About the event
Kochi Design Week
Kochi Design Week, the nation's largest annual international design festival, converges design, art, and technology to establish Kerala as a global creative hub. Supported by the Government of Kerala and various international & national industry bodies,the festival features Design Summits, Design Installations Design Fairs, Design Expo, Design Parade, Workshops, Masterclasses, Music festivals and much more at 25+ venues across the city. An extensive week-long celebration will involve design professionals, architects, interior designers, thought leaders, policymakers, government officials, students, and the general public.
500
Speakers3
Summits500
Participants10000
AudienceEvents
Major events at Kochi Design Week
Speakers
Iconic industry-leading speakers
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala
P Rajeev
Minister for Industries, Law and Coir, Goverment of Kerala
Hibi Eden
Member of Parliament
Dr. Rathan.U. Kelkar IAS
Secretary (Electronics & IT), Government of Kerala
S.D. Shibulal
Co founder, Infosys
Anoop Ambika
CEO, Kerala Startup Mission
Pradyumna Vyas
Senior Advisor, CII, Board Member of World Design Organisation, Former Director of NID
Paula Gazzard
Hon Chair, World Design Council, UK
Prasanth Nair IAS
Civil Servant, Writer, Film Maker
Alain Lonay
Project Director, Renault, France
Eliza Easton
Deputy Director (Policy and Comms) Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, UK
Biren Ghose
Country Head, Technicolor India
Dr. Emma Roberts
Associate Dean for Global Engagement, Liverpool John Moores University
Srini Srinivasan
Former President, WDO COO, Design Innovation Institute, Shanghai, China
Alok Nandi
Designer, Former President IxDA Global
Pete Draper
EVP Customer Production, Ryff
Rajib Ghosh
Human Centred Innovation and Experience Strategy Leader, Microsoft
Nitin Sethi
Chief Digital Officer, Adani Group
Dhilip Kumar
Chief Design Officer/VP Products Byju's
V. Sunil Kumar
MD, Asset Homes
Dr. Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala
Mithun Chittilappilly
Managing Director, V-Guard industries LTD
Santhosh Kurup
Chief Executive Officer, ICTAK
Ar. Tony Joseph
Principal Architect, Stapati
Bose Krishnamachari
President, Kochi Biennale Foundation
Garima Babbar
Head Skills and Education, Adobe India
Andreas Schleicher
Institute for Information Design, Japan
Ajay Jain
Global Head of Design Strategy, Tata Motors
Anil Reddy
Founder and Design Director, Lollypop Design
Teresa Jacobs
Executive Director - Learning, ISDC, UK
Sonia Manchanda
Founding Partner, Spread Design
Mohit Soni
CEO, MESC
Kunal Raheja
Design Evangelist, Strategic Development Manager, Adobe
Chaitanya Chinchlikar
Whistling Woods International
Easo Thampy Mathew
Senior Vice President, Aptech/Arena Multimedia
Sasi Kumar Raman Pillai
Executive Director, Visual Wizards Academy
Ashish S Kulkarni
Founder & CEO, Punnaryug Artvision Pvt Ltd & Chairman, FICCI AVGC-XR Forum
Robin Tommy
Innovation head - TCS
Aakash Kumar
Design Head, Makemytrip, Founder UX Now
Akhauri P Sinha
Managing Director, Framestore India
Tom Joseph
Director New Initiatives JAIN, ISDC
Rajan E
Vice President, PhantomFX
P Jayakumar
CEO, Toonz Media Group
Rajat Ojha
CEO, Gamitronics
Mahesh L
CTO, Asset Homes
Lijo Jose Pellissery
Film Director
Aparna Balamurali
Actress, National Award Winner
Major Ravi
Film Director
