Judging Panel
YAO Yingjia
Chairman
Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Association
The Mainland
Yao Yingjia contributes broadly to his passion in design and is the Chairman of Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Association.
He served as the Vice President of Group Lotus, Global Head of Lotus Life, responsible for merchandise and services outside of the Group Lotus vehicle product line and creating an ecosystem of cross-industry cooperation across Lotus. He was also the Vice President of the Lenovo Group, General Manager of the Lenovo Empowerment Centre, and Chief Design Officer of the Lenovo Group, dedicated to the innovation design and user experience for Lenovo’s full-line products including desktop, laptop, mobile internet and digital home products.
He has won several awards including the Design Contest for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch, Red Dot: Design Team of the Year in 2013 and was awarded DFA World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer in 2013.
