Si è conlcusa il 23 aprile 2018 la seconda edizione della WIDC ( World Industrial Design Conference ) presso il Liangzhu Mengqi Town of Designers di Hangzhou nella regione cinese dello Zheijiang in Cina. A rappresentanza dell’ Italia del design ha partecipato Davide Conti, General Manager di ADI Cina. La WIDC è l’ evento globale dedicato allo sviluppo dell’ industria del design che per questa seconda edizione del 2018 ha visto come tema principale quello dedicato all’ecologia ed al design eticamente sostenibile e responsabile. L’evento mondiale ha visto partecipare oltre 600 invitati tra designers, autorita’ cinesi, VIP’S, imprenditori del design, industriali e professori delle piu’ importanti universita’ cinesi, oltre 60 ospiti d’ onore provenienti da più di 25 paesi nel mondo, e circa 150 mezzi di informazione nazionali ed internazionale che hanno seguito l’ intera manifestazione. A seguire l’ elenco degli ospiti d’ onore e le immagini piu’ significative.

Lic. Paola Romero – Director of the Culture Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Workship of Argentine Republic
Gustavo Saboia Fontenele e Silva — General-Coordinator of Energy and Sustainable Development, Department of Industrial Competitiveness at Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services
Eang Kamrange – Director of ICT Industry Department at Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Suy Vanna – Director of Rural ICT Department at Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Orn Sophary – Chief of ICT Industry Promotion Office at Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Chan Pheakdey – Chief of Investment and Trade Promotion Office at Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Meas Makara – Deputy Director of ICT Industry Department at Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Roberto Cabrera Ruiz – Economic Counselor, Ministry of Economy of Mexico in China
Casper Freddie – Commercial Consul at Danish Consulate General, Shanghai
Leo Lu – Commercial Officer at Danish Consulate General, Shanghai
Eline Van Nistelrooij – Vice Consul at Netherlands Consulate General in Shanghai
Chris Chen – Commercial Officer at Netherlands Consulate General in Shanghai
Knut Roald Sorlie – Commercial Counsellor at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing
Gao Peng – Project Manager at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing
Mahmoud M. Aboud – Embassy of the Union of the Comoros to China
Mohamed Soulaimana – Ambassador, Embassy of the Comoros in France
Li Yong – Director General at United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento – Director of Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation at United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Ralf Bredel – UNIDO Representative of UNIDO Beijing Office at United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Ma Jian – Deputy Representative of UNIDO Beijing Office at United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Srini R. Srinivasan – President-elect at WDO ( World Design Organization )
Paivi Tahkokallio – Vice President at BEDA ( The Bureau of European Design Associations )
Birgit Mager – President at Service Design Network\nAgustin Carlos Grassi – Art Director at Ferias & Congresos S.A.
Camila García Madroñero – Journalist at Ferias & Congresos S.A.
Severin Filek – Managing Director at designaustria
Ken Flavio Ono Fonseca – Founder Associate & Director at BDC ( Brazil Design Center )
Patridge Farai Tembo – Lead Linux Engineer at SmallWorld Venture
Sela Thul – Linux Developer at SmallWorld Venture
Sangva Lim – CEO at ArrowDot
Rithy Sourn – Research and Development Officer at ArrowDot
Liu Ning – President at CIDA ( China Industrial Design Association )
Jiang Lan – Executive Director of Master Academy at De Tao Group
Jin Yan – American Master of Engineering Design, President of Advisor Committee of De Tao Group
Henry Ma – Associate Dean of Design Department at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Alan Yip – Chairman at Hong Kong Design Trade Association
Zhang Zhiqing – Dean of The Faculty of Humanities and Arts at Macau University of Science and Technology
Huang Guanghui – Director of Humanities and Arts at Macau University of Science and Technology
Troels Seidenfaden – Chairman of International Board at Design Denmark
Christophe de Chaptal – President at Agence pour la Promotion de la Création Industrielle
Tapani Hyvönen – CEO at Hyvonen Design Oy
Helena Hyvönen – Co-founder at Hyvonen Design Oy
Lutz Dietzold – Managing Director at German Design Council
Paul Dai – General Manager, Profit Center IT Greater China at T%C