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  • Speaker 2018
    Alejandro Aravena
    Architect
    Alejandro Aravena is the principal of Alejandro Aravena Architects and the executive director of Elemental, a do-tank focusing on projects of social impact.
    Santiago, Chile
  • Speaker 2018
    Tomo Kihara
    Playful interventionist and design researcher
    Playful interventionist and design researcher.
    Tokyo, Japan
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    Simon Dogger
    Product Designer
    Emotion Whisperer.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
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    Sakhile Cebekulu
    Fashion Designer
    Sakhile Cebekulu an independent designer whose designs are taking him places.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Aleksandra Gosiewski
    Fashion Designer
    Eco-fashion designer.
    New York, USA
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    Buhle Ngaba
    Actress / Writer
    Actress and Writer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zach Lieberman Speaker 2018
    Zach Lieberman
    Artist / Hacker / Researcher
    Artist, researcher and hacker.
    New York, USA
  • Design Indaba Conference 2018 Speaker 2018
    Thomas Heatherwick
    Designer
    Thomas leads the design of all Heatherwick Studio projects, working in collaboration with a team of 180 highly-skilled architects, designers, and makers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2018
    Iwo Borkowicz
    Architect
    Architect.
    Poland
  • Speaker 2018
    Amna Elshandaweely
    Fashion Designer
    The Egyptian fashion designer combines ethics and aesthetics to create unique, trendy collections.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Speaker 2018
    Renata Souza
    Product Designer
    Product designer.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Astrid Stavro
    Creative Director / Graphic Designer
    Partner and Creative Director, Atlas
    United Kingdom, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Peter Veenstra
    Architect
    Landscape architect and partner in LOLA landscape architects.
    Netherlands
  • Neri Oxman Speaker 2018
    Neri Oxman
    Architect / Designer / Inventor
    Architect, designer and inventor.
    Boston, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Natasha Jen
    Graphic Designer
    Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, an educator, and a partner at Pentagram.
    USA, Taiwan
  • Speaker 2018
    Johannes Torpe
    CEO and Creative Director behind Johannes Torpe Studios.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Speaker 2018
    Shaakira Jassat
    Design Researcher.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Neliswa Mpungose
    Illustrator
    Neliswa Mpungose has found art and design due to her love for coffee, which is how she is changing the industry.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2018
    Ensamble Studio
    Architect
    Balancing education, research and practice.
    Spain
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    Mapitso Thaisi
    Fashion Designer
    Mapitso Thaisi is a young fashion designer with a background in occupational therapy.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Thabang Rampai
    Art Director
    This fine art graduate aims to promote South African stories through film and animation.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Balini Naidoo
    Fashion Designer
    Balini Naidoo has become a pioneer for the blind community.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Didintle Ntshudisane
    Stylist
    Didintle Ntshudisane shines light on being a creative stylist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2018
    Es Devlin
    Set Designer
    Set designer.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2018
    Alejandro Aravena
    Architect
    Alejandro Aravena is the principal of Alejandro Aravena Architects and the executive director of Elemental, a do-tank focusing on projects of social impact.
    Santiago, Chile
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