Global Design Forum

Global Design Forum is London Design Festival's curated thought leadership talks programme.

This edition is guest-curated by Samta Nadeem, in partnership with STIR.

The chosen theme goes beyond a singular anything – spotlighting interconnectedness between peoples, practices and the planet – examining radical interdependence that causes, affects and shifts paradigms in our designed world.

Across three days, Design will be inspected, explored and unpacked thorugh the words and works of diverse practitioners in design, architecture, technology, films, curation and more.

With thanks to our Programme Partner, Lotus, and Session Partner, Sony.

Day 1 | 13 September: Cognitive Frontiers

Investigating how intelligences collide to redefine possibilities in thought and practice.

Day 2 | 14 September: Speculative Certainties

Envisioning futures where the unpredictable meets the inevitable.

Day 3 | 15 September: (In)finite Realities

Revealing the many ways of knowing, being and doing and where it can take us.