ImaginEvening

Discover an ever-changing oasis for business + creative professionals to mingle, share passions and ignite future projects. An eclectic monthly line-up of energized people, fascinating stories, unique sounds, engaging visuals and tantalizing tastes from all across the bay area and beyond! Imaginevening™ is the place to be if you seek collaborative adventure, bold inspiration and sizzling sparks for new ideas. Includes musical entertainment and healthy refreshments.

Speakers at this event include:

Richard Benefield, Founding Executive Director, Walt Disney Family Museum. The Walt Disney Family Museum is the newest cultural institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founding executive director Richard Benefield will speak about the opening of the Museum, which tells the story of the man who raised animation to an art, tirelessly pursued innovation, and created a distinctly American legacy. His talk will be illustrated with images of the Museum and of many of the objects on view in the galleries, including examples of the technologies Walt pioneered.

Nina Rae Vaughn, former Director of Concept Design & Illustration, Walt Disney Imagineering and currently Principal Art Director at Themeaddicts, Inc. will discuss “Blue Sky Concept to Reality” - her approach to a projects’ developing story, to its visual form with sketches, 3D layouts, illustrations and designs to the finished product; be it a theme park attraction, restaurant or entertainment center.

Brooke Wentz, Music Supervisor and intellectual property rights executive will speak on harnessing the power of music for brands and media.