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  • Speaker 2008
    Wendy Ramshaw
    Jewellery Designer
    Wendy Ramshaw was given Commander of the British Empire status by The Queen for her service to the Arts and is recognised as one of the world's finest jewellers
    International
  • Speaker 2008
    Oona Scheepers
    Automotive Designer
    South African-born Oona Scheepers has established herself as a prolific designer in the automotive industry.
    Germany
  • Reggie Watts Speaker 2007
    Reggie Watts
    Comedian
    Reggie Watts has thrilled audiences across the world with his unique brand of improvised comedy, boggling both comedy and music fans alike.
    United Kingdom
  • Yogita Agrawal Speaker 2016
    Yogita Agrawal
    Industrial Designer
    Industrial designer Yogita Agrawal focuses on solving problems in emerging global communities with innovative products and sustainable technologies.
    New York, USA
  • Adam Levin Speaker 2006
    Adam Levin
    Author / Journalist / Writer
    Adam Levin is an award-winning South African author and journalist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Akshat Verma
    Writer / Filmmaker
    Akshat Verma is a screenwriter, who shot to fame with Delhi Belly, a film that is often referred to as the Bollywood version of The Hangover.
    New Delhi, India
  • Veejay Archary Speaker 2004
    Veejay Archary
    Creative Director
    Veejay Archary is a brand consultant at Black Africa Group, and a curator of Design Indaba Expo.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Christoph Zellweger
    Jewellery Designer
    Christoph Zellweger is one of the most thought provoking contemporary jewellery designers in Europe.
    Zurich, Switzerland
  • Image by Earl Abrahams Speaker 2018
    Mark Kamau
    Interaction Designer
    Afro-centric UX Designer.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Kyle Kemink Pro-account
    Kyle Kemink
    Graphic Designer / Photographer
    Kyle Kemink, 24-year-old graphic designer, photographer and visual artist born and bred in Johannesburg.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2018
    Lonny van Ryswyck
    Product Designer
    A designer that sits at the crossroads of creativity, science and nature.
    Netherlands
  • Speaker
    Kiko Farkas
    Graphic Designer
    Graphic Designer.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Nandipha Yanta Pro-account
    Nandipha Yanta
    Artist
    Nandipha Yanta currently studying Art in Fine Art at the University of Witwatersrand
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens
    Architect
    Architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens have spent the past 14 years developing a "hand-crafted haute couture" body of work in Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Dwayne Spradlin
    Entrepreneur / Information Designer
    Dwayne Spradlin is president and CEO of InnoCentive Inc, an open innovation community of smart, creative people who provide solutions to tough problems.
    Dallas, USA
  • Gaby de Abreu Speaker 2006
    Gaby de Abreu
    Advertising Executive / Creative Director
    Co-founder and executive creative director of one of South Africa's foremost multidisciplinary brand consultancies, Switch Brand Agency.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Lindy Roy
    Architect
    Undertaking projects of different sizes and scales the design firm has worked in environments as diverse as Alaska, New York, the Okavango Delta and Singapore.
    USA
  • Speaker 2013
    Howard Chambers
    Howard Chambers is a recent graduate of the Transdisciplinary Design MFA programme at Parsons the New School for Design.
    New York, USA
  • Tia Blassingame Speaker 2015
    Tia Blassingame
    Artist
    Tia Blassingame uses the art of letterpress printing in her work which explores the relationship between race, history and perception.
    USA
  • Marina Willer Speaker 2017
    Marina Willer
    Filmmaker / Graphic Designer
    Marina Willer is a Pentagram partner and creative director with a background in graphic design, branding and filmmaking.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Card on Spokes is the stage name of Shane Cooper, live electronic producer. Pro-account
    Card on Spokes
    Musician
    Shane Lee Cooper, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Cape Town, writes and performs electronic dance music under the name Card on Spokes.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Neil Harbisson
    Contemporary Artist / Cyborg Activist
    The contemporary artist and cyborg activist
    United Kingdom
  • DJ Stout Speaker 2014
    DJ Stout
    Graphic Designer / Art Director
    DJ Stout is a graphic designer and art director at Pentagram.
    Austin, USA
  • Cebisa Mafukuzela & Georgina Campbell: CROSS.CULTURE Pro-account
    Cebisa Mafukuzela
    Fashion Designer
    Despite highly different cultures, Cebisa Mafukuzela and Georgina Campbell have come together to celebrate these differences through CROSS.CULTURE.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Wendy Ramshaw
    Jewellery Designer
    Wendy Ramshaw was given Commander of the British Empire status by The Queen for her service to the Arts and is recognised as one of the world's finest jewellers
    International
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