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  • Image by Earl Abrahams Speaker 2018
    Mark Kamau
    Interaction Designer
    Afro-centric UX Designer.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Bogosi Sekhukhuni Speaker 2014
    Bogosi Sekhukhuni
    Writer / Performance Artist
    Bogosi Sekhukhuni is a Johannesburg-based writer and performance artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tom Hulme Speaker 2014
    Tom Hulme
    Design Director
    Tom Hulme former design director at global design firm IDEO and now general partner at Google Venture, is also the founder of OpenIDEO and OIEngine.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2003
    Sabine Zemelka
    Automotive Designer
    Munich, Germany
  • Omar Victor Diop Speaker 2015
    Omar Victor Diop
    Photographer
    This Senegalese photographer uses the medium to capture the diversity of modern African societies and lifestyles.
    Dakar, Senegal
  • Speaker 2013
    Leanie van der Vyver
    Leanie van der Vyver's designs are bold and provocative. Her Scary Beautiful shoes went viral, with some four million views on Vimeo.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hailed as one of the world’s greatest chefs, Elena Arzak manages to combine traditional cooking with modernity. Speaker 2016
    Elena Arzak
    Chef
    Hailed as one of the world’s greatest chefs, Elena Arzak succeeds in ingeniously combining traditional cooking with contemporary food design.
    Spain
  • Robbie Brozin Speaker 2015
    Robbie Brozin
    Entrepreneur
    Robbie Brozin is a co-founder of chicken fast food chain Nando’s and ran the company for almost 25 years. Now he’s focussing on philanthropic projects.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2010
    Dr J Craig Venter
    Scientist
    Dr J Craig Venter (PhD) is founder, chairman and president of the J Craig Venter Institute.
    San Diego, USA
  • Speaker 2008
    Oona Scheepers
    Automotive Designer
    South African-born Oona Scheepers has established herself as a prolific designer in the automotive industry.
    Germany
  • Ayse Birsel Speaker 2017
    Ayse Birsel
    Product Designer
    Co-founder and creative director of the award-winning design studio Birsel + Seck, Ayse Birsel is also a teacher and the author of "Design the Life You Love".
    New York, USA
  • NB is an independent, multi-disciplinary branding and communication studio established in 1997 by designers Nick Finney and Alan Dye Speaker 2016
    NB Studio
    Brand Specialist / Communication Designer
    NB is an independent, multidisciplinary branding and communication studio established in 1997 by designers Nick Finney and Alan Dye.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Crispian Plunkett Speaker 2006
    Crispian Plunkett
    Photographer
    Crispain Plunkett was a South African photographer who sadly passed away in 2009.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Neil Gershenfeld
    Prof Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Centre for Bits and Atoms.
    International
  • Kamila Iżykowicz Speaker 2017
    Kamila Iżykowicz
    Jewellery Designer / Product Designer
    Kamila Iżykowicz is a poetic designer, creating with a mixture of skill, knowledge and intuition. Her work is based on the senses and an understanding of time.
    Poland
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    Lorenz Bäumer
    Jewellery Designer
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2011
    Daddy's World
    Entrepreneur
    The marketing visionaries behind Daddy’s World, Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson, work on bringing their wildest imaginings to life.
    South Africa
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kyla Philander Speaker 2014
    Kyla Philander
    Musician
    Kyla Philander is a Cape Town-based videographer and musician.
    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
  • 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 2002
    Teresa Roviras
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Image by Earl Abrahams Speaker 2018
    Mark Kamau
    Interaction Designer
    Afro-centric UX Designer.
    Nairobi, Kenya
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