p.a.v.e. speaker: Lighting artist Leni Schwendinger,

Creativity and Innovation across Design and the Arts

World renowned lighting designer, artist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Leni Schwendinger of Light Projects LTD. Schwedinger creates lighting environments for architectural and public spaces all over the world. These works energize architecture, landscape and infrastructure with the ultimate objective of connecting people to each other and to their surroundings. Balancing technological sophistication, solid project management and artistic verve, the Light Projects methodology has produced a distinctive series of interactions with clients ranging from state and municipal agencies and architectural and engineering firms to museums and events planners. She has been named the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year among many other honors and awards.