India&rsquos first design festival&nbspdedicated to the public, Bengaluru By Design,&nbspis all set to launch&nbspfrom 23 November - 2 December 2018. Over 20 events across 9 days with the aim of engaging an audience of over 6 million&nbspthrough public installations, workshops, conferences, screenings, talks and design-pop-ups, design markets, and more will be spread across the city.The festival aims to engage with diverse audiences via a series of design interventions.

Fostering innovation and creativity from within the community while empowering the public to participate through innovative programming, it hopes to challenge public perceptions of design through experience. The festival has an ambition to&nbspshare India&rsquos thriving design scene with the world at large.&nbspWith an overwhelming&nbspnumber of participants from over the world, the fashion extravaganza&nbspwill honor the city's talents and provide a platform for international creative dialogue.

The panelists for&nbspDesign X Business&nbspinclude Pranav Pai, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, 3one4 Capital, Rahul Gonsalves, Founder, Uncommon, Abhay Hanjura,&nbspFounder, Licious, Kannan Sitaram,&nbspVenture Partner, Fireside Ventures, Shezan Bhojani,&nbspCEO, Design Cafe, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan,&nbspCEO and Co-Founder, Magic Crate&nbspin conversation with Madan Padaki,&nbspFounder and CEO, iBridge&nbspand Sonia Manchanda,&nbspFounding Partner, Spread Design and Consulting.

Design X Business,&nbspthe first of their&nbspD Talks&nbspseries leading up to the Festival will be held on 10 October 2018, 4 - 6 pm&nbspat WeWork Galaxy, Bengaluru.