About
CDF
Towards building Chennai as the Design Capital of India
The Chennai Design Festival is envisioned as a one-day event designed to unite the creative community through speaker sessions, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops.
Conference Passes
Student Pass
Slots Full
Due to overwhelming demand, we have officially reached full capacity and can no longer accept new student registrations.
Professional Pass
Slots Full
Due to overwhelming demand, we have officially reached full capacity and can no longer accept new registrations.
Workshops
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Featured Speakers
Alagarsamy Mayan
Chief AI Officer,
EROS INNOVATION
S Bandyopadhyay
Professor,
IIT Madras
K Krishnaiah
Founder,
Land Optimizer Intl Pvt Ltd
Madesh Manickam
Cinematographer,
FILM INDUSTRY
Pravin Shekar
Strategic Advisor,
Outlier Marketer
Siva Kumar
Head-ID,
Royal Enfield
Amar Kler
Chef d'Unité Design,
Renault Design Centre India
Dr Darez Ahamed, IAS
MD,
Guidance Tamilnadu
Manivannan
Professor,
IIT Madras
Narendra Ghate
Head of Design,
HDFC
Senthil & Preethi
Founders,
Payir NGO
Trotsky Marudhu
Artist,
Art Director
Anand S
LLM Psychologist,
STRAIVE
Kausik Bhattacharya
AI Product Strategist,
TATA ELXSI
Ar Manonmani
Principal Architect,
ARTDES
Parul Pradhan
Creative Design Leader,
Ex - Mercedes Benz R&D
Satish Patil
Director, CX,
Samsung Research
Dr K Vilvanathan
Professor,
Fine Arts
Patron
Prof. Kamakoti
Director, IIT Madras
Chairs
Palaniappan Ramu
Professor, IIT Madras
Sathiyaseelan
Design Director, Ashok Leyland
Rizvi Manzavalli
VP, DOT School of Design
Sponsors
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
Agenda
21
MARCH