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  • 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 2013
    Daan Roosegaarde
    Artist / Interaction Designer
    Daan Roosegaarde is an artist and innovator, interested in exploring the dawn of a new nature evolving from technological innovations.
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Stefano Giovannoni Speaker 2015
    Stefano Giovannoni
    Industrial Designer / Interior Designer
    Italian designer and architect Stefano Giovannoni has produced a prolific body of work for brands such as Alessi, Magis and Samsung.
    Milan, Italy
  • Speaker 2005
    Campana Brothers
    Product Designer
    Inspired by Brazilian street life, the Campana Brothers combine everyday objects with advanced technology to create a specifically Brazilian approach to design.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Speaker 2014
    Issa Diabaté
    Architect
    Issa Diabaté is the managing director of Koffi & Diabaté Architects and co-founder of the Koffi & Diabaté Group based in the Ivory Coast.
    Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Kamila Iżykowicz Speaker 2017
    Kamila Iżykowicz
    Jewellery Designer / Product Designer
    Kamila Iżykowicz is a poetic designer, creating with a mixture of skill, knowledge and intuition. Her work is based on the senses and an understanding of time.
    Poland
  • Speaker 2013
    Oscar Diaz
    Product Designer
    Oscar Diaz is a product designer interested in understanding, exploring and questioning objects.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Bob Sabiston
    Animator / Filmmaker
    Austin, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Hugh Masekela
    Musician
    Born in 1939, South African trumpeter, bandleader, composer and lyricist, Hugh Masekela, is loved by jazz, bebop, funk and Afrobeat fans the world over.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mokena Makeka Speaker 2010
    Mokena Makeka
    Architect
    Mokena Makeka is principal and founder of Makeka Design Lab.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Oded Ezer
    Graphic Designer / Typographer
    “My name is Oded Ezer and I am a typoholic”, is how typographer, type designer, artist and teacher Oded Ezer introduces himself.
    Givatayim, Israel
  • Speaker 2015
    Sindiso Khumalo
    Fashion Designer
    Sindiso Khumalo is a sustainable textile designer based in Cape Town.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2013
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
    Artist / Speculative Designer / Writer
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is an artist, designer and writer investigating futures for design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Ilse Crawford Speaker 2008
    Ilse Crawford
    Brand Specialist / Creative Director
    Ilse Crawford's Studioilse creates the big idea behind a brand through its emotional values, and then makes them visible and tangible through design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2008
    Bill Moggridge
    Industrial Designer / Interaction Designer
    Bill Moggridge is a cofounder of IDEO, a firm that helps companies innovate through the design of products, services, environments and digital experiences.
    International
  • Speaker 2006
    Inga Sempé
    Product Designer
    Inga Sempé is a French product and furniture designer.
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2008
    Jason Bruges
    Architect / Interaction Designer
    Trained as an architect at Oxford Brookes, Bruges brings environmental awareness and technical skill to his creative projects.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Jasper Morrison Speaker 2007
    Jasper Morrison
    Product Designer
    Jasper Morrison is a British product and furniture designer born in London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • William Kentridge. Image: Adine Sagalyn. Speaker 2015
    William Kentridge
    Artist
    William Kentridge is South Africa's most internationally acclaimed artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Renny Ramakers Speaker 2011
    Renny Ramakers
    Creative Director
    Co-founder and director of Droog, Renny Ramakers curates exhibitions, is a judging panelist on various boards, and leads lectures and workshops worldwide.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Urban-Think Tank Speaker 2012
    Urban-Think Tank
    Urban Designer
    Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) is an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design related to contemporary architecture and urbanism.
    Caracas, Venezuela
  • Speaker 2013
    Masashi Kawamura
    Creative Director
    Masashi Kawamura is a creative director and founder of the creative lab PARTY, with offices in Tokyo and New York.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Revital Cohen
    Interaction Designer
    As a designer and researcher she develops critical objects and provocative scenarios exploring the juxtaposition of the natural with the artificial.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2006
    Ji Lee
    Creative Director
    Ji Lee is a Communication Designer at Facebook, and former designer and creative director at the Google Creative Lab.
    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
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