Regional Advisors & Community Liaisons

Former board members may serve as Regional Advisors to strengthen WDO’s presence in their region, and support the organization in implementing its World Design Agenda™. They are key in leveraging the strength of our international membership, ensuring the organization remains visible, and aligning the design agendas of their region to the aspirations of design for a better world.

Community Liaisons may be nominated by board members for term-long appointments to provide an informed voice from a city, country or region. Working closely with the board member responsible for their region, they identify key individuals and resources to empower local design communities and connect them with the organization and its work.

Regional Advisors

AFRICA

Mr. Hicham Lahlou

Founder
1852&Co – International Design Agency

Ms. Adrienne Viljoen

(Retired) Manager
SABS Design Institute

ASIA

Mr. Kuang-Min (Tony) Chang

Chief Advisor
Taiwan Design Center

Mr. Shikuan Chen

Senior VP, Corp. Marketing and Innovation
Compal Electronics Inc.

Mr. Chi-Yi Chang

President
Taiwan Design Research Institute

Dr. Alpay Er

Professor, Head of Industrial Design Dept
Ozyegin University / Istanbul Institute of Design

Dr. Darlie Koshy

Director General & CEO
ATDC (Apparel Training & Design Centre), National Head Office

Mr. Don Tae Lee

President
Samsung Art and Design Institute

Prof. Yongi Lou

Dean, College of Desgn and Innovation
Tongji University

Ms. Eunjoo Maing

Fmr. Executive Managing Director, Capacity Development
Korea Institute of Design Promotion

Dr. Geetha Narayanan

Founder Director
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (SMI)

Mr. Kohei Nishiyama

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
CUUSOO SYSTEM

Mr. Kazuo Tanaka

President, GK Design
Japan Industrial Designers’ Association (JIDA)

Ms. Makiko Tsumura

Director
Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP)

Ms. Judit Várhelyi

Design Expert, Educator, Guest Lecturer
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Board member 2014-2016
BEDA
Board member 2015-2018
Hungarian Design Council

Dr. Makoto Watanabe

Vice President
Chiba University

EUROPE

Ms. Anne Asensio

VP Design
Group Dassault Systèmes

Mr. Luis Calabuig

CEO
ODOSDESIGN

Ms. Vivian Cheng

Designer
Vivian DESIGN

Mr. Sertaç Eray Ersayin

President
Creative Industries Council Association

Prof. Fritz Frenkler

Founder and President
f/p design

Mr. Tapani Hyvönen

CEO
Hyvonen Design Oy

Mr. András Mengyán

Artist, Designer, Professor, President
Art22 Foundation

Mr. Pierre-Yves Panis

Chief Designer
Philips Lighting

Mr. Pier Paolo Peruccio

Professor
Politecnico di Torino

Mr. Gilles Rougon

Design & Innovation Senior Catalyst
Électricité de France (EDF) Research and Development Division

Mr. Michael Thomson

Director
Design Connect

NORTH AMERICA

Dr. Jorge Gómez Abrams

Director
Winn Innovation

Ms. Michelle Berryman

ECD of User Experience + Content Strategy
Hero Digital

Mr. Bruce Claxton

Professor, Design Management
Savannah College of Art & Design

Mr. Mario Gagnon

Adjunct Professor
Université de Montréal, School of design

Ms. Lilian González-González

Coordinator
Universidad Anáhuac

Dr. Lorraine Justice

Professor of Industrial Design, Dean Emerita
Rochester Institute of Technology

Mr. Nils J. Tvengsberg

Dr. Martha Patricia Zarza Delgado

Associate Professor in the undergraduate program of Industrial Design 
Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

OCEANIA

Prof. Vesna Popovic

Professor in Industrial Design
Queensland University of Technology School of Design

Community Liaisons

ASIA

Prof. Gülay Hasdoğan

Head of the Department of Industrial Design
Middle East Technical University

Dr. Elif Kocabiyik

Lecturer
Izmir University of Economics

Mr. Rohit Lalwani

Design Enthusiast
India

Prof. Richard Hsu

Professor of Practice
Tongji University, School of Design and Innovation

EUROPE

Mr. Gerbrand Bas

Managing Director
Designlink

Mr. Xavi Calvo

CEO
Design Foundation of the Region of Valencia

Mrs. Anita Valkeemäki

MSc. Economy and Law

Mr. Marco van Hout

Head of Programmes & Impact
Digital Society School

AFRICA

Mr. Joel-Eric Missainhoun

Managing Director (Partner)
AFRICSEARCH