Powered by Design The city where LPK's international headquarters are located—Cincinnati, Ohio—hosts the Design Management Institute's Brand/Design 20 Conference.
		The June 10, 2008 edition of Soapbox! Cincinnati features the article "Powered by Design," which highlights the Design Management Institute's Brand/Design 20 Conference taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio from June 11-13, 2008. LPK President and CEO Jerry Kathman, one of the event's organizers, speaks on Cincinnati's role in the development of brand design and how Cincinnati became a well-known hub for advanced brand design. With 1,400 members in 44 countries, DMI is the international authority, resource and advocate on design management, and a thought leader in the areas of design management, design strategy and design leadership. Soapbox! Cincinnati is a website and weekly e-zine devoted to promoting creative people and businesses, new development, cool places to live and the best places to work and play.
		About LPK LPK is an international design agency where remarkable people Build Leadership Brands. By integrating strategy, design and innovation, LPK leverages relevant consumer, shopper and market insights to create value, sustain leadership and transform businesses. The agency’s portfolio of category-leading brands and long-term client relationships attracts some of the best and brightest creative minds in the world. LPK’s combination of strategic skills, creative disciplines and cross-cultural perspectives results in brand-building innovation across media, geography and time. With a presence in North America, Europe and Asia, LPK is the world’s largest employee-owned brand design agency. LPK has developed and managed brand design franchises for some of the world’s most successful businesses, including Gillette, Pampers, Olay, 3M, Jim Beam, IBM, Hershey, Coleman, U.S. Bank, AT&T, Kellogg, Novartis, Samsung, PepsiCo, and Kraft Foods. LPK’s independent spirit champions a vibrant creative culture, recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a “Winning Workplace” and described by HOW Magazine as “one of the largest and most influential branding agencies on the planet.” Contact: www.lpk.com.