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  • Ane Crabtree Speaker
    Ane Crabtree
    Award-winning costume designer and women's rights icon.
    USA
  • Speaker 2004
    Graham Warsop
    Creative Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Paul Davis
    Illustrator
    UK artist Paul Davis enjoys commenting on politics, society’s nuances, sex and human behaviour through his work.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Prof John Heskett Speaker 2004
    John Heskett
    Academic
    Prof John Heskett (1937 – 2014) became possibly the most influential person ever within design education through his teaching and books.
    Chicago, USA
  • Joe Kieser Speaker 1995
    Joe Kieser
    Brand Specialist
    Joe Kieser is recognized as one of the pioneers and global leaders in brand strategy, applied design and product development.
    South Africa
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    Freyja Sewell
    Designer
    Freyja Sewell is a designer who creates for the mind.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Rasshied Din
    Graphic Designer / Interior Designer
    Rasshied Din is a well-known designer and ex-partner in the successful interior and graphic design consultancy Din Associates.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Shigeru Uchida Speaker 2006
    Shigeru Uchida
    Product Designer
    As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida has engaged in a wide range of design projects including interior works, furniture, products and urban planning.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Speaker 2018
    Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves
    Design Studio
    SWINE explores themes of regional identity and the future of resources.
    United Kingdom
  • Kjetil Thorsen Speaker
    Kjetil Thorsen
    Architect
    Kjetil Thorsen is a founding partner of the Norwegian architecture and landscape design firm Snøhetta and leads their Oslo-based office.
    Oslo, Norway
  • Speaker
    Lorenz Bäumer
    Jewellery Designer
    Paris, France
  • Speaker
    Nicole Nomsa Moyo
    Designer
    Nicole Nomsa Moyo is a Zimbabwean born, South African citizen, living and working as an Urban Designer in the city of Toronto.
    Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Alex Steffen Speaker 2007
    Alex Steffen
    Writer / Environmentalist
    “Alex Steffen, a designing optimist, lays out the blueprint for a successful century.” – The New York Times
    USA
  • Speaker 2007
    Maira Koutsoudakis
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Maira Koutsoudakis is the founder and principal of Life architecture, interiors and creative direction.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Freestyle Love Supreme Speaker 2017
    Freestyle Love Supreme
    Musician
    Freestyle Love Supreme is an American hip-hop crew with a TV show in which five performers take the crowd on a non-stop, hip-hop improv ride with no script.
    South Africa
  • Richard Ford Speaker 1997
    Richard Ford
    Author
    Author and Pultizer Award-winner Richard Ford has written 6 novels and 4 collections of stories, including A Multitude of Sins and The Lay of The Land.
    USA
  • Speaker 2005
    Kerryn du Preez
    Writer / Editor
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sun Godd'ess Speaker 2006
    Sun Godd'ess
    Fashion Designer
    Thando and Vanya Mangaliso are the fashion entrepreneurs behind the Sun Godd'ess label, which started out selling skirts from the boot of their car...
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Taku Satoh Speaker 2006
    Taku Satoh
    Product Designer
    Originally studying fine arts, music and design, then joining Dentsu, Satoh established the Taku Satoh Design Office in Tokyo in 1984.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • David Redhead Speaker 1995
    David Redhead
    Editor / Journalist / Writer
    Beginning as Press Officer at design company Fitch, David Redhead moved onto journalism to spend the next 20 years in publishing, broadcasting and design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Dale Tomlinson Speaker 1999
    Dale Tomlinson
    Brand Specialist
    Dale Tomlinson is currently Founder and CEO of The Hardy Boys.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Andile Speaker
    Andile Vellem
    Performance Artist
    Vellem began dancing at an early age inspired by his parents who were ballroom dancers.
    South Africa
  • Speaker
    Johanna Jelinek
    Product Designer
    Johanna Jelinek designs products for function, honesty and longevity.
    Sweden
  • Speaker 2005
    Ivana Kalafatic
    Jewellery Designer / Editor
    New York, USA
  • Ane Crabtree Speaker
    Ane Crabtree
    Award-winning costume designer and women's rights icon.
    USA
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