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  • John Hunt Speaker 2006
    John Hunt
    Creative Director
    Zambian native John Hunt is the creative founding partner of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, widely accepted as one of the leading advertising agencies in the world.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Mike Schalit
    Creative Director
    Mike Schalit began his career by failing as a rock musician. In 1982 he tried again at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and emerged as John Hunt's deputy in 1991.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Martin Lambie-Nairn
    Creative Director
    Martin Lambie-Nairn started his career in the world of television in the 1960s when he joined the BBC as a “temporary holiday relief assistant graphic artist”.
    International
  • Speaker 2007
    Alistair King
    Creative Director
    Alistair King is co-founder of the Cape Town-based advertising agency King James.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Tony Davidson Speaker 2007
    Tony Davidson
    Creative Director
    Tony Davidson is Executive Creative Director at Wieden & Kennedy, London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Kassie Naidoo
    Creative Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 1995
    Sophie Soveno
    Brand Specialist
    Soveno was a managing director of KSDP Pentagraph DV Amsterdam.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 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
  • Jenny Ehlers at Design Indaba Conference 2007. Speaker 2007
    Jenny Ehlers
    Creative Director
    Jenny Ehlers is creative director and equity partner of King James RSVP, the design and promotions arm of the King James Group.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Wally Olins Speaker 2007
    Wally Olins
    Brand Specialist
    Wally Olins (1930 – 2014) was one of the world's most experienced practitioners in corporate identity and branding.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2003
    Fabio Ongarato
    Art Director
    Melbourne, Australia
  • Speaker 2004
    Jaco Janse van Rensburg
    Art Director
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • 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
  • Daljit Singh. Speaker 2007
    Daljit Singh
    Creative Director
    Daljit Singh is the founder of digital agency Digit and executive creative director of Conran Singh.
    International
  • Speaker 2004
    Fernando Gutiérrez
    Art Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Peter Saville Speaker 2004
    Peter Saville
    Creative Director
    Peter Saville is the kind of designer that legends are built around. He is best known for his work designing record covers for Factory Records.
    International
  • Peter Vundla Speaker 1997
    Peter Vundla
    Advertising Executive
    Peter Vundla is the founder of Herdbuoys, South Africa’s first wholly black-owned advertising agency.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2004
    Graham Warsop
    Creative Director
    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 2004
    Mary Lewis
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 1999
    Jen Dugan
    Creative Director
    Jen Dugan became involved with Fabrica through the guest program via collaboration through the Balance Project, while working in the US at Sigma 6 Interactive.
    USA
  • Speaker 2004
    Tom Roope
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Peder Engrob Speaker 2003
    Peder Engrob
    Brand Specialist
    Peder Engrob is country manager and general director of Apple, Russia.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Speaker 1997
    Richard Baker
    Art Director
    Richard Baker has over 20 years' experience in publication design. Folio magazine named him one of the world's most influential designers in 1999.
    New York, USA
  • John Hunt Speaker 2006
    John Hunt
    Creative Director
    Zambian native John Hunt is the creative founding partner of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, widely accepted as one of the leading advertising agencies in the world.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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