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Speakers
  • Speaker 1997
    Dennis Bronner
    Alongside Ian Sutherland, Bronner spoke on Genetic Design at ML Sultan Technikon for Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    International
  • Speaker 2002
    Teresa Roviras
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Happy Ntshingila Speaker 2004
    Happy Ntshingila
    Director
    Happy Ntshingila founded South Africa's first black-owned agency, HerdBuoys, in 1991. He is now the CEO of Supersport.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 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 2013
    Louise Fili
    Graphic Designer
    Louise Fili is a graphic designer specialising in food packaging and restaurant identities.
    New York, USA
  • Jody Brand Speaker 2014
    Jody Brand
    Photographer
    Jody Brand is a Cape Town-based photographer and art director.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Stallenberg
    Graphic Designer
    Michael Stallenberg is a South African art director. Working for Interactive Africa, he started Design Indaba Magazine in 2001.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Simon Sankarayya Speaker 2003
    Simon Sankarayya
    Creative Director
    Simon Sankarayya is the founder of award-winning interactive design and user-experience agency AllofUs and the president of D&AD.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 1997
    Theart Korsten
    Filmmaker
    Korsten (executive producer at Rapid Blue) spoke on MNet's broadcasting media in African Operation at the Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    South Africa
  • Speaker
    Lorenz Bäumer
    Jewellery Designer
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2005
    Paulo Feferbaum
    Fashion Designer
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Rahim Bhimani Speaker 2012
    Rahim Bhimani
    Industrial Designer
    Rahim Bhimani is an industrial designer with a keen interest in solving problems using creativity and the collaborative power of design and business.
    San Francisco, USA
  • Speaker 2003
    David Doubilet
    Photographer
    David Doubilet is honoured to have his underwater imagery considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues the world over.
    Clayton, USA
  • Speaker 2008
    Christoph Zellweger
    Jewellery Designer
    Christoph Zellweger is one of the most thought provoking contemporary jewellery designers in Europe.
    Zurich, Switzerland
  • Speaker 2013
    Howard Chambers
    Howard Chambers is a recent graduate of the Transdisciplinary Design MFA programme at Parsons the New School for Design.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 1999
    Jen Dugan
    Creative Director
    Jen Dugan became involved with Fabrica through the guest program via collaboration through the Balance Project, while working in the US at Sigma 6 Interactive.
    USA
  • 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
  • Klasien van de Zandschulp Speaker 2016
    Klasien van de Zandschulp
    Klasien van de Zandschulp is a senior interaction designer and researcher at Lava Lab in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Freestyle Love Supreme Speaker 2017
    Freestyle Love Supreme
    Musician
    Freestyle Love Supreme is an American hip-hop crew with a TV show in which five performers take the crowd on a non-stop, hip-hop improv ride with no script.
    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
    Olof Schybergson
    Design Director / Digital Designer
    An internationally recognized domain expert and thought leader.
    Finland
  • Gavin Rooke Speaker 1999
    Gavin Rooke
    Entrepreneur / Gallerist
    Gavin Rooke is the founder of Rooke Gallery in Johannesburg and publisher of iJusi Portfolios.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Kiko Farkas
    Graphic Designer
    Graphic Designer.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Speaker 1997
    Ian Sutherland
    Alongside Dennis Bronner, Sutherland spoke on Genetic Design at ML Sultan Technikon for Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    Dennis Bronner
    Alongside Ian Sutherland, Bronner spoke on Genetic Design at ML Sultan Technikon for Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    International
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