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  • Speaker 2009
    Jannes Hendrikz
    Creative Director / Animator
    Jannes Hendrikz is the compositor and creative director of the Blackheart Gang by night, and TVC director for Shy the Sun by day
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sir Terence Conran Speaker 2003
    Sir Terence Conran
    Furniture Designer / Restaurateur / Retailer
    Sir Terence Conran is one of the world’s best-known designers, restauranteurs and retailers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Alex Atala Speaker 2013
    Alex Atala
    Chef
    Alex Atala is an acclaimed Brazilian chef whose work is concerned with traditional Brazilian cuisine, using native ingredients.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Eames Demetrios Speaker 2010
    Eames Demetrios
    Design Consultant / Filmmaker
    Eames Demetrios is a filmmaker and the geographer-at-large for Kcymaerxthaere, a parallel universe largely coexistent with our linear world.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • Christien Meindertsma Speaker 2010
    Christien Meindertsma
    Product Designer
    Christien Meindertsma explores products and raw materials in unusual ways.
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Julie Lasky Speaker 1997
    Julie Lasky
    Editor
    Julie Lasky is the deputy editor of the New York Times Home section and writer of The Details, a column about new design.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Bruce Nussbaum
    Journalist / Educator
    A leading advocate for design thinking, as assistant managing-editor at BusinessWeek, Nussbaum founded the award-winning “Design & Innovation” online channel.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2009
    Roger Smythe
    Creative Director
    As creative director, Smythe’s direction of animation projects has led to the successful implementation and execution of award-winning campaigns.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Ekene Ijeoma Speaker 2017
    Ekene Ijeoma
    Artist / Interaction Designer / Social Entrepreneur
    Brooklyn-based Ekene Ijeoma is a socially-focused interdisciplinary artist and designer who uses data to translate overlooked facts into informed feelings.
    New York, USA
  • Alexandra Gosiewski Speaker 2018
    Aleksandra Gosiewski
    Fashion Designer
    Eco-fashion designer.
    New York, USA
  • Twins Cartoon Speaker 2016
    Twins Cartoon
    Cartoonist
    Twins Cartoon is the pseudonym of Cairo-based identical twin cartoonist Mohamed and Haitham El-seht.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Speaker 2010
    Stefan G Bucher
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Stefan G Bucher is the man behind 344 Design and the Daily Monster – an online drawing and storytelling experiment.
    Pasadena, USA
  • Thebe Magugu Pro-account
    Thebe Magugu
    Thebe Magugu is a South African fashion designer, photographer and stylist.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2015
    Emily Oberman
    Brand Specialist / Filmmaker / Multidisciplinary Designer
    Emily Oberman’s work in the entertainment and hospitality industries has demonstrated how design can be integral to the creation of brand identity.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2012
    Dan Pearson
    Landscape Designer
    Landscape designer Dan Pearson is involved in "place making" and draws on an innate understanding of how plants relate to their surroundings in his work.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Dana Arnett
    Graphic Designer
    Dana Arnett has created brand marketing solutions for the likes of Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola, Thomas Reuters and Nike.
    Chicago, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Christine Goudie
    Industrial Designer / Art Director
    Graphic designer turned industrial designer, Christine Goudie believes in involving the end user in the early stages of the design process.
    Ontario, Canada
  • Stanley Hainsworth. Speaker 2015
    Stanley Hainsworth
    Creative Director
    Stanley Hainsworth is the founder and chief creative officer of Tether, a creative, cross-discipline studio.
    Seattle, USA
  • Brian Eno Speaker 2007
    Brian Eno
    Artist / Music Producer
    Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2012
    Chris Milk
    Artist / Director / Digital Designer
    Chris Milk is an artist known best for his music video work, including the award-winning “The Johnny Cash Project” and Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown”.
    USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Lewis Blackwell
    Creative Director / Writer
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2010
    Marcelo Rosenbaum
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Brazilian designer Marcelo Rosenbaum sees the house as an element capable of increasing the self-esteem of the Brazilian people.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Rich Mnisi Speaker 2016
    Rich Mnisi
    Fashion Designer
    Rich Mnisi designs fashion for his brand, RICH MNISI, and was part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Simon Sankarayya Speaker 2003
    Simon Sankarayya
    Creative Director
    Simon Sankarayya is the founder of award-winning interactive design and user-experience agency AllofUs and the president of D&AD.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2009
    Jannes Hendrikz
    Creative Director / Animator
    Jannes Hendrikz is the compositor and creative director of the Blackheart Gang by night, and TVC director for Shy the Sun by day
    Cape Town, South Africa
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