DESIGN POLICY CONFERENCE
FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL
WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL VALENCIA 2022
Valencia Conference Center
About the conference
Design-led urban policies are increasingly recognized as critical to shaping the future prosperity and wellbeing of a city and its inhabitants. The World Design Policy Conference provides a global platform for the exchange of ideas, insights, and best practices from different countries, regions, and cities that are developing, launching, and maintaining effective design policy.
A live in-person meeting in Valencia, one of the Signature Events of the World Design Capital 2022, with the mediterranean city at the international spotlight as a pole of attraction for foreign investments seeking opportunities thanks to its development and stability.
The findings and conclusions of this Conference have the potential to set the foundation for a design-led legacy programme that benefits both the design community and mainly the citizens, and that resonates far beyond the designated WDC year. A content that can influence existing policies facilitating a legacy in political management.
Objectives
Inspire transformative initiatives to achieve environmental, economic and educational goals.
Tackle global issues that can provide solutions through design.
Create oportunities for engagement and cross-country colaboration.
Establish links with current political leadership.
Set milestones for initiating a collaborative process between countries.
Highlight outstanding examples of design policies worldwide.
Enhance initiatives for exchanging and experimenting.
Event will start in:
Valencia Conference Center
The building is an emblematic piece of architecture, designed by the renowned architect Norman Foster, specifically to attract event tourism to the city of Valencia. This objective has been amply met, with a total of 3,000 events being held at the Centre up until now. Over 2,2 million people have participated in these meetings. These activities have undoubtedly improved Valencia’s position on the international stage. According to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Valencia ranks 29nd in Europe on the list of preferred event tourism destinations and third in the ranking of Spanish cities. The Valencia Conference is the venue that brings the largest number of international delegates to the city.
Speakers
Ezio Manzini
President of DESIS Network
Leyla Acoroglu
Sustainability provocateur
Alok Nandi
Professor of design, creativity & innovation at Institut Paul Bocuse
Brandon Gien
CEO of Good Design Australia
René Spitz
Researcher of the future of design education
Hanna Harris
Chief Design Officer, city of Helsinki
Gisele Raulik Murphy
Partner at DUCO Design Intelligence
Päivi Tahkokallio
CEO of Tahkokallio Design+
Brigitte Borja de Mozota
Professor and consultant
Anna Whicher
Head of Policy Design at PDR (International Design and Research Centre)
More to come
Schedule
3rd November
10:00 – 11:30
Reception & opening
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00
Round table: New European Bauhaus: The next step for the new generation of design policies in the Mediterranean region. How can Design impact the Mediterranean region?
13:00 – 14:00
Panel discussion I: Design Action Plans, from local to global
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch
15:00 – 16:00
Panel discussion II: Changing cities by design
16:00 – 17:00
Panel discussion III: Rethinking design for social change
17:00 – 17:30
Coffee break
17:30 – 18:30
Panel discussion IV: Design education
4th November
10:30 – 11:30
Panel discussion V: Design awareness. Can we make it mainstream?
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00
Conclusion