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  • Kate Moross. Image credit: Infringe Magazine and Panos Damaskinidis Speaker 2017
    Kate Moross
    Graphic Designer
    Award-winning, multi-tasking art director and designer Kate Moross is a fast rising-star on London's design scene.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Nicholas Blechman Speaker 2006
    Nicholas Blechman
    Art Director
    Nicholas Blechman is the art director of the “Week in Review” section of the New York Times.
    New York, USA
  • Basia Dżaman Speaker 2016
    Basia Dżaman
    Industrial Designer
    Basia Dżaman, a graduate from the School of Form in Poland, is finding solutions to current and future problems.
    Poland
  • Speaker 2013
    Seymour Chwast
    Graphic Designer
    Seymour Chwast is a graphic designer and founding partner of Push Pin Studios.
    New York, USA
  • Zanele Muholi. Speaker 2014
    Zanele Muholi
    Photographer
    Zanele Muholi is a visual activist raising awareness around gender, race and human rights.
    Johannesburg, 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 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
  • Neri Oxman Speaker 2018
    Neri Oxman
    Architect / Designer / Inventor
    Architect, designer and inventor.
    Boston, USA
  • Keith Rose Speaker 2009
    Keith Rose
    Director
    Keith Rose is one of only a select few to be inducted into the Clio TV Hall of Fame, for his BMW Mouse commercial.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Tobias Frere-Jones
    Typographer
    During his seven years as senior designer, Frere-Jones created many of Font Bureau's best known typefaces, including Interstate, and Poynter Oldstyle and Gothic
    International
  • Speaker 2012
    Tonic Design
    Furniture Designer
    Greg Gamble and Philippe van der Merwe are the creative duo behind Tonic design. They specialise in bespoke interior and furniture design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Rosita Missoni Speaker 2015
    Rosita Missoni
    Interior Designer / Multidisciplinary Designer / Textile Designer
    The Missoni matriarch, who "cannot stay away from colour", zigzagged her way from knitwear to a home collection to hotel interior design.
    Italy
  • Speaker 2012
    Dan Pearson
    Landscape Designer
    Landscape designer Dan Pearson is involved in "place making" and draws on an innate understanding of how plants relate to their surroundings in his work.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Vince Frost
    Graphic Designer
    Vince Frost is the founder of Frost* Design, based in Sydney, Australia.
    Sydney, Australia
  • John Maeda Speaker 2013
    John Maeda
    Educator / Computer Scientist / Artist
    John Maeda is president of the Rhode Island School of Design.
    USA
  • Marcello Serpa. Speaker 2014
    Marcello Serpa
    Creative Director
    Brazilian-born Marcello Serpa is a partner and the creative director of AlmapBBDO.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 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
  • 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
  • Speaker 2002
    James Victore
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Animator
    New York, USA
  • 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
  • Giorgia Lupi. Image by Caterina Clerici Speaker 2017
    Giorgia Lupi
    Information Designer
    Giorgia Lupi is an award-winning information designer, artist and the co-author of "Dear Data", a book that visualises the details of everyday life.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2005
    Jan Kaplický
    Architect
    International
  • Speaker
    Sunny Dolat
    Art Director / Creative Director
    Fashion curator, cultural producer and creative director.
    Kenya
  • Speaker 2018
    Sunu Gonera
    Filmmaker
    The Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker believes in authentic African storytelling.
    Zimbabwe
  • Kate Moross. Image credit: Infringe Magazine and Panos Damaskinidis Speaker 2017
    Kate Moross
    Graphic Designer
    Award-winning, multi-tasking art director and designer Kate Moross is a fast rising-star on London's design scene.
    London, United Kingdom
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