PhD Gabriel Patrocínio – ISMAT / UERJ – COCOON
Associate Professor of Design (2019-), co-director of the Master’s in Design for Circular Economy, and researcher at ISMAT (Portugal); Adjunct Professor at UERJ, the (Brazil, 1993-), and former Director of ESDI/UERJ School of Design. PhD in Design Policies from Cranfield University, UK (2013). Co-publisher/author of Design & Development: Leveraging Social and Economic Growth through Design Policies (Blucher, 2019). Author of Design Policies & Intellectual Property: Demands for a New Era (Sebrae, 2018). Former board member of: Design Curatorship Group, MAM Rio de Janeiro (2014-2016); Design Consulting Group, Government of Rio de Janeiro (2007-2009); both Associations of Graphic and Product Designers of Brazil; Advisory Council, Brazilian Association of Design Companies. Curator, Design Dialogue: Poland Brazil (Institute Adam Mickiewicz, 2015-2018).