Chairman and General Manager of Hengyuanxiang (Group) Co., Ltd., and MBA graduate of Peking University. He has long been engaged in national brand strategy and brand culture research, organizing and participating in major research initiatives on national branding, cultural soft power, and brand innovation methodologies. He has also led and advanced multiple key national and Shanghai-level R&D projects, including ultra-fine wool technologies, functional textile materials, natural dye applications, and digital brand management. He currently serves as Chairman of the Presidium of the China Federation of Industrial Economics, Vice President of the China Wool Textile Industry Association, Council Member of the China Fashion Color Association, Executive Vice President of the Design Anthropology Committee of the Chinese Society of Art Anthropology, and holds additional roles in national sports, cultural heritage, and industry organizations. He also serves as an academic and industry mentor at leading institutions including Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Beijing Sport University, and the Communication University of China.
Dean, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. Professor Wu Qiong is a leading scholar and practitioner in industrial design and interaction design, with extensive expertise in data- and intelligence-driven service design, as well as hybrid physical–digital experience design. She currently serves as Dean of the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University and Deputy Dean of the Tsinghua–Tsingshang Joint Institute for Smart Scene Innovation Design. She holds several prominent academic and professional roles, including Deputy Director of the Information & Interaction Design Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, Secretary-General of the Industrial Design Art Committee of the China Artists Association, and Director of the Design Committee of the Beijing Cross-Disciplinary Society. She is also an editorial board member of Design Studies and serves as a jury member for the international Good Design Award. Professor Wu has led numerous national-level research and design projects, published widely in leading academic journals and international conferences, and collaborated with globally renowned organizations such as Huawei, Tencent, Intel, Siemens, and Boeing. Her work has been exhibited internationally and has received multiple prestigious honors, including the Red Dot Design Award, MUSE Design Award (Gold), as well as national-level awards for teaching and research excellence.
Jr Neville Songwe is Chair of Industrial Design at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), a position he has held since 2025, following his tenure as Professor of Industrial Design from 2017. He previously served as a lecturer at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He holds a Master of Industrial Design (M.I.D.) from RISD and a diploma in industrial design and visual communication from Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA). Alongside his academic career, he has extensive professional experience as Executive Director of Urban Ventures, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization focused on business mentorship and consulting, and as Founder and Principal of Joneso Design, where he specializes in product design, UX/UI, and digital design. He has also worked as an industrial and GUI designer at Curitel & Pantech in South Korea. His interdisciplinary practice spans design innovation, social design, and industry application, and he holds multiple U.S. utility patents granted by the USPTO, reflecting his contributions to design-driven technological innovation.
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