10th Annual Consumer Trends Forum
21st Century Trends: Technology, Diversity, Sustainability
Insights to Innovation
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
May 6-8, 2009
Consumers used to be easily characterized by age, income and other demographics, making it straightforward to design and market products that met relatively few failures. Today's consumer is much harder to define, requiring a wider view and a willingness to try new approaches to product and market development.
The Consumer Trends Forum will give you the tools you need to navigate today's diverse and ever-changing marketplace. By examining the consumer through a broad range of perspectives, the Trends Forum will help you gain a big-picture understanding of what is influencing consumer purchasing behavior today.
The 2009 Trends Forum features keynote speaker, Jeremy Gutsche, founder of the world's largest trend network, TrendHunter.com. Gutsche provides comprehensive strategies for trend identification and generational insights, while engaging his audience in creative thinking and idea development. He has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter” by The Guardian, “an eagle eye" by Global TV, and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV.
The Consumer Trends Forum is a two-day program packed with presentations by internationally-recognized experts, networking opportunities with marketing professionals, corporate trendologists, and research and development professionals – plus exciting, informative, hands-on optional tours.
2008 Sponsors included:
Who Should Attend?
The Consumer Trends Forum is THE conference to attend for anyone seeking to reach consumers with a message, service or product.
- Brand Mangers/Marketing Directors
- Product Developers/Designers
- Trend Researchers/Managers
- Venture Capitalists
- Advertising/Public Relations Managers
- Food Technologists/R & D Managers
- Consultants to Consumer Businesses and Industries
- Business/Marketing Educators and Students
- Market Researchers/Directors
- Business Home Economists/Dietitians/Nutritionists
About the Venue
CTFI's 10th Annual Consumer Trends Forum will be held at the elegantly appointed Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, CA. Recently renovated in 2007, the new décor elegantly balances the refined beauty of the East and West. Guests will experience a sense of place that reflects both historic and worldly Japantown as well as the pulse of San Francisco. The location is central to shopping, dining, university and medical center businesses and entertainment, including a new Sundance film theater complex and a choice of music venues within walking distance.
Click here to download or view the (past) 2008 program. The 2009 Forum Program will be available soon.