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  • 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
    Maxim Velčovský
    Product Designer
    A graduate of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Maxim Velčovský focuses on the design of products and their context.
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • 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
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Rodriguez
    Writer
    California, USA
  • Adam Levin Speaker 2006
    Adam Levin
    Author / Journalist / Writer
    Adam Levin is an award-winning South African author and journalist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2007
    Lindy Roy
    Architect
    Undertaking projects of different sizes and scales the design firm has worked in environments as diverse as Alaska, New York, the Okavango Delta and Singapore.
    USA
  • Speaker
    Mikael Axelsson
    Designer
    Mikael has been part of IKEA's design team for the past five years.
    Sweden
  • Card on Spokes is the stage name of Shane Cooper, live electronic producer. Pro-account
    Card on Spokes
    Musician
    Shane Lee Cooper, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Cape Town, writes and performs electronic dance music under the name Card on Spokes.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2013
    Daniel Charny
    Curator
    Daniel Charny is an independent curator and cofounder of creative projects consultancy From Now On.
    United Kingdom
  • Larry Harvey. Speaker 2015
    Larry Harvey
    Art Director
    Larry Harvey is the founding board member and chief philosophic officer of Burning Man, an annual festival of arts in the Nevada desert.
    California, USA
  • Gwendolene - illustration Pro-account
    Gwendolene - illustration
    Graphic Designer
    Cute, unique and whimsical illustrations.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sir Terence Conran Speaker 2003
    Sir Terence Conran
    Furniture Designer / Restaurateur / Retailer
    Sir Terence Conran is one of the world’s best-known designers, restauranteurs and retailers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Alexander Gelman
    Graphic Designer
    Alexander Gelman is one of the "world's most famous modern and contemporary artists in all media".
    New York, USA
  • 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
  • Speaker 2013
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
    Artist / Speculative Designer / Writer
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is an artist, designer and writer investigating futures for design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Simon Waterfall Speaker 2007
    Simon Waterfall
    Digital Designer
    Simon Waterfall has been a creative director since he was 16. Still at school, his company wrote the first computer games for Commodore 64 and Amigas.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Marcus Engman Speaker 2017
    Marcus Engman
    Creative Director / Furniture Designer
    The head of design at IKEA challenges the way traditional products are made.
    Sweden
  • Speaker 2008
    Mike Schalit
    Creative Director
    Mike Schalit began his career by failing as a rock musician. In 1982 he tried again at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and emerged as John Hunt's deputy in 1991.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • 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
  • Nicolas Roope Speaker 2001
    Nicolas Roope
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Entrepreneur / Artist
    Nicolas Roope is a multidisciplinary designer, creative and entrepreneur.
    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 2008
    Airside Design Studio
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Musician
    Airside is a cross-platform design agency that works in moving image, illustration, graphic design, digital and real world interaction.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2004
    Kenya Hara
    Graphic Designer
    Kenya Hara is a Japanese graphic designer and curator.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Speaker 2013
    Masashi Kawamura
    Creative Director
    Masashi Kawamura is a creative director and founder of the creative lab PARTY, with offices in Tokyo and New York.
    New York, USA
  • Thandiwe Msebenzi Speaker 2017
    Thandiwe Msebenzi
    Photographer
    South African photographer Thandiwe Msebenzi tackles social problems and culture in her images.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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