Rama Gheerawo is Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and the RCA Reader in Inclusive Design. With nearly two decades in the design industry, his specialism is in people-centred and socially inclusive design. He is in demand as a keynote speaker internationally and writes, curates exhibitions and runs workshops for audiences that range from students to business executives to civil servants. Knowledge transfer to business is central to his work, building on a track record of over 150 collaborative projects involving organisations such as Gov.UK, Samsung and Toyota. Rama has published widely in both academic and trade press including Volume magazine, New Design and the Journal of Design Philosophy Papers. He is a member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College, and a Fellow of both the Royal College of Art and the Royal Society of Arts.

Session: Workshop 5 – Creative Leadership: Achieving Design Excellence

Date: 17 Jun