Find out who is designing the future on 20, 21 and 22 April 2012

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. Click here to see the great names we’ve confirmed for the 2012 festival.

From 20-22 April the Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham will host 26 events – a series of debates, discussions and interviews – featuring 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 thought in areas such as education, engineering and business as well as technology, wellbeing and architecture. The Cheltenham Design Festival will show how important the role creative thinking plays not only to our daily lives but also in assuring our future.

To download a PDF of the full festival programme click here or to browse the events and book tickets click here

Click here to find out more about getting to Cheltenham

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.

The Cheltenham Design Festival is also supported by Julian Dunkerton, the founder of SuperDry clothing brand and global retailer SuperGroup.