Speakers

Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez is a Designer, Architect, and Inventor. He is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Notpla, a start-up with the goal of making packaging disappear. Their first product Ooho is an edible package made of seaweed that can contain water or any other liquid and had been used in several sports events like the London Marathon or Roland-Garros.

Notpla won Prince William’s £1,000,000 Earthshot Prize. On top of that Notpla won the Grand Prix in Design at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; the World Technology Award by Fortune and TIME, the WIRED start-up of the year and the GreenTech Award.

Rodrigo received his architectural from the ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid, previously he studied at Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University (India) and Industrial Design at Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile). He did postgraduate studies at Umeå Institute of Design, Imperial College of London and Royal College of Art. His works have been shown in different artistic centers such as the Cite de l'Architecture of Paris and the Venice Biennale of Architecture. As a senior lecturer, he has collaborated with different universities and institutions such as Cornell University, CEPT, Imperial College, Royal College of Art. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer of Design at Kingston University and Central Saint Martins.

Rodrigo is part of the Jury of the Prize Princesa de Asturias of International Cooperation. He is the 2024 European Young Leaders Spanish representative, alongside 40 other talented changemakers from across Europe, on a mission to catalyze change and work towards a more sustainable and forward-looking Europe. Rodrigo holds a double nationality Spanish and British.