Wonder & Awe with Barbara Bouza, CannonDesign
About this Presentation
Experiences, moments and memories don’t just shape our lives; they empower us to connect across cultures and communities, grow as human beings and remember the people, places and ideas that move us.
As technology and consumer expectations converge, story-driven experiences remain core to creating real-world wonder and awe. As designers, we have the responsibility and opportunity to create all distinct types of experiences – the fantastic, the in-the-moment, the shared – across a broad ecosystem.
In this Futurespaces session, Barbara Bouza, CannonDesign’s Executive Director of Live, Work Play and the former President of Walt Disney Imagineering will share insights from her global journey through discovery, experience design, impossibilities and storytelling. She will highlight how her career has consistently fused story, technology and design to create memorable experiences around the globe and the boundless possibilities for city districts, entertainment and sports venues, museums, learning spaces and public architecture.
About our Presenter
Barbara Bouza is the Executive Director of Live, Work, Play for CannonDesign, one of the world’s leading design firms where architecture, strategy, experience, innovation and social good converge to ignite meaningful impact.
Prior to joining CannonDesign, Barbara was President of Walt Disney Imagineering where she led the global, multi-disciplinary team behind the creation of Disney theme parks, resorts, cruise ships and live entertainment destinations worldwide.
Barbara is deeply respected for her ability to shape immersive story-driven environments at the intersection of technology, entertainment, sports, hospitality and human-centered design. She was recognized with the New York Hall of Science Distinguished Leader Award for her expansive and career-long contributions to STEM fields.
Beyond her core work, Barbara is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Chair of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc) Board of Trustees and a member of Fast Company’s Impact Council. She speaks globally on experiential design, innovation and leadership with recent appearances at Sports Business Journal, SXSW, Harvard and the Social Innovation Summit among numerous others.
About Futurespaces
Founded and led by Josh Goldblum (Bluecadet) Futurespaces offers live webinars and in-person tours that provide valuable insights into the creative process of creating contemporary experiences.