Speakers / the 2027 faculty

Eight heads.
Sixty-one
voices.

Track leads are listed here; the full faculty of sixty-one is announced in January. Each lead curates their track’s programme, which is why the sessions read like a conversation, not a lineup.

Graphic track
Aurelio Magsaysay
Type designer, Suli Type · Iloilo
Draws Philippine scripts that never had a digital face. His baybayin revival has shipped to three national curricula.
Talk“Letters That Were Almost Lost”
01
Graphic track
Bea Overmeter
Creative Director, Studio Tinta · Berlin / Manila
Rebuilds heritage brands without sanding off the patina. Known for identities that age like concrete, not milk.
Talk“The Patina Principle”
02
Spatial track
Jun Ravago
Architect, Massing Studio · Manila
Designs flood-adaptive public space for a city that sinks a little each year. Bamboo, buoyancy, and brutal honesty.
Talk“Building for the Water Line”
03
Digital track
Mika Dumlao
Product Designer, Civic OS · Cebu
Ships government tools used by eleven million people. Believes the most radical UI is a form that loads on 3G.
Talk“Design at State Scale”
04
Craft track
Sol Enriquez
Illustrator & printmaker · Quezon City
Screen-printer of protest posters for two decades. Keeps a wall of every campaign and the arguments behind them.
Talk“The Poster Still Shouts”
05
Craft track
Rafael Ong
Furniture maker, Ulir Wood · Batangas
Turns typhoon-felled narra into joinery that outlives its buyers. No screws, no plastic, no apologies.
Talk“Wood That Survived the Storm”
06
Discourse track
Ines Bactot
Curator, Museo ng Disenyo · Manila
Curates the country’s design memory. Fights for the archives nobody funds until something goes missing.
Talk“Who Keeps the Receipts?”
07
Digital track
Theo Vasquez
Motion & interaction lead · Makati
Builds brand systems that move. Argues that a well-tuned easing curve is a moral position about attention.
Talk“Motion Is a Material”
08