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  • Jo Noero Speaker 2007
    Jo Noero
    Architect
    Jo Noero is principal at Noero Architects and a tenured professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Nkhensani Nkosi
    Fashion Designer
    Nkhensani Nkosi is the founder of the South African fashion label Stoned Cherrie.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 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
  • Kiran Bir Sethi Speaker 2011
    Kiran Bir Sethi
    Education Activist
    Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder and director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, and founder of Design for Change, and aProCh.
    Ahmedabad, India
  • Speaker 2011
    Carla Fernandez
    Fashion Designer
    Carla Fernandez is the founder of Taller Flora, a fashion label and mobile design laboratory that travels throughout Mexico.
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Speaker 2012
    Chris Milk
    Artist / Director / Digital Designer
    Chris Milk is an artist known best for his music video work, including the award-winning “The Johnny Cash Project” and Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown”.
    USA
  • Dieter Rams Speaker 2005
    Dieter Rams
    Industrial Designer
    Dieter Rams is a German industrial designer known for his design approach "Weniger, aber besser" ("Less is better") and his "10 Principles for Good Design".
    International
  • Speaker 2003
    Neville Brody
    Typographer
    Neville Brody is a renowned designer, typographer, art director and brand strategist. He is also an educator and a passionate voice in the design community.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Fibra Design Studio
    Product Designer
    Fibra is a Brazilian sustainable design studio comprising four university peers: Bernardo Ferracioli, Pedro Themoteo, Bruno Temer and Thiago Maia.
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Agatha "Agi" Haines. Speaker 2014
    Agi Haines
    Speculative Designer
    Agatha Haines is a speculative designer and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Bibliothèque
    Graphic Designer
    Bibliothèque is a design consultancy that produces captivating design solutions, underpinned by conceptual thinking, detail and innovative production.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2010
    Boback Firoozbakht
    Design Consultant
    Responsible and sustainable design tactics
    Arlington, USA
  • Speaker 2009
    Roger Smythe
    Creative Director
    As creative director, Smythe’s direction of animation projects has led to the successful implementation and execution of award-winning campaigns.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sonja Bäumel Speaker 2010
    Sonja Bäumel
    Artist / Fashion Designer / Speculative Designer
    Continuing to work on applications for her Masters project, Bäumel's work engages with the boundaries between fashion design, art and biology.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Brian Eno Speaker 2007
    Brian Eno
    Artist / Music Producer
    Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2012
    Aaron Koblin
    Creative Director / Artist / Digital Designer
    Aaron Koblin leads the Data Arts Team in Google’s Creative Lab and is famed for his work on "The Wilderness Downtown" and "The Johnny Cash Project".
    San Francisco, USA
  • Marcus Engman Speaker 2017
    Marcus Engman
    Creative Director / Furniture Designer
    The head of design at IKEA challenges the way traditional products are made.
    Sweden
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    Studio Propolis
    architects
    Studio Propolis is a Nairobi-based design workshop set up by husband and wife team, Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Don Albert Speaker 2006
    Don Albert
    Architect
    Albert conducted research in Malaysia, South Africa & the US. The result: a master-planned counterproposal for Malaysia's premier techno-city, Cyberjaya.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Andy Chen Speaker 2012
    Andy Chen
    Graphic Designer
    Andy Chen is a graphic designer and ethnographer who advocates for marginalised populations.
    Rhode Island, USA
  • Irma Boom. Speaker 2003
    Irma Boom
    Graphic Designer
    Irma Boom is an Amsterdam-based graphic designer specialising in book making.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Thandiwe Msebenzi Speaker 2017
    Thandiwe Msebenzi
    Photographer
    South African photographer Thandiwe Msebenzi tackles social problems and culture in her images.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Tucker Viemeister
    Industrial Designer
    BusinessWeek's "guru", overachiever Tucker Viemeister also founded Smart Design and is a fellow of Industrial Designers Society of America.
    International
  • Speaker 2010
    Bruce Nussbaum
    Journalist / Educator
    A leading advocate for design thinking, as assistant managing-editor at BusinessWeek, Nussbaum founded the award-winning “Design & Innovation” online channel.
    New York, USA
  • Jo Noero Speaker 2007
    Jo Noero
    Architect
    Jo Noero is principal at Noero Architects and a tenured professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
    Cape Town, South Africa
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