Brandon Gien

Dr Gien has over 25 years industrial design experience and is internationally recognised as the Founder and CEO of Good Design Australia as well as Chair of the longest running national design award program, Australia's annual Good Design Awards. As an advocate for the value of design-led innovation to drive business competitiveness, Dr Gien has been appointed to multiple international honorary board positions throughout his career. In 2015, Dr Gien was appointed as Senator of the World Design Organization (WDO), the world body for Industrial Design. He was a member of the Board of Directors for three consecutive terms and elected President of the organisation from 2013 to 2015, the first Australian to hold this position. During his term as WDO President, he led the strategic transformation of the organisation, resulting in new global definition of Industrial Design. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design at both the University of New South Wales and the University of Canberra and Executive Director of the Australian Design Council.