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  • Joanne Thomas Speaker 2001
    Joanne Thomas
    Creative Director
    Respected South African designer and creative director, Joanne Thomas of The Jupiter Drawing Room, also judged the 2011 Let It Out! campaign.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Stallenberg
    Graphic Designer
    Michael Stallenberg is a South African art director. Working for Interactive Africa, he started Design Indaba Magazine in 2001.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Alison Jackson
    Photographer
    Alison Jackson is a fine artist and photographer.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Noel Cottrell Speaker 2001
    Noel Cottrell
    Creative Director
    Chief Creative Officer at Fitzgerald & Co.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    John Pace
    Creative Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sharon Worrall Speaker 1995
    Sharon Worrall
    Author
    Meet Sharon Worrall: Wife, Mother, Author, Alchoholic.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Paulo Feferbaum
    Fashion Designer
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Speaker 2004
    Graham Warsop
    Creative Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Thibodeau
    Creative Director / Brand Specialist
    Michael Thibodeau is one of the world's foremost brand identity designers. His extensive experience includes the creation of the MSN butterfly for Microsoft.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 1995
    Jeff Rankin
    Editorial Designer
    Durban, 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 2005
    Carlos Miele
    Fashion Designer
    International
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Rodriguez
    Writer
    California, USA
  • Speaker 1995
    Patrick Coyne
    Editor
    San Francisco, USA
  • 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 2005
    Paula Feferbaum
    Fashion Designer
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Angels in Light and Space by Jonathan Basckin Speaker 1995
    Jonathan Basckin
    Brand Specialist
    Jonathan Basckin is the founder of an international design consultancy with expertise in architecture, interiors, graphics, industrial design and corporate ID.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Joy Mckinney at Design Indaba Conference 2014 Speaker 2014
    Joy Mckinney
    Photographer
    Joy Mckinney is a photographer and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba 2014 Conference.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2003
    David Doubilet
    Photographer
    David Doubilet is honoured to have his underwater imagery considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues the world over.
    Clayton, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Hans Bernhard
    Artist / Writer
    International
  • 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
  • Nicolas Roope Speaker 2001
    Nicolas Roope
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Entrepreneur / Artist
    Nicolas Roope is a multidisciplinary designer, creative and entrepreneur.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Mack
    Writer / Editor / Art Director
    Michael Mack is a freelance art director, editor, curator and writer, specialising in the production of books on art, photography and architecture.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Victoria Wigzell Speaker 2014
    Victoria Wigzell
    Artist
    Victoria Wigzell is a South African artist currently based in Switzerland.
    Switzerland
  • Joanne Thomas Speaker 2001
    Joanne Thomas
    Creative Director
    Respected South African designer and creative director, Joanne Thomas of The Jupiter Drawing Room, also judged the 2011 Let It Out! campaign.
    South Africa
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