business committee for the arts

First
Forum for New Ideas

October 1, 2003
Steelcase Inc.
New York, NY

The Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) presented the first "A Forum for New Ideas: Break the Rules - Think Differently about Business and the Arts" on October 1, 2003 that began a national dialogue about how to effect change and venture into new, non-traditional ways for business and the arts to work together to broaden and strengthen the operating objectives of both sectors. During 2004, BCA plans to present similar forums throughout the country in collaboration with BCA Affiliates.

Sponsors:
Steelcase Inc., New York, NY
The Art Knowledge Corporation, New York, NY

Moderator:
Thomas P. Putnam
Chairman
MARKEM Corporation, Keene, NH

Panelists:
Tim Hale
Senior Vice President and Image Director
Fossil, Inc., Richardson, TX

Robert M. Greenberg
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
R/GA, New York, NY

Thomas Krens
Director
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, NY