BCN Design Week

The BCN Design Week, organized yearly by BCD, Barcelona Design Centre, is an international business focused congress framed in the field of design and aimed at those companies and professionals in any industry or productive services that use knowledge and creativity as a driver of its business activity.

The various events and activities included within the BCN Design Week offer the attendees the opportunity to learn, share and delve into varied design related topics, in order to promote Barcelona as a city of creativity, design and knowledge, strengthening the relationship between business and design and fostering greater understanding and awareness of design and its strategic value.

This year the BDW will celebrate its fouth edition positioned as a leading event for promoting and debating design and a date on the international calendar that can't be missed. From 26th to 30th of October, businesses of diverse productive or services sectors, professionals and experts of the world of design as well as prestigious speakers will give themselves appointment in a platform of experiences in which the main topics to be addressed are Design Thinking & Creativity, Design Management, Mobile Design or Family business and Creativity and, among other topics.

The conferences are as follows:
 
• 26/10/2009 - Design Thinking: a new resource for meetin present and future challenges

Speakers:
Michael Thomson. Founder and director Design Connect
Sue Siddall. Managing Director IDEO London
Gus Rodríguez. Vice-president Philips Design
Matt Barthelemy. Vice-president Interaction Design, Smart Design

• 27/10/2009 - Design Management: A Competitive Advantage for Companies

Speaker:  
Kathryn Best. Design Management expert and author of the book “Design Management: Managing Design Strategy, Process and Implementation”

• 29/10/2009 - Mobile Design Session: Designing Mobile Expreriences

Speakers:
Adam Greenfield. Head of Design Direction for Service and User Interface Design at Nokia
Brian Fling. Founder and President of pinch/zoom.
Willem Boijens. Vodafone Senior User Experience Manager
Germán León. Vodafone User Experience Manager
Timo Arnall. Oslo School of Architecture and Design
 
• 30/10/2009 - Family Business and Creativity

Speakers:
Jaime Bermejo. General Manager Tres Tintas Barcelona
Xavier Berneda. Marketing Director Munich
Pedro Monje. Director Via Veneto Restaurant

It is worth mentioning that the 2009 BCN Design Week acquires special relevancy due to the celebration of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.