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  • Speaker 2010
    ZA News
    Cartoonist / Puppeteer
    ZA News is the result of a long-term collaboration between political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (aka Zapiro), and film and TV producer Thierry Cassuto.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • William Drenttel Speaker 2010
    William Drenttel
    Graphic Designer / Editor
    William Drenttel (1953-2013) was a graphic designer, publisher and design leader. He worked in partnership with Jessica Helfand at Winterhouse.
    Falls Village, USA
  • Speaker 2005
    Chip Kidd
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    "The history of book design can be split into two eras: before graphic designer Chip Kidd and after." – Time Out New York.
    USA
  • Speaker 2008
    Abbott Miller
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    Abbott Miller is a graphic designer, writer and partner at Pentagram New York.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2012
    Paul Sahre
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Writer
    Paul Sahre (born 1964) is an American graphic designer perhaps best known for his book cover designs and illustrations for the New York Times.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Mack
    Writer / Editor / Art Director
    Michael Mack is a freelance art director, editor, curator and writer, specialising in the production of books on art, photography and architecture.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2002
    Lewis Blackwell
    Creative Director / Writer
    United Kingdom
  • Jackie Burger Speaker 2005
    Jackie Burger
    Writer / Editor
    Jackie Burger is the editor of ELLE South Africa and an official curator for Design Indaba Expo.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Clive van Heerden Speaker 2012
    Clive van Heerden
    Inventor
    Clive van Heerden is interested in research initiatives that identify long-term systemic shifts, and anticipate changes in future lifestyles.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Karen Welman Speaker 2006
    Karen Welman
    Graphic Designer / Inventor
    Entrepreneur, designer and inventor Karen Welman is passionate about the power of ideas, and uses design as a means to answer genuine human needs and desires.
    London, United Kingdom
  • David Kester Speaker 2011
    David Kester
    Design Director
    David Kester is the chief executive of the Design Council in the UK. He leads programmes and policies for industry, education and the public sector.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Roy Clucas Speaker 1999
    Roy Clucas
    Design Director
    Roy is an honorary member of The Brand Council of South Africa, and past president of Design South Africa.
    South Africa
  • Tom Hulme Speaker 2014
    Tom Hulme
    Design Director
    Tom Hulme former design director at global design firm IDEO and now general partner at Google Venture, is also the founder of OpenIDEO and OIEngine.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    &Union
    Entrepreneur
    Concept developers and brand custodians, Brad Armitage and Rui Esteves have been crafting retail experiences together for over 11 years.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Daddy's World
    Entrepreneur
    The marketing visionaries behind Daddy’s World, Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson, work on bringing their wildest imaginings to life.
    South Africa
  • Paula Scher Speaker 2013
    Paula Scher
    Graphic Designer
    Paula Scher is a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram.
    New York, USA
  • Kees Schilperoort Speaker 1997
    Kees Schilperoort
    Brand Specialist
    Kees Schilperoort is managing director at XFacta.
    South Africa
  • 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
  • Joanne Thomas Speaker 2001
    Joanne Thomas
    Creative Director
    Respected South African designer and creative director, Joanne Thomas of The Jupiter Drawing Room, also judged the 2011 Let It Out! campaign.
    South Africa
  • Malcolm Garrett Speaker 2003
    Malcolm Garrett
    Design Director / Graphic Designer
    Malcolm Garrett's iconic and intelligent design is recognised as a major influence on contemporary English graphic design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Martin Kruger Speaker 2006
    Martin Kruger
    Architect
    Martin Kruger is a painter, architect and urbanist, and a founding member of the Urban Design Institute of South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Chris Blackwell Speaker 2006
    Chris Blackwell
    Music Producer
    Chris Blackwell is a record producer and the founder of Island Records. Blackwell is credited for bringing reggae music to the world.
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • Ackeem Ngwenya. Speaker 2015
    Ackeem Ngwenya
    Engineer
    This South African-born designer created the Roadless wheel for use in rural areas, an innovative product that turns scarcity into opportunity.
    South Africa
  • 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
  • Speaker 2010
    ZA News
    Cartoonist / Puppeteer
    ZA News is the result of a long-term collaboration between political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (aka Zapiro), and film and TV producer Thierry Cassuto.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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