Simon Collins is a design thinker, speaker, writer, educator, designer and advisor. Following a career as a fashion designer then creative director for some of the world’s leading brands including Nike, Polo and Zegna, he spent seven years as Dean of the School of Fashion at Parsons where he helped turn the quietly respected design school into a global mega-brand that partnered with luxury groups like Kering and LVMH. High points of his tenure included moving the entire School of Fashion downtown to a newly constructed building, launching the MFA in Fashion Design and Society, and opening the new Parsons Paris.

Jasonpaul is an internationally known educator and adviser in the field of art, design and fashion, known for his outstanding ability to develop innovative curriculum and collaborations. Jasonpaul has taught at the top design institutions such as Parsons, UCL The Bartlett, RISD, Tsinghua, SCAD across major cities such as London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai. Jasonpaul graduated with an MA in Fashion Womenswear at the prestigious Royal College of Art, London. Jasonpaul has sustained a network of relationships with partners working on projects with major brands such as LVMH, UN, Vogue etc. He is regarded as an expert in his field of education and design, and therefore is regularly invited to major art and design centers including New York, Paris and Shanghai to give lectures, workshops, serve on committees and judge shows.