Design with responsibility, design for a healthy planet, designing the cycle: The work of designers is a key to sustainable business and a sustainable society. The design scene shares this conviction with an increasing number of decision makers in politics and business. But what do design processes look like in concrete terms that are aware of their significant influence on the ecological impact of their results? What legal and institutional framework is needed to actually tap this potential? And what aspects of circularity are we just beginning to understand? The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK offers space for the design scene to discuss these questions.

11:10 - 11:45:  BY DESIGN OR BY DISASTER?
David Jablonski from the Climate Dashboard (hosted by EIT Culture & Creativity)

11:45 - 12:30: THE AUSTRIAN CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRATEGY
DI Andreas Tschulik, Department Head of the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action 

12:30 - 14:00:  Networking Lunch

14:00 - 14:30: TOGETHER FOR A CIRCULAR MATTRESS SYSTEM
Gregor Pflüger, Innovation Lead at the Climate Lab

14:30 - 15:00:  RULES FOR CIRCULAR DESIGN (English) Panel with Therese Balslev, Design Engineer at the Danish Design Center, Harald Gründl, Founder of the Institute of Design Research Vienna, and Miriam Kathrein, Head of AFA Futures at the Austrian Fashion Association 

15:00 - 16:30: CIRCULAR DESIGN, TALKING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES
World Café with the Sustainability Experts Cluster from designaustria

16:30 - 17:00: MATERIAL MIGRATION (English)
Seetal Solanki, Founder and Director of Ma-tt-er (hosted by EIT Culture & Creativity)

17:00 - 19:00: Drinks and Networking

Moderation: Marius Valente

Limited capacity
Registration at info@viennadesignweek.at