Business of Design Week

PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME DETAILS

5 - 7 December 2013 (Thu - Sat)

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

(852) 3151 8900

bodw2013@swiretravel.com

Simultaneous interpretation in English, Putonghua and Cantonese will be available.
The information is subject to change without prior notice.

Morning

Culture & The City (Part 1) Venue: Hall 3G
Moderator: Aric Chen, M+, HK & Eric Schuldenfrei, ESKYIU, Hong Kong
09:30-09:45	Opening Speech, Michael Lynch, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong
09:50–10:15	Charles Landry, Comedia, UK Topic: The City Culture & Creativity: A closer look
10:20–10:45	Hilde Daem, Robbrecht en Daem architecten, Belgium Topic: Theleitmotiv
10:50–11:05	Networking Break
11:10–11:35	Deyan Sudjic, Design Museum, UK
11:40–12:05	Daan Roosegaarde, Studio Roosegaarde, The Netherlands

Product & Design Venue: Theatre 1
Moderator: David Williams, Asia Digital Mojo (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong
09:30–09:55	Danny Venlet, Venlet Interior Architecture, Belgium
10:00–10:25	Zhang Lei, Hangzhou PINWU Design studio, China Topic: Rong - searching for the future of Chinese tradition
10:30–10:45	Networking Break
10:50-11:15	Pierre Leclercq, Great Wall Motors, China Topic: Car Design
11:20–11:45	Tomek Rygalik & Gosia Rygalik, Studio Rygalik, Poland Topic: Studio Rygalik: design, food, life and crossing the chasm
11:50-12:15	Alain Gilles, "Alain Gilles/ The Studio", Belgium Topic: The creations logics and rationales behind my work

Afternoon

Culture & The City (Part 2) Venue: Hall 3G
Moderator: Aric Chen, M+, HK & Eric Schuldenfrei, ESKYIU, Hong Kong
14:00–14:15	Lars Nittve, M+, Hong Kong
14:20–14:45	Colin Fournier, CUHK & UABBHK, Hong Kong Topic: The ecology of ideas behind the M2 museum projects
14:50–15:15	Christine Conix, CONIX RDBM Architects, Belgium Topic: How contextualized architecture can create identity for the city
15:20–15:45	Networking Break
15:50–16:00	Chairman’s Thank you Speech & Introducing BODW 2014 Partner Country Victor Lo, Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong
16:00 – 16:05	BODW 2014 Partner Country Presentation
16:05–16:30	Monica von Schmalensee, White Arkitekter, Sweden Topic: Kiruna – How to move a city
16:35–17:00	Wim Pijbes, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
17:05–17:30	Ascan Mergenthaler, Herzog & de Meuron, Switzerland Topic: Herzog & de Meuron: About and beyond M+
17:35 – 17:40	Closing Remarks