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  • Geraldine Fenn Speaker 2005
    Geraldine Fenn
    Jewellery Designer
    Geraldine Fenn is a South African jewellery designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pia Nyakairu Speaker 2016
    Pia Nyakairu
    Industrial Designer
    Ugandan industrial designer Pia Nyakairu focuses on remote rehabilitation for breast cancer patients.
    Toronto, Canada
  • Speaker 2004
    Bob Sabiston
    Animator / Filmmaker
    Austin, USA
  • Speaker 2012
    FoxP2
    Advertising Executive / Brand Specialist / Creative Director
    Justin Gomes and Charl Thom are from the independent agency named after the creativity gene, founded by Gomes in Cape Town in 2005.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Mathieu Lehanneur
    Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Mathieu Lehanneur creates breakthrough work at the nexus of design and the human, biological structures, mathematical forms and science.
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2014
    Issa Diabaté
    Architect
    Issa Diabaté is the managing director of Koffi & Diabaté Architects and co-founder of the Koffi & Diabaté Group based in the Ivory Coast.
    Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Oliviero Toscani Speaker 2001
    Oliviero Toscani
    Photographer
    Oliviero Toscani is an Italian photographer best known for his controversial advertising campaigns for Benetton.
    Italy
  • Francois Knoetze Speaker 2016
    Francois Knoetze
    Artist / Performance Artist / Sculptor
    Francois Knoetze is a performance artist, sculptor and filmmaker. His work traces the life cycles of discarded objects.
    Grahamstown, Cape Town
  • Speaker 2010
    Handspring Puppet Company
    Puppeteer
    The Handspring Puppet Company was founded in 1981 by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck Speaker 2006
    Birsel + Seck
    Product Designer
    Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck are product designers who solve problems and bring innovative solutions to market.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2007
    Front
    Product Designer
    Front is a Swedish design group of three dynamic women: Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren.
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist Speaker 2014
    Hans Ulrich Obrist
    Curator
    Hans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most influential individuals working in the world of art today. He is committed to redefining notions of contemporary art.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Hilary Cottam Speaker 2016
    Hilary Cottam
    Social Entrepreneur
    Hilary Cottam is a designer, innovator and social entrepreneur who pioneers the use of design for social change.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Clara Mar Hernández López Speaker 2016
    Clara Mar Hernández López
    Architect
    Clara Mar Hernández López is an architect with a special interest in sustainable design.
    USA
  • Jesper Brodin Pro-account 2017
    Jesper Brodin
    Design Director
    Jesper Brodin is the CEO of range and supply at IKEA of Sweden.
    Sweden
  • John Maeda Speaker 2013
    John Maeda
    Educator / Computer Scientist / Artist
    John Maeda is president of the Rhode Island School of Design.
    USA
  • Safia Qureshi Speaker 2016
    Safia Qureshi
    Architect / Entrepreneur
    Safia Qureshi is an award-winning architect, social designer, entrepreneur and one half of Studio [D] Tale.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2009
    Jannes Hendrikz
    Creative Director / Animator
    Jannes Hendrikz is the compositor and creative director of the Blackheart Gang by night, and TVC director for Shy the Sun by day
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Maxwell Mutanda Speaker 2016
    Maxwell Mutanda
    Architect
    Multi-talented architect Maxwell Mutanda uses design to address real-world issues.
    Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Speaker 2008
    Laetitia Wolff
    Writer / Editor
    Laetitia Wolff is the founding director of futureflair, a creative conduit through which she consults on design, culture and design trends.
    New York, USA
  • Coin Projects Pro-account
    Coin Projects
    Social Entrepreneur
    Design thinking, cell phones and South African education re-invented.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Dana Arnett
    Graphic Designer
    Dana Arnett has created brand marketing solutions for the likes of Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola, Thomas Reuters and Nike.
    Chicago, USA
  • Christian Benimana Speaker 2016
    Christian Benimana
    Architect
    Christian Benimana believes that architecture must go beyond the design of the building and into an understanding of how buildings impact the lives of users.
    Kigali, Rwanda
  • "Light is a thing of beauty in that it overcomes darkness" - W&N Studio, London-based image makers, artists and filmmakers Speaker 2016
    Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones
    Art Director / Filmmaker / Photographer
    "Light is a thing of beauty in that it overcomes darkness" - W&N Studio, London-based image makers, artists and filmmakers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Geraldine Fenn Speaker 2005
    Geraldine Fenn
    Jewellery Designer
    Geraldine Fenn is a South African jewellery designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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