Ingrid van der Wacht 

Since 2001 Ingrid van der Wacht has been working from her agency Factor-i on (European) design projects around economic and social transition. Internationally she talks in lectures and workshops about the developments around and the value of design. She also develops international collaborative projects for Dutch Design Week, among others.

All her activities come together in her board positions for World Design Weeks, an international network of design festivals and BEDA, a network organization for European design centers / connections / platforms, and advocate for embedding design in European policy. Ingrid studied French and communication studies.