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  • 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
  • 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
  • Speaker 2005
    Kerryn du Preez
    Writer / Editor
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    David Jack
    Architect
    David Jack spoke on architectural design at the V&A Waterfront in a case study entitled The Designer Harbour, at the Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2006
    Christophe Egret
    Architect
    Christophe Egret is an architect with 20 years experience on local and international projects.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Thabiso Joyisa Standard
    Thabiso Joyisa
    Designer
    A Durban creative behind an architectural student movement to transform academic and social space.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Standard
    Buhle Ngaba
    Actress / Writer
    Actress and Writer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Sifiso Shange
    Industrial Designer
    Sifiso Shange is a 26-year-old industrial design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Thabang Rampai
    Art Director
    This fine art graduate aims to promote South African stories through film and animation.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Mia Mélange is a small home décor label founded by designer Mia Danieli in Stellenbosch Pro-account
    Mia Mélange
    Product Designer / Textile Designer
    Mia Mélange is a handcrafted home décor label based in Stellenbosch.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Lawrence Zeegen
    Lawrence Zeegen is the Dean of Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Pro-account
    Kristen van Niekerk
    Filmmaker
    A young filmmaker who does it all – writing, animating, editing and directing.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu Pro-account
    Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu
    Fashion Designer
    Fikile Sokhulu studied at the Durban University of Technology
    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Lawrie Golding
    Brand Specialist
    Lawrie Golding is currently an executive consultant to the Vodacom Group, involved in the implementation of Strategy, Culture and Transformational Change.
    South Africa
  • Shin Matsunaga Speaker 2006
    Shin Matsunaga
    Graphic Designer
    Though his work centres on graphic design, his creative activities also cover a range of other fields, such as drawings and monuments.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Kinya Tagawa Speaker
    Kinya Tagawa
    Design engineer
    Kinya Tagawa is Japanese award-winning design engineer.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Kees Schilperoort Speaker 1997
    Kees Schilperoort
    Brand Specialist
    Kees Schilperoort is managing director at XFacta.
    South Africa
  • Moeko Selebalo Pro-account
    Moeko Selebalo
    Designer
    Moeko Selebalo started mark-making on lined paper using lead pencils at the tender age of 4
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mbangiso Mabaso Pro-account
    Mbangiso Mabaso
    Designer
    Mbangiso “Baso” Mabaso is a self-taught game developer and innovator.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2004
    Jaco Janse van Rensburg
    Art Director
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 1995
    Jeff Rankin
    Editorial Designer
    Durban, South Africa
  • Fatima Mohammed Bham Pro-account
    Fatima Mohammed Bham
    Graphic Designer
    A graphic designer with an acute sense of composition and visual balance.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tshepiso Mabula Standard
    Tshepiso Mabula
    Photographer
    Mabula is a writer and photographer whose work focuses on human interest stories.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 1995
    Patrick Coyne
    Editor
    San Francisco, USA
  • 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
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