Peiying Loh
Peiying Loh is the Head and Co-founder of Kontinentalist, an award-winning data-driven editorial studio that aims to bring Asia to the forefront of global conversations. Peiying's background and passion for history is the driving force behind many of her stories. With Kontinentalist, she seeks to empower voices through cause-driven stories as well as change people's perception about Asia and its cultures.
Derya Akbaba
Derya Akbaba is a PhD student in the Department of Science & Technology at Linköping University in Sweden. In her research, she applies feminist theories to visualisation research methods and practices, exploring how power and privilege shape the foundational assumptions of how we create, study, and interact with visualisations.
Erik Escoffier
Erik Escoffier is a front-end engineer turned cartographer turned improvised information designer. He co-founded Satellite Studio, where he helped build data-driven experiences for clients, as well as more intimate experiments with maps. Since recently he's been having the time of his life crafting dataviz for the renewables revolution at Octopus Energy.
Chesca Kirkland
Chesca Kirkland is an information designer currently working at Set Reset, a London-based data design studio that crafts immersive and experiential data-driven stories. From large-scale interactive exhibits visualising the ocean's plastic problem to complex magazine spreads communicating global financial transactions, Chesca thrives on working across various mediums to visualise complex information.
Stig Møller Hansen
Stig Møller Hansen is a Senior Associate Professor in the Coded Design Program at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX). He has spent nearly two decades promoting data and code as essential components in contemporary graphic design education. Stig will share his experiences and demonstrate how data can be creatively utilized to fuel the creation of captivating visual communication.
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