David Kusuma is Head of Product and R&D at IAG Automotive, driving innovation in performance and off-road aftermarket vehicles. He previously served as Senior VP of Product Management and Innovation at Oregon Tool, and held global leadership roles at Tupperware Brands, GE Plastics, and Bayer Material Science. David is a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and most recently served as President of the World Design Organization (WDO). He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Cranfield University, master’s degrees from Purdue and Tilburg, and bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering (University of Pittsburgh) and Industrial Design (Carnegie Mellon University).

Sretovic Nikola, founder and Head of Design at New Norm Studio, is driven by a deep curiosity about people, cultures, and design. With a Swiss background in industrial design and intercultural communication, and over 13 years of professional cross-continental design experience, he brings multidisciplinary expertise to every project. His career includes work with Fortune 500 companies and more than 25 design recognitions, including G-Mark, Red Dot, and iF Design Awards, as well as numerous global design patents. He has earned accolades as a university lecturer and international design juror, and has brought multiple products to global success.Beyond his professional design practice, he serves as a lecturer and guest professor at several universities from China and abroad where he fosters and inspires the next generation of design professionals.

Studied graphic design at university and aesthetics at graduate school. Joined Monthly Design as a reporter in 2012, writing articles across all areas of design. Since 2021, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Monthly Design. He has served as a judge for the Korean Craft & Design Foundation's Craft Design Product Development, the “A.N.D. Award,” the “Golden Scale Best Design Awards,”

Visiting researcher and hired expert at Tianjin University, Hunan University, and Shanghai University of Technology. Former Executive Vice President of Toyota California Studio CALTY and Design Director of Toyota Design Center, leading the work of Toyota Design Group and helping to establish its design philosophy. From 2004 to 2012, served as the President and CEO of TECNO ART RESEARCH Co. Ltd. Formerly served as a teacher at Chiba University, teaching in multiple locations worldwide and collaborating with 12 universities in China.

Charles operated his own industrial design consulting company for six years and served as the creative director of the Shanghai and Taipei offices of a Swiss brand design company. Over the past 12 years, Charles has focused on the healthcare industry, providing innovative project services to multinational corporations such as Beckton Dickinson, Smith Healthcare, and Medtronic, as well as local Chinese companies such as Sanyou, Shanghai Electric, and Weihai. Resident in China since 2006.

Honorary President of Guangdong Industrial Design Association and Executive Director of Shi Li Xue Industrial Design (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. Received the China Design Outstanding Contribution Award, Gold Medal, Honorary Title of 70 Chinese Designers for the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, "Top 10 National Industrial Design Education", "Greater Bay Area Design Leader" and other titles. He has authored 17 books including "Design Power is Competitiveness", 2 national planning textbooks, and published over 100 papers. Hosted more than ten sub projects of national social science major projects, provincial and municipal science projects, and persisted in the design practice of local industrial and economic development.

Member of the Technical Committee of Shaanxi Industrial Design Development Center, Director of the Industrial Design Branch of Shaanxi Mechanical Engineering Society, Expert in Concept Group Evaluation of International IF Design Competition, and Expert in Evaluation of National College Student Industrial Design Competition. Engaged in research and teaching in the fields of human-computer interaction, industrial design, and human-computer engineering for a long time, has led multiple national, provincial, and ministerial level key projects, won multiple international design awards such as Red Dot/IF/A-Design/G-Cross, published more than 40 high-level core articles, edited one textbook, and obtained multiple invention and utility model patents.

Moritz is passionate about envisioning smarter hardware and software for the digital age and seesdesign as a way to explore the future. He is leading designaffairs China, one of the worlds most awarded design agencies and part of Accenture Industry X.0. With designaffairs’ team of creatives, Moritz has provided design solutions and strategic consulting to more than 40 of the Global Fortune 500 companies as well as many start ups, including Alipay, Google, Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Starbucks, Cartier, etc. Throughout his career, his works have received recognition from Red Dot Design Award, iF Design Award, CES Innovation Awards to the European ISPO fashion prize.

PhD, postdoctoral supervisor, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the Guangdong Pharmaceutical Price Association, specially appointed professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, and leading talent at the local level in Shenzhen. Winner of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award and Shenzhen Science and Technology Progress First Prize, Director of Guangdong Emergency Equipment and Life Support Engineering Technology Research Center, Chief Scientist and Technical Evaluation Expert of National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The first batch of senior industrial designers in the country, awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award of Mindray Group's 20th Anniversary and the Silver Award of Guanghua Longteng China Design Contribution Award, and served as a judge for the final of Guangdong Industrial Design Competition. Continuously winning the 2nd and 3rd Shenzhen Industrial Design Mayor's Cup Awards, winning dozens of international design awards such as Red Dot, IF, IDEA, etc., pioneering innovative design processes and methodologies in the Chinese medical industry.

Director of the Degree Committee of the Design Discipline at Zhejiang University, member of the Evaluation Group of the Design Discipline of the Degree Committee of the State Council, Vice Chairman of the China Innovation Design Industry Strategic Alliance, and Director of the Key Laboratory of Digital Creative Intelligent Systems and Equipment in the Province. Engaged in research in the fields of innovative design of complex systems and equipment, intelligent wearable exoskeleton robots, virtual human technology and applications, digital creativity, etc., has won more than 5 provincial, ministerial, and national awards, and has undertaken multiple projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the National 863 Program, and the National Key R&D Project.

Member of the Expert Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, guest lecturer at the Department of Industrial Design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, judge of the iF Design Award Hamburg Industrial Design Award in Germany, first batch of experts at the Central Radio and Television Station's Central Museum Digital Culture and Art Think Tank, outstanding design talent for the 2023 Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Special Project, representative works of the "Flying" Torch, Spark Lamp, and Ceremony Stage for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Leading national key design projects and promoting cloud computing and AI services for society; Lead 7 national design standards; Obtained over 100 awards including iF Gold Award, Red Dot, and national industrial design center qualification.

Vice President of China Industrial Design Association, the first batch of national first-class professional leaders of the Ministry of Education, key cultural and creative talents included in the Ministry of Culture, Secretary General of the Design Research Professional Committee, Vice Chairman of the Education Branch, Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Industrial Design Society, Top 10 Education Workers in China Industrial Design, and the first Purple Gold Cultural and Creative Talents. We provide design and consulting services to globally renowned companies such as Samsung, Bosch Siemens, Haier, and Daikin.

Graduated from Purdue University and Stanford's executive class, previously worked at Intel, responsible for autonomous driving, industrial control, and robotics solutions. Has over 15 years of innovative research and product development experience in low altitude logistics, intelligent hardware, unmanned systems, and other fields. Created and productized various technology solutions worth nearly billions of dollars, and received 6 scientific research awards. Published about 20 papers and patents.

Member of the China Artists Association, Chairman of the National College Art Education Expert Alliance, Member of the China Construction Culture and Arts Association, Member of the Teaching Cooperation Committee of the Beijing Higher Education Cultural and Creative Design Professional Group, Representative of the Haidian District People's Congress, and Director of the Haidian District Intellectual Friendship Association.

Formerly served as a professor and department head in the Department of Art and Design at Hebei University of Technology (Tianjin), and established the "School of Architecture and Art Design" at Hebei University of Technology as its first dean. Also served as the director of the Digital Creativity and Intelligent Design Research Center at Nankai University, a member of the National Art Professional Degree Graduate Education Guidance Committee, a member of the China Artists Association, the president of the Tianjin Creative Industry Association, a member of the Expert Committee of the Beijing Cultural and Creative Competition, and a judge for the national finals.

Hebei Province Teaching Master, Hebei Province Industrial Design Review Expert, Training Expert. Formerly served as a member of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Engineering Graphics Courses under the Ministry of Education, a director of the Chinese Society of Graphic Design, deputy secretary-general of the Hebei Industrial Design Association, and executive director and vice chairman of the Hebei Society of Engineering Graphics. The main professional fields are mechanical manufacturing and automation, industrial design, and engineering graphics.

PhD, Executive Director of the Design Education Special Committee of the Chinese Society of Higher Education, Member of the Expert Committee for the Evaluation of Chinese Service Design Talents and Institutions, and Vice Chairman of the Chongqing Manufacturing Design Federation. Mainly engaged in research and exploration in the fields of information visualization, digital intelligent interaction design, service design, etc., leading interdisciplinary design practices and research such as the full scene experience innovation of light applications in the field of intelligent vehicles, exploration of "AI+art" innovative applications, and the design of elderly intelligent health care services. Awarded as a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions in Chongqing, a leading academic and technological figure in Chongqing, a talented individual in Chongqing, and a pioneer in China's design industry.

Christiane holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Kassel, a Master's and Doctoral degree in Architecture from the University of Hong Kong, and also holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Kassel. Establish a 'Future Ecology Research Group' to explore the intersection of ecology and technology in building facades through interdisciplinary methods, with a particular emphasis on the Chinese local context. Formerly served as Chairman of CAADRIA, currently Vice Chairman of CAADFutures Foundation, and co edited the book "Design Cybernetics: Exploring New Fields" in the Springer Design Research Foundation series.

PhD Candidate in Industrial Design，Northwestern Polytechnical University; Member of the 8th Committee of the Industrial Design Branch of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, expert in the field of industrial design at the International Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and director of the Tianjin Design Society. Expert for the fifth round of Evaluation by the Ministry of Education, responsible for provincial-level first-class courses. Published over 40 academic papers in SSCI and CSSCI, authorized 12 invention and design patents, and won over 20 design awards, including the German Red Dot Award and IF Award.

Senior Economist, Board Director of Hebei Future Industrial Design Innovation Center, Supervisor of Hebei Federation Digital Economics. Engaged in long-term management and research work in the fields of industrial design, industry, and information technology, leading or participating in more than 30 scientific research projects: including 3 second-class awards for excellent research results at the provincial and ministerial levels, 1 provincial-level scientific and technological achievement, 2 second-class and 1 third class awards for outstanding achievements at the municipal and departmental levels, and 2 second-class and 1 third class awards for scientific and technological progress at the provincial academic level.

Researcher level Senior Engineer, Vice President of China Industrial Design Association, Industry Professor of Jiangsu Province, and Off-campus Doctoral Supervisor of Yanshan University. Undertook multiple national, provincial and ministerial level key research and development projects, won over 60 top design awards at home and abroad, including the China Industrial Design Excellence Award Gold/Silver Award, iF, Reddot, etc., won the China Design Patent Gold Award, Jiangsu Province Patent Gold Award, Machinery Industry Science Progress First Prize, Provincial Technology Invention/Science and Technology Progress First Prize, etc.

Hosted and participated in over 20 vertical and horizontal research projects, including 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as 11 provincial and ministerial-level projects funded by the Social Science Foundation of Hebei Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, and the Tianjin Arts and Sciences Foundation. Also led the mass production of 5 projects, including the school enterprise horizontal research project "Separable Multi-functional Nursing Bed". Published over 30 core and above journal articles, and authorized over 30 patents and software copyrights.

Long Wu Hua Zhang Plan A-class high-level talent, winner of the "Shenzhen Youth May Fourth Medal" in 2022, and executive director of the Shenzhen Intellectual Association. Led and undertook major research and development projects in Shenzhen, participated in more than 20 national and provincial projects such as National Natural Science Foundation major projects/international cooperation, published nearly 30 high-level academic papers, applied for nearly 20 patents, and co-authored 2 academic works. Has won the Silver Award of China Patent Award, the Second Prize of Shenzhen Technology Invention Award, the Silver Award of Geneva International Invention Award, and the "Gold Award" of the 2022 Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area High Value Patent Cultivation Layout Competition.

More than ten years of experience in industrial design, proficient in solving various problems encountered during the 0-1 process of products. In the field of medical health, we have extensive experience in designing major health products, including surgical robots, surgical consumables, emergency products, IVD in vitro diagnostic equipment, rehabilitation products, medical beauty equipment, home beauty devices, ventilators, oxygen concentrators, and blood glucose meters. Using the "Three Products and One" method model, help enterprises deeply explore user pain points, find value opportunities in product categories, innovate new product categories, and create higher value for the enterprise.

Shenzhen Pengcheng Peacock Program high-level talent, Design Director for the Greater China region of the American Society for Body Awareness Design. Senior Lecturer/Researcher/International Curator at the Environmental Design Institute of UC Berkeley, Research Scholar at Autodesk IDEA Studio, Research and Design Director at Anderson Architects, Columnist for Design Fashion Magazine, has won multiple individual and group awards in international architectural design competitions, and has been interviewed by mainstream media such as CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, China Daily International Edition, and Shenzhen TV to discuss design and architecture related issues.

Executive Director of the Institute of Design Strategy and Prototype Innovation at the Art & Science Research Center of Tsinghua University, Director of the China Industrial Design Association, Member and Secretary General of the Expert Working Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, and one of the top ten design driving figures in the "2024 China Design Industry Top 100". Engaged in research on the development mechanism of Chinese industrial design, design thinking, and product design strategy, design strategy, and prototype innovation methods.

Graduated from Tsinghua University with a master's degree, currently studying at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He has successively served as an expert in the design of innovation incubators for SAIC Group, BAIC Group, and the former Daimler Mercedes Benz. Providing product intelligence upgrade consulting and experience innovation services to over 200 customers, including China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Yiwu Shopping Mall Group, China Construction Bank, CNOOC Group, Bright Dairy, and Mobil Oil. He has won numerous design awards both domestically and internationally, and has exhibited his works at the United Nations headquarters in New York and the Palace of Nations headquarters in Switzerland.

PhD in Design from Tsinghua University, member of China Industrial Design Association, individual member of Tianjin Industrial Design Association, director of Tianjin Design Society, member of Tianjin Writers Association, founder of independent designer brand d100+; Received more than 40 domestic and international design awards such as the Guanghua Longteng Award for "Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons in China's Service Design Industry", the German Red Dot Concept Design Award, the EPDA European Design Award, and the American IDA International Design Award. Published 7 design monographs/textbooks as the first author and over 20 professional papers; Design works participate in exhibitions such as Beijing International Design Week and New York International Design Week.

15 years of experience in new media. Initiated the establishment of 36Kr and Design Enthusiasm, dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. The design Enthusiast was founded by it currently has over 2 million users and has served many well-known brands such as BMW, Dyson, DuPont, Haier, and Autodesk. It is the official partner media of the German Red Dot Award and iF Award; We have close cooperation with design schools such as Tsinghua University, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Gome, Guangmei, Tongji University, and Jiangsu University.

User experience designer, automotive product engineer. Has keen insight and innovative spirit in user demand mining, scenario expansion, and function definition, and is skilled in balancing design innovation, process quality, and technical feasibility. Received nominations for Guanghua Longteng User Experience Design Award, "Governor's Cup" Industrial Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, etc.

Member of the editorial committee for the "Guidelines for Urban Furniture in Xiong'an New Area"; Director of the Cultural and Creative Lighting Special Committee of Jiangsu Lighting Electrical Appliances Association; The project leader of the Social Promotion Department of the Ministry of Agriculture's "Research on the Reconstruction of Traditional Village Spatial Art Value under the Rural Revitalization Strategy"; In 2020, I presided over the completion of the research project "Countermeasures for Creating a Positive Narrative Rural Tourism Night Landscape under the Background of 'Night Tour Economy'" by the Ministry of Agriculture; Expert Review Expert of Nanjing Urban and Rural Planning Commission Expert Database in 2020; Appointed as a director of Jiangsu Lighting Society in 2021; Honorary Vice President of Nanjing Tourism Association in 2022; Host of the 2023 Rural Revitalization Targeted Project of the Ministry of Agriculture; Host of the 2024 Jiangsu Province Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Key Project.

Appointed postgraduate supervisor at institutions including Beijing Forestry University and Lincoln University (Malaysia). Organizer and curator of major international projects such as the Asian Vanguard Art and Design Award (AVADA), the International Poster Exhibition of Asian Urban Culture, the ASEAN-China Design Convergence Summit and Exhibition, and the International Conference on Clothing Heritage and Digital Fashion. Executive Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Design and Art Studies. Serves as a jury member for renowned design competitions including the A' Design Award and Competition (Italy), European Product Design Award, International Design Awards (IDA), and the Lilac Creative Design Award (LDA). Frequently invited for keynote speeches and interviews by platforms such as CCTV.com, Xinhua News Agency, and the China International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Fair).

Senior industrial designer, expert of Sichuan Industrial Design Expert Think Tank, Vice President of Shenzhen Industrial Design Association, Vice President of Sichuan Lighting and Electrical Appliance Association Design Committee. Lead the team to complete the design and production of high-quality trail lights for Chang'an Avenue and Zhongnanhai. We are the product designers and developers for multiple large-scale smart street lamp demonstration projects in China, including Wuhan's first smart street lamp demonstration project, Chengdu's smart greenway IoT pole project, Xi'an Aerospace City smart street lamp, Winter Olympics, World Police Games, Qingdao SCO Summit, and other large-scale projects. The work has won awards such as the IF Award, Red Star Award, Aladdin Lantern Award, and Golden Finger Award.

Member of the The Revolutionary Committee Of The Chinese Kuomintang, Executive Committee Member of the Industrial Design Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Deputy Secretary General of the Jiangxi Industrial Design Society, Deputy Director of the Product Design Professional Committee of the Jiangxi Artists Association, Judge of the Asian Design Award (Korea), and Judge of the K-design Award. Participated in and completed one National Social Science Fund project, led and completed one Humanities and Social Science project of the Ministry of Education, one Key Research and Development Program of Jiangxi Province, six other provincial projects, published one book, published more than 10 academic papers, and was approved for one Jiangxi Province virtual simulation project.

Former Project Manager of the New Technology Innovation Center of Hai Di Lao International Holdings Co., Ltd., nominated for the 19th (2023) Guanghua Longteng Award - Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons in China's Design Industry, and awarded the 2019 IF Design Award. Served as a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Committee of Tsinghua University, an off campus graduate supervisor at China Mining University/Beijing Institute of Printing and Technology, director of the National Industrial Design Center of Shangpin Extreme, judge of the HICOOL Global Entrepreneurship Competition Cultural and Creative Track, judge of the Lilac Creative Design Competition, judge of the World Tengtie Craft Capital Cup Industrial Design Competition, and invited mentor of the China Europe (Luoyang) Industrial Design Innovation Competition.

In 2005, he was one of the top ten pattern designers in China, the first executive member of the Technical Committee of the China Fashion Designers Association, and also served as a member of the Textile and Clothing Vocational Education Teaching Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education and the Group Standardization Technical Committee of the Guangdong Fashion Association. He was hired as an off campus supervisor for master's students at the School of Fashion and Art Design, Donghua University. Participated in drafting the national standard for knitted sportswear specifications for men and women. His works have won multiple awards such as the China Good Design Excellence Award and the Contemporary Good Design Gold Award. More than 50 innovative R&D technology patents have been authorized by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, realizing a commercial output value of more than 5 billion yuan.

Postdoctoral Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California, Deputy Secretary General of the Design Aesthetics Committee of the Chinese Aesthetic Society, President of the Visual Communication Branch of the Heilongjiang Art and Design Association, Expert of the Consultation Service Team of the Provincial Creative Design Industry Association, Winner of the "National Excellent Postdoctoral Academic Achievement" Award, Head of the National First Class Undergraduate Professional Construction Point and Department Director, and has designed the limited edition global release of the volunteer badge for the 9th Asian Winter Games. I have served as a judge for well-known events such as the Tiger Roar Award, Golden Calf Award, China Good Creativity, and Daguang Competition multiple times.

Vice President of the Cultural and Creative Branch of the Beijing Association of Culture and Tourism, and Advisor to the Public Art and Space Design Special Committee of the Beijing Planning Society. The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission's "Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Special Project - Young Design Talents" has participated in multiple national social science fund general projects and Beijing social science fund key projects. Focusing on innovative research on the integration of art and technology, and hosting the "Artistic Fusion" Creative Laboratory. My personal works have won multiple awards such as the Red Dot Award and Muse Award, and my guided works have won the first prize in the National Virtual Simulation Innovation Design Competition multiple times. Selected for the "Song of Youth - National Exhibition of College Students' Innovation Achievements" hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Special grade packaging design technician and director of national industrial design center. He is a pioneer in bringing systematic industrial design processes and patterns into the packaging design sector, specializing in cross disciplinary material and process design applications. Long term service in packaging design and research and development projects for top brands in various industries such as Google, Huawei, L'Oreal, BYD, and DJI. Has won dozens of design awards, including Red dot, IF, Muse, World Star, China Star, China Excellent Industrial Design, and the "Outstanding Contribution Award to the Design Industry" of China Packaging Federation Packaging Design for 40 years; Published 8 journal articles; Selected for the "Guangdong Design Youth Hundred List" in 2020.

Chinese Party member, Vice President of Hebei Innovation Design Research Association, Vice Chairman of Beijing Tianjin Hebei Design Industry Alliance, Executive Director of Hebei Industrial Design Association, and Vice President of Shijiazhuang Industrial Design Association. I have guided students to win multiple international design competition awards, including the German "Red Dot Supreme Award". Hosted and completed multiple provincial social science fund vertical and horizontal projects, published over 10 academic papers, compiled and planned one textbook, and obtained over 20 national patents. Won the first prize in the "First Industrial Design Competition of Hebei Province"; First prize in the conceptual group of the "Hebei Industrial Design Award". Participated as a judge for multiple competitions, including the preliminary evaluation of the China Industrial Design Award and the final evaluation of the Hebei Province College Student Industrial Design Competition.

The person in charge of product design and industrial design majors at the School of Design and Art, Henan University of Technology, the deputy director of the Women's Science and Technology Working Committee of the China Popular Color Association, and the main compiler of the three-year action plan and medium - to long-term development plan for the construction of "Design Henan". Served as an expert reviewer for projects such as the China Machinery Industry Design Innovation Competition and the China Good Creativity Competition. Published 32 professional articles in CSSCI, EI, and Chinese Core, and led 16 provincial, ministerial, and prefectural level research projects. Leading student teams to obtain red dots IF、 There are more than 100 awards in professional design competitions at home and abroad, such as China Good Design and the National College Student Industrial Design Competition.

Member of the Human Engineering Society and Education Supervisor at Beijing Institute of Technology. Focusing on product design, human-computer interaction, and user experience design research in the fields of autonomous driving and intelligent products. Design works obtained Interior Motives Design Award、Motor Vehicle Innovation Design Award for Colleges in Asia、 Guanghua Longteng Star and other design awards. Published over 10 academic papers in SCI, CSSCI, core journals and other academic journals; Hosted and participated in vertical and horizontal research projects such as the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the National Arts Foundation, and the French Telecommunications University Innovation Project; More than ten patents have been approved; Served as a reviewer for academic journals such as Transactions on Human robot Interaction, SIGCHI, ChinaVR, etc.