Rie Nørregaard is a multinational creative director, business leader, and award-winning designer from Copenhagen whose work explores the intersection of cultures, people, and ideas. Rie was the founder of SYPartners Middle East, where she led transformative efforts across cultural and sociopolitical institutions, helping organizations and startups catalyze systems-level change through inclusive, design-led approaches.
Over the past decade, Rie has guided clients through innovation and product development with a focus on compassion and inclusivity, drawing on experience at Nanit, Quirky, frog, Smart Design, and as co-founder and CEO of the product development studio Omhu. She now advises design-led businesses, startups, and academic institutions, serves on the External Review Board of RISD, and continues to expand her practice as a Master’s student at the University of Copenhagen, exploring how creativity and design can foster cultures of care and social transformation.
