2025 Leadership Forum on BEYOND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

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Monday, December 1

2025 Leadership Forum on BEYOND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

By HK PolyU School of Design

Leadership Forum on BEYOND INTERDISCIPLINARITY will be held face-to-face and via zoom.

Date and time

Location

Senate room, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Li Ka Shing Tower The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, KOW Hong Kong

Agenda

AM Session

PM Session

AM Session [Time (HKT or UTC/GMT +8 hr)]

Moderator: Prof. Gerhard BRUYNS

Associate Dean, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

9:00 AM

Registration

9:30 AM

Welcome Remarks

Prof. Kun Pyo LEE

Dean, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

9:35 AM

Introduce of this year Leadership Forum theme

Prof. Gerhard BRUYNS

Associate Dean, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

9:50 AM

Prof. Don NORMAN

Don Norman Design Award and Summit, a nonprofit charity

10:20 AM

Dr. Atsushi HASEGAWA

President of Concent, Inc., and Vice President of Human Centered Design Organization, Japan

10:50 AM

Networking break

11:05 AM

Prof. Anne BODDINGTON

Professor of Design Innovation, Creative Intelligence Collective Ltd

11:35 AM

Panel Discussion 1.

Chair: Prof. Gerhard BRUYNS, PolyU Design

Speakers:Prof. Don NORMAN; Dr Atsushi HASEGAWA; Prof Anne BODDINGTON and Prof. Kun Pyo LEE

12:15 PM

END of AM Session

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Highlights

8 hours
In person

About this event

School Activities • Public Speaker

2025 LEADERSHIP FORUM ON BEYOND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

1 Dec | M1603, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU

The 2025 Leadership Forum on Beyond Interdisciplinarity is a concurrent event within the programme of Business of Design Week (BODW), a flagship event organised annually by the Hong Kong Design Centre and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design. This year, the Leadership Forum is scheduled for December 1st as a hybrid event. Traditionally, the Forum brings together industry professionals and academic leaders to share their perspectives and insights.

The Leadership Forum on Beyond Interdisciplinarity will be a public forum, open to everyone, both online and in person at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Our aim is for the Forum to be impactful and to provide guidance to design educators around the world.

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