The document summarizes an international design policy conference with speakers from various countries discussing design policy initiatives in Europe and other regions. Key topics included lobbying the European Commission to include design in its strategies, a report from the European Design Leadership Board, and measuring the value of design. The conference also recognized a Design Action Plan that won a Design Management Europe Award.

1. Shaping the Global Design Agenda
International Design Policy Conference
Torino World Design Capital 2008

2. Speakers from China, Finland, EU, UK, Qatar, Italy, Germany, Costa Rica and three international, expert panels

3. Design policy for Europe - Lobbying the EU Commission to include
design in its European Strategy
Meeting with Jose Manuel Barroso 8th October 2007, Lisbon

4. Commission Vice President Verheugen
Design policy for Europe
21st January 2008, Brussels

5. Report of the European
Design Leadership Board
2012

6. My presentation
Competence
Design as a competitiveness factor
Design in the private sector
Design in the public sector
Design management
Some closing thoughts

7. €Design – Measuring Design Value
MC for Final Conference
Brussels
26 June 2014

8. Design Action Plan
Darragh Murphy, Gert Koostra et al. Design Management Europe Award (DME)

9. Design Action Plan
Darragh Murphy, Gert Koostra et al. Design Management Europe Award (DME)