Participants

Ager-Wick, Sondre, Design Strategist , Nokia Design
Ahlstrom, Krister, Senior Industrialist, Finnish Design Round Table
Ainamo, Antti, Professor, Innovation, University of Turku, HSE, Taik
Alahuhta, Matti President, KONE Corporation
Armengaud, Marc, Philosopher, Researcher and Sound Designer, AWP, agence de reconfiguration territorial
Baldauf, Sari, Principal, Vivaio
Bartholo, Roberto, Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Björkman, Ivar, Rektor/President, Konstfack
Blom, Jan, Nokia Research Center
Borsboom, Ton, Senior Director New Business Europe, Philips Design
Buchner, Daniel, VP Innovation and Design, Continuum
Bysted, Peter, Rector, the Danish Design School
Chiu, Leimei Julia, Executive Board Member, International Council Societies of Industrial Design
Chua, Cecilia, Partner, Senior Director, The Idea Factory
Clark, Erica, Senior Vice-President, International Initiatives, Art Center College of Design
Edman, Robin, Chief Executive, SVID, Swedish Industrial Design Foundation
Eggenkamp, Anne Mieke, Executive Board, Design Academy Eindhoven
Ekman, Kalevi, Vice Rector, TKK
Engeström, Jyri, Entrepreneur, Google
Eskelinen, Jarmo, Managing Director, Forum Virium Helsinki
Fleetwood, Roy, Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
Franko, Richard, Principal, Mithun
Friedman, Ken, Dean, Faculty of Design, Professor of Design, Swinburne University of Technology
Gardemeister, Anu, Director Healthy Helsinki, Forum Virium Helsinki
Gheerawo, Rama, Innovation Leader, Royal College of Art
Hagan, Susannah, Director of R/E/D (Research into Environment + Design) University of East London
Hammarsten, Heidi, Editor-in-chief, Fakta / Talentum Media
Hassi, Lotta, Partner + researcher, Seos Design + TKK
Herzog, Thomas, Prof. (em. e.), Technische Universität München, Institut für Entwerfen und Bautechnik
Hirvonen, Pirjo, Head of Fashion and Clothing Design and Textile Art and Design, University of Art and Design Helsinki
Holstila, Eero, Director, Office of Economic Development, City of Helsinki
Hyvönen, Helena, Dean, University of Art and Design Helsinki
Hämäläinen, Timo, Foresight Director, Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Ihamuotila, Jaakko, Vice Chairman, Taylor Co
Ijäs, Jari, Chief Specialist, Concept Design, Nokia Corporate Business Development
Jones, Ronald, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Experience Design Group, Konstfack, University College of Art, Craft and Design
Justice, Lorraine, Director of School, School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kao, John, Chairman and CEO, Kao & Company
Kaplan, Kenneth, Associate Director, Collaborative Initiatives at MIT
Karhu, Tiina, Design strategist, Nokia
Keinonen, Turkka, University of Art and Design Helsinki
Kettula, Jan, Head of University Collaboration, Nokia Design
Khamis, Arman, Innovation Strategist, The Idea Factory (Singapore) Pt Ltd
Kim, Tony, Professor and Chair of Design Management, IDAS, Hong Kong University
Kini, Kanyika, Communication Designer, Daily Dump
Kong, Thomas, Assistant Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kosonen, Mikko, Executive Vice President, Sitra
Kuittinen, Ossi, Chief Technology Officer, Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Kulkki, Seija, Director, Helsinki School of Economics/ Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research
Kulvik, Barbro, Member of the Advisory Board, Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation
Lau, Siu Hong Freeman, Partner, Kan & Lau Design Consultants
Lee, Soon-Jong, Professor of Product Design, Institute of Design, Director of Korea Design Research Institute, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, Korea
Lian, Andrew, Vice President - Business Development, The Event Company Staging Connections Pte Ltd
Lockwood, Thomas, President, DMI, the Design Management Institute
Luutonen,  Marketta, Managing Director, the Finnish Crafts Organization
Magnusson, Fredrik, Design Strategy Advisor, commercial innovation, Independent
Mäkelä, Pauli, Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Finland, Rome
Nagasawa, Tadanori, Deputy President, Professor, Musashino Art University
Nandi, Alok, Designer & writer/director, Architempo / commediastra bvba
Nieminen, Risto, COMP, Helsinki University of Technology
Nilsson Ström, Aina, Design Director, AB Volvo
Noreila, Vikki, Managing Director, Linja Design Oy
Nyman, Göte, Professor, University Of Helsinki
Orava, Janne, Process Manager, Helsinki Living Lab / Forum Virium Helsinki
Pallasmaa, Juhani, Architect, Principal, Juhani Pallasmaa Architects
Perheentupa, Eljas, Creative director, Linja Design Oy
Ranjan, MP, Faculty of Design, National Institute of Design
Saari, Timo, Professor, Principal Scientist, Temple University, CKIR, HIIT
Sacconi, Francesco, Architect (hons) ARB, ArupAGU
Salminen, Merina, journalist, Kauppalehti
Savolainen, Jukka, Curator, Exhibitions,  Design Museum
Segall, Zary, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Convergent Design, University of Maryland (Baltimore Campus)
Siltavuori, Antti, Industrial Designer, Managing Director, Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation
Smith, Martin, Chairman, Product Design Department Art Center College of Design
Snellman, Tapio, Director, Neutral
Sotamaa, Yrjö, President, Professor, University of Art and Design Helsinki
Sounio, Lisa, CEO, Dopplr Ltd
Staal, Henk, Vice Chairman, Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation
Stavik, Jan R., Managing Director, Norwegian Design Council
Steinberg, Marco, Associate Professor, Harvard Design School
Stenros, Anne, Vice President, Design, KONE Corporation
Strousse, Babette, Director of Operations, Global Footwear Design, Nike
Suntola, Silja, Head of Development and Education, IADE Institute for Art, Development and Education / University of Art and Design
Tapaninen, Jaakko, Journalist, Consultant, Great Point Ltd
Teperi, Juha, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Tether, Bruce, Professor, Design London
Thomson, Michael, Director, Design Connect; President, BEDA
Toivanen, Pekka, Design Director, Isku Koti Oy / Muotohiomo Oy
Turkki, Teppo, Director, IADE Institute for Art, Development and Education
Valtonen, Anna, Head of Design Research & Foresight, Nokia
Yong, Yoon Li, General Manager, Royal Selangor International Sdn Bhd