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  • Ije Nwokorie. Image: Ben Shapiro. Speaker 2014
    Ije Nwokorie
    Architect / Brand Specialist
    Ije Nwokorie is the global CEO of Wolff Olins, London, a global brand consultancy.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2013
    Marian Bantjes
    Graphic Designer
    Marian Bantjes has been variously described as a typographer, designer, artist and writer.
    Canada
  • Michael Wolff, founder of Wolff Olins Speaker 2011
    Michael Wolff
    Design Consultant
    Michael Wolff is a co-founder of one of the world’s most iconic design companies – Wolff Olins – and is recognised today as a leader in thinking on brands.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Shubhankar Ray, global brand director of G-Star RAW Speaker 2015
    Shubhankar Ray
    Creative Director
    A thought leader in branding, Shubhankar Ray has pioneered a counter-intuitive approach to developing modern brands.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2012
    Heinrich Wolff
    Architect
    Heinrich Wolff is an architect who believes architecture can and should be used as a force for social change, and to address issues of inequality.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Massoud Hassani
    Product Designer
    Massoud Hassani is an Afghan-born product designer interested in applying design thinking to solving complex social issues.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2009
    Commonwealth
    Architect / Product Designer
    David Boira and Zoë Coombes are two architecturally trained furniture designers who work together under the studio name Commonwealth, based in New York.
    New York, USA
  • Drew Haller Pro-account
    Drew Haller
    Creative Director
    Drew Haller is an emerging creative and arts and culture journalist
    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Speaker 2010
    Dunne & Raby
    Technology Designer
    Dunne & Raby is a London-based design studio established in 1994.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Seymour
    Industrial Designer
    Richard Seymour is one of Europe’s best-known product designers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • LACED is a range of hand-crafted, customised footwear, made to order by architect Dhiantha Achary. Pro-account
    Dhiantha Achary
    LACED is a range of hand-crafted, customised footwear, made to order by architect Dhiantha Achary.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Maarten Baas
    Product Designer
    Maarten Baas is the youngest designer ever to be recognised as Designer of the Year during Design Miami.
    Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
  • Mokena Makeka Speaker 2010
    Mokena Makeka
    Architect
    Mokena Makeka is principal and founder of Makeka Design Lab.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Sissel Tolaas
    Artist / Scent Expert / Scientist
    Scent expert Sissel Tolaas uses aspects of science, art and design to research and create works that relate to the human experience of smell.
    Berlin, Germany
  • Speaker 2010
    Handspring Puppet Company
    Puppeteer
    The Handspring Puppet Company was founded in 1981 by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Javier Mariscal
    Artist / Graphic Designer
    Since Javier Mariscal took up a pencil in the 1970s to earn his living, his life and career have been characterised by his creative incontinence.
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Noxolo Thando Masuku Pro-account
    Noxolo Thando Masuku
    Architecture
    Noxolo graduated from the University of Johannesburg with a degree in architecture
    Mpumalanga, South Africa
  • Speaker 2003
    Neville Brody
    Typographer
    Neville Brody is a renowned designer, typographer, art director and brand strategist. He is also an educator and a passionate voice in the design community.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design. Pro-account
    Seugnét Herbst
    Interior Designer
    Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2010
    Troika
    Interaction Designer
    Troika is a multi-disciplinary art and design practice founded in 2003 by Conny Freyer, Eva Rucki and Sebastien Noel.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2015
    Selly Raby Kane
    Fashion Designer
    Selly Raby Kane is a Senegalese fashion designer and a central figure in Dakar's new wave of creative practitioners.
    Dakar, Senegal
  • Speaker 2015
    Sindiso Khumalo
    Fashion Designer
    Sindiso Khumalo is a sustainable textile designer based in Cape Town.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Peter Saville Speaker 2004
    Peter Saville
    Creative Director
    Peter Saville is the kind of designer that legends are built around. He is best known for his work designing record covers for Factory Records.
    International
  • Pedro Reyes Speaker 2011
    Pedro Reyes
    Artist
    Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist who crosses the boundaries of the worlds of design, film, architecture and pedagogy.
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Ije Nwokorie. Image: Ben Shapiro. Speaker 2014
    Ije Nwokorie
    Architect / Brand Specialist
    Ije Nwokorie is the global CEO of Wolff Olins, London, a global brand consultancy.
    London, United Kingdom
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