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  • Nuraan Khan Pro-account
    Nuraan Khan
    Architecture / Digital Artist
    South African-born Nuraan Khan is currently pursuing her third year in interior design at Greenside Design Centre
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Su Birch Speaker 1999
    Su Birch
    Brand Specialist
    Ex-CEO at Wines of South Africa, Su Birch has dedicated her life to the very best in South African wines.
    South Africa
  • Walther Herbst Speaker 1999
    Walther Herbst
    Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Walther Herbst is the chairman of Herbst Lazar Bell Inc.
    Chicago, USA
  • Tom Hobbs Speaker 1999
    Tom Hobbs
    Interaction Designer
    Tom Hobbs is Interaction Design Manager at Teague.
    United Kingdom
  • Siyabonga Mtshali Pro-account
    Siyabonga Mtshali
    Entrepreneur
    Siyabonga Mtshali is a 23-year-old creative entrepreneur hailing from the coast of KwaZulu Natal.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Standard
    Buhle Ngaba
    Actress / Writer
    Actress and Writer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Neliswa Pro-account
    Neliswa Mpungose
    Illustrator
    Neliswa Mpungose has found art and design due to her love for coffee, which is how she is changing the industry.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 1999
    Carlos de Figueiredo
    Information Designer
    Carlos de Figueiredo was an e-business executive at IBM South Africa, and spoke at Design Indaba Conference in 1999.
    South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Wandile Leeu
    Fashion Designer
    This young entrepreneur is spearheading a new street-style fashion brand.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mondli Kunene Standard
    Mondli Kunene
    Artist
    The Soweto-born visual artist wants to use his paintings to foster social change.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    Amrik Kalsi
    Amrik Kalsi is the director of sustainabilityAFRICA and consultant to various United Nations Organisations.
    Kenya
  • Speaker 1997
    Sue Oliver
    Alongside Theart Korsten, Sue Oliver (Ogilvy & Mather) spoke on MNet's broadcasting media in African Operation at the Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    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
  • Standard
    Lisa White
    Creative Director
    Lisa White is the head of lifestyle and interiors at WGSN.
    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
  • Lindiwe Gugushe Pro-account
    Lindiwe Gugushe
    Furniture Designer
    Lindiwe started upskilling in furniture design and carpentry when the pandemic hit
    Potchefstroom, South Africa
  • Speaker 2001
    Daniel Gruenenwald
    Daniel Gruenenwald is everything. Daniel Gruenenwald is God. Daniel Gruenenwald is Fishfinger Cape Town.
    South Africa
  • Pro-account
    George Gibbens
    Industrial Designer
    An industrial designer with a fresh take on the problems we need to solve with design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Lawrie Golding
    Brand Specialist
    Lawrie Golding is currently an executive consultant to the Vodacom Group, involved in the implementation of Strategy, Culture and Transformational Change.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 1995
    Sophie Soveno
    Brand Specialist
    Soveno was a managing director of KSDP Pentagraph DV Amsterdam.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Hlengi Baloyi Standard
    Hlengi Baloyi
    Accessory Designer / Fashion Designer
    A young, self-taught fashion and accessories designer.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Thulani Kubeka Pro-account
    Thulani Kubeka
    Interaction Designer
    As a child Thulani was always interested in ways of creating, especially music and art
    Soweto, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Jona Schilling
    Ceramicist
    The 22 year-old hopes to add his contemporary ceramics to South Africa's design scene.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • 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
  • Nuraan Khan Pro-account
    Nuraan Khan
    Architecture / Digital Artist
    South African-born Nuraan Khan is currently pursuing her third year in interior design at Greenside Design Centre
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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