Bas van Abel of FairPhone is one of the speakers at the DMI Conference 'Designing the next economy' in Madrid (Spain). At DMI this year you can discover the stories, solutions and tools creative thinkers are putting to work, from start ups to multinationals, from emerging economies to global leaders. Find inspiration in open innovation and new methods to solve increasingly complex challenges in business and the public sector globally.
Van Abel's contribution to the conference will be called 'The world in your pocket; overcoming alienation with social innovation'. His presentation is scheduled on day 2 of the conference, Thursday April 25th, 2013 at 12.00 hrs. Theme of the day is 'Global Innovations That Are Shaping The Next Economy'.
On Friday April 26th, an interesting Post Conference workshop will be held on making open design work for your organization; how to participate, contribute and integrate open design in your business. Putting Open Design in perspective, this workshop will cover the components of the open movement and how to "open" your business model.