JURY

• Possesses international academic leadership experience across South Africa, Hong Kong, and the UK.
• Serves as an Organising Member of the Design Research Society Special Interest Group for Designing Retail and Service Futures.
• Former Co-Opted Expert of the Executive Board of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers.
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
• Led and collaborated on multiple funded research and public engagement projects.

• Innovation strategist and design leader with more than 25 years' experience.
• International expert in circular economy and regenerative innovation.
• Co-creator of the Circular Design Guide with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
• Former Executive Director at IDEO and currently Senior UX Researcher at Marks & Spencer.
• Serves as a Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) educator and advisor, regularly contributing to international design conferences.

• Founder of the design firm Richard Hutten Studio.
• Expert in product, furniture, interior, and sustainable design.
• Spearheading projects for clients across 3 continents and 18 countries, including Japan, Italy, Canada, and Sweden.
• Winner of numerous awards, including the DIA, Red Dot, Frame, LAI, and Dezeen Awards.
• Lecturer at design events and institutions from Tokyo to New York, and Helsinki to Milan.

• (2023–) Judge, “Sumida Modern” Brand Certification Examination Committee, Sumida Ward, Tokyo.
• (2023–) Chairperson of the Jury, Design Area, Chiba Prefecture Artist Follow-Up Project.
• (2022) Council Member, Chiba Prefectural Culture and Art Promotion.
• (2022) Member of the Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art Revitalization Project Contractor Selection Committee.
• (2021–) Director, dri: design research institute, Chiba University.

• Director at Cartoon Saloon studio, Ireland.
• Animation Director of Oscar-nominated films The Breadwinner and Song Of The Sea.
• Director of the Annie Award-winning short film There's a Monster in my Kitchen.
• Assistant Director of the films Song Of The Sea and My Father's Dragon.
• Director of the TV shows Dorg Van Dango and Silly Sundays.

• Armenian-born animation director and artist based in Estonia.
• Holds a Master’s degree in Animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts.
• Directed award-winning films including Chinti and Five Minutes to Sea.
• Screened works at major festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, and Annecy.
• Creates across hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, illustration, and textile techniques.

• Founder & CEO of MINIWIZ
• Graduate of Cornell and Harvard University, with a background as a structural engineer and architect
• Dedicated to circular architecture and sustainable low-carbon space design
• Recipient of the WEF Technology Pioneer, FT Earth Award, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer
• Holder of 17 international invention patents, translating upcycling technologies into scalable industrial applications

• General Manager, Green Matrix Consulting Co.
• ASHRAE Taiwan Chapter
• Recognized as a Fitwel Top 20 Ambassador for three consecutive years
• Partnered with iSpan and the NCKU Research and Development Foundation to offer LEED courses
• Advised diverse corporations—including Hungkuo Group, Foxconn Group, CMP Group, and Coca-Cola—on implementing green building, healthy building, and zero-waste certifications

• 2019 Parking, a short film spin-off of i WEiRDO, won the Grand Prize at the FiLMiCFest.
• 2020 i WEiRDO, Taiwan’s first feature film shot entirely on iPhone, received six Golden Horse Award nominations.
• 2022 The Sixth Sense, a short film spin-off of Suffocating Love.
• 2024 Suffocating Love, a feature film shot on iPhone, was selected for the New York Asian Film Festival and won the Jury Choice Award at BIFAN.
• Active as a director, cinematographer, and editor for numerous music videos and commercial advertisements.

• Communication and Engagement Director at Environmental Rights Foundation.
• Founder of social enterprise "The Lightened".
• Former Regional Project Leader of Greenpeace East Asia.
• Former Acting Director of Amnesty Taiwan.
• Senior NGO expert with 12 years of experience.

Founded the inaugural Asia Sustainable Supply and Circular Economy Forum and Exhibition.
Director of ESH Division at ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
Industry Lecturer at the TPCA Environment Foundation.
Committee Member of the SEMI Sustainable Manufacturing Committee.
23 years of experience in sustainable development within the manufacturing industry.

• Founder, AGUA Design.
• Founder, City Yeast Initiative.
• Senior Social & Environmental Designer with 32 years of cross-disciplinary design experience.
• Expert in interactive experimentation, urban creativity.
• Author of urban innovation publications, including the City Yeast series and Urban Color.