Pearl Academy, India’s leading institution in design, fashion and creative business to organise a ‘World café’ style confluence – “What’s next – Impact of Design” on February 23rd in New Delhi. The two-day confluence aims to bring thought leaders from all over the world to share their innovative ideas on how design will cater to the creation of a better tomorrow.
This two-day confluence aims at stimulating and inspiring participants to foster innovation and creativity, seek attention of cost-conscious and environmentally-aware consumers, discuss, debate and articulate the impact design will have in building our nation for the future.
It is a great way to inform people about the eclectic mix of transformations which can be embedded in to society through design in the future. The agenda will cover the following topics: Impact on Society, Impact on Industry, Designing ‘Education’ and Design for Nation Building.
A few eminent personalities confirmed are:
| Name | Designation |
| Dr. Dilip Chenoy | Chairman, SLIET |
| Rahul Puri | Academic head, Whistling Woods |
| Shobha Mishra Ghosh | Senior Director, FICCI |
| Feroz Gujral | Founder, The Gujral Foundation |
| Nina Sabnani | Professor at IDC, IIT BOMBAY |
| Sudhir John Horo | Director – IdeaWorks Design & Strategy Pvt. Ltd. |
| Sanjay Kumar | India Country Director, Harvard University |
| Dr. Preeti Shroff | Dean, MICA |
| Prof. Justin J. Beilby | Vice-Chancellor, Torrens University |
| Satish Gokhale | Design Specialist, Owner, Design Directions Pvt. Ltd. |
| Anthony Lopez | Founder, Lopez Design |
| Jacob Mathew | Founder Idiom Design Industree |
| Vikas Satwalekar | Design Consultant |
| A Balasubramaniam | Founder / Director, January Design |
Design has brought a unique transformation in today’s business scenario. Its impact is visible in every realm of life. The same goes for creativity. Pearl Academy understands that creativity is boundless and taking such initiatives will encourage the millennials to explore their journey of innovations. The Academy has always been at the forefront when it comes to giving a boost to its entire brigade of creative minds – The leaders of tomorrow. As one of its strong commitments, Pearl Academy is all set to create a platform once again, which will be an accurate destination for the participants to discuss, debate and foster innovation on the growing significance of design.
In addition, the participants that included a blend of students as well as professionals who competed to showcase their innovations in ‘Social Impact of Design’ and ‘Impact of Design on Nation Building’ will be awarded.