Host City

Singapore

Host Partner

Design Singapore

Supporting Partner

EDB

Knowledge Partner

McKinsey

Partner

wework

The world’s leading businesses are discovering the transformative power of design as a vital element of corporate strategy. Fortune 500 giants like GE, IBM and Ford Motor as well as tech dynamos like Alphabet, Apple and Facebook are investing heavily to strengthen their design capabilities not just to make their products more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use, but to understand their customers and keep them coming back. The world’s most successful companies are embracing design thinking in every aspect of what they do: from what type of goods and services they provide to how they interact with customers, recruit and develop talent and structure their organizations.

Overview

Presenting Brainstorm Design

Brainstorm Design is a unique new conference dedicated to exploring the increasingly crucial nexus between business and design. The three-day event, held at The Mandarin Oriental Singapore on March 6-8, 2018, is the latest addition to Fortune’s influential Brainstorm conference series. For the first time, Meredith combined the editorial wisdom and resources of three of its biggest brands: FORTUNE, TIME and Wallpaper*. Editors from all three titles collaborated to deliver a lively and informative event bringing together the FORTUNE 500's most powerful executives and the world’s most talented designers.

Setting the stage for innovative thinking

Singapore, one of the world’s great hubs of commerce, culture and innovation and long a meeting point for East and West, offered an ideal setting for discussions about business and design. Brainstorm Design, held in parallel with Singapore’s annual Design Week, featured thinkers from diverse fields including industrial and product design, architecture and urban planning, graphic design, user experience, mobility and transportation, fashion, financial services, travel and hospitality and many more.

Global Advisory Council

Paola Antonelli

Senior Curator of Architecture & Design and Director of Research & Development

Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Tom Dixon

Brainstorm Design Guest Creative Director and Designer

Tom Dixon

Joe Gebbia

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer

Airbnb

Maria Giudice

Design Leader and Co-author

"Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design"

Sarah Stein Greenberg

Executive Director, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school)

Stanford University

Thomas Heatherwick

Founder and Design Director

Heatherwick Studio

Derrick Kiker Derrick Kiker

Leader, McKinsey Design (Asia Pacific); Partner

McKinsey & Company

Agnes Kwek

Executive Director

DesignSingapore Council

Lee Seow Hiang

Chief Executive Officer

Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Mauro Porcini

Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer

PepsiCo

Daan Roosegaarde

Artist and Founder

Studio Roosegaarde

Ketan Samani

Chief Digital Officer

UBS, India

Ole Scheeren

Principal and Chief Designer

Buro Ole Scheeren

Patricia Urquiola

Designer, Architect, and Founder

Studio Urquiola

Sam Yen

Head of Digital, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Venue

Mandarin Oriental Singapore
5 Raffles Avenue
039797 Marina Square
Singapore

Contact Us

For Speaker Suggestions:

To suggest a speaker for Brainstorm Design 2019, please send a short biography and a few paragraphs about their expertise to the email below. There are no exact deadlines for speaker submissions.

Lindsey Green

Email: FortuneBrainstormDesign_Nomination@fortuneconf.com

For Participation:

Participation at Brainstorm Design 2019 is by invitation only, and subject to approval. Registration is non-transferable. The registration fee of US$2,500 includes the complete program, scheduled meals, activities, and conference materials. Participants are responsible for their own travel and hotel charges. The staff for the event will provide information about accommodations.

Nataly Cifuentes

Brainstorm Design Marketing
Email: nataly_cifuentes@fortuneconf.com

For Sponsorship Opportunities:

A limited number of corporate sponsorships are available. Please contact us for more information.

Khoon-Fong Ang

VP, Events and Business Development
Email: khoon-fong.ang@meredith.com

For Press Inquiries:
Kerri Chyka

Executive Director, Communications, Fortune
E-mail: kerri.chyka@meredith.com