about us
We are TEDxJohannesburg. We are a community of curious, open-minded people who care deeply about celebrating local ideas, and sharing them with the world. Everyday we look for (and find) remarkable people doing great work. We give them a platform, and amplify their ideas on the world wide web. We believe that their ideas, delivered at our sought-after events, and distributed via video on the web, will change the world.
TEDxJOHANNESBURG BY THE NUMBERS
meet our team
TEDxJohannesburg events are organised by a dedicated team of highly skilled volunteers. Most are professionals, others are students, and a few represent their companies. They do this work not for political reasons, monetary reward or personal gain. They do it because they truly believe in the power of ideas to change the world.
PRAISE FOR TEDxjohannesburg
Speakers who have stepped up to the TEDxJohannesburg stage
200
700K
Views for TEDxJohannesburg talks on YouTube
18
NUMBER OF
TEDXJOHANNESBURG EVENTS TO DATE
2009
The year the first TEDxJohannesburg took place
Speakers who have stepped up to the TEDxJohannesburg stage
190
Speakers who have stepped up to the TEDxJohannesburg stage
NUMBER OF
TEDXJOHANNESBURG EVENTS TO DATE
500k
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WATCH OUR TALKS
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WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD with us?
We're looking for professionals in media, marketing, communications, design, film production and eventing.
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Let's change the world together.
OUR PARTNERS
By giving their knowledge, skills and resources to help make TEDxJohannesburg possible, our partners become every bit a part of TEDxJohannesburg’s mission of sharing local ideas worth spreading, and a part of TEDx’s global culture of innovation. This culture is participatory, informal and transformative. And it will change the world.
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KELO KUBU
Licensee
Kelo has attended 13 TED events, in 10 cities, on 5 continents. She was co-host of TEDGlobal2017. She is a TED Fellow, and current TEDx Ambassador for Southern Africa.
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Ithateng mokgoro
Curator
The world, when seen through Thati's eyes, is one exhilarating piece of design. And there's no problem so complex that a good dose of design thinking cannot solve.
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TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission; Ideas Worth Spreading. The program is designed to give communities the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDxJohannesburg, as it were, is a series of go-to events for curious, open-minded thinkers and doers in the Johannesburg area who care deeply about finding and celebrating local ideas, across disciplines, and sharing them with the world.
Our next event, Countdown Summit, takes place on Tuesday 3 November, 2021.
ROCHE MAMABOLO
TEDxGaborone
Roche is an author and an entrepreneurship activist. He’s also co-curator for TEDxGaborone. His current obsession is with breaking things just to figure them out.
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RESHMA SOMAROO
100Ideas100Millenials
Reshma is a data and tech evangelist in financial services and an avid coach. She has an MBA and a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from WBS.
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Olu Asuni
Project management
Olu is a business analyst and project manager with years of experience leading projects across multiple technology and economic sectors. He’s an MBA Candidate at Henley.
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SINAH MOKGORO
Audience Experience
Sinah is a former banker, current public administrator, and an incurable perfectionist who pays meticulous attention to detail. She’s an MBA graduate from Henley.
Countdown Summit | 2 November 2021
This year's TED Countdown Summit will bring together 1,000 leaders in Edinburgh, Scotland, in October, as TED speakers share a blueprint for a net-zero future. On 2 November, TEDxJohannesburg will host a parallel event with speakers from our part of the world showcasing local action stories and climate solution commitments. We'll stage these alongside a selection of the most pertinent talks from the global event. The effects of climate change are no longer in the distant future. Finding solutions to the crisis has become an urgent matter. And in every crisis, there is opportunity.
TEDxJohannebsurg is looking for the right partner to host this event with us. Could your company be the one?
