Jury Alumni

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  Yuko Takagi

  Design Manager, The Coca-Cola Company

  2026 Packaging Jury Captain

  Yuko is a Tokyo-based designer and design director, currently a Design Manager at The Coca-Cola Company. She specializes in brand development, package design, and visual identity—bringing brands to life through clear and creative ideas.
  
  With over a decade of experience across both client and agency environments, she has delivered award-winning design solutions for global and local brands. Her work spans branding, packaging, structural design, and visual identity systems, recognized by the Pentawards, The Dieline Awards, and the A’ Design Award.

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  Vineet Thuvara

  Chief Product Officer, Fluke Corporation

  2026 Commerical & Industrial Equipment Jury Captain

  Vineet Thuvara is the Chief Product Officer at Fluke Corporation, one of world’s leading companies in test and measurement devices, software, and services. In his role he leads the Fluke business units and is responsible for growth, new product innovation and strategy apart from being a champion for AI. Prior to Fluke he was General Manager and Director at Amazon, leading the Echo product organization responsible for developing and shipping Amazon's First-party Alexa based AI devices and experiences.
  
  Before Amazon in 2021, Vineet spent 15 years at Microsoft in various leadership roles across Surface, Xbox, and Server and Cloud product organizations. Prior to that he was the co-founder and CEO of 5th Quadrant, an Industrial Design company based out of New Delhi, India.
  
  Vineet holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from University of Calicut, MS in Industrial Design from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and an MS in Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He is co-author of the Life-Cycle Engineering Handbook for Indian Industries, guest lecturer at multiple universities, product advisor for start-ups, holds several patents, and has held scholarships at the Delft University, Netherlands and Hitachi Design Center, Japan.

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  Jacob Turetsky

  Principal and Founder, Artiform Design, LLC.

  2026 Speculative Design Jury Captain

  I am an industrial designer with a passion for creating innovative solutions. In 2022, I founded my consultancy Artiform Design to help startups develop groundbreaking devices. I also share my expertise by teaching industrial design sketching, production methods, and design engineering at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

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  Aria Xiying Bao

  Co-founder & Head of Creative Tech, iNNXX

  2026 Emerging Technologies Jury Captain

  Aria Xiying Bao is the Co-founder and Head of Creative Tech at iNNXX, a creative technology studio that connects the physical and virtual worlds. iNNXX’s physical product line—XTENDED iDENTiTY—collaborations include Grimes, Bad Bunny, and IVE, with coverage in Forbes, Vogue Business, and ELLE. She advances Spatial Computing & AI-Enhanced Human–Computer Interaction in Industry R&D at Samsung Research America, building adaptive, multimodal interfaces that bridge digital and physical experiences. Her work has earned international recognition, including Red Dot and A’ Design Awards, and has been featured by Creative Applications Network (CAN), Design Milk, and Yanko Design. Exhibitions include MAXXI Museum, PST ART, and Shanghai Biennale. She holds a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.