Dezeen is partnering with Icelandic design festival Design March to host a series of live talks exploring the importance of design in addressing global challenges.

The conference will be moderated by Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft and the first part will be streamed live here and on Dezeen at 9:00am London time, 3 May 2023.

Titled DesignTalks, the conference will be split into four themed sessions, which will be live streamed from the fair in Reykjavik, Iceland. The conference is part of the 15th itineration of DesignMarch.

The first session will explore the resilience of creativity, focusing on how designers have been able to work during extreme global challenges, as well as how design can be used to create courage and hope.
The panel will feature partner and global design director of design company IDEO, Michael Hendrix, media artist Refik Anadol, architect and director Liam Young, and co-founder and artistic director of the Ukrainian advertising agency Banda, Pavel Vrzheshch.

The second session follows on from the previous panel by asking how designers can work to create more sustainable and innovative ways of working.

Joining the panel are CEO of climate solution company Transition Labs, Kjartan Örn Ólafsson, designer and founder of material brand Vitralabs, Ingvar Helgason, CEO and owner of clothing brand 66°North, Bjarney Harðardóttir, and designer, artist and researcher, Thomas Pausz.

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