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The State of Design - International Speakers Announced

Design Victoria presents DESIGN CAPITAL, Victoria’s design and business conference, running from Wednesday 16 – Friday 18 July 2008 at the Melbourne Museum as part of the State of Design Festival. Festival Artistic Director and Conference Curator, Ewan McEoin, says, “This conference brings together leading global innovators, designers, business figures, the media and industry to canvass the crucial issues relevant to the world of design and business from Victoria to the rest of Australia and beyond. It is a strategic event, looking towards a competitive, innovative future for Victorian design and Victorian business”.

Current research reveals 8% of Australian businesses use design services; in the UK it is 68%. This event offers both the design industry and the broader business community an opportunity to collaborate, utilise resources and improve the statistics.

Facilitated by Oliver Freeman, director of the Neville Freeman Agency, DESIGN CAPITAL’s program has been strategically designed to build a picture, across six diverse yet connected themes, of where Victoria sits in a competitive world, while also predicting new trajectories for design led business from Victoria. Continue…