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  • Chaz Maviyane-Davies Speaker 2001
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies
    Graphic Designer
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies' graphic design work pushes the boundaries of social justice, which he had grappled with well into his adulthood.
    Zimbabwe
  • Reggie Watts Speaker 2007
    Reggie Watts
    Comedian
    Reggie Watts has thrilled audiences across the world with his unique brand of improvised comedy, boggling both comedy and music fans alike.
    United Kingdom
  • Isis Shiffer Speaker 2017
    Isis Shiffer
    Product Designer
    Isis Shiffer is an industrial designer and founder of Spitfire Industry, a design consultancy in Brooklyn that focusses on sustainability and transportation.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2007
    Maira Koutsoudakis
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Maira Koutsoudakis is the founder and principal of Life architecture, interiors and creative direction.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Doremy Diatta Speaker 2015
    Doremy Diatta
    Multidisciplinary Designer
    Doremy Diatta uses transdisciplinary design in the practice of mental health and learning.
    USA
  • Loyiso Mkize Pro-account
    Loyiso Mkize
    Artist
    Loyiso Mkize is a Cape Townian visual artist and painter.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens
    Architect
    Architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens have spent the past 14 years developing a "hand-crafted haute couture" body of work in Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Carina Bonse Speaker 2017
    Carina Bonse
    Art Director
    Carina "The Wizard" Bonse is an Art Direction and Design graduate from Red & Yellow, South Africa, who won Loerie Awards in her first, second and third years.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Juliana Rotich Speaker 2014
    Juliana Rotich
    Computer Scientist
    Juliana Rotich is co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a non-profit tech company that build tools for democratising information.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Speaker 2007
    Ruudt Peters
    Jewellery Designer
    Ruudt Peters defines himself as a philosopher and an alchemist, his pieces of jewellery being extensions of a person.
    International
  • Gaby de Abreu Speaker 2006
    Gaby de Abreu
    Advertising Executive / Creative Director
    Co-founder and executive creative director of one of South Africa's foremost multidisciplinary brand consultancies, Switch Brand Agency.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Adam Levin Speaker 2006
    Adam Levin
    Author / Journalist / Writer
    Adam Levin is an award-winning South African author and journalist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tyler Pratt Speaker 2015
    Tyler Pratt
    Industrial Designer
    Tyler Pratt is a Canadian industrial designer known for his use of clean and simplistic design principles.
    Canada
  • 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 2011
    Joseph Saavedra
    Interaction Designer
    Joseph Saavedra is product designer interested in exploring the relationship between the human body and environment.
    New York, USA
  • WEEF | Handmade Leather Ties Pro-account
    WEEF | Handmade Leather Ties
    Fashion Designer
    At WEEF we believe that leather is timeless. We use the medium to make bold, new statements.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Jake Barton. Speaker 2014
    Jake Barton
    Interaction Designer
    Jake Barton, principal and founder of Local Projects, uses storytelling and moments of listening to create interactive museum and public space experiences.
    New York, USA
  • John Hunt Speaker 2006
    John Hunt
    Creative Director
    Zambian native John Hunt is the creative founding partner of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, widely accepted as one of the leading advertising agencies in the world.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mpho Vackier Pro-account
    Mpho Vackier
    This interior designer takes the best of Scandinavian design and African design to create a beautiful result.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Ian Murchison Speaker 2014
    Ian Murchison
    Industrial Designer
    Ian Murchison is an industrial designer and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
    Ottawa, Canada
  • Mishaal Gangaram Pro-account
    Mishaal Gangaram
    Photographer
    Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer and artist
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sun Godd'ess Speaker 2006
    Sun Godd'ess
    Fashion Designer
    Thando and Vanya Mangaliso are the fashion entrepreneurs behind the Sun Godd'ess label, which started out selling skirts from the boot of their car...
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Jeremy Sampson
    Design Consultant
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mikal Hallstrup Speaker 2014
    Mikal Hallstrup
    Design Consultant / Industrial Designer
    Mikal Hallstrup is the co-founder and chief visionary officer at Designit, one of the world’s largest design and innovation companies.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Chaz Maviyane-Davies Speaker 2001
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies
    Graphic Designer
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies' graphic design work pushes the boundaries of social justice, which he had grappled with well into his adulthood.
    Zimbabwe
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