
DESIGN POLICY CONFERENCE
FROM
LOCAL TO
GLOBAL
WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL VALENCIA 2022
3rd and 4th of November 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.
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
Journalist and researcher

Hannah 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)
