
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
The first guest of "Futurixmir" Talks: David Kusuma

On Monday February 18, 2019, David Kusuma, WDO-World Design Organization Board of Directors member and Director of Tupperware Innovation and Design Department was the first speaker of FUTURIXMIR: İzmir University of Economics, Futurism and Innovation Talks.
He gave a speech entitled "Next Generation: Connecting the Future with the Past" in the conference hall of the university. During his talk, he also explained the details of the project that Tupperware worked in collaboration with NASA.
After his talk, Acting Rector of İzmir University of Economics Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar gave a present to him on behalf of the university in order to express our gratitude to David Kusuma.
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