Beyond Academia (BA)  gathers contributions from practitioners active in community, commercial, government, and not-for-profit spaces who are exploring participatory frameworks in their work. Contributions are grouped in two (2) thematic sessions. Note: sessions might be plurilingual.

BA Chairs: Penny Hagen (Auckland Co-Design Lab – NZL), Jeannette Blomberg (IBM – USA), María de Mater O’Neill (Rubberband Design Studio – PRI), Cristian Job Nieman Janssen (Universidad de Los Andes – COL), Guilherme Meyer (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – BRA).