HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be giving the Opening Speech at the forthcoming Innovation for All 2010 conference in May. The Crown Princess is the patron of the Norwegian Design Council and is engaged in promoting Inclusive Design for diversity and social inclusion.

Innovation for All 2010 is the second European Business Conference on Inclusive Design organised by the Norwegian Design Council and its conference partner, The Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre. At the conference, delegates can discover how to ensure that their products and services address the needs of the widest possible audience irrespective of age, ethnicity or ability.

Innovation for All 2010 is for anyone working with design, product development, services, business or project management in both private and public sector and features world-class speakers from companies and organisations such as British Telecom, Smart Design, TH!NK, United Nations, Panasonic, GE Healthcare, Scandic, Michael Wolff & Company and more. In addition, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, will hold an opening address on the importance of inclusive design.

Programme leader Onny Eikhaug comments: "Inclusive design or people-centred design is an increasingly important part of building better business solutions and achieving social inclusion and sustainability. In short: Where good intentions meet good business!".

The conference will take place over two days from 20th to 21st May in Oslo. The conference also includes a special pre-conference workshop in the morning of 19th May, an exhibition, a business breakfast seminar, a 24h design challenge and the launch of the forthcoming book “Innovating with people – The business of Inclusive Design”. 

Links:
Innovation For All 2010
 

Press contacts:

For press enquiries, please contact:

Onny Eikhaug
Proramme Leader Innovation For All
oe@norskdesign.no

Grete Kobro
Communications Director
gk@norskdesign.no