Where India's education ambition met global opportunity.
IGES 2026 : the India Global Education Summit - was a landmark two-day summit bringing together education ministers, vice-chancellors, UK university delegates, and industry leaders to strengthen India-UK academic partnerships. Organised by NISAU in strategic partnership with TIDCO (Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation) and hosted by the University of East London.
The summit spanned multiple halls - the main auditorium, Impact Hall, Innovation Hall, and a Presidential Networking Reception - with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. MK Stalin, as a chief guest. The scale demanded a bold, cohesive design language: deep violet and magenta, built to command attention across a large convention venue.
I set the core design language for IGES and owned several deliverables end-to-end. For large environmental installs, I led creative direction and coordinated with the print production agency - ensuring everything translated faithfully at scale.
Creative Responsibility
Full ownership - Badges, magazine, social media campaign, staircase strips, gift bags, notebooks, digital screens
Design language direction + agency coordination - Large-format backdrops, welcome arches, hall standees, wayfinding signage
Official summit publication formally launched on stage by chief guests. Cover design, editorial layout, and print-ready production fully owned end-to-end.
Designed premium airport hoardings and digital screens for delegate arrivals, extending the event’s co-branded visual identity across high-visibility transit spaces.
Social media creative direction for IGES 2026, designed to establish a futuristic and high-impact visual identity through immersive lighting, premium typography, and event-focused storytelling across digital platforms.
Co-branded entrance archways - featuring Thiru. M.K. Stalin and Thiru. Udhayanidhi Stalin, alongside NISAU, TIDCO, and UEL.
"Meet Our Founding Partners" - displaying all 20+ partner logos in a clean branded layout.
Branded step-riser wraps across the venue staircase - IGES logotype and violet gradient repeating on each tread, setting tone from arrival.
Large-format wall graphics across Innovation Hall - welcome messaging, IGES branding, and the full founding partner roster in a clean visual hierarchy.
Tiered credential system - delegate, speaker, VIP, and media badge types - with IGES-branded lanyards. Fully designed and print-ready.
Directional standees guiding delegates across Impact Hall, Innovation Hall, and Delegate Dining. Iconographic system and visual language defined by me.
