We hosted an inspiring conversation with Cathie Urushibata, Creative Director at Shake Shack, who shared how thoughtful design elevated craveability, unified brand partnerships, and brought bold flavor to every brand touchpoint.
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In this session, Cathie Urushibata, Creative Director at Shake Shack, shared how her team built a bold and cohesive visual identity, spanning in-store design, packaging, campaigns, and collaborations, that brought strategy, craveability, and culture into every brand touchpoint.
Cathie Urushibata
Creative Director
Cathie Urushibata is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience across branding, art direction, graphic design, illustration, and creative management. As Creative Director at Shake Shack, she oversees the brand’s visual identity and creative strategy across all touch points.
Known for blending strategic thinking with bold, craveable visuals, Cathie leads and mentors a multidisciplinary design team while partnering with cross-functional teams to bring the Shake Shack brand to life in fresh and unexpected ways.
Join us in Toronto for an exclusive conversation on how authenticity, storytelling, and cultural identity shape consumer buying decisions, drive brand loyalty, and define the next wave of lifestyle branding.
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM EST
482 Front St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON
$25
Jeremy Watt
Co-Founder
Discussion Topics:
The Art of Understated Branding
Owning the Narrative: Why ‘Made in Canada’ Matters
Join Natalie Novak, Vice President of Product Strategy & Service Design at JPMorganChase, for a deep dive into how futures thinking is transforming the way products are imagined, built, and scaled.
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM EST
136 Crosby St, 4th Floor, New York City, NY
$45
Natalie Novak
Futurist and Product Leader
Discussion Topics:
Futures & Foresight: The Method Behind the Mindset
The Future of Payments: A Trend Report Live
Reverse Engineering Foresight: How the Report Was Made
In this session, Andrew Yeung, Founder of Fibe, shares how he turned a series of meetups into a bootstrapped 7-figure business, and a foot in the door to venture capital and startup advisory.
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM EST
136 Crosby St, 4th Floor, New York City, NY
$45
Andrew Yeung
Founder
Discussion Topics:
Why Community Outperforms Traditional Marketing
From Events to Ecosystem: Designing for Belonging at Scale
Join Iustin Iftime, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, for an interactive workshop exploring how humans and AI can collaborate to design, build, and launch better products.
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM GMT
55-57 Rivington St, London
£40
Iustin Iftime
Principal Product Manager
Discussion Topics:
The New Division of Work
Live Demo: From Idea to Product with a Human + AI Duo
Join Brendan Mahony, Layla Faruque, and Irina Evsiukova from Vox Creative, Vox Media’s award-winning branded content studio, for a behind-the-scenes look at how they bring brands to life through storytelling that thrives on unpredictability.
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