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Xiangyang Xin

Member Founder pf XXY Innovation

Xin Xiangyang is the Dean of Design Thinking and Social Technology System Design Institute, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, famous Chinese Alumni of Carnegie Mellon University and Distinguished Professor at Tongji University. He is also an invited personal executive director of China Industrial Design Association, visiting professor of West China Hospital, consultant of Changhong Innovation Center and independent consultant of Huawei. He served as a jury member on competitions including IXDA, G-Mark, Red Star and many others. He had served as former Dean of Design at Jiangnan University, founded and served as the leader of MDes Interaction Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Xin has provided various consultant and R&D services for partners including P&G, the US National Post Office, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, GE, Huawei, Tencent, Changhong, AURORA, Midea, etc. For his outstanding contributions in the fields of interaction, experience and service, he has been awarded the annual award of "2015 Future Voice of Interaction Design" by IXDA, the second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, the Gold Medal of Dragon Design Foundation Award (DDF)· Contribution Award, "40 Chinese Design Contributors at 40th Anniversary of the Reform and Opening Up Award" and "70 Chinese Design Contributors at 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the PRC Award".

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Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Partner Institutions:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts & Design,Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shenzhen University,Shenzhen Technology University, World Design Organization,World Green Design Organization, Hong Kong Design Centre,Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries,Hong Kong Designers Association, Macau Design Centre,Macau Product Designers Association, Guangdong University of TechnologyHuateng Private Equity Investment Fund, Design Capital of Guangzhou, andother institutions

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