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Zhou Ligang

President of the Hangzhou Industrial Design Association Vice Chairman of the National Industrial Design Industry Innovation Alliance

A veteran expert with 30 years of hands-on experience in hit product design and product strategy, he is the lead instructor of Strategic Hit Products and an offline CEO course mentor for Emeritus at Columbia University, USA. He is an internationally certified management consultant (CMC) and has been recognized as one of China’s Top Ten Outstanding Young Figures in Design, one of China’s Top Ten Industrial Designers, and one of China’s Top Ten Design Promoters.

He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Industrial Design Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and Vice President of the Zhejiang Business Research Association. He is an expert reviewer for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s National Industrial Design Centers, and a judge for the Guanghua Longteng Award, China Excellent Industrial Design Award, China Design Intelligence & Manufacturing Award, and the CF Award of the China Import and Export Fair. He has been appointed as a distinguished mentor and visiting professor at over 10 universities, including Zhejiang University and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.

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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