22 - 23 October 2021
Visual Practitioners Africa
Virtual Conference 2021
In conjunction with the International Forum of Visual Practitioners (IFVP)
A one and a half day summit of talks, activities, and workshops. Learn to use pictures to think, to facilitate and to lead discussions.
Day 1
Day 2
Conference Fees
Early Bird US$35
Register and pay
on or before 7 Oct
Group Booking 5% Discount
To register for this ticket type you must be registering for a group of 3 or more individuals
Student / Learner Subsidy
To register for this ticket type you must be a registered student or learner. Please contact us for assistance.
What to expect
This event brings experts in visual thinking and graphic facilitation together to build a community of visual practitioners in Africa. Whether you are a skilled visual thinker, or just like to doodle, join us to learn from the best in the world.
Practical
Advance your skills
Network
The Speakers
Ben Crothers
Ben is on a mission to help people be just as capable with the whiteboard as they are with the keyboard. He is a designer, strategist, facilitator, and trainer, and enjoys helping groups work better together, through all sorts of methods of workshop facilitation and graphic facilitation.
Martin Haussman
Martin Haussmann is the inventor of the bikablo visualization technique, the co-director of the bikablo company, a globally active trainer and speaker, a specialist writer (of the best selling bikablo visual dictionaries and “UZMO – thinking with your pen“) and a developer of visual methodologies. With his wife, son and cat he lives in Cologne, Germany.
Sam Bradd
Sam Bradd is a graphic facilitator, meeting facilitator, and the founder of Drawing Change in Vancouver Canada. He combines 20 years’ facilitation experience with visual tools to help groups engage, solve problems and lead.
Benjamin Felis
Benjamin Felis is a full time graphic recorder & illustrator from Berlin, Germany. He is a former graffiti artist and consultant, trained in graphic recording, visual facilitation, visual presencing. Benjamin is an official Toolmaster for NeulandÒ markers and member of the International Forum of Visual Practioners (IFVP)
Brandy Agerbeck
Brandy Agerbeck writes, speaks and teaches how to reclaim drawing as your best thinking tool. Brandy published the much-loved volume The Graphic Facilitator's Guide in 2012. She followed this “bible” of the field with the book for every visual thinker: The Idea Shapers. Cultural analyst Patricia Martin calls it, “A new alphabet for the visual age.” Teaching online and in-person, Brandy is a “triple threat” of world-class expert, top-notch trainer and seamless facilitator.
Roy Blumenthal
Roy Blumenthal has been sketchnoting professionally for the past 13 years. He works digitally on his tablet pc, screening his work live for delegates to follow while he draws live. He's a fan of the idea that having a smooth workflow makes digital work easy.
Vasintha Pather
Vasintha Pather is a South Africa based organisational development specialist and mental health professional. Through the Centre for Gestalt Leadership, Vasintha provides coaching and consulting in organisational culture design and trauma-informed leadership practices, as well as learning processes in Visual Thinking and Innovation.
Lita Currie
Lita Currie is a business owner, graphic facilitator and business coach. She has over 25 years’ experience in the development of talent and has worked with clients from a variety of disciplines.
She is owner and director of a learning and development consulting company, 3 Stickmen.
Sponsorship Opportunities
For the first time in Africa!
The field of visual thinking is growing worldwide and in Africa. The purpose of the conference is to bring together both experienced visual practitioners as well as new entrants to the industry. Conference attendees will include facilitators, Scrum masters line managers, graphic designers and other interested parties from the African continent and abroad. In conjunction with the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, we aim to create a sense of community, collaboration and learning.
We would like to request sponsorship for the conference. Although we are charging a small fee for attendance at the conference we are not aiming to make a profit – we need to cover the costs of the conference and use the additional funds to sponsor prizes, give-aways and charities.
