Kigge Hvid has led the development and growth of INDEX: since her appointment as founding CEO in 2002. New concepts – developing them, testing them and implementing them – are the hallmarks of her acclaimed work in leadership roles both in business and organizational settings.
In leading the Danish government’s mandate to advance the humanist tenets of Danish design, Kigge is a frequent panelist and theme-setter at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos and is a member of the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Design. She also sits on the board of Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd., a major fertilizer manufacturing and marketing corporation with products focused on balanced crop nutrition and increased yield for farmers.
The recipient of an honorary doctorate in 2006 by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Kigge brings to her direction of INDEX: a fluency in the related languages of designers and of social entrepreneurs. This is reflected in her frequent international appearances as the main proponent today of Design to Improve Life.
INDEX: Award 2009 Exhibition at Kongens Nytorv (Kings Square), Copenhagen. Photographer: Miklos Szabo
Young girls studying PIG 05049 – a communication design by Christien Meindertsma from the Netherlands.
INDEX: Award winner 2009 in the Winner in the Play category. Photographer: Miklos Szabo
INDEX: Award 2009 Exhibition– early morning at Kongens Nytorv (Kings Square), Copenhagen. Photographer: Miklos Szabo
