Apple, and are being used globally to change the way regions and nations do business and transform their economies.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 8:00 PM - Friday, September 25, 2009 10:00 PM CT
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| Texas Hall
700 W. Nedderman Dr.
Arlington, TX
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| Danny Woodward, woodward@uta.edu, 817-272-2562
www.uta.edu/maverickspeakers
Sponsored by: The Office of the President, University Events and EXCEL Campus Activities |
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| Mavericks are bold. Unique. Visionary. Difference-makers. Thats why The University of Texas at Arlington is proud to host the Maverick Speakers Series, an in-depth look at the people, ideas, actions, and solutions that impact the world around us, featuring some of the leading voices of our time. More than just speeches on current events or timely issues, these are conversations with a purpose, led by renowned innovators who make change happen.
Because such important conversations need a variety of voices, the Maverick Speakers Series invites opinions from all sides, with topics that are as diverse and far-reaching as the people who present them. And because unrestricted access to such exchanges encourages insight and enrichment beyond the UT Arlington campus, every lecture in the Maverick Speakers Series is free and open to everyone.
Lecture series are nothing new. Thats why this is more than just a lecture series. This is about making a difference, one big idea at a time. This is about being a Maverick.
*this event is free*
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