Speakers | Paul Belford | Bill Cahan | Kyle Cooper | Simon Dixon & Aporva Baxi | Scott Goodson | Michael Johnson |
David Kester | Erik Kessels | Harry Pearce | Stefan Sagmeister | Simon Sankarayya | Wally Olins |

Kyle Cooper has directed over 150 film title sequences, and has been credited with "almost single-handedly revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form". He is the founder of two internationally recognized film design companies, Imaginary Forces and Prologue Films.

Kyle Cooper first caught the public's attention in 1996 with the title sequence for David Fincher's "SE7EN." Not since Saul Bass' opening credits for "The Man with The Golden Arm" did a title sequence generate so much excitement and press, with Entertainment Weekly calling his work a "masterpiece of dementia" and Details crediting him with "almost single-handedly revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form." Among his other ground-breaking opening titles are "Spider-Man," "Mission Impossible," "The Island of Dr. Moreau," "Arlington Road," "Mimic," "Dead Presidents," "Braveheart," and "Donnie Brasco."

Cooper has directed live action for numerous television commercials and, in addition to dozens of second unit shoots for film titles, created four nightmare montages for the motion picture "Titus Andronicus." In the recent past, he made his debut as a feature film director with the John Hughes Production "New Port South" for Touchstone Pictures. He and his team are currently creating content for feature films, games and interactive media, while expanding their efforts in the design of innovative interactive experiences for publishers and advertisers.

Recent project highlights include the main titles for the video game "Metal Gear 2," ten commemorative U.S. postal stamps celebrating "American Filmmaking: Behind the Scenes" and the 74 th and 76th Annual Academy Awards for each show he produced more than 850 individual elements, including broadcast graphics, screen content and a 4-1/2 minute tribute to film composers.

Cooper is a native of Swampscott, Massachusetts and holds a M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Yale University School of Design and a B.F.A. in Interior Architecture from University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He cites legendary designer Paul Rand with whom he studied at Yale as his greatest influence.

His work has received numerous awards and honors from organizations across the globe, including a Gold Medal and a Best of Show Award for graphic design at the New York Arts Directors Club Awards, and a 'Designer of the Year' 1996 nomination by the CSD (Chartered Society of Designers). He also received two Emmy Nominations, celebrating his work for TNT's "George Wallace" and the 74th Academy Awards show (2002). He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and holds the honorary title of Royal Designer for Industry.