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Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Business of Design Week 2022 Summit Presents 'Design for Change', Driving Innovation Amid Uncertainty
HONG KONG , Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the occasion of its 20 anniversary, , Asia's premier annual event on design, innovation and brands, will make a grand return from 28 November until 3 December. Since 2002, BODW has gathered the most sought-after creative leaders in the world, with a host of concurrent design-related initiatives that have made BODW one of Hong Kong's most anticipated events. BODW has also strengthened collaborations across borders, joining forces with 13 partner countries and cities in the last 20 years.
This year's BODW Summit will welcome international speakers from UK, France , Thailand , Japan , Korea, as well as from , BODW's Strategic Partner for 2022.
The theme highlights the vision and leadership needed for design to become a force for good as well as the key movements and trends defining the future. Now on its 20 year of gathering some of the world's most compelling and insightful leaders, creatives, and pioneers, the BODW 2022 Summit focuses on five main pillars, namely and Global business and design leaders representing some of the world's most innovative brands will share their insights on upcoming trends to help businesses brave new changes with a design mindset.
As the 2022 summit's Strategic Partner, , celebrated for its iconic design movements and circular innovation, and , the country's platform for creative pioneers, brings some of its most celebrated design talents such as (Co-founder, Thonik) and (CEO, Waterstudio.NL) among others to Hong Kong , participating in key conversations on designing climate-resilient communities, milestones in modern design, and more.
Featuring global speakers both in-person and virtually, BODW 2022 Summit includes physical events at , with highly-anticipated panels broadcast on at 8:00pm–10:00pm from 30 November to 2 December, with the full programme livestreamed on bodw+ and on social media platforms to provide full access to an international audience.
Among the BODW 2022 Summit's speakers are:
Joining live in-person to interact with BODW participants:
Joining virtually from around the world:
Cited in Chief Executive John Lee's 2022 Policy Address as one of the globally acclaimed platforms fostering the development of the arts, cultural and creative industries, BODW is a major annual event organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), supported by Strategic Partner, , and its platform for creative pioneers, ; together with Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) as the Lead Sponsor.
An accredited event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, BODW 2022 is co-organised by with support from Strategic Regional Partner, Strategic Cultural Partner, ; Strategic Business Partners, Brand Hong Kong, Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK); and Strategic Programme Partners, Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), PMQ and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design).
As well as having some of its selected highlight sessions broadcast on ViuTV, the BODW Summit will be livestreamed for free on
, the digital design knowledge platform envisioned to become
Asia's leading online design portal, featuring evergreen year-round content on seminal design trends. To join the BODW Summit, register for free to become a bodw+ Basic member, or upgrade to Plus or Corporate Membership for exclusive ticket discounts for physical events, as well as access to on-demand content and other exclusive offers.
Stay tuned for more information on the BODW 2022 Summit as more speakers and exciting additions to the programme will be announced at 2022.bodw.com, and register to become a bodw+ member now.
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www.hkdesigncentre.org
A non-governmental organisation registered in 2001 and established in 2002, Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) is a strategic partner of the HKSAR Government in establishing Hong Kong as an international centre of design excellence in Asia . Our public mission is to promote wider and strategic use of design and design thinking to create business value and improve societal well-being.
The year 2022 marks our 20 Anniversary, where we will celebrate with a series of activities under the theme 'Design for Sustainable Community'.
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Asia's premier annual event on design, innovation and brands since 2002, Business of Design Week (BODW) organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) gathers some of the world's foremost design masters, brand leaders and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong as well as overseas, driving discourse on the value of design and innovation to inspire global audiences and explore new business opportunities.
www.createhk.gov.hk )
Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in June 2009 to spearhead the development of creative industries in Hong Kong . From 1 July 2022 onwards, it is under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community. CreateHK sponsors HKDC to organise Business of Design Week (BODW), BODW City Programme, DFA Awards, Knowledge of Design Week, Fashion Asia Hong Kong, Design Incubation Programme and Fashion Incubation Programme, among other projects, to promote Hong Kong design.
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