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DESIGN SUMMIT

‘Design Summit’ is a key program exploring the future of cities under the theme “How Can Design Transform a City?” It presents a global perspective on urban branding, service design, and community-led design, reflecting the ways cities are shaped by industry, people, and culture. The program also offers a global vision that connects these fields with policy and governance.

Event Design Summit
Date & Time 11.9 (MON), 2026 | 13:30 – 17:30
Venue Event Hall A, Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX)
Main Theme How Can Design Transform a City?
Presentation Topics
  • Beyond the Design Capital: How Design Can Transform a City
  • Co-creating Urban Identity: Shaping and Sharing Local Culture Through Design
  • Busan as a Living Lab for Industry–Academia Collaboration: Testbed as a Service in the Age of Open Innovation
  • Policy by Design: Reimagining Human-Centered Governance
  • Designing Urban Memory: Reinterpreting Place and Reconstructing Cultural Value

PROGRAM

SPEAKER13:50 – 14:15

Beyond the Design Capital: How Design Can Transform a City

Xavi Calvo, Director General of World Design Capital Valencia 2022
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SPEAKER14:20~14:45

Co-creating Urban Identity: Shaping and Sharing Local Culture Through Design

Eriko Esaka, Program Director of Design at the UNESCO City of Design, Nagoya
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SPEAKER14:50~15:15

Co-creating Urban Identity: Shaping and Sharing Local Culture Through Design

Jihong Jeung, Professor at Tsinghua University / Former VP of Samsung Electronics
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SPEAKER15:20~15:45

Policy Design: Toward Human-Centered Governance

Seongwon Yoon, Director of Service & Safety Design Division at the Korea Institute of Design Promotion
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SPEAKER15:50~16:15

Designing Urban Memory: Reinterpreting Places and Reconstructing Cultural Value

Myun Kim, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Pukyong National University
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