Sunday 27 October 2013

Win tickets to TEDxEuston 2013 Season 5 - "Africa Ripple Effect" Photo Contest.

Get inspired! Show TEDxEuston with a photo that reflects what this year’s TEDxEuston 2013 theme Africa Ripple Effect conjures up in your own mind. The photo can be of any image, event, place or scene taken anywhere in the world that relates to the theme Africa Ripple Effect. Lets continue the conversation about Africa and the change Africa is effecting all over the world!
PRIZE

First Prize & Second Prize: one free ticket to TEDxEuston 2013 on the 7th December 2013 at the Mermaid Theater, London

The winner will also have his picture displayed to all the 500 guests and called up to the stage!

Entries are coming in from all over the world: Israel, Uganda, Germany and UK. Like the TEDxEuston facebook page and add your photos here.


TEDxEuston 2013 photo contest entry: 2011 Tangerine national Park, Tanzania.



Thursday 24 October 2013

And now introducing Ayo-Dele and Nt’abiseng!

In addition to our speakers, this year we are bringing you two fascinating artists to smoothen out the intellectual stimulation! They will add colour and vibrancy to the event - linking the insights with melodies that will pull it altogether.

They are smart, beautiful and have voices that will stay with you; they are Ayo-Dele and Nt’abiseng

Ayo-Dele released her debut album ’Forever Becoming’ in Oct 2012 which combines her British and Nigerian influences expressed through songs and stories. She is a London based singer/actress, who from an early age has been surrounded by various genres of music. As the fourth child born to Nigerian parents in London, Ayo-Dele experienced countless blessings that have molded her into who she is today. Her name means ‘Joy has come home’ in Yoruba, a language spoken in Nigeria, Western Africa. Merging her British musical repertoire with the African heritage has grown into her main passion creating some of the most beautiful music you will come across.



Nt’abiseng located the song-bird in her soul during her childhood and began to explore her flair for music while in high school and during her time at medical school; yes she is a doctor too! It was by sheer coincidence that she first got introduced to the premier names in the South African music industry, who after listening to her nudged her on a journey that has now culminated in the recording of her debut album; "Print of my Heart". Nt’abiseng is a refreshing reminder that in-born gifts have a destiny to blossom and be shared with others. She is taking a few days off her patients in Johannesburg to join us at TEDxEuston!


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Monday 21 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Teresa Clarke

Teresa H. Clarke is the CEO of Africa.com, a company she founded in 2010 after resigning from her position as a managing director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co.  Africa.com is the fastest growing Africa related website, with over five million page views per month from visitors throughout the world. Africa.com showcases carefully selected news, travel and lifestyle information and is playing a key role in shaping how the world sees Africa. 
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Friday 18 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Emeka Okafor

Emeka Okafor was the co-curator of the first TEDGlobal to take place in Africa (Arusha, Tanzania) in 2007. At the time, he was one of the earliest bloggers on technology news coming out of the African continent. Emeka brought together the best the continent had to offer to one of the most inspirational events of our time, on the African continent. He lives and works in New York, and is currently the curator of a roving annual event; “Makerfaire” that brings together inventors from African countries every year.

TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Thursday 17 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Pascal Dozie

Pascal Dozie the founder of Diamond Bank PLC, is currently the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, and a founding partner of Africa Capital Alliance, the first Nigerian private equity firm. He was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He also served as the founding Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, and co-Chair of the Commonwealth Business Council. It is hard to find anyone that has had a greater impact on the evolution of corporate Nigeria in the past 30 years. 
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Wednesday 16 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Vuyiseka Dubula

Vuyiseka Dubula is General Secretary of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), based in South Africa. As a young woman she joined TAC after learning her HIV positive status. Founded in 1998, TAC advocates for increased access to treatment, care and support services for people living with HIV. Since 1998, TAC has held government accountable for health care service delivery; campaigned against official AIDS denialism; challenged the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to make treatment more affordable and cultivated community leadership on HIV and AIDS.  
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Tuesday 15 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Sada Mire

Sada Mire is a Somalian archaeologist. She lived the first fifteen years of her life in Mogadishu, until 1991. She is founder and executive director of the Horn Heritage Organization and in the last five years, she and her team have made many archaeological discoveries, which feature in her numerous articles and chapters in international scientific publications.  Sada believes that cultural heritage is a basic human need.
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Monday 14 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Redi Tlhabi

Redi Tlhabi is currently the presenter of the Redi Tlhabi show on Talk Radio 702 listened to by millions of South Africans on their way to work every morning and host of South to North, an African current affairs show on Al-Jazeera. She has just published her first book; Endings and Beginnings, through which she makes the painful journey back to her death-marred childhood of Orlando East, Soweto in apartheid South Africa, a journey in which she eventually finds peace and allows her demons to rest.
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Friday 11 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri  Kahiu completed her first feature film in 2007 titled; “From A Whisper” based on the real life events surrounding the August 7, twin bombings of US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998. In 2009 she wrote and directed a short Science Fiction Film “Pumzi” that had its international premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Yes, you heard it right Science Fiction out of Africa. And this is only a taster of what Wanuri has to offer! To find out more, you will have to be at TEDxEuston!
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Thursday 10 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Nkwo Onwuka

Nkwo Onwuka’s foray into the world of fashion all started with an obsession with dolls and a mother who taught her how to sew. Her label debuted at the prestigious Kulture2Couture, 2007. After a few years of exploration and experimentation, the brand has come full circle and now focuses on creating  collections that capture the African story with a 21st century slant. Nkwo will reflect on the renaissance of African fashion through her own unique lens. 
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Wednesday 9 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 speaker: Fred Swaniker


Fred Swaniker has lived and worked in 10 different African countries. He passionately believes that good leadership is the most critical need for the continent. He has founded two organizations that aim to catalyze a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders: African Leadership Academy and the African Leadership Network, both fulcrums of leadership training for the continent. The continent needs leadership and Fred is working hard on it! Find out why at TEDxEuston 2013!

TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com

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Tuesday 8 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 Speaker: Herman Mashaba

Herman Mashaba was born in 1959, in apartheid South Africa. His academic dreams were shattered  when his university was shut down due to political unrests. In 1985 he started own hair care manufacturing business named “Black Like Me”, becoming one of the first successful black entrepreneurs of that era. Herman has recently launched his autobiography, “Black Like You”. Listen to a personal perspective of the transformation of South Africa through Herman's amazing journey.
TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT - December 7 2013. Details at www.tedxeuston.com 
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Monday 7 October 2013

Introducing TEDxEuston 2013 Speaker: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala needs little introduction! She is currently Finance Minister of Nigeria, a position she has previously held before resigning from the Obasanjo administration. She also served as one of the Managing Directors at the World Bank from 2007 to 2011. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala already has 2 talks on TED.com, addressing a largely international audience. To find out what she has to say to a TEDxEuston audience, don't miss TEDxEuston 2013 - RIPPLE EFFECT.

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Friday 4 October 2013

Student tickets released for TEDxEuston 2013

Young people have always been a huge part of TEDxEuston, bringing energy and passion to the event! This year will be no different. We have just released 20 discounted student tickets for TEDxEuston 2013! We would love to do more - but this is all we can afford this year, so grab your ticket now! If you do buy a discounted student ticket, this will only enable access to the event when accompanied by a valid students ID card.

Get your student ticket to TEDxEuston 2013 HERE!

Remember - a ticket gives you access to all the talks, all the coffee breaks, a 3-course lunch as well as a bigger and better after party! You will not find better value for money anywhere in London in 2013 -take that to the bank!

See you on December 7 - RIPPLE EFFECT!

Winner of the TEDxEuston 2012 essay prize


Winner of the TEDxEuston 2012 essay prize