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    Sunny Dolat
    Art Director / Creative Director
    Fashion curator, cultural producer and creative director.
    Kenya
  • David Butler. Photo: Brett Falcon. Speaker 2011
    David Butler
    Brand Specialist
    David Butler is responsible for leading the global design vision and strategy for the Coca-Cola Company.
    Atlanta, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Sunu Gonera
    Filmmaker
    The Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker believes in authentic African storytelling.
    Zimbabwe
  • Speaker 2010
    ZA News
    Cartoonist / Puppeteer
    ZA News is the result of a long-term collaboration between political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (aka Zapiro), and film and TV producer Thierry Cassuto.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Picture by Hamish Brown, 2017 Speaker
    Lemn Sissay
    The author of a series of books of poetry alongside articles, records, broadcasts, public art, commissions and plays.
    United Kingdom
  • Rich Mnisi Speaker 2016
    Rich Mnisi
    Fashion Designer
    Rich Mnisi designs fashion for his brand, RICH MNISI, and was part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2004
    Mary Lewis
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Stuart Forrest. Image: Kane Croudace Speaker 2017
    Stuart Forrest
    Animator / Creative Director
    Triggerfish Animation studio CEO Stuart Forrest is the producer of Africa's two most successful film exports: "Adventures in Zambezia" and "Khumba".
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2015
    Emily Oberman
    Brand Specialist / Filmmaker / Multidisciplinary Designer
    Emily Oberman’s work in the entertainment and hospitality industries has demonstrated how design can be integral to the creation of brand identity.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Jen Bilik
    Entrepreneur
    Jen Bilik is the founder and owner of Knock Knock, a company that creates smart, well-designed gift and stationery products.
    California, USA
  • Van Wyk's work has not only had an impact abroad, but has affected home soil in Johannesburg's Maboneng Pro-account
    Jaun van Wyk
    Architect
    Jaun van Wyk is a young South African architect with a passion for the confluence of architecture, art and fashion.
    Cape Town, Bloemfontein
  • Speaker 2008
    Gert Dumbar
    Graphic Designer
    After completing his at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and the Royal College of Art in London, Gert Dumbar opened the now prolific Studio Dumbar.
    International
  • Speaker 2009
    Lynda Relph-Knight
    Writer / Editor
    Lynda Relph-Knight has been editor of the UK’s Design Week since 1989.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2008
    Oona Scheepers
    Automotive Designer
    South African-born Oona Scheepers has established herself as a prolific designer in the automotive industry.
    Germany
  • Stanley Hainsworth. Speaker 2015
    Stanley Hainsworth
    Creative Director
    Stanley Hainsworth is the founder and chief creative officer of Tether, a creative, cross-discipline studio.
    Seattle, USA
  • Casey Neistat Speaker 2015
    Casey Neistat
    Filmmaker
    Casey Neistat is a maverick American filmmaker whose wildly popular YouTube videos are redefining the industry.
    New York, 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
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Seymour
    Industrial Designer
    Richard Seymour is one of Europe’s best-known product designers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2013
    Matthew Carter
    Typographer
    Matthew Carter is a type designer with some 50 years' experience, having designed some of the world's most recognised fonts.
    Massachusetts, USA
  • 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
  • Erik Kessels Speaker 2016
    Erik Kessels
    Creative Director
    Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a great interest in photography.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2009
    Dai Fujiwara
    Fashion Designer
    Dai Fujiwara is the former Creative Director of Miyake Design Studio, the Japanese high-end producer of women's fashion.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Dominic Wilcox Speaker 2015
    Dominic Wilcox
    Author / Interaction Designer / Product Designer
    British designer Dominic Wilcox works between the worlds of art, design, craft and technology, transforming the ordinary into something surprising.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Martha Stewart Speaker 2010
    Martha Stewart
    Author / Entrepreneur / Publisher
    Martha Stewart shares the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America's most trusted guide to stylish living.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker
    Sunny Dolat
    Art Director / Creative Director
    Fashion curator, cultural producer and creative director.
    Kenya
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