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  • William Drenttel Speaker 2010
    William Drenttel
    Graphic Designer / Editor
    William Drenttel (1953-2013) was a graphic designer, publisher and design leader. He worked in partnership with Jessica Helfand at Winterhouse.
    Falls Village, USA
  • Kiran Bir Sethi Speaker 2011
    Kiran Bir Sethi
    Education Activist
    Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder and director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, and founder of Design for Change, and aProCh.
    Ahmedabad, India
  • Brian Eno Speaker 2007
    Brian Eno
    Artist / Music Producer
    Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2009
    Rick Valicenti
    Graphic Designer / Typographer
    Rick Valicenti is founder and design director of Thirst, a communication design firm devoted to art, function and real human presence.
    Chicago, USA
  • Alexandra Gosiewski Speaker 2018
    Aleksandra Gosiewski
    Fashion Designer
    Eco-fashion designer.
    New York, USA
  • Cameron Sinclair Speaker 2007
    Cameron Sinclair
    Architect
    Cameron Sinclair is the co-founder and 'chief eternal optimist' (CEO) for Architecture for Humanity.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2007
    Barbara Hulanicki
    Fashion Designer
    Born in Poland but raised in England, Barbara Hulanicki began her career in fashion in the early 1960s working as a freelance fashion illustrator.
    International
  • Lowery Stokes Sims Speaker 2011
    Lowery Sims
    Curator
    Lowery Stokes Sims is a curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. She also conceived and co-curated The Global Africa Project (2011).
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2004
    Mary Lewis
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2002
    Muzi Kuzwayo
    Brand Specialist
    Muzi Kuzwayo is a South African businessman, author and professor. He currently holds the position of Non-Executive Director of Spur Corporation Limited.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Airside Design Studio
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Musician
    Airside is a cross-platform design agency that works in moving image, illustration, graphic design, digital and real world interaction.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Roy Choi Speaker 2015
    Roy Choi
    Chef
    As a creator of LA's celebrated gourmet food truck culture, this chef did more than sling marinated Korean barbecue tacos. He brought Los Angelenos together.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • Don Albert Speaker 2006
    Don Albert
    Architect
    Albert conducted research in Malaysia, South Africa & the US. The result: a master-planned counterproposal for Malaysia's premier techno-city, Cyberjaya.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Seymour
    Industrial Designer
    Richard Seymour is one of Europe’s best-known product designers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist Speaker 2014
    Hans Ulrich Obrist
    Curator
    Hans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most influential individuals working in the world of art today. He is committed to redefining notions of contemporary art.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Picture by Hamish Brown, 2017 Speaker
    Lemn Sissay
    The author of a series of books of poetry alongside articles, records, broadcasts, public art, commissions and plays.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Charlie Todd
    Performance Artist
    As founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd creates scenes of joy and chaos in public spaces.
    New York, USA
  • Osborne Macharia Speaker 2017
    Osborne Macharia
    Photographer
    Osborne Macharia is a self-taught commercial and advertising photographer born and bred in Nairobi, Kenya and with a bachelors in architecture.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Speaker
    Bibi Seck
    Designer
    Bibi Seck is the co-founder of the award-winning design and innovation studio, Birsel+Seck.
    New York, USA
  • Erik Kessels Speaker 2016
    Erik Kessels
    Creative Director
    Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a great interest in photography.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 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
  • Robbie Brozin Speaker 2015
    Robbie Brozin
    Entrepreneur
    Robbie Brozin is a co-founder of chicken fast food chain Nando’s and ran the company for almost 25 years. Now he’s focussing on philanthropic projects.
    South Africa
  • Sonja Bäumel Speaker 2010
    Sonja Bäumel
    Artist / Fashion Designer / Speculative Designer
    Continuing to work on applications for her Masters project, Bäumel's work engages with the boundaries between fashion design, art and biology.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • United Visual Artists Speaker 2012
    United Visual Artists (UVA)
    Interaction Designer
    UVA produce work at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, live performance, moving image and digital installation.
    London, United Kingdom
  • William Drenttel Speaker 2010
    William Drenttel
    Graphic Designer / Editor
    William Drenttel (1953-2013) was a graphic designer, publisher and design leader. He worked in partnership with Jessica Helfand at Winterhouse.
    Falls Village, USA
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