Business of Design Week 2024 (BODW 2024)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), Asia’s premiere international annual event on design, innovation and brands, Business of Design Week 2024 (BODW 2024) will be taking place from 2 to 7 December 2024 with its Summit making a grand return at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to be held on 4 to 6 December 2024. Over 50 renowned creative leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers from various sectors around the world from more than 8 countries and regions will gather and share insights on how design-driven innovations can tackle complex challenges of our times and reshaping a more sustainable future.

Together with France as Partner Country, Business of Design Week (BODW) 2024, supported by Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) as Lead Sponsor, and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) serving as the Co-organiser, will bring an inspiring Summit and a week-long event.

The theme of this year’s summit is “Inter/Section: Design, Artistry and Innovation”, showcasing design-driven innovations that explore the cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural intersections of design, artistry, technology and innovation, tradition and modernity, and the East and West cultural exchange. Responding to the interconnected nature of the world, the Summit seeks to unveil the endless possibilities of design — how design can transform products, processes and strategies in a rapidly changing business environment and push for greater collaboration between businesses.

As 2024 marks the 60^th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic relations and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, HKDC has once again invited France to join BODW with the integral role as its year-round partner country, following their previous collaboration in 2009. Through this partnership, both parties have jointly contributed to BODW 2024 and KODW 2024, which was successfully held in June, as well as the upcoming Parisian decoration, design, and lifestyle trade fair Maison&Objet, which will be showcasing in Hong Kong for the first time this year.

BODW 2024 will gather over 50 renowned designers and entrepreneurs from France, Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas to participate in more than 40 face-to-face panels, keynote speeches and fireside chats on the five key topics of Urban Futures, Brands & Retail Resurgence, Craftsmanship & Material Mastery, Culture & Digital Aesthetics, and AI & Future Tech.