SAVE THE DATE to spotlight leadership in the San Francisco design community!

The IIDA Leaders Breakfast is an annual international event series that celebrates design’s importance in the global marketplace by honoring the people who are both the legacy and future of design. This is made possible through the support of IIDA Headquarters, International Benefactor MillerKnoll, and Media Partner Interior Design.

Each event features a renowned keynote speaker who enlightens, provokes, and encourages new ideas, and a celebration recognizing one local individual who is making significant contributions to the design industry with the Leadership Award of Excellence Presentation.

Leadership Award of Excellence Honoree

Brian Graham
Founder, Creative Director
Graham Design

Brian Graham is the founder and creative director of Graham Design, a studio specializing in contemporary furniture and products for the workplace and healthcare markets. With over 30 years of experience in design and architecture, Graham's work has garnered multiple awards and recognition from prestigious organizations and his mission is to create products that are functional, beautiful, and sustainable, enhancing the quality of life for people. Graham is an advocate and advisor for the design industry, he actively engages with the larger design community to champion a deeper understanding of the significance of design in contemporary culture. Of growing importance to Graham is building opportunities for a more diverse and representative design community. To this end, he serves on the board of Industrial Design Outreach, a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a mission to foster curiosity, promote creativity, and build self-confidence in youth from diverse communities through high school design education.

Keynote Speaker

Vijay Gupta
Founder of Street Symphony
Co-Founder of the Skid Row Arts Alliance
MacArthur Genius

Vijay Gupta is the founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a nationally recognized pioneer in creating musical experiences for people in reentry from homelessness, addiction and incarceration. Since 2011 Street Symphony’s communities of artists have presented thousands of musical workshops, performances and lessons in Los Angeles shelters, clinics, county jails, state hospitals and prisons – delivering the music of classical, choral, Jazz, Reggae, Mariachi and West African drumming traditions to communities beyond the concert hall. Gupta believes that the transformation brought on by music is a “two-way symphony”: a pathway to mutual healing. Gupta is a celebrated violinist, curator and music director, performing for over 20 years. A dynamic recording artist, Gupta’s critically acclaimed discography includes an array of chamber music and solo works. He was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024 and he is the author of a forthcoming memoir on the intersection of loss, hope, and music.

Location:
Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell St.

Rise and Shine Sponsor | SOLD OUT

• Mimosa Beverage Sponsor
• VIP Seating
• 2 Full Tables (20 seats total)
• VIP Reception the night before (5 tickets)

Local Sponsor | SOLD OUT

• Premium Seating
• 1 Full Table (10 seats total)
• VIP Reception the night before (3 tickets)

Full Table | SOLD OUT

• 1 Full Table (10 seats total)

Half Table | SOLD OUT

• 1 Half Table (5 seats total)

Individual IIDA Member Tickets | SOLD OUT

• Open Area Seating (1 seat)

Individual Non-Member Tickets | SOLD OUT

• Open Area Seating (1 seat)