WHO SHOULD ATTEND

KODW is a premier week of events that provides high-level design learning for both design practitioners and business professionals, while also fostering a platform for business networking and collaboration. If you are looking for the latest design trends in your industry and to be inspired by innovative ideas, KODW 2019 is a must-go event for you!

BY PROFESSION (2018)

Design Practitioners

Brand Leaders, Business Executives & Professionals

Government & Policy Makers

Students & Academia

BY SECTOR (2018)

Brand & Business Development Design/ Creative & Communications/ Media/ Technologies

Government/ Industry Association/ Non-profit Organisation

Education

Entertainment/ Manufacturing Production/ Others

2019 Speakers

Chris Ferguson

Director - National, International & Research ● UK Government Digital Service (UK)

Low Cheaw Hwei

Head of Design ASEAN Pacific/Head of Design Consulting Asia ● Philips Design (Singapore)

Otto Ng

Design Director ● LAAB (HK)

Clive Grinyer

Design Consultant ● Clivegrinyer Limited (UK)

Per Kristiansen

Partner ● Trivium (Denmark)

Tin Nguyen & Edward Cutting

Creative Directors ● Tin&Ed (Australia / US)

Anson Shum

Co-Founder and Creative Director ● OOKONN (HK)

Di-Ann Eisnor

CWeO Cities ● The We Company (Formerly known as WeWork) (US)

Chris Dobson

Principal ● Eight Inc. Hong Kong (HK)

Paul Husband

Founder & Managing Director ● Husband Retail Consulting (HK)

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING?

The caliber of people from government and CEOs is very high. I found the interesting discussion really fascinating

PAUL PRIESTMAN

Designer, Co-founder and Chairman, PriestmanGoode (UK)

KODW at the moment has given us a slightly difference flavor to what designing is all about

DATUK SAIFUL ANUAR ABDUL AZIZ

Principal, Anuar Aziz Architect (Malaysia)

The selection of groups of speakers that come in and also the audience is absolutely fabulous. People should take away from this conference is the experience - meeting all these really talented people who are working in this field, and how we all work together, we share common vision for better, smarter and more connected cities

ANDREW MEAD

Chief Architect (ARBUK),MTR Corporation Limited (HK)

It’s been very interesting to be a speaker at the KODW

Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg

Senior Political Advisor, The Conservative Party of Norway (Norway)

Make changes happen

David Yeung

Founder, Green Monday (HK)

I always find their workshops and the seminars from KODW are inspirational, and we always learn something new that we can take

Workshop Participant