Richard Hsu
Co-founder and creative director, Pan-Asia Network
Richard Hsu

Richard Hsu was born in Shanghai and is one of China’s most distinctive and visionary voices, advocating a balance between art, business and purpose, connecting the dots between various city stakeholders. His professional activities unfold within three main areas: education, urban/rural bridge, knowledge/innovation platforms and city/brand consultancy in China.

Richard Hsu is a co-founder of Pan-Asia Network, which promotes the implementation of ideas and concepts via a platform for knowledge and innovation collaboration, learning and the test of programmes dealing with anything from urbanism, innovation, quality of life, traditional values to new education and creativity across Asian cities. In less than three years, the network has managed to involve and engage more than 2,000 professionals and youths from more than 15 Asian cities in the project. Concurrently, Richard Hsu is founder, creative director and curator of TEDxShanghai, he is the TEDx Senior Ambassador to China, responsible for selecting and bringing together the most inspiring ‘movers and shakers’ from across China and around the world to impact communities around Shanghai.

Richard Hsu is an expert in branding design and has many years of international experience with creative leadership in companies such as the New York Times, Bank of America, Sotheby’s, Elizabeth Arden, MoMA, Madison Square Garden, L’Oreal, Boeing, Warner Music, Shiseido, Nike, IBM, Condé Nast. He founded his own agency h+ branding in 2006 specialising in Chinese brand studies, the intersections between culture and innovation, lifestyle and retail, education and learning.

Concurrent with these activities, Richard Hsu is a professor at Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation, SFC Sino-Finnish Center Shanghai. He has been an invited speaker at Strelka Institute Moscow, Harvard Berkman Center, Moscow Urban Forum, Krasnoyarsk Urban Forum, Tokyo Innovative City Forum, UNESCO Creative Cities Summit, G20 – Innovation 20.

Other Jury Members 2017
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Claus Skytte
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Dan Boyter Non-executive officer, board member and principal shareholder of Pressalit A/S
Dan Boyter
Dan Boyter Non-executive officer, board member and principal shareholder of Pressalit A/S
David Carlson Senior design strategist
David Carlson
David Carlson Senior design strategist
Hans Emil Gjerding Architect and designer
Hans Emil Gjerding
Hans Emil Gjerding Architect and designer
Hân Pham Founder of Yellowone Design
Hân Pham
Hân Pham Founder of Yellowone Design
Helene Bækmark CEO, Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Helene Bækmark
Helene Bækmark CEO, Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Henrik Jeppesen Founding partner and director, Attention-Group
Henrik Jeppesen
Henrik Jeppesen Founding partner and director, Attention-Group
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
Jakob Wagner
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
Kasper Salto Designer
Kasper Salto
Kasper Salto Designer
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Kigge Hvid
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Lars Thøgersen
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Lene Dammand Lund Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lene Dammand Lund
Lene Dammand Lund Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen Co-founding partner and User specialist, Hatch & Bloom
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen Co-founding partner and User specialist, Hatch & Bloom
Mads Quistgaard Design Director, Urgent.Agency
Mads Quistgaard
Mads Quistgaard Design Director, Urgent.Agency
Peter Hebin Bruun Head of Communication and Sustainability, The Danish Growth Fund
Peter Hebin Bruun
Peter Hebin Bruun Head of Communication and Sustainability, The Danish Growth Fund
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Pil Bredahl
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl CEO and founder, Twentythree
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl CEO and founder, Twentythree
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Jesper von Wieding
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Center
Susanne Schenstrøm
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Center
Christina Melander Programme Director, Danish Design Centre
Christina Melander
Christina Melander Programme Director, Danish Design Centre