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  • MIT SENSEable City Laboratory: Assaf Biderman and Caro Ratti Speaker 2012
    MIT SENSEable City Laboratory
    Architect / Engineer / Information Designer
    Carlo Ratti and Assaf Biderman teach at the MIT, where they are director and associate director (respectively) of the SENSEable City Laboratory.
    Massachusetts, USA
  • Jasper Morrison Speaker 2007
    Jasper Morrison
    Product Designer
    Jasper Morrison is a British product and furniture designer born in London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Amanda Laird Cherry Speaker 2008
    Amanda Laird Cherry
    Fashion Designer
    Amanda Laird Cherry is one of South Africa's most established fashion designers and one who has fused the development of her clothes with that of the country.
    Durban, South Africa
  • 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 2012
    Massoud Hassani
    Product Designer
    Massoud Hassani is an Afghan-born product designer interested in applying design thinking to solving complex social issues.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2006
    Paul Priestman
    Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Paul Priestman is an industrial designer and founding director of Priestmangoode, an internationally renowned multidisciplinary design studio.
    London, United Kingdom
  • 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
  • Speaker 2013
    Alexander Chen
    Interaction Designer
    Alexander Chen makes musical and interactive works, collaborating with the likes of Google and The Barbarian Group.
    New York, USA
  • Gary Hustwit Speaker 2010
    Gary Hustwit
    Filmmaker
    Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker, famed for this design trilogy Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Piyush Pandey
    Creative Director
    Piyush Pandey has been named the most influential man in Indian advertising seven years in a row by The Economic Times, India’s premier business paper.
    Mumbai, India
  • William Kentridge. Image: Adine Sagalyn. Speaker 2015
    William Kentridge
    Artist
    William Kentridge is South Africa's most internationally acclaimed artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Zanele Muholi. Speaker 2014
    Zanele Muholi
    Photographer
    Zanele Muholi is a visual activist raising awareness around gender, race and human rights.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Patricia Urquiola
    Architect / Product Designer
    There’s very little Patricia Urquiola hasn’t turned tried in design. Her prolific output has found markets through brands such as De Padova, B&B and Alessi.
    Milan, Italy
  • Speaker 2006
    Satyendra Pakhalé
    Industrial Designer
    Satyendra Pakhalé is a multifaceted designer active in various fields, from industrial design to architecture.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2015
    Ng'endo Mukii
    Filmmaker
    Ng’endo Mukii is the Kenyan artist and animator behind the critically acclaimed short film "Yellow Fever".
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • Speaker 2006
    Ji Lee
    Creative Director
    Ji Lee is a Communication Designer at Facebook, and former designer and creative director at the Google Creative Lab.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2005
    Chip Kidd
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    "The history of book design can be split into two eras: before graphic designer Chip Kidd and after." – Time Out New York.
    USA
  • 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
    Ross Lovegrove
    Industrial Designer
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2010
    Marcelo Rosenbaum
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Brazilian designer Marcelo Rosenbaum sees the house as an element capable of increasing the self-esteem of the Brazilian people.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Speaker 2009
    Keith Helfet
    Automotive Designer
    Keith Helfet is recognised for his work on the XJ-220, XK-180 and the F-Type under Jaguar Cars.
    International
  • Oliviero Toscani Speaker 2001
    Oliviero Toscani
    Photographer
    Oliviero Toscani is an Italian photographer best known for his controversial advertising campaigns for Benetton.
    Italy
  • Ije Nwokorie. Image: Ben Shapiro. Speaker 2014
    Ije Nwokorie
    Architect / Brand Specialist
    Ije Nwokorie is the global CEO of Wolff Olins, London, a global brand consultancy.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Amy Franceschini Speaker 2002
    Amy Franceschini
    Artist / Graphic Designer / Interaction Designer
    Amy Franceschini is a new media artist/designer working with notions of community, sustainable environments and the conflicting rituals of humans and nature.
    San Francisco, USA
  • MIT SENSEable City Laboratory: Assaf Biderman and Caro Ratti Speaker 2012
    MIT SENSEable City Laboratory
    Architect / Engineer / Information Designer
    Carlo Ratti and Assaf Biderman teach at the MIT, where they are director and associate director (respectively) of the SENSEable City Laboratory.
    Massachusetts, USA
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