Paula Scher, Pentagram
For over three decades Paula Scher has been at the forefront of graphic design. Her successful graphic identities for Public Theater, Citibank and Tiffany & Co. have become case studies for contemporary branding.
Paul Belford, This is Real Art
Before joining This is Real Art as a partner, Paul's last job was joint-creative director at AMV BBDO, the biggest agency in the UK. Paul is one of the most awarded art directors in the world.
Eric Scott, Saffron Brand Consultants
Eric is the global creative director for Saffron. He is the former CEO of Wolff Olins USA, where he ran the New York and San Francisco offices, and has served by turns as the creative lead for Apple and Landor.
Kenya Hara, Nippon Design Center
Kenya Hara is one of the Japanese design community’s most respectable thinkers and prolific designers. Kenya has been synonymous with the acclaimed art direction of MUJI, and also the creator of the programs for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games 1998.
Jeroen van Erp, Fabrique
Jeroen is currently a partner and creative director at Fabrique. Founded in 1992, Fabrique is now a multifaceted design bureau, employing more than 85 staff blurring the traditional borders between graphic design, industrial design, spatial design and interactive media.
Tirso Francés, Dietwee
Tirso is the director of Dietwee, a Dutch visual communications company which specializes in the fields of corporate identity and corporate communication and is renowned for its innovative website designs.
Erik Kessels, Kesselskramer
Erik is the co-founder and creative director of Kesselskramer, the Dutch advertising agency, internationally renowned for its radical and often provocative approach that is leaving a strong mark on contemporary communication culture.
Nicolas Roope, Poke
Nic is the co-founder of Poke. His last twelve years have been punctuated with success stories and awards recognizing his contribution to the interactive networked media through the roles at Antirom, Oven Digital and Poke.
Tyler Brûlé, Monocle & Winkreative
Almost everything you see, read, wear and do has been influenced by Tyler Brûlé. Tyler launched Wallpaper* magazine in 1996, a title which became an instant publishing success and part of the cultural vernacular. Tyler now heads Monocle, a global media brand that combines print, web and broadcast components. At its core lies a monthly magazine delivering original coverage in global affairs, business, culture and design.
Patrick Burgoyne, Creative Review
Patrick Burgoyne is the chief editor of Creative Review magazine since 1999. He is also the author of several books on design and visual culture and has written for many publications, including The Independent, Scotland on Sunday, Graphis and La Repubblica.
Ashish Deshpande & Ashwini Deshpande, Elephant Strategy + Design
Ashish & Ashwini Deshpande are founders, directors & principal designers at Elephant. Elephant, established in 1989, is widely recognized as the pioneering innovative multi-disciplinary design practice from India with work spread across more than 80 countries.
Preeti Vyas, Vyas Giannetti Creative
Among the top three most influential woman in advertising, Preeti has also been one of the strongest advocate for introducing design into advertising.
Harsh Purohit, Cognito Advertising
Harsh Purohit is the Founder Director of Cognito, a full service design agency which produces some unusual work in all the usual categories and successfully deploys multi-disciplinary design to solve real world problems of clients.
Rajesh Dahiya, Codesign
In 2004 Rajesh Dahiya founded Codesign, and has since lead its projects towards integrated design solution, working extensively in areas of brand communication, human-technology interaction and design education.
