EXHIBITION: DESIGN for DEVELOPMENT: 12-22 SEPTEMBER Venue: Innovation Hub
EXHIBITION: DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT 13-22 September
Wednesday 13 SEPTEMBEROPENINGVenue: Innovation Hub
18:30OPENINGHost: Design Institute, SABS
Guest Speaker: Keith Pearson, President, International Packaging Organisation
Safe Paraffin Container Competition Awards presentation
19:30
LEKGOTLA:DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT: AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
Thursday 14 SEPTEMBER010:00 – 16:00Day 1
Various speakers from Africa will discuss the status quo of Design in their countries. The impact of Design and its contribution to the development of the Continent in alignment with NEPAD objectives will be addressed.
09:30Registration
10:00Opening: Adrienne Viljoen
10:10Keynote:Prof Sibusiso VilN’Komo, University of PretoriaNEPAD
11:00Dr David Phaho, Director, Tshumisano TrustSouth Africa
11:40Discussion
12:00Lunch
13:30Dr Venni Nakazibwe, (Textiles) MakerereUniversity, KampalaUganda
14:00Eugene Ngugi. (Interiors), MD, PlannningInteriors, NairobiKenya
15:30Nick Ndaba, Botswana Technology Centre, GaboroneBotswana
15:00Prof SR Ogunduyile, HOD, Industrial Design, Fed Univ ofTech, Akure Nigeria
15:30Panel discussion
Chairperson: Bart Verveckken
Panel members: Africa Designers
16:00Conclusion
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LEKGOTLA:DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT: THE DESIGN ECONOMY
Friday 15 SEPTEMBER09:00 – 14:00Day 2
The discussions of the day will focus on the economic impact of dedicated government as well as some private enterprise supported design promotion interventions. A number of prominent international speakers will be sharing some of the lesser-known but substantially successful design programmes they are involved with.
08:30Registration
09:00Opening:
Chairperson: Adrienne Viljoen, ICSID Board member
09:15Prof Carlos Hinrichsen, Icsid President elect, Santiago,Chile
Design Economy: Impact in Latin American countries.
10:00Dr Darlie O Koshi.Director, National Institute of Design, Amhedabad, India, Icsid Board
National Design Interventions for Development in India
10:45Robin Edman, Director, Swedish Design Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden, Icsid Board
The Economic impact of declaring 2005 a year of Design in the Nordic countries
11:30Tea break
12:00Prof Des Laubscher, CEO, Design Center, South Africa:
South African Initiatives
12:45Panel Discussion:
Chairperson: Mel Hagen,Dean,Faculty of Design, CPUT
Panel members:Design Promotion and Professional Institutions
13:30Jacques Lange, President, Icograda & Brenda Sanderson, Secretary General: Icograda
World Design Report
14:00Conclusion - Lunch
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AFRICA Design: BEYOND 2010
Friday 15 SEPTEMBER16:00- 20:00
World Cup 2010 holds many opportunities to establish African Design capabilities including the massive branding programme and infrastructure upgrading. Africa Design: Beyond 2010 will look at the more lasting opportunities that global sporting events provide countries and their designers to develop sustainable interventions that can contribute to long-term social, cultural and economic development.
15:30Registration
16:00Don Ryan , Icograda President elect (South Korea)
Sport and Design: Korean Experiences
16:40Russell Kennedy, Icograda Vice President (Australa)
Sport and Design: Australian Experiences
17:20South Africa Speaker to be confirmed
Working towards 2010: The branding programme
18:00Cocktails -Social: Icsid and Icograda Board members meet with local designers