Why am I here: 1200 delegates Kyoorius

Why am I here: 1200 delegates Kyoorius

Rajesh Kejriwal

MUMBAI: After 10 consecutive successes of brilliantly bringing together the industry's witty brains, Kyoorius Designyatra's 11th edition 'Why am I here?' has moved to Jaipur this year. The event will be held at the Fairmont Hotel over three days from 29 September.

The theme will explore facets of creativity - whether chasing passion or just doing mundane work; be it in designing, writing, shooting or exploring multiple avenues for creativity.

Kyoorius founder CEO Rajesh Kejriwal said, “The team and all its supporting partners have worked hard to ensure that Designyatra is unique and grander than ever. We look forward to seeing everyone -- from students to young professionals to seniors and professionals come together at this annual celebration of creativity”.

This year, over 1200 delegates are expected. They will participate in workshops, discussions and portfolio reviews providing the audience a platform for interactions. The sessions will help expand professional networks, mingle with the most innovative entrepreneurs and chat up industry professionals.

The speakers include Vann Alexandra founder Alex Daly, The Partners executive creative director Greg Quinton, Handsome Frank founder Handsome Frank, Michael Wolff & Co. founder Michael Wolff, MAP co-founder and creative director Jon Marshall, Kate Dawkins Studio founder and director Kate Dawkins, Johnson Banks founder Michael Johnson, Made Thought founding partner and creative director Paul Austin, Wieden+Kennedy global partner Tony Davidson, and yukoart.com illustrator Yuko Shimizu.

“We want this to be always the coolest design conference across the world as well as reflect on why are we here. We would ideally want to push every inspired participant to ponder over doing more relevant and meaningful things for India, added Kyoorius co-founder and creative director Kay Khoo.