
Developers could add their ideas to N.F.C.-enabled tiles on the “Big Idea Wall,” which allowed them to save and collaborate on concepts in Google Spaces.
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Organizers looked for PowerPoint alternatives, including a fashion show that depicted each brand’s aesthetic via designer clothes and accessories.
Photo: Sergio Martinez

Organizers require every panel at the conference to include participants that reflect gender, racial, and ethnic diversity.
Photo: Sumit Kohli

In the 1,000-square-foot Zen Garden, organizers encouraged attendees to turn their thoughts inward as they walked around wearing noise-canceling headphones.
Photo: Jimmy Hamelin

At a lavish gifting suite, guests customized their own swag. Planners thoughtfully offered items to appeal to both men and women.
Photo: Jennifer Domenick