Opening ceremony of iF Design 

Exhibition Shenzhen

Time: 9:30-10:10 a.m., Friday, May 31

Venue: 2/F, Shenzhen Industrial Exhibition Hall

Launching ceremony of Shenzhen 

Institute for Innovative Design

Time: 10:10-10:40 a.m., Friday, May 31

Venue: 1/F, the Multifunction Hall, Civic Center

“Innovation Driven — Meet the Builders of Quality” — China International Industrial Design Summit Forum

Venue: 1/F, Multifunction Hall, Civic Center

10:40-11:20 a.m. 

“Promote Design, Boost Innovation-driven Development” by Lu Yongxiang, academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

11:20 a.m.-12 p.m. 

“Study on Design Innovation Mechanism of China’s Manufacturing Industry” by Liu Guanzhong, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Academy of Art & Design, Tsinghua University

2:00-2:40 p.m. 

“Life-saving Design” by Tong Huiming, dean of Design College, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

2:40-3:20 p.m. 

“iF — Driving Design to the Peak” by Ralph Wiegmann, jury chairman of iF Design Awards

3:20-4:00 p.m. 

“How to Exploit and Improve Your Own Innovative Design Ability” by Peter Brooren, director of creativity with Indeed Innovation GmbH, Germany

4:00-4:40 p.m. 

“Innovative Design in the Era of Networks” by Cai Jian, professor of College of Engineering at Peking University, doctoral supervisor, executive president of Innovation Research Institute of Peking University

4:40-5:20 p.m. 

“How to Select Suitable Materials for Products” by Efrat Friedland, material technology director with German Designaffairs Co.

Design Night — Fifth anniversary celebration of SIDA

Time: 6-9 p.m., Friday, May 31

Venue: Ballroom, F3, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen