Era 05: World Design Congress is being developed by 16 leading design organizations in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

The Congress is commissioned by the international membership organizations Icograda, Icsid and IFI.

The Executive Board is made up of representatives from each of the four Nordic Countries.

Executive Board:
President: Jan R. Stavik, Norwegian Design Council
Vice President: Kim Kruse, Danish Design Centre
Board members: Robin Edman, SVID and Pekka Korvenmaa, UIAH

From Copenhagen, Denmark
Architects Association of Denmark
Danish Designers
Danish Design Centre

From Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Design Council
Norsk Form
Norwegian Organization of Interior and Architecture (NIL)
Norwegian Industral Designers (NID)
Organization for Visual Communication (GRAFILL)

From Gothenburg, Sweden
The Association of Swedish Illustrators and Graphic Designers
The Swedish Society of Craft and Design
Swedish Industrial Design Foundation
Society of Swedish Industrial Designers

From Helsinki, Finland
The Finnish Association of Designers
Design Forum Finland
Association of Professional Graphic Designers in Finland
The University of Art and Design in Helsinki Foundation