Aspecta by Metroflor to sponsor NeoCon keynote

[Norwalk, Conn.] For the second consecutive year, Aspecta by Metroflor will sponsor one of the keynote presentations at NeoCon June 11-13 at The Mart in Chicago. Among the banner lineup of programming from some of the preeminent, influential names in design and beyond, Aspecta will sponsor the keynote presentation on opening day featuring Gensler Founder, Art Gensler.

Registration is now open for the Aspecta-sponsored presentation – Unanticipated Opportunities: A Conversation between Art Gensler and Cheryl Durst, IIDA executive vice president and CEO – which will take place Monday, June 11 at 8 am in the NeoCon Theater, 19th Floor, The Mart. Metroflor’s director of design, Robert Langstaff, will introduce the Monday keynote presentation with opening remarks. The presentation is free for registered attendees.

The keynote theme is: To be the best entrepreneur, you must trust your gut, take risks, and embrace opportunity by interacting with chance encounters and keeping a constant eye on what could be. Gensler will share some of the unanticipated opportunities that have helped shape his career.

Art Gensler founded Gensler, the global architecture, design, planning and strategic consulting firm in 1965. From an office of three people in San Francisco, the firm has grown into one of the world’s leading architecture and design groups, with 5,000 people in 46 global locations. Gensler teams provide expertise in 20 practice areas – including workplace, retail, hospitality, education, brand design, and aviation & transportation – to international clients that span a wide range of industries. The firm is known for their design of many iconic interior and architectural projects around the globe, such as the Shanghai Tower. Gensler is recognized as the number one architectural firm in the country and for the past 30 consecutive years has been selected as the Most Admired Firm by its industry peers.  

Said Langstaff, “Aspecta by Metroflor is honored to be introducing one of the most important trailblazers in the A & D community. The conversation about risk-taking and seizing opportunities is very synergistic with our company’s culture. We constantly seek new ways to develop innovative products and design possibilities to keep competitive and stay fresh in this challenging, yet exhilarating, marketplace.”

For those attending NeoCon, Metroflor encourages them to sign up to hear Gensler speak on Monday, June 11 at 8 a.m. in the NeoCon Motorola Theatre, 19th floor, and visit Metroflor’s Aspecta Booth # 7 – 10115. To register, visit https://neocon.martreg.com.