Taking place over three days in April 2012, the inaugural Cheltenham Design Festival will showcase some of the most innovative and creative thinkers operating on a global level today.

From 20-22 April the Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham will host 20 events, including debates and interviews with some of the leading figures in the design world. Covering all design disciplines, it’s an opportunity to engage with innovators from the world’s creative community, people who influence our lives through original thinking in areas such as education, business and technology. With its focus firmly on the future, the Cheltenham Design Festival will bring the latest and best ideas and approaches across the design spectrum to Gloucestershire.

Sir John Hegarty, founding partner of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, is the president of the 2012 Cheltenham Design Festival. A trailblazer in the advertising world for six decades, he is the recipient of the D&AD President’s Award, a CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into both the New York Art Directors Club and The One Club Halls of Fame.

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