Lithuanian Design Forum and Design for Europe would like to invite you to attend our first ever event in Lithuania entitled Accelerating Design-driven Innovation in Lithuania. This conference takes place at the Arts Printing House in Vilnius on 18 Nov 2015 and aims to increase awareness and understanding amongst regional policy makers and public agencies as to design’s role in innovation and its economic impact.

We have just begun an exciting collaboration with the Design for Europe, to accelerate the take-up of design-driven innovation in Lithuania. As part of this critical process, we would like the opportunity to meet with you, to better understand the context for design at a policy level and how it is being used to strengthen economic growth and prosperity in the region. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from a high-level, international panel of speakers.

AGENDA

09.00 Event registration

09.30 Welcome & Introduction

09.45 Design in Lithuania, Audrone Drungilaite, Lithuanian Design Forum

10.00 Keynote presentations

• Simone Carrier, FutureGov London, Human Centred Design in the Public Sector
• Laura Aalto, Design Driven Cities, Helsinki
• Christina Melander, Programme Director, Danish Design Centre, Denmark
• PeiChin Tay, Project Lead, Design for Europe, Design Council, UK

11.30 Round table discussions

12.30 Feedback & next steps/ Q&A

13.00 Lunch & networking

14.00 Event close

To register, please RSVP to: press@dizainoforumas.lt 

Design for Europe and the consortium partners  (Design Council, Danish Design Centre, Estonian Design Centre, Nesta and Politecnico di Milano) look forward to welcoming you to our event and sharing with you how design-led innovation can encourage growth, increase competitiveness and solve complex social challenges throughout Europe.