2011 Keynotes

Amy Wells [KE2]

Tuesday, June 14 • 8 a.m. 
Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Chicago
Sauganash Ballroom
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Amy Wells S.D.S.A. was the set decorator on 'MAD MEN" for the first 3 seasons of the acclaimed drama series. A native of Rockland County, NY, Amy graduated from U.S.C.'s School of Cinema/TV. In her early career she was mentored by Academy Award winning set decorator Gretchen Rau (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Jim Erickson, Academy Award nominee for There Will Be Blood. Wells went on to decorate such features as Clueless, The Phantom, American Pie, Sex & The City and the Emmy–nominated HBO Series From the Earth to the Moon, as well as many situational comedies. Her most recent feature is the debut film of designer Tom Ford, A Single Man.

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Margaret Russell [KE3]

Editor in Chief
Architectural Digest
Tuesday, June 14 • 1 p.m.
Fee:  None •  Credit:  0.1 CEU

Margaret Russell was named editor in chief of Architectural Digest in August 2010. Prior to joining AD, Ms. Russell served as editor in chief of ELLE DECOR, a publication that she helped launch in 1989—the largest of the 25 ELLE DECOR international editions. During her tenure, Ms. Russell also created elledecor.com and produced the best-selling ELLE DECOR book series. She was named a vice president of Hachette Filipacchi Media in 2003. Ms. Russell lectures frequently on interior decoration and has been a guest on numerous television programs to discuss design-related topics; she was also a featured judge on both seasons of Bravo’s reality-competition show Top Design. Ms. Russell is the author of several books, including Designing Women: Interiors by Leading Style Makers; So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces; and Style & Substance: The Best of ELLE DECOR.

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Henrik Fisker [KE4]

Tuesday, June 14 • 3 p.m.
Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Chicago
Sauganash Ballroom
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Henrik Fisker is co-founder, CEO and executive design director at Fisker Automotive which will be debuting the Fisker Karma, a  luxury, electric sports sedan in 2011.  Fisker is famously known for his automobile design work at Ford Motor Company and DesignworksUSA, BMW’s California-based industrial design subsidiary. While at Ford Motor Company, Fisker served as a member of the Board of Directors and design director at Aston Martin, where he designed the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and was responsible for the production launch design of the DB9, variants of which were James Bond’s preferred vehicles.

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Ed Begley, Jr. [KE5]

Wednesday, June 15 • 8 a.m.
Holiday Inn Mart Plaza – Sauganash Ballroom
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An actor known for his many television, film and theatre projects, Begley is currently best known for his hit TV show “Living with Ed”. Begley has been considered an environmental leader in the Hollywood community for many years.

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