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    Reform Studio
    Reform is an award-winning design studio based in Cairo, Egypt.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Speaker
    Studio Propolis
    architects
    Studio Propolis is a Nairobi-based design workshop set up by husband and wife team, Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Marcello Serpa. Speaker 2014
    Marcello Serpa
    Creative Director
    Brazilian-born Marcello Serpa is a partner and the creative director of AlmapBBDO.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Speaker 2008
    Anya van der Merwe Miszewski
    Architect
    Anya van der Merwe Miszewski is a director of Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects Pty Ltd and a professor at the University of Cape Town School of Architecture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Mark Farrow
    Graphic Designer
    London, United Kingdom
  • Karin Fong Speaker 2011
    Karin Fong
    Director / Filmmaker / Motion Graphics Designer
    Karin Fong directs and designs for film, television, and environments. She is a founding member of production and design company Imaginary Forces.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2009
    Keith Helfet
    Automotive Designer
    Keith Helfet is recognised for his work on the XJ-220, XK-180 and the F-Type under Jaguar Cars.
    International
  • 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
  • Stefan Diez Speaker 2017
    Stefan Diez
    Industrial Designer
    German designer Stefan Diez creates beautiful, simple furniture with a combination of craftsmanship and innovative industrial design.
    Germany
  • Lebo Mashile Speaker 2018
    Lebo Mashile
    Performance Artist
    An award-winning writer, presenter, actress and activist.
    South Africa
  • Ross Cairns and Tommaso Lanza of The Workers. Speaker 2015
    The Workers
    Design Studio / Digital Designer / Industrial Designer
    Meet The Workers, a digital product design studio established by Ross Cairns and Tommaso Lanza in 2010.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Ashley Lloyd Pro-account
    Ashlee Lloyd
    Industrial Designer
    A textile and lighting designer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Jabu Nadia Newman Speaker 2017
    Jabu Nadia Newman and The Foxy Five
    Artist / Filmmaker / Photographer
    Jabu Nadia Newman is a South African artist who works through the mediums of photography and film. She is also the creator of The Foxy Five webseries.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • GT2P Speaker 2017
    Great Things to People (gt2P)
    Architect
    Chilean architecture, art and design studio Great Things to People (gt2P) experiment with digital crafting to systematise local knowledge and cultural heritage.
    Chile
  • Casey Neistat Speaker 2015
    Casey Neistat
    Filmmaker
    Casey Neistat is a maverick American filmmaker whose wildly popular YouTube videos are redefining the industry.
    New York, USA
  • Santiago Cirugeda Speaker 2015
    Santiago Cirugeda
    Architect
    Santiago Cirugeda is a subversive architect from Seville, Spain, whose work focusses on reclaiming urban spaces for public use.
    Seville, Spain
  • Ackeem Ngwenya. Speaker 2015
    Ackeem Ngwenya
    Engineer
    This South African-born designer created the Roadless wheel for use in rural areas, an innovative product that turns scarcity into opportunity.
    South Africa
  • Martha Stewart Speaker 2010
    Martha Stewart
    Author / Entrepreneur / Publisher
    Martha Stewart shares the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America's most trusted guide to stylish living.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2006
    Satyendra Pakhalé
    Industrial Designer
    Satyendra Pakhalé is a multifaceted designer active in various fields, from industrial design to architecture.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Winy Maas Speaker 2017
    Winy Maas
    Architect
    Architect and urban designer Winy Maas is a co-founder of Rotterdam-based architecture studio MVRDV and The Why Factory.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2011
    Carla Fernandez
    Fashion Designer
    Carla Fernandez is the founder of Taller Flora, a fashion label and mobile design laboratory that travels throughout Mexico.
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Speaker 2007
    Tobias Frere-Jones
    Typographer
    During his seven years as senior designer, Frere-Jones created many of Font Bureau's best known typefaces, including Interstate, and Poynter Oldstyle and Gothic
    International
  • Sizani Baloyi Pro-account
    Sizani Baloyi
    Illustrator
    Sizani's style and technique range from very refined ink drawings, to steel sculptures and sophisticated prints.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Agatha "Agi" Haines. Speaker 2014
    Agi Haines
    Speculative Designer
    Agatha Haines is a speculative designer and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker
    Reform Studio
    Reform is an award-winning design studio based in Cairo, Egypt.
    Cairo, Egypt
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