2026 Ningbo · AI-Empowered International Design Education Symposium & C-IDEA Academic Annual Conference
The 2026 Ningbo · AI-Empowered International Design Education Symposium and C-IDEA Academic Annual Conference will be held on October 23, 2026, at the Main Campus of Ningbo University of Finance and Economics. The conference is jointly hosted by Ningbo University of Finance and Economics and the International Alliance of Art and Design Educators (C-IDEA Association), and co-organized by the Research Center for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Member Countries and the School of Art and Design, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics.
2026 C-IDEA Conference Keynote Speech
Markus Weisbeck
Professor, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
Lecturer Topic: Reconstruction and Reinvention: Future Fictions of the German Bauhaus
Jacopo Castaldi
Associate Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Lecturer Topic: Design, Multimodality and Audiences: A Socio-semiotic Perspective
Jo Mignone
Director of the Digital Media Design Program of Adelaide University, Australia
Lecturer Topic: Why Critical Thinking and Hands-on Practice Remain Vitally Important
Alex Pritchard
Director of Architectural Design, Pritchard Studio, Australia
Lecturer Topic: Pre-design Listening: Transforming Client Communication into Outstanding Design Presentation
Lisa Winstanley
Professor and Associate Chair, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Lecturer Topic: From Visual Plagiarism to Visual Integrity: Creativity, Authorship and Artificial Intelligence in Art and Design
Li Zhongyang
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Capital Normal University, China
Lecturer Topic: Dimensional Upgrading and Interconnection: Creativity Empowerment and Distinctive Practices
Li Xu
Secretary General of C-IDEA Association
Lecturer Topic: Intelligent Visual Design for the Future
Rayan Abdullah
Professor,Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig,Germany
Lecturer Topic: Al Is The Future of Design
Conference Address: Nanjiao 1-102, Haishu Campus, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, China
Conference Time & Date: 09:30 – 16:00 / 23 October, 2026
Be free to ask us if you have more questions: cideaassociation@hotmail.com