TEDWomen 2015 is a TED event curated by TED and Pat Mitchell that focuses on women and women’s issues.
Nottingham City Libraries will be hosting our TedXNottinghamCityWomen event showing Session 2 : Surface.
Our event is completely free and open to all. All you need to do is turn up!
The line up includes:
Rich Benjamin – Social Observer
Author of ‘Whitopia’ Rich Benjamin sharply observes modern society and politics.
Roxane Gay – Writer
Author of ‘Bad Feminist’ a wise, funny and deeply empathetic collection of essays.
Kakani Katija – Bioengineer
Kakani’s work involves deploying cutting-edge technology to visualize marine organisms and our oceans in new ways.
Lerato Mokobe – Slam Poet
Lerato is a slam poet who explores social injustice and gender identity issues.
Elizabeth Nyamayaro – Political Scientist
Founder of Africa IQ, a social impact organisation that promotes Africa’s sustainable economic growth and development.
Pardis Sabeti - Computational Geneticist
Pardis Sabeti investigates the genomes of microbes, including the Ebola Virus, to help understand how to slow them.
In addition to this Jill Arnold a lecturer in Womens studies will be leading a discussion after the talks have finished.
TEDxWomen events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDWomen, and may also feature local speakers. Our event is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on May 28 that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDWomen.
Organizing team
