Propela

Founded by “reformed banker” Deborah Rey-Burns with the aim of bridging the creative sector and the business world, Propela is a speaking agency representing a diverse, highly select group of maverick thinkers and global change-makers. For nearly 10 years, its roster of artists, designers, futurists and interdisciplinary experts has electrified audiences around the world, providing illuminating, exciting and often surprising talks for major international conferences, Fortune 500 companies and world-leading brands.

Where other speaker bureaux focus on the size of their network, Propela’s priority is its quality and curation, looking beyond the obvious to unearth inspiring individuals with unique experiences and insights. From Dr Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's interrogation of what "better" truly means, to Sam Bompas on the sensory frontier of food; democracy-disrupting architect Indy Johar to artist, technologist and New Dark Age author James Bridle, Propela’s speakers cover an extraordinarily broad spectrum of expertise, and all have unique stories to tell, but they have in common an intrinsic creativity, an ability to capture the attention of and inspire an audience, as well as a fascinating perspective on the ideas, movements and social currents set to shape our shared future.

Following the success of The Future Of_ festival of ideas, and The Future Series with V&A, Propela is launching ReDesign Business at London Design Festival 2020 – a unique digital talks programme exploring how a design mindset, design practices and creative thinking can have the power to transform businesses.

Excited by Propela’s ‘boutique’ approach, incredible speaker roster, and bold plans for LDF, we’ve joined forces with Deborah and her team to help spread the word about ReDesign Business and the exceptional programme of events it has in store for the festival.

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