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Chen Xiguan (Taiwan, China)

Chief Data Officer and Senior Vice President of Compal Electronics

Chen Xiguan is very famous in Taiwan's design community. He obtained his MFA degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States in 1995. He has served in key executive and design leadership roles at Philips Design and GE/FITCH (Greater China region). Currently, he works for the R&D Creative Center at Compal Computer Group, where he is responsible for the company's technological blueprint and the strategy for innovative design. From 2015 to 2019, he represented Taiwan as a board member of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) / World Design Organization (WDO). He also served as an international advisor for Taipei World Design Capital (WDC), and has held significant positions such as judge for the iF Design Award eight times, Singapore Good Design Award, Golden Pin Design Award, and convener of the Taipei Design Award. He is currently contributing to Taiwan's education sector as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Design at Shih Chien University, and also serves as the Design Ambassador for the Australian Good Design Award and a WDO Regional Advisor.

Guided by:

China Media Group, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality, the People's Government of Shenzhen Municipality

Hosted by:

Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Organized by:

Guangdong Better Design Innovation Center (Preparatory)

Supporting Organizations:

Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Guangdong Provincial Women's Federation, Guangzhou Baiyun District People's Government and other relevant organizations.

Strategic Cooperation Partner:

Guangzhou Baiyun Jianke Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

Partner Organizations:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Zhejiang University, Xi’ an Jiaotong University, Hunan University, Tongji University, Shenzhen University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 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 Design Association, and other relevant organizations

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