
The Design Talks have become the leading public forum for discussion and debate among the region’s most influential, creative and successful designers in the calendar. This year it was once again chaired by Esra Lemmens, Founder & Director of the Esra Lemmens Agency.
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With more striking and successful work being completed across hospitality, corporate, retail and residential sectors than ever before, this year’s Design Talks provided a fantastic opportunity to share insights and discussions with the leading creative minds in the region.
Click here to view the pdf version of the 2019 Agenda.
2019'S SPEAKERS INCLUDED:
Firas Alsahin
Co-Founder & Design Director
4SPACE Design
Steven Velegrinis
Head of Masterplanning
AECOM
Stuart Allen
Managing Director & Founder
Allen Architecture Interiors Design
Waleed Shaalan
Design Director
AREP
Matilde Boelhouwer
Founder
Atelier Boelhouwer
Juan Roldán
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture
American University of Sharjah
Phillip Jones
Principal / Managing Director – Middle East & North Africa
B+H Architects
Paul Bishop
Owner
Bishop Design
Steve Kiernan
General Manager
Bond Interiors
Carla Conte
Founder & Creative Director
Brand Creative
Brian Boggs
Co-Founder
Brian Boggs Chairmakers
Chris Barnes
Owner and Founder
Broadway Interiors
Sayed Habib
General Manager
Danube Home
William Bennett
Senior Landscape Designer
desert INK
Justin Wells
Director
dwp
Ivar Krasinski
Founding Partner & Design Director
EDGE
Esra Lemmens
Founder
The Esra Lemmens Agency
Sejal Patel
Lead Designer
Gensler
David Lessard
Design Director
H+A Architects
Oliver Baxter
Insight Programme Manager
Herman Miller
Cristina Mateo, Ph.D.
Executive Director
IE School of Architecture and Design
Indu Varanasi
Founder/Director/Architect
IRD Design
Jacinda Raniolo
Lead Creative Designer
Godwin Austen Johnson
Yullianna Porter
Head of Workspace Design
JLL Mena
Carol Finnie
Regional Director MENA Region
JPA Design
Benjamin Piper
Partner & Design Principal
Killa Architectural Design
Krystyna Kielbon
President
KK Interior Design Group
Kristina Zanic
Owner
Kristina Zanic Consultancy
Patrick Bean
Design Director
LACASA Architects & Engineering Consultancy
Julie Blondeel
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Prateek Sharan
Co-Founder
Modomoro
Antonia Wormer
Co-Owner
New Citizen Design
Kevin McLachlan
CEO
NOMAD|K Design Studio
Morgan Fleming
Design Director, Principal
Perkins&Will
Pallavi Dean
Founder & Creative Director
Roar
Laurent Haddad
Head of Interior Design
RW Armstrong
Juan Hildebrand
Managing Director
Schwitzke Middle East
Sergio Mendes
Founder
Sergio Mendes Design
Ahmed El-Sharabassy
CEO & Founder
Sharabassy Built - Environment Studio
Kristian Stinson
Co-Founder & Commercial Director
Studio EM
Nemanja Derman
Lead Designer
Stylis
Margriet Vollenberg
Director & Art Director
Organisation in Design & Ventura Projects
Tom Skyring
Design Director
Wilson Associates
Ellen Søhoel
Founder
XBD Collective
Vera Dieckmann
CEO & Creative Director
XO Atelier
Yasmin Farahmandy
Senior Interior Designer
A++ Human Sustainable Architecture