Simon Manchipp
Founder, Co-Owner, Executive Strategic Creative Director
SomeOne

Simon‘s SomeOne has been behind the recent Royal Opera House rebrand, the re-grouping of the National Maritime Museum (the largest in the world), the Royal Observatory (The Home of Time) and the Queen’s House (The birthplace of British architectural classicism) as Royal Museums Greenwich, the rebrand of the progressive high speed european train company Eurostar, and the launch of Telefónica Digital’s ‘Tu | Me’  brand. Most recently SomeOne has been behind the launch of Africa’s newest and most exciting low-cost airline, FastJet.

Simon has been in the business of design for over 20 years. He is a member of the D&AD Executive Committee, an external assessor at Central St. Martins School of Art & Design, London, has written a short course on Typography and is a widely awarded and published voice on design and progressive branding. He is also called Al Pacino, ‘Cappucino’ to his face, but thats another story.

Being the Executive Creative Director and Co-Founder of SomeOne, the progressive London based and internationally operating design practice, Simon launches and relaunches brands worldwide. SomeOne is working on some of the biggest and most high profile design projects in the sector. From telecoms to hotels, management consultants to airlines.

Ajaz Ahmed

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David Berman

Founder, David Berman Communications

David Law

Founder, Co-Owner, Executive Strategic Creative Director, SomeOne

Holly Hall

Awards Director, D&AD

Ivan Chermayeff

Principal, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv

Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale Collective,

Liam Paton

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Morihiko Hasebe

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Nitipak ‘Dot’ Samsen

Partner, Umbrellium

Moderators

Patrick Burgoyne

Editor, Creative Review