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Alex Bogusky
Alyasha Owerka-Moore
Amy Bodek
Bernard Karpf
Bobby Hundreds
Brian Halweil
Brian Lam
Cara Tullio
Carlton Evans
Chad Tim Tim
Charis Poon
Chip Kidd
Chris Baker
Dan “The Automator” Nakamura
Dan Smith
Daniel Wu
Danny Choo
David Allin
David Choe
David Horvath
David Wilson
Dengue Fever
Eric Nakamura
Ernest Zacharevic

Ernest Zacharevic
Eugene Kan
Evan Shamoon
Fafi
George Takei
Helen Zia
Hiroshi Fujiwara
Ivan Bercovich
Jack Grisham
Jackie Xu
Jamie Chan
Jan Chipchase
Jane Goldman
Jason Mayden
Jeff Hamada
Jeff Staple
Jennifer Ferro
Jennifer Volland
Jenova Chen
Jerry Tsai
Jilliene Helman
Jim Farley
Joe Escalante
John Hiler

John C. Jay
John Maeda
John Underkoffler
Josh Rubin
Josh Spear
Julia Huang
Jun Cha
June Russell
Justin Reynolds
Karen Okonkwo
Keith Schofield
Ken Gushi
Kenya Hara
Kevin Lyons
Koichi Suzuno
Levi Maestro
Lindsay Jang
Lisa Fetterman
Madeleine Brand
Marc Ecko
Mark Arcenal
Martha Cooper
Martin Wong
Michael Kuhle

Natasha Case
Nychos
Paul Budnitz
Paul Kwon
Paula Scher
Phil Yu
Raymond Choi
Ricki Bedenbaugh
Rob Walker
Sasha Catanzarite
Sean “Hula” Zoro
Shinya Kimura
Sophia Chang
Sou Fujimoto
Stephen Engelberg
Ted Schilowitz
Thom Andersen
Wan Lee
William Morrish
Yimmy Yayo

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Since its beginnings, Intertrend and MAEKAN have strived to foster conversations that become collaborations; ideas that become movements. We bring the most interesting people to the podium, the most fascinating audience to the floor, and potential energy to reality. From Single Speaker Talks to Immersive Workshops to Supper Clubs to Multi-day, Multi-Track Conferences, the events we host uniquely bring a community of creators and change agents together.

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