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*This programme is subject to change; please refer back to this page for the latest updates.
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OPEN DOORS
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FIRST BLOCK
ANCESTRAL AND NATURAL INTELLIGENCE
In this sixth edition of What Design Can Do México GNP, we pick up on the powerful closing words of Ronald Rael from the previous edition, where he invited us to rethink artificial intelligence through a deeper lens: ancestral intelligence.
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Andrés Cota
Sociedad de Científicos Anónimos - Mexico - Zoologist and writer
Mexican zoologist and writer dedicated to science communication. He founded the Society of Anonymous Scientists and hosts the podcast Masaje Cerebral and the TV show RUM on TV UNAM.
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Julia Watson
Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism / Lo—TEK Institute - Australia - Landscaper
Australian designer of Greco-Egyptian descent and expert in traditional ecological knowledge. Author of Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism (Taschen, 2019) and Lo—TEK Water: A Fieldguide for TEKnologists (2025).
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Adriana David
LIMBO: alimento para el futuro - Mexico - Architect
Architect and designer whose work connects architecture, ecology, and public space. She founded DOMA studio in Mexico City and LIMBO, a nomadic platform for seed conservation.
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Chinampa Veneta
Multidisciplinary collective - Mexico
Chinampa Veneta is a collective of designers, architects, landscapers, and farmers from Mexico City. They came together to develop Chinampa Veneta, the Mexican Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2025: Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
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Rocío Lobato
Mujeres de la Tierra, Mujeres de la Periferia - Mexico - Educator, farmer & educational psychologist
Indigenous agricultural worker, educator, and co-founder of Colectiva Mujeres de la Tierra. Her work focuses on land defence, native maize, women’s rights, and community education.
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Coffee break
Take a break with coffee, accompanied by a selection of foods.
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SECOND BLOCK
HUMANIZING TECHNOLOGY
In Humanizing Technology, we explore how designers can be critical, creative, and conscious agents in building a more just and empathetic future, where technology is not an end in itself, but a tool at the service of the planet and those who inhabit it.
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Dinorah M. Schulte
Manufactura - Mexico - Architect, researcher & professor
Mexican architect, professor, and researcher working at the intersection of digital fabrication and architectural design. She holds a Master’s from ETH Zurich and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Florida.
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Karla Saldaña Ochoa
University of Florida / SHARE Lab - Ecuador - Professor
Architect, coder, and researcher exploring the relationship between AI and human intelligence in design. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida and directs the SHARE Lab and the AI in Architecture program.
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Benjamin Dillenburger
Digital Building Technologies ETH Zurich - Switzerland / Germany - Architect
Architect and pioneer in computational design and digital construction. He leads the Digital Building Technologies group at ETH Zurich and is a Principal Investigator at NCCR DFAB.
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Pedro Salazar
Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas UNAM- Mexico - Lawyer, researcher and professor
Lawyer and political philosopher. Coordinator of the Research and Artificial Intelligence (LIDIA) Line at UNAM. Researcher and university professor.
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LUNCH BREAK
After an intense morning, the Lunch Break is the perfect time for all attendees to take a break and enjoy a meal accompanied by curated music before the Breakout Sessions.
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Breakout sessions
You’ll be able to sign up for the Breakout Sessions starting on September X. All sessions will take place at the same time, so you’ll need to choose one for you to sign up for, once you have your access ticket to WDCD MX GNP 2025. Keep an eye on our socials and website for more details and information on the available capacity for each session. Most have a very limited capacity.
ROOTS IN DIALOGUE. ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
PRESENTED BY: Chinampa Veneta and What Design Can Do México GNP AT Main Stage (SUM)
It is an opportunity to collectively imagine how design can be nourished by ancestral and contemporary knowledge to transform our present.
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN DECISIONS
Presented by: Mexico Circular Hotspot at Training Room
In this workshop, we will explore LCA as a key tool for making environmentally conscious design decisions.
INTELLIGENCE(S): A DO-SHOP X CHINGOS DE IMPACTO
Presented by: Chingos de Impacto at Megascreen Lobby
This session takes the theme of intelligences especially collective intelligence to the center of a co-creation and co-laboration experience with workshop participants.
TERRITORY, MAIZE, AND RESISTANCE
Presented by: Mujeres de la Tierra, Mujeres de la Periferia, and LIMBO Semillas at México vivo
This political and collective space invites participants to share in the process of nixtamalization and tortilla-making, recognizing the immense labor behind one of the most meaningful foods of our culture.
WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?
Presented by: Austrian Cultural Forum in Mexico at Megascreen lobby
In this workshop-performance, Austrian food design duo honey & bunny present an immersive experience that positions the earth as both the origin and destiny of everything we eat.
ONE-STOP WINDOW – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
Presented by: LIDIA at Hallway – General Access
In this activity, Pedro Salazar, lawyer and co-founder of LIDIA (Laboratory for Innovation and Law in Artificial Intelligence) opens a direct consultation space to discuss AI and ethics.
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THIRD BLOCK
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Design is organized, printed, programmed, woven, and shared.
This block showcases the work of designers, creatives, and collectives who use design as a tool for activism, collaboration, and resistance against systems that perpetuate inequality, racism, discrimination, and exclusion.
In this block, dissident graphics, open-source platforms, distributed production, and visual languages of protest become powerful forms of collective communication.
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Iván Abreu
ESTUDIO IVAN ABREU - Mexico / Cuba -Visual-Sound Artist and Technologist
Multidisciplinary artist exploring algorithmic processes and digital systems through sound, image, and space. His work spans installations, audiovisual performances, interactive media, and graphic experimentation.
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WDCD MX GNP AWARD 2025
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Piero Barandiarán
Huerto Roma verde - Peru / Mexico - Regenerative project designer
Regenerative project designer with a background in business, economics, and agroecology. Based in Mexico, he is project director at Huerto Roma Verde and La Cuadra AC.
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Borre Akkersdijk
BYBORRE - Netherlands - Textile Designer
Textile designer and founder of BYBORRE, a pioneering company in zero-waste textiles and material transparency.
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honey & bunny
Austria- Food designers / Eat artists
Architects and artists working at the intersection of design, food, and sustainability. Founders of honey & bunny, they explore eating, cleaning, and living through performances, books, and exhibitions.
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Edel Rodríguez
Edel Rodriguez Studio - Cuba y EUA - Artist and Author
Cuban-American artist known for his bold, politically charged illustration. He has created covers for TIME, The New Yorker, and Der Spiegel, and collaborated with The New York Times and US Postal Service
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Party & Drinks