At 2:00 p.m. local time on September 5, 2026, in Poland, the annual conference jointly held by the C-IDEA Association, the C-IDEA Design Award, and the Krosno Design Festival was grandly held at the Krosno Museum of Crafts (Auditorium of the State Academy of Applied Sciences) in Krosno, Poland. The forum at this annual conference was chaired by Miroslaw “Mirek” Rymar, Vice President of the Krosno Design Foundation.

This forum brought together industry experts from multiple countries for thematic presentations. Speakers included American designer Andrew Bowen; Professor Li Zhongyang from China; Professor Hyungjoo Kim from America, Ana Andueza Munarriz from Spain; Czech designer Matyas Hajek; Dean Dominika Zawojska Bhakti Kini from Poland; and French artist Maurice Beenayou.