The Panel is a professional body, comprising leading figures of the international design arena, set up by HKDC to help promote the DFA Award to international design communities. Panel members identify local talents, nominate entries for the Award, and exchange ideas with fellow members on latest design needs and trends.

Members of the Regional Expert Panel:

  • Siam Attariya, Design Director, pink blue black & orange co., ltd, Thailand
  • Jimmy Chan, Founder, New Web pick.com, Hong Kong
  • Leslie Chan, Creative Director, Leslie Chan Design Co. Ltd, Taiwan
  • Kelley Cheng, Editorial Director, Page One Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Julia Chiu, Executive Director, Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, Japan
  • Philip Dodd, Co-founder, Made in China and Made in Asia, UK
  • Kristina Goodrich, President, KRISTINA GOODRICH COMMUNICATION, Inc., USA
  • William Harald-Wong, Design Director, William Harald-Wong & Associates, Malaysia
  • Lorraine Justice, Head of School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  • Lyndon Neri, Founding Partner, Neri & Hu Design & Research, China
  • Joshua Roberts, Lecturer, HKU Space and City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Mohamad Jamil Sulaiman, CEO, Design Development Centre, Malaysia
  • Tony Suppattranont, Co-Managing Director, THANN-Oryza Co. Ltd., Thailand
  • Pratarn Teeratada, Managing Editor, Corporation 4d Limited, Thailand
  • Paravi Wongchirachai, Deputy Managing Director, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Thailand
  • Zhou Yi, General Manager & Founder, s. point design, China
  • John Wang, Executive Board Member, M.style Magazine, China
  • Dani Salvadori, Director of Enterprise and Innovation, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London (UK)
  • Dr Milton Tan, Executive Director, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore