• May 2011

ExCeL London will host the first ever running of the Product Design + Innovation Conference which will be co-located with the Plastics Design and Moulding Exhibition (PDM) on the 18th and 19th May. The Product Design and Innovation Conference will bring together leading innovators and designers responsible for some of the UK's most successful products and technologies.

The Conference will explore where good ideas actually come from and discuss how product design and entrepreneurship can be integrated and will feature expert speakers including:

• Julian Thomson, director of advanced design at Jaguar Cars
• Richard Seymour, co-founder and design director, Seymourpowell
• Jonathan Hague, vice president of open innovation, Unilever Research and Development
• Henrik Otto, senior vice president Global Design, Electrolux
• Peter Cooke, design lead, British Airways
• Simon Colbeck, head of technology, Marks & Spencer

David Elridge, Conference Producer, Crain Communications the conference organisers said "The response to the two-day conference supported by British Design Innovation and the Institution of Engineering Designers has already exceeded expectations."

Elridge continued "Industrial designers generate value for the UK and have a global reputation for innovation. Product Design + Innovation provides the first real opportunity to discuss and publicise the vital work they do, and caters for the whole product design community from freelancers and small design consultancies to in-house directors of design."

Jeremy Rees, Exhibitions Sales Director, ExCeL London said "East London is world renowned as a major hub for the design industry. The venue will therefore be familiar to many of the delegates attending the Product Design + Innovation Conference".

For the full programme and booking information, see the official website www.pdesigni.com which includes product design news and blogs as well as speaker biographies.