Speakers

"Fighting for diversity and real democracy is when you can be a minority but you still have your voice and you are not being shut down for it."

“The notion that good design is being empathetic makes sense. I’ve always done design empathetically.”

"When we share our curiosity, how we work and why we do it, people will understand what we stand for and what we are trying to change for the better."

“If I can change five people’s view on life, that’s how I make the show happen. I just want people to follow their hearts, to do what they love.”

‘Create projects as factors of change, that are centered around the user and the city.’

“We help refugees and migrants make an informed decision on their next steps in life, because rights are at the foundation.”

"Essentially design helps us to understand the world."

"Design has acquired so many different meanings at different times and in different contexts, that it has emerged as a slippery and elusive phenomenon, prey to muddles and clichés."

"Design is not just about pretty pictures, it’s about telling a story and everything coming together."

"I don’t think objectivity can ever actually exist in journalism."

"Our work shows how much magic there is in the food system."

"SRK is a future pop art brand that aims to dress young afropolitans across the continent."

"Inspired by indigenous clothing I had the idea to create something that could be classed as Mexican fashion."

'The creative individual is no longer viewed as an iconoclast. He—or she—is the new mainstream.'

‘Positive interactions, humanity, surprise, empathy and creativity is what technology should be about’

‘Every business field should start to re-think its approach to become more sustainable’

“Secas, enchentes, furacões, tufões, nevascas e ondas de calor são sinais de que mais desastres estão para acontecer se nada for feito.”

Think Different and Just Do It!

'Designers are optimists, so we will approach this issue with lots of positivism'

"We want to challenge the existing narrative of African fashion, art and design."

‘Climate change, sustainability and social justice are cross-disciplinary problems. You’ve got to be willing to hear other people’s opinions.'

‘I appreciate all designers, but I want to use my time to help solve global problems’

Hear the pitch for the Climate Action Challenge winning project 'Power Plant'