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  • Hat-trick Speaker 2011
    Hat-trick
    Creative Agency
    Hat-trick is led by Jim Sutherland and Gareth Howat. Their enduring enthusiasm for design sees them over-deliver of every project that goes through tthe studio.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Pro-account
    Nkululeko Mthembu
    Social Entrepreneur
    Nkululeko crossed borders and engaged with multiple stakeholders in a bid to understand Africa's Continental Free Trade Agreement
    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Bjarke Ingels
    Architect
    Bjarke Ingels is a member of a new generation of architects that combine shrewd analysis, playful experimentation, social responsibility and humour.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Tom Dixon Speaker 2018
    Tom Dixon
    Product Designer
    Tom Dixon OBE is a self-taught product designer, based in London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Buhle Nkalashe Pro-account
    Buhle Nkalashe
    Graphic Designer
    Buhle is a Cape Town-based independent artist
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Luyanda Mpahlwa
    Architect
    Architect Luyanda Mpahlwa is principal and director of MMA Architects in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lumka Jordan Pro-account
    Lumka Jordan
    Architect / Interior Designer
    Lumka’s passion for creativity started at early age, where she drew dresses and popular cartoon characters such as Goku.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Alberto Alessi Speaker 2011
    Alberto Alessi
    Product Designer
    Alberto Alessi is widely regarded as the godfather of Italian design. He believes that design and beauty can help save the world.
    Milan, Italy
  • René Redzepi Speaker 2012
    René Redzepi
    Food Designer / Chef
    René Redzepi is the founder and head of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, and one of the most influential people on the international food scene today.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Michael Wolff, founder of Wolff Olins Speaker 2011
    Michael Wolff
    Design Consultant
    Michael Wolff is a co-founder of one of the world’s most iconic design companies – Wolff Olins – and is recognised today as a leader in thinking on brands.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2006
    Matali Crasset
    Product Designer
    Matali Crasset is a French product and industrial designer
    Paris, France
  • Shubhankar Ray, global brand director of G-Star RAW Speaker 2015
    Shubhankar Ray
    Creative Director
    A thought leader in branding, Shubhankar Ray has pioneered a counter-intuitive approach to developing modern brands.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Karim Rashid Speaker 2004
    Karim Rashid
    Product Designer
    Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the fields of product, interior, fashion, furniture, lighting design and art.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Dunne & Raby
    Technology Designer
    Dunne & Raby is a London-based design studio established in 1994.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Luke Rudman Pro-account
    Luke Rudman
    Performance Artist
    Luke Rudman is a visual artist from Gqeberha
    East London, South Africa
  • Mohau Moholane Pro-account
    Mohau Moholane
    Graphic Designer
    Mohau Moholane is a visual artist from Johannesburg
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Porky Hefer Speaker 2012
    Porky Hefer
    Product Designer
    Porky Hefer is a designer, activist and agitator committed to promoting change. Hefer is a creative doer that believes in keeping things simple.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Drew Haller Pro-account
    Drew Haller
    Creative Director
    Drew Haller is an emerging creative and arts and culture journalist
    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Leila Walter Pro-account
    Leila Walter
    Textile Designer
    Leila Walter is a Cape Town-based Weaver and Artist
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Mikhailia Petersen Pro-account
    Mikhailia Petersen
    Filmmaker / Photographer
    Mikhailia Petersen is an independent, multi-faceted creative.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Garth Walker
    Graphic Designer
    Garth Walker is a Durban-based graphic designer and founder of Orange Juice Design and Mister Walker.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Karlssonwilker Inc Speaker 2008
    Karlssonwilker Inc
    Graphic Designer
    Karlssonwilker inc. is a design studio located in the heart of Manhattan, founded by Icelander Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker from Germany.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2007
    Milton Glaser
    Graphic Designer
    Born in 1929, Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States.
    New York, USA
  • Mishaal Gangaram Pro-account
    Mishaal Gangaram
    Photographer
    Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer and artist
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Hat-trick Speaker 2011
    Hat-trick
    Creative Agency
    Hat-trick is led by Jim Sutherland and Gareth Howat. Their enduring enthusiasm for design sees them over-deliver of every project that goes through tthe studio.
    London, United Kingdom
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