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  • James Daniels Speaker 1999
    James Daniels
    Regional Executive Creative Director for Unilever, James Daniels saw his career shoot forward upon his appointment at Ogilvy & Mather (Advertising) Asia Pacific
    International
  • Hermann Zapf Speaker 1995
    Hermann Zapf
    Typographer
    Hermann Zapf is a German typeface designer, book designer, teacher and calligrapher based in Darmstadt, Germany.
    Darmstadt, Germany
  • Speaker 2007
    Andy Stevens
    Studying at Leeds and the Royal College of Art, London, Andy Stevens is one of the founding members of Graphic Thought Facility.
    International
  • Noel Cottrell Speaker 2001
    Noel Cottrell
    Creative Director
    Chief Creative Officer at Fitzgerald & Co.
    South Africa
  • Walther Herbst Speaker 1999
    Walther Herbst
    Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Walther Herbst is the chairman of Herbst Lazar Bell Inc.
    Chicago, USA
  • Speaker 2006
    Christophe Egret
    Architect
    Christophe Egret is an architect with 20 years experience on local and international projects.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Kevin Swanepoel Speaker 1997
    Kevin Swanepoel
    Advertising Executive
    Kevin Swanepoel is President of The One Club – the world's foremost non-profit organisation for the recognition and promotion of excellence in advertising.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker
    Ellie Frymire
    Communication Designer
    Ellie recognised the power of meaningful design and intentional presentation of data.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Hans Bernhard
    Artist / Writer
    International
  • Denis Santachiara Speaker 2006
    Denis Santachiara
    Product Designer
    Denis Santachiara is an anomalous designer and an outsider of the international outline of design, beginning his career marrying art and design.
    Milan, Italy
  • Speaker 1995
    Jeff Rankin
    Editorial Designer
    Durban, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Anthon Beeke
    Graphic Designer
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Terry Jones Speaker 1999
    Terry Jones
    Photographer / Graphic Designer
    Terry Jones is the founder, editor-in-chief, creative director and publisher of i-D magazine.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Joshua Davis Speaker 2002
    Joshua Davis
    Artist / Developer / Graphic Designer
    Joshua Davis is a New York-based artist, designer, and technologist producing both public and private work for companies, collectors, and institutions.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2005
    Ivana Kalafatic
    Jewellery Designer / Editor
    New York, USA
  • Yugo Nakamura Speaker 2001
    Yugo Nakamura
    Web Designer
    Yugo Nakamura is considered one of Japan's leading web designers having studied engineering, architecture and landscape design.
    Japan
  • Red & Yellow Speaker 2001
    Brian Searle-Tripp
    Educator
    Brian Searle-Tripp became a founding member of the Red & Yellow School of Logic & Magic which won him Financial Mail's Advertising Achiever Award in 1996.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2018
    GetSmarter
    Entrepreneur
    Get to know the entrepreneurs and business partners behind popular learning platform, GetSmarter.
    Cape Town, 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
  • 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 2005
    Kerryn du Preez
    Writer / Editor
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Shaun Leane Speaker 2006
    Shaun Leane
    Jewellery Designer
    Shaun Leane has worked in the jewellery industry, designing and making for the past 20 years, both under his own Shaun Leane Ltd and otherwise.
    London, United Kingdom
  • 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
  • James Daniels Speaker 1999
    James Daniels
    Regional Executive Creative Director for Unilever, James Daniels saw his career shoot forward upon his appointment at Ogilvy & Mather (Advertising) Asia Pacific
    International
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