Welcome to Finland! The WDW Summit will take place in Helsinki from 14 to 15 September 2017.

The design event is targeted at WDW members, international guests and reporters as well as domestic stakeholder groups to discuss the possibilities of international collaboration.

The programme includes meetings, exhibition and event excursions, and a Friday workshop by Swedish creative agency Fantastic Studios, who are experts in group facilitation and leading workshops to boost innovation, organisation transformation and strategic learning. 
 

Marko Ahtisaari / Winy Maas / Alexander Groves & Azusa Murakami/ Cees van der Veeken
Chris Sheldrick / Marcus Engman / Paloma Strelitz / Sir David Ajdaye

DESIGNCOMMONS

As part of the Summit, a new design event called Design Commons is to be launched. Design Commons is an evening conference and travelling platform where activists, makers and shapers gather to share their experiences, knowledge and ideas.

The speakers are:

Architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates
Architect Winy Maas of MVRDV 
Technology entrepreneur Marko Ahtisaari of Sync Project
Landscape architect Cees van der Veeken of LOLA Landscape Architects
Artist Alexander Groves and architect Azusa Murakami of Studio Swine
Architect Paloma Strelitz of Assemble
Entrepreneur Chris Sheldrick of what3words
Head of design Markus Engman of Ikea

Desing Commons puts international design stars at the same table with the audience to create a relaxed, informal atmosphere allowing global ideas and cooperation to flourish. The concept has been created by Design Indaba in collaboration with Helsinki Design Week. Read more about DesignCommons and the speakers here.

WDW Summit Helsinki 2017

Thursday 14 September
7pm to 17 pm
Design Commons
Tickets 175 € / 45 € (students)
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Friday 15 September
Creative Collaborations by Fantastic Studios
For invited stakeholders

LOCATION:
Clarion Hotel Helsinki
Conference Centre
Tyynenmerenkatu 2, Helsinki, Finland