GS1 KEYNOTE: A Natty Approach to Learning and Education
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 22
Palm Ballroom
Tim Gunn, America’s favorite reality TV co-host, is known for his kind but firm approach in providing wisdom, guidance, and support to the scores of design hopefuls on Project Runway. Having begun his fashion career as a teacher at Parsons School of Design, Mr. Gunn knows more than a thing or two about mentorship and how to convey invaluable pearls of wisdom in an approachable, accessible manner. In this keynote session, Mr. Gunn will share practical tips he has learned in his lifetime of education and learning experiences, exploring themes like truth-telling, empathy, asking, cheerleading … and hoping for the best. Join us as Mr. Gunn opens Learning Solutions 2017 with surprising, moving, and often hilarious stories about teaching, learning, and life.
Tim Gunn
Host
Project Runway
Tim Gunn is the Emmy-winning co-host of Lifetime’s Project Runway, also serving as one of the show’s producers. Mr. Gunn has held the roles of fashion dean at Fifth & Pacific and chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne. He served for 29 years at Parsons School of Design; under his direction as chair, Parsons’ department of fashion design was repositioned as the leader in fashion design education in America. Mr. Gunn is a best-selling author, having released his fourth book, Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor, in 2015. He and his Project Runway co-host, Heidi Klum, shared the 2013 Emmy Award for outstanding host of a reality program. In recent years, he has also produced and starred in spinoff shows Under the Gunn and Project Runway Junior.
