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  • Speaker 2018
    Natasha Jen
    Graphic Designer
    Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, an educator, and a partner at Pentagram.
    USA, Taiwan
  • Ozwald Boateng Speaker 2003
    Ozwald Boateng
    Fashion Designer
    Ozwald Boateng OBE is an English fashion designer of Ghanaian descent, known for his trademark twist on classic British tailoring and bespoke style.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 1997
    Amrik Kalsi
    Amrik Kalsi is the director of sustainabilityAFRICA and consultant to various United Nations Organisations.
    Kenya
  • Speaker 2018
    Shaakira Jassat
    Design Researcher.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Rodriguez
    Writer
    California, USA
  • Ben Fry Speaker 2011
    Ben Fry
    Information Designer
    Ben Fry takes complex data and visualises it in an aesthetically pleasing and easily understandable way.
    Boston, USA
  • James Daniels Speaker 1999
    James Daniels
    Regional Executive Creative Director for Unilever, James Daniels saw his career shoot forward upon his appointment at Ogilvy & Mather (Advertising) Asia Pacific
    International
  • Speaker 2004
    Graham Warsop
    Creative Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Kevin Swanepoel Speaker 1997
    Kevin Swanepoel
    Advertising Executive
    Kevin Swanepoel is President of The One Club – the world's foremost non-profit organisation for the recognition and promotion of excellence in advertising.
    New York, USA
  • Ayse Birsel Speaker 2017
    Ayse Birsel
    Product Designer
    Co-founder and creative director of the award-winning design studio Birsel + Seck, Ayse Birsel is also a teacher and the author of "Design the Life You Love".
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2006
    Chris de Beer
    Jewellery Designer
    Chris de Beer is a jewellery designer and teacher.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi of Studio Formafantasma. Speaker 2015
    Studio Formafantasma
    Design Studio / Product Designer
    Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin make up this Amsterdam-based product design studio.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Sharon Worrall Speaker 1995
    Sharon Worrall
    Author
    Meet Sharon Worrall: Wife, Mother, Author, Alchoholic.
    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
  • Speaker
    Kye Shimizu
    Designer
    A designer who works closely with researchers and designers to inquire upon the relationships of real and virtual, analog and digital.
    Japan
  • Joanina Pastoll Speaker 2001
    Joanina Pastoll
    Joanina Pastoll finds her niche in corporate identity. Having produced great work for clients such as Nando's and Steers under Cross Colours design.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Mark Farrow
    Graphic Designer
    London, United Kingdom
  • 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
  • Speaker 2009
    W+K Delhi
    Creative Director / Brand Specialist
    W+K Delhi is a Delhi-based creative agency headed by managing director Mohit Jayal and executive creative director V Sunil.
    Delhi, India
  • Speaker 2018
    Astrid Stavro
    Creative Director / Graphic Designer
    Partner and Creative Director, Atlas
    United Kingdom, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Teresa Roviras
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Richard Ford Speaker 1997
    Richard Ford
    Author
    Author and Pultizer Award-winner Richard Ford has written 6 novels and 4 collections of stories, including A Multitude of Sins and The Lay of The Land.
    USA
  • Speaker 2003
    Fabio Ongarato
    Art Director
    Melbourne, Australia
  • David Higgs Speaker 2014
    David Higgs
    Chef
    David Higgs is the executive chef at the Saxon Hotel’s Five Hundred restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2018
    Natasha Jen
    Graphic Designer
    Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, an educator, and a partner at Pentagram.
    USA, Taiwan
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