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  • Zinhle Zulu Standard
    Zinhle Zulu
    Illustrator
    The founder of Zuluvisual, hopes to do good through illustration.
    South Africa
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    Moon Ribas
    Avant-garde Artist / Cyborg Activist
    The Catalan avant-garde artist and cyborg activist best known for developing the Seismic Sense
    Spain
  • Simon Castets Speaker 2014
    Simon Castets
    Curator
    Simon Castets, director and curator of the Swiss Institute, New York, is also the co-founder of the research project 89plus, along with Hans Ulrich Obrist.
    New York, USA
  • Teresa van Dongen Speaker 2015
    Teresa van Dongen
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Scientist
    Teresa van Dongen is an Amsterdam-based designer whose work – informed by science, chemistry, physics and a passion for glass – yields enchanting results.
    Netherlands
  • Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado of El Ultimo Grito. Speaker 2014
    El Ultimo Grito
    Design Studio
    El Ultimo Grito is a London-based post-disciplinary studio, who uses design to explore the social, political and philosophical nature of human relationships.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Mikal Hallstrup Speaker 2014
    Mikal Hallstrup
    Design Consultant / Industrial Designer
    Mikal Hallstrup is the co-founder and chief visionary officer at Designit, one of the world’s largest design and innovation companies.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Pepe Marais of Joe Public United Speaker 1999
    Pepe Marais
    Creative Director
    Co-founder and chief creative officer at Joe Public Johannesburg, Pepe Marais has been at it for over 20 years.
    South Africa
  • Sir John Hegarty Speaker 2013
    Sir John Hegarty
    Creative Director
    Advertising guru Sir John Hegarty is a creative director and founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertising
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2008
    Oscar E Peña
    Industrial Designer
    Lifestyle, senior creative director at Philips Design, Oscar E Peña has been involved in the design of numerous consumer products.
    International
  • Coast & Koi Pro-account
    Coast & Koi
    Accessory Designer / Fashion Designer
    Coast & Koi designer Caryn Wilensky makes eye-catching footwear, incorporating locally inspired designs with African animal prints and beadwork.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • NM type Noel Pretorius and Maria Ramos Speaker
    NM type
    Typographer
    NM type is a collaborative type foundry between typeface designers Noel Pretorius and María Ramos.
    Sweden, Spain
  • Christophe Guberan Couleur Speaker 2016
    Christophe Guberan
    Industrial Designer
    Industrial designer Christophe Guberan is fascinated by the intrinsic features of materials and how he can reimagine their properties and aesthetic.
    Boston, USA
  • Keith Rose Speaker 2009
    Keith Rose
    Director
    Keith Rose is one of only a select few to be inducted into the Clio TV Hall of Fame, for his BMW Mouse commercial.
    South Africa
  • Nille Juul-Sørensen Speaker 2014
    Nille Juul-Sørensen
    Architect / Product Designer
    Architect and product designer Nille Juul-Sørensen is the CEO of the Danish Design Centre.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
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    Tshepo Mokholo
    Architect
    A South African architect and designer who believes in a human-first approach to design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2010
    Doug Pray
    Filmmaker
    Doug Pray has directed a number of critically acclaimed feature-length documentary films about American subcultures, artists, and maverick characters.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • Yinka Ilori Speaker 2017
    Yinka Ilori
    Furniture Designer
    London-based Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori specialises in upcycled vintage furniture inspired by Nigerian parables and fabrics from Africa.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games Speaker 2016
    Fred Gelli
    Graphic Designer
    Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Speaker 2018
    Amna Elshandaweely
    Fashion Designer
    The Egyptian fashion designer combines ethics and aesthetics to create unique, trendy collections.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Morag Myerscough Speaker 2018
    Morag Myerscough
    Graphic Designer
    The UK designer makes large structures with neon geometric patterns often incorporating positive messaging hand-painted onto plywood.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2013
    Seymour Chwast
    Graphic Designer
    Seymour Chwast is a graphic designer and founding partner of Push Pin Studios.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Piyush Pandey
    Creative Director
    Piyush Pandey has been named the most influential man in Indian advertising seven years in a row by The Economic Times, India’s premier business paper.
    Mumbai, India
  • Speaker 2008
    Toshiyuki Kita
    Environmentalist / Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Kita has created anything from furniture, household goods and appliances to LCD TVs and robots for clients including Cassina, Moroso, Sharp and Stokke.
    International
  • Shunji Yamanaka Speaker 2008
    Shunji Yamanaka
    Industrial Designer
    Shunji Yamanaka is the founder and president of Leading Edge Design in Tokyo.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Zinhle Zulu Standard
    Zinhle Zulu
    Illustrator
    The founder of Zuluvisual, hopes to do good through illustration.
    South Africa
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