Jatin Kampani is a foremost proponent and an multi award-winning powerhouse when it comes to photography in South Asia. His works spans out over 26 years; in the scope of Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle, Portrait & Celebrity; he has worked with some of the best in the fashion and advertising industry, creating outstanding campaigns for clients like De Beers, World Gold Council, Marriott Incorporated, ITC, L’Oreal, Motorola, Bacardi, Seagram’s India, ESPN, Pepsi, Canon and Sony. Fashion has been his middle name for sometime now, having crafted some feted wonders for publications like Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel, GQ, Grazia, Hello, OK, People and Verve. Kampani’s body of work also includes portraits of a number of distinguished individuals. Her Highness late Rajmata Gayatri Devi, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, KV Kamat, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma are a few of those whose finer details Kampani has captured through his lens.

Rizwan Beyg’s influence in fashion is undoubtedly beyond Pakistan and the Middle East. While being the most esteemed designer in Pakistan, he has done tremendous work in reviving and using local crafts and weaves; the freedom to dabble with technique, color, fabric, and silhouette; to create high-fashion collections which are sought after across the globe. He has always eschewed the shackles of commercial fashion, opting instead to pay homage to his love for indigenous craftsmanship and the creative freedom to wield it in his own unique way. Instead, commercial fashion has followed him, drawn by the elegance and finesse that is his hallmark. The Late Princess Diana and the Queen of Jordon- HM Rania Al-Abdullah, were and are among his high profile clients.

David Abraham of Abraham & Thakore is one of India’s most successful high profile, respected and intelligent designers. A&T is also known to be one of the most ‘international standard’ Indian labels in the industry; retailing across high-end stores in New York, Paris, London and Singapore. They also have a permanent display exhibit at the V&A museum in London. A&T cleverly use Indian crafts in their contemporary designs, thus creating a modern identity using local techniques; justifying their place as one of the most influential voices in the world of fashion in South Asia.

Murad Ismail is one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated, award-winning architects, having worked at the practice of Geoffrey Bawa for nearly a decade. He is the only Sri Lankan architect to have designed two ‘Four Seasons’ properties, with a multitude of industry-leading clients that followed suit; such as Mövenpick, Jetwing, Avani, Shangri-La and more. Murad, together with his colleague Channa Daswatte, now runs MICD Associates a foremost architectural practice in the region. He takes a scientific approach to his craft, and is involved in many architectural projects in Sri Lanka and the region.