14/10/2026
๐ฃSpeaker Announcement: James Fernie & Thulani Nxumalo
What happens when tourism, place-making and community leadership come together to create meaningful impact?
James Fernie, Founder and Director of Uthando (Love) South Africa, brings more than two decades of experience connecting responsible and regenerative tourism with community-led development across Cape Town.
Joining James is Thulani Nxumalo, a Langa-based community storyteller, tour guide, photographer and development practitioner whose work is deeply rooted in community, culture and place. He is also a Director of Langa Community TV and Secretary of the Inspire Development Centre.
Together with Henry Mathys from the V&A Waterfront, theyโll take part in Dialogue 2: Community-Rooted Innovation, Regenerative Tourism and Place-Based Impact โ exploring how placemaking, regenerative tourism and community-rooted action can strengthen dignity, local opportunity and meaningful impact.
And the conversation doesnโt end at the conference.
On Saturday, 24 October, James and Uthando will host the Uthando Community & Cultural Impact Tour โ an immersive experience connecting visitors with local entrepreneurs, community leaders and projects creating meaningful change through Uthandoโs Waste to Wonder Campaign, recently nominated for an Earthshot Prize. ๐
Join James, Thulani, Henry and 18 other global voices at Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 as we explore:
How do we design to thrive? What futures are we designing for โ and who gets to design them?
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21โ24 October 2026
๐ Workshop17, Watershed, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
๐๏ธ Book your PADW2026 Conference & Uthando Tour tickets: https://tinyurl.com/PADW2026facebook
Come for the ideas. Stay for the conversations. Experience the impact.