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19th Pune Design Festival 2025

MTW! Mind The World 

Design is moving faster than ever, shaping what our lives could look like by 2050. With creativity, tech, and social change all blending, design isn’t just about looks anymore—it’s shaping entire industries and kickstarting a wave of startups.

India’s design scene has the vibe and ready to go global. Can designers worldwide tap into the fresh perspectives coming out of India? How is design education squaring up to prepare the Next-Gen of professional designers? With the challenges we’re facing, design has a real shot at driving change. How can a career in design add value and build a responsible future for all?

Let’s dive in and see how design can lead us to a more sustainable, responsible and connected tomorrow. Now’s the time to push boundaries, share ideas, and show how powerful design can be. Let’s “Mind the World” and shape a sustainable future together. 


This theme will bring forth discussions, debates, case studies and workshops that showcase the insights from our changing times for a better tomorrow and we look forward to your session.

Speakers

Matt Wallaert

Behavioural Scientist; Founder, BeSci.io | ex-frog | ex-Microsoft

Surya Vanka

Founder, AUTHENTIC | Chair-Elect, IDSA Board of Directors | Founding Advisor, Global Impact Collective

Rahibai Popere

Indian Farmer & Conservationist

Dibakar Banerjee

Indian film director, screenwriter, producer

Suresh Eriyat

Founder – Studio Eeksaurus, Indian Animator, Art & Film Director

Bo Linnemann

Founding Partner – Kontrapunkt Denmark; Chairman – Kontrapunkt Japan

Isabella Chow

Programme Director, DFA Awards & Design Exchange, HKDC

Isabelle Dechamps

Social Design, Co-Creation, Design Thinking, Transformation Design

Satyajit Mittal

Founder, Aretto - Footwear Tech Startup | Founder Sanotion & SquatEase | Forbes 30 under 30 Asia

Suresh Venkat

Anchor, Designer, Journalist, Media Trainer

Allen Shaw

Indian Artist, Illustrator, Animator & Storyteller

Sarang Kulkarni

Type Designer & Co-founder at Ek Type

Sachin Behere

Strategic Experience Design Consultant

Manas Ranjan Mishra

Professor, UPES

Sandeep Sangaru

Founder, Sangaru Design Objects & Sangaru Design Studio

Amita Deshpande

Founder at reCharkha - The EcoSocial Tribe

Rajesh Sangewar

GM – Product Design & Developement | Wipro Ent Pvt Ltd – C&I – Lighting & Seating

Baarish Date

Co-Founder, Graphics Beyond

Wasim Khan

Director at Lemon Design Pvt Ltd. & Partner at Change By Design LLP

Jonak Das

Senior Faulty; Design for Retail Experience (DRE), at NID Bengaluru

Aditi Srivastava

President, Pearl Academy

Vivek Saurabh

Head – Design & Product Development, William Penn

Santosh Khawale

Director, Dhenoo | Founder, DesiColab | Entrepreneur | Strategic Designer | Mentor of Change AIM NITI AYOG

Kadambari Misra

Design Entrepreneur

Khushboo Gandhi

Sustainable Packaging Consultant | Strategy + Design | Material Researcher at Go Do Good

Anand Mahurkar

Founding Partner, AM Legal Associates

Aneesha Sharma

Head, Department of Design, IIT Delhi

Upasana Nattoji Roy

Founder & Director, Switch Studio

Prasun Chakraborty

Cluster Head Foundation School of Design, UPES

Phani Tetali

Dean and Professor at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun, India

Pinkish Shah

Founding Partner and Design Principal, S+PS ARCHITECTS

Location

Hyatt Regency, Grand ballroom
Hyatt Regency, Viman Nagar, Pune
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