ORGANISATION & LEADERSHIP

People responsible for AURELIS.

AURELIS brings together executive leadership and specialist operating teams across programmes, research, membership, international relations, digital services and public communication.

AURELIS international team group portrait
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Executive Management

Sets institutional direction and maintains accountable administration, finance, people operations and long-term organisational development.

Elena Marín portrait

Elena Marín

Association President & Chief Executive OfficerMadrid, Spain

Kenji Watanabe

Executive Vice PresidentTokyo, Japan
Dae Kim portrait

Dae Kim

Secretary-General & Chief Operating OfficerSeoul, South Korea

Sofia Bianchi

Finance & Operations DirectorMilan, Italy
Amara Nwosu portrait

Amara Nwosu

People & Organisational Development DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
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Awards, Programmes & Events

Develops AURELIS awards, exhibitions, professional programmes and public events, from annual planning through participant services and delivery.

Maya Torres

Awards & Programmes DirectorNew York, United States
Jonas Lind portrait

Jonas Lind

Exhibitions & Events DirectorCopenhagen, Denmark

陈若宁

Programme Operations ManagerShenzhen, China
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Research, Standards & Publishing

Develops research agendas, professional frameworks, editorial programmes and the knowledge archive that supports AURELIS’s long-term work.

周景澄

Research DirectorBeijing, China

Clara Vogel

Professional Standards DirectorZurich, Switzerland

Isabelle Laurent

Editorial & Publications DirectorLyon, France
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Membership & International Relations

Supports member development, international exchange, regional programmes and responsible relationships with institutions across the design field.

Priya Raman

Membership DirectorBengaluru, India

Rafael Costa

International Relations DirectorSão Paulo, Brazil

林思远

Asia-Pacific Programme DirectorShanghai, China

Noura Al-Hassan

Regional Relations ManagerDubai, United Arab Emirates
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Digital, Records & Communications

Maintains digital services, public records, archive access, institutional communications, privacy and accessible member-facing experiences.

Noah Schneider

Digital Platform DirectorBerlin, Germany

Aisha Bello

Communications & Public Engagement DirectorLagos, Nigeria

佐藤美纪

Archive & Public Records ManagerOsaka, Japan